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This Cuckoo was found at 2,500 m of elevation, where Snowcocks roam.

Scientific name: Cuculus canorus
Dutch name: Koekoek
English name: Common Cuckoo
Place: Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan
Date: 01 Jun 2011
Posted: Wed 15 Jun 2011, 14:01
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This adult Bearded Vulture was spotted over a scenic mountain village at 2,200 m., looking for a prey.

Scientific name: Gypaetus barbatus
Dutch name: Lammergier
English name: Bearded Vulture
Place: Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan
Date: 01 Jun 2011
Posted: Wed 15 Jun 2011, 13:40
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Today, during one of our tours around the lake participants witnessed the ultimate event for birders, a once-in-a lifetime spectacle!

Scientific name: Chlidonias leucopterus
Dutch name: Witvleugelstern
English name: White-winged Tern
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 06 May 2011
Posted: Fri 06 May 2011, 17:16
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Great Snipe is a very fugitive and discrete species migrating along the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

Scientific name: Gallinago media
Dutch name: Poelsnip
English name: Great Snipe
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 02 May 2011
Posted: Thu 05 May 2011, 21:15
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Northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria is an important stop-over place for many small passerines during migration, like this Red-breasted Flycatcher in a full adult-type breeding plumage.

Scientific name: Ficedula parva
Dutch name: Kleine Vliegenvanger
English name: Red-breasted Flycatcher
Place: Durankulak, Bulgaria
Date: 02 May 2011
Posted: Tue 03 May 2011, 4:15
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Yesterday, huge gatherings of Little Gulls (probably 400 birds), together with Mediterranean Gulls and three species of Marsh Tern apparently gathered insects in the air, where just before sunset space was literally filled with clouds of millions of mayflies (ephemeroptera).

Scientific name: Hydrocoloeus minutus
Dutch name: Dwergmeeuw
English name: Little Gull
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 25 Apr 2011
Posted: Tue 26 Apr 2011, 7:56
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Lake Durankulak is an important stop-over place for many migrating species including White Pelicans.

Scientific name: Pelecanus onocrotalus
Dutch name: Roze Pelikaan
English name: Great White Pelican
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 22 Apr 2011
Posted: Fri 22 Apr 2011, 19:02
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Today our team reported several migrating Collared Flycatchers along the Black Sea. I was lucky to photograph this male from my car close to the main traffic road and from a very close range. Usually, these birds are very shy and difficult to approach in their breeding grounds. In Belarus for example they always perch on the top of big trees such as old Oaks 20-30 meters high.

Scientific name: Ficedula albicollis
Dutch name: Withalsvliegenvanger
English name: Collared Flycatcher
Place: Durankulak, Bulgaria
Date: 20 Apr 2011
Posted: Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:06
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Today, April the 16th 2011 I had fabulous views of an adult Demoiselle Crane foraging in a ploughed field near Durankulak Lake. First, the bird was seen two days ago near Shabla Tuzla lagoon, some 20 km south from Durankulak. Picture taken from about 300 m.

Scientific name: Grus virgo
Dutch name: Jufferkraanvogel
English name: Demoiselle Crane
Place: Durankulak Lake, North-East Bulgaria
Date: 16 Apr 2011
Posted: Sat 16 Apr 2011, 13:11
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Photo of a male Little Crake taken from less than a 4 meters of distance.

Scientific name: Porzana parva
Dutch name: Klein Waterhoen
English name: Little Crake
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 07 Apr 2011
Posted: Thu 07 Apr 2011, 18:46
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Photo taken on the bank of the lake from about 4 meters. Weather cloudy and rainy.

Scientific name: Luscinia svecica
Dutch name: Blauwborst
English name: Bluethroat
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 03 Apr 2011
Posted: Wed 06 Apr 2011, 9:09
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Last day of March produced an impressive migration of harriers (3 species) in Durankulak, including at least 4 males of Pallid Harrier.

Scientific name: Circus macrourus
Dutch name: Steppekiekendief
English name: Pallid Harrier
Place: Branta Birding Lodge, Bulgaria
Date: 31 Mar 2011
Posted: Sat 02 Apr 2011, 14:38
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An adult male Citrine Wagtail on the bank of Lake Durankulak.

Scientific name: Motacilla citreola
Dutch name: Citroenkwikstaart
English name: Citrine Wagtail
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 31 Mar 2011
Posted: Fri 01 Apr 2011, 17:30
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Photo of a young male Citrine Wagtail taken from the car in a rainy weather close to the bank of the lake. The favorite feeding place of this elusive bird during migration is the coastal zone of freshwater ponds, lakes and rivers.

Scientific name: Motacilla citreola
Dutch name: Citroenkwikstaart
English name: Citrine Wagtail
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 30 Mar 2011
Posted: Thu 31 Mar 2011, 4:31
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Today, in spite of the fog we reported a good array of waders in the lake including Marsh and Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Snipe and several Black-winged Stilts...

Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Dutch name: Steltkluut
English name: Black-winged Stilt
Place: Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria
Date: 29 Mar 2011
Posted: Tue 29 Mar 2011, 20:44
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Today we assisted the massive arrival of passerines, including the first Isabelline Wheatear in the area.

Scientific name: Oenanthe isabellina
Dutch name: Izabeltapuit
English name: Isabelline Wheatear
Place: Durankulak, Bulgaria
Date: 26 Mar 2011
Posted: Sat 26 Mar 2011, 18:59
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This picture was taken during a study trip to the middle Taiga region, on the left bank of Yenisei River, where Mirnoe field station of the Russian Academy of Science provides the bases for our knowledge of this exciting region. Our base is surrounded for thousands of kilometres by Natural Taiga – a forest of large Pine Spruce, Fir and Birch and the wildlife starts at your doorstep.

Scientific name: Calliope calliope
Dutch name: Roodkeelnachtegaal
English name: Siberian Rubythroat
Place: Central Siberia
Date: 28 Aug 2008
Posted: Thu 17 Mar 2011, 22:34
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Today, March the 10th, we had fabulous views of a summer plumage adult bird flying North along the Black Sea shore, just close to the Southern part of Lake Durankulak.

Scientific name: Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Dutch name: Reuzenzwartkopmeeuw
English name: Pallas's Gull
Place: Durankulak Lake
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Posted: Sat 12 Mar 2011, 21:45
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Gatherings of Calandra Larks concentrate on cereal crops in winter. Farm lands in Coastal Dobrudja hold of more than 2,000 birds together.

Scientific name: Melanocorypha calandra
Dutch name: Kalanderleeuwerik
English name: Calandra Lark
Place: Durankulak, Bulgaria
Date: 08 Jan 2011
Posted: Mon 17 Jan 2011, 19:10
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An adult Long-legged Buzzard sitting by the main road. Photo taken from the car while still on the road going high speed (50 km). This technique doesn’t scare raptors since the car doesn’t stop and works very well while driving on big traffic roads.

Scientific name: Buteo rufinus
Dutch name: Arendbuizerd
English name: Long-legged Buzzard
Place: Durankulak, Bulgaria
Date: 16 Jan 2011
Posted: Mon 17 Jan 2011, 10:31
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