Second national BirdID training: day 4 - the end

The last day of the training was planned for the conifer forest. We collected tents and gear and down we went to a lovely track in the middle of a coniferous forest. En route we had more Nutcrackers, Bullfinches, Crossbills, Wren, Blackcap, Great-spotted Woodpecker and a group of 20+ Pallid Swifts that have bread under the gutter of a chalet by the car park.

The track was fairly quiet. There were many flowers and some butterflies but birds weren't abundant. Still, we managed to get a Dipper, Grey Wagtail, a high flying Black Stork and lots of wild strawberries that distracted the participants from my talks.

Dactylorhiza cordigera, copyright Iordan Hristov

Dactylorhiza saccifera, copyright Iordan Hristov

Lilium martagon, copyright Iordan Hristov 

Well that was it. The second national training is over. Participants were glad to be in a different habitat and be out again. They definitely appreciate this training and look for the next trip in autumn.

We saw a total of 44 species listed below:
1.White Stork
2.Black Stork
3.Golden Eagle
4.Common Buzzard
5.Eurasian Sparrowhawk
6.Kestrel
7.Wood Pigeon
8.Pallid Swift
9.Hoopoe
10.Great spotted Woodpecker
11.Skylark
12.Crested Lark
13.Crag Martin
14.Barn Swallow
15.House Martin
16.Water Pipit
17.White Wagtail
18.Grey Wagtail
19.Wren
20.Dipper
21.Dunnock
22.Alpine Accentor
23.Robin
24.Black Redstart
25.Mistle Thrush
26.Blackbird
27.Ring Ouzel
28.Blackcap
29.Chiffchaff
30.Coal Tit
31.Crested Tit
32.Wood Nuthatch
33.Red-backed Shrike
34.Jay
35.Nutcracker
36.Alpine Chough
37.Raven
38.Common Starling
39.Common Chaffinch
40.Goldfinch
41.Siskin
42.Bullfinch
43.Crossbill
44.Corn Bunting
45.Lesser spotted Eagle
46.Whinchat
47.Greenfinch