Amazing Birding Tours in the Autumn of 2013
The Autumn season of birding tours has ended now and the only word to summarize the Autumn of 2013 is FANTASTIC!
The weather was very kind to most of our groups and throughout October it was sunny and hot (up to 24C). The Crane migration was superb and long-lasting (maximum was 106 950) and we were also delighted to hear that this ´golden October´ will be long remembered in the Tokaj World Heritage Area as well, because it looks like a superb year for the delicious Tokaji Aszú!
A few statistics to summerize the birding tours:
– all our groups have seen the globally threatened Lesser White-fronted Goose
– up to 44 Red-breatsed Goose were seen ( most of the early October tours had only 1)
– Crane roosting areas held 30 000 – 40 000 birds. What a sight!
– all our tours have seen many Great Bustards and the mighty SAKER!
– all our groups managed to see the enigmatic Ural Owl in the Zemplén Hills
– White-backed Woodpecker was also seen by all birding groups
– supporting cast included Eastern Imperial Eagle, Eagle Owl, Rough-legged Buzzard etc
– rarities such as 2 different Sociable Plovers, Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Spotted Egales were seen
Hungary in October can be magical so why dont you join us for a week of great birding in 2014. Our autumn tour will run from 4-10 October 2014. For more details click HERE!
If you have been here and want to refresh your memory how the Cranes going to roost or if you have never been here to see the Cranes check out a video of the roost flight when 45 000 birds were gathering!
Ural Owl in the quiet autumn forest of the Zemplén (Photo: János Oláh)
Juvenile Sociable Plover found by Zoltán Ecsedi (Photo: János Oláh)
White-backed Woodpecker in the Zemplén Hills (Photo: János Oláh)
Sakertour team
Zoli won the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the year 2013 bird category!
A huge congratulation must go to Zoltán Gergely Nagy for his latest achivment on the European photography scene. He won the bird category on the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the year 2013 bird category with his image from Bass Rock (see below). If you wish to see more images of the bird category just click here.
Zoli also has launched his new website where you can find more of his excellent work: Zoltan Nagy Photography
If you wish to do photography with Zoltán there will be chances as he will be leading some of our Danube Delta tours in future (fully booked for 2014). Sakertour also working with Zoli to launch some ´outdoor photography tours´ in the Wild Carpathians from 2015. Stayed tuned!
Dawn at Bass Rock by Zoltán Nagy
Sakertour team