Eurotrip 2019, Day 14- Cape Kaliakra

I was up at 6am and back at the Cape by 630 after sorting out the moth trap quickly. There were good numbers of circling passerines at dawn (mainly Tree Pipits and Yellow Wagtails). Plenty of migrants around again: Cape Kaliakra Ebird list.

Bumped into Dawn Balmer (BTO) and family on the Cape. So far the only other birders I have bumped into- bliss!

Spent the afternoon doing family stuff (at Bolata Beach) and in the evening I walked the local steppe area (Kaliakra Steppe Ebird list) and finished off at the Golden Oriole roost (43 tonight).

 Male Black-headed Bunting 

 Female Black-headed Wagtail 

 First-winter Isabelline Wheatear

 First-winter Northern Wheatear

 Adult male winter Northern Wheatear

 Adult winter male Pied Wheatear

 Juvenile Red-backed Shrike 

 Common Whitethroat

Juvenile Montagu's Harrier

 Golden Orioles (above and below)- I located the actual trees where the Golden Orioles are roosting- I counted 43 tonight

 A migrating Short-toed Lark (the dark median covert bar is noticeable even in this poor flight shot)

 Female Lesser Emperor 

 Skipper to id- I think its a Mallow Skipper 

 Geometrician

 Essex Emerald

 Mullein Wave

Spotted Sulphur