As we were in Balchik we decided to do an hour or so at the raptor viewpoint despite the unfavourable wind. Not a lot was going on - a couple of Lesser Spotted Eagles, a Short-toed Eagle and a couple of Montagu's Harriers were the highlights.
We then stopped off for a proper coffee at Kavarna (and picked up Pallid Swift) and then visited a staging site for Stone Curlews- 16 of them in a flock!
After a break during the heat of the day we spent the evening around the village and the wood. The rather strong wind did us a favour and concentrated birds on the south side of the wood. We had a surprising five species of woodpecker in the wood- Lesser, Middle and Great Spotted, Green and Syrian. Also good numbers of Red breasted Flys, a few Spotted Flys and a nice showy juv Hobby with a juv Montagu's Harrier hawking over the nearby fields. Full list HERE
Live trip report HERE - just over 100 species yet which indicates how slow going it is- although a bad few days here are still pretty darn good!
Middle Spotted Woodpecker (above and below)- a first for the project Ebird hotspot
Stone Curlew
Whinchat- one of two near the wood, surprisingly the first ones of the trip.
Juv Night Heron at Bolata
The daily Red-breasted Fly pic- they are literally everywhere as usual
Willow Warbler- a few around and finally had our first Chiffchaff of the trip
Spot the Eagle Owl
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