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<a href="http://naturemonitoring.com/">www.NatureMonitoring.com</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-9884347259875194292014-09-28T11:03:00.001+03:002014-10-02T14:06:36.276+03:00Seascapes in Bulgaria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In the last couple of weeks I have been reading and watching videos quite a bit about seascape photography. I have been looking at images with filters and thinking about possible areas where I could take some pictures. It is been quite inspiring.<br />
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So I had this chance to travel to the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast which is rather rocky. Many people take pictures there so it would be idea to experiment some new techniques that i have been reading about. And there I was. I traveled to Tsarevo, a town on the Southern Black sea coast for a long weekend presenting me with some great opportunities: rocks, Lighthouse, and the Sea.<br />
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One of the evening we drove to a town called Ahtopol hoping to photograph the lighthouse there. There wasn't a proper sunset because it was cloudy and the light was fading when we got there but good enough for long shutter speed without using filters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OF57tM935s0/VCq8WxjbXmI/AAAAAAAAHRQ/hGnyR7faoQU/s1600/Ahtopol_Bulgaria_landscape_photography_Iordan_Hristov_ed-7395_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Seascapes photography" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OF57tM935s0/VCq8WxjbXmI/AAAAAAAAHRQ/hGnyR7faoQU/s1600/Ahtopol_Bulgaria_landscape_photography_Iordan_Hristov_ed-7395_web.jpg" height="484" title="Lighthouse in Ahtopol, Bulgaria" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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On the next day I went to a very well known rock formation called "the Ships". It was cloudy again but luckily the Sun showed just enough to light up the clouds with its first soft light. It was magical.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Jbt7D8AS1Q/VCe7EtK_cKI/AAAAAAAAHQk/Kxo7slhDsv8/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7427-ed_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lanscape photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Jbt7D8AS1Q/VCe7EtK_cKI/AAAAAAAAHQk/Kxo7slhDsv8/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7427-ed_web.jpg" height="426" title="The Ships " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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In the dark I was making my way around the rocks. At certain point I wanted to take my shoes to get into the sea and get a better view point. It was worth it...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xfdRoFGRXiE/VCe7AjWtR_I/AAAAAAAAHQc/sChs0dAVT0M/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7430-ed_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lanscape photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xfdRoFGRXiE/VCe7AjWtR_I/AAAAAAAAHQc/sChs0dAVT0M/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7430-ed_web.jpg" height="426" title="The ships at sunrise" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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Later on when the light came in it was a bit more difficult for the long shutter speeds but I was willing to try a new technique for overlaying a number of images and producing the effect sought after. Here is the result:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpPwCMLIE8E/VCe68DhrAsI/AAAAAAAAHQU/IlOmAnydPWA/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7565-81-ed-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Landscape photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpPwCMLIE8E/VCe68DhrAsI/AAAAAAAAHQU/IlOmAnydPWA/s1600/Landscape_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov_7565-81-ed-web.jpg" height="426" title="Seascape photography in Bulgaria" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0OzTwv4Kk3g/VCug4H2cYSI/AAAAAAAAHRo/_aHHdUIKXKI/s1600/The_Ships_Iordan_Hristov_Bulgaria_BW_ed-web_7730-FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Landscape photography" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0OzTwv4Kk3g/VCug4H2cYSI/AAAAAAAAHRo/_aHHdUIKXKI/s1600/The_Ships_Iordan_Hristov_Bulgaria_BW_ed-web_7730-FINAL.jpg" height="384" title="The Ships - Black and White " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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Sun was poking through the clouds now and then giving some magical atmosphere and drama in the sky.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-istMf4epkQg/VCe7JENwGJI/AAAAAAAAHQs/k1G7tHyDenA/s1600/IMG_7779-ed_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-istMf4epkQg/VCe7JENwGJI/AAAAAAAAHQs/k1G7tHyDenA/s1600/IMG_7779-ed_web.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iordan Hristov © 2014</td></tr>
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With the acceding day the light became stronger and the opportunities reduced. However I still wanted to make a few attempts and experiment with compositions.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-39220726621362882732014-09-16T12:26:00.000+03:002014-09-17T22:01:34.730+03:00Egyptian Vulture photography trip in Bulgaria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Photographing birds of prey takes a lot of patience. They are really smart and wouldn't allow someone getting into the hide under their sight. That's why we had to get up early and sneak into the hide in the dark. To avoid the early start we decided to spend the night in the vicinity of one of the vulture photography hides in the Eastern Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria. This reduced the time for traveling and we had an hour extra sleep in the morning before the photography session. <br />
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The evening before the photography session was superb. We had a late dinner at the <a href="mailto:livingnature@bspb.org" target="_blank">Vulture conservation centre</a> managed by the <a href="http://bspb.org/en/index.html" target="_blank">Bulgarian Society for the Photography of birds / BirdLife Bulgaria</a> and then traveled for about an hour to the vulture photography hide. We put up a tent in the area and had a drink under the moonlight with the smell of wild flowers and herbs. Accompanied by the sound of crickets we sneaked into the sleeping bags.<br />
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On the next morning the alarm went on at 5,00 a.m. Full of enthusiasm we grabbed the gear and off we went into the hide. It was still totally dark. Shortly after that, the light began to change. The Sun was rising. What a blessing...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise over the Eastern Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria taken from the vulture photography hide</td></tr>
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With the changing light birds began to sing. The first one to call was a Robin, then Sombre Tit, Green Woodpecker, Jays, Ravens and here they are... The first Egyptian Vultures landed in front of us within half an hour from the entry into the hide. <br />
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It was shortly after the sunrise. The "Golden hour"... Superb back-light was outlining the marvelous feathers on the head of the birds. The colours of the grass were creating more contrast with the object making it to stand out in the picture. Have a look at these Egyptian vulture images...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Vulture, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Vulture, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Vulture, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Vulture, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Vulture, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Two birds stayed for half an hour or so when something flushed them. They didn't appear for the next two hours when the light was already gone. However, we were waiting for the Griffon Vultures to land. No luck though. There were 20 or so birds on the cliff adjacent to the feeding site but at about 10,30 all of them took off to unknown direction. We decided to give them some time since we weren't quite sure what was going on. After a couple of hours waiting we gave up. It was already 14,30 and although the September light was getting better the birds were not going to come back. so we left. It was time for relaxing.<br />
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On the next morning we intended to give it another try but the heads felt too heavy and turned off the alarm that wanted to wake us up at 4.00 a.m. We got up at 9.00 and decided to do some birdwatching instead. We grabbed some sandwiches and had a superb breakfast right under the cliffs where vultures roost.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madzarovo - in the crater of the volcano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arda river, Eastern Rhodope mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arda river by Madzarovo Eastern Rhodope mountains</td></tr>
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During our breakfast time we had Rock Bunting, Rock Nuthatch, Blue Rock Thrush, Peregrine Falcon, Black Storks, Kingfisher, Crag Martins, Lesser spotted Woodpecker and a few other good birds. After breakfast we had a walk in the area exploring it for some landscape photography opportunities along Arda River. Unfortunately soon it was time to go home. Anyway, it was a superb morning and weekend.<br />
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I totally recommend this hide and the services of <a href="http://www.livingnature.bg/en/index.html" target="_blank">Living Nature</a>. This is the tour operating company of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of birds which aims at raising funds for conservation activities. Especially in the context of the BirdLife International's campaign to <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/vultures-africa-and-europe-could-face-extinction-within-our-lifetime-warn" target="_blank">Save the Vultures </a>funds are really vital.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-78114307515397040732014-09-12T10:34:00.000+03:002014-09-12T10:34:00.610+03:00Vulture photography trip coming up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is Friday and it is time for new adventures. Couple of phone calls and here I am on the way to the Eastern Rhodope mountains: the realm of Vultures. The Egyptian vultures are already on their way to the south but Griffons should be here in their strongholds. There should be still a few Egyptians anyway.<br />
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Hoping for some other birds and new adventures in one of the most picturesque places in the country. If there is time I will also try to do some landscapes. Pretty excited so off I go.<br />
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Here is a taste of what I expect:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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These images are from a photography trip in august 2012.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-80528018323951681182014-09-06T19:18:00.000+03:002014-09-07T22:37:27.724+03:00Black-winged Stilt photography in Bulgaria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Black-winged Stilts are peculiar birds but rather difficult to
photograph because of their black and white colors. I decided to give
them a try and visited a wetland on the Bulgarian Black sea coast. There
was a lot of water in comparison to last year so birds were spread
around. However, I visit the place regularly with the birdwatching
groups that I guide so it wasn't difficult to find the right place. I
managed to get a few pictures of juvenile and adult Black-winged Stilts,
<a href="http://danbirder.blogspot.com/2014/09/kestrel-photography.html" target="_blank">Kestrel</a>, Spotted Redshank and Little ringed Plover.<br />
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Here are some of the shots from this three hour session which I would call productive.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-29220618797265629052014-09-05T13:34:00.001+03:002014-09-07T22:07:31.100+03:00Kestrel photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With the birdwatching groups that I guide, we regularly see the Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus </i>but to photograph it, is a different story. I have had only a few lucky distant shots but never this close. Kestrels are ever so difficult to photograph. I was lucky to get this youngster coming down to land a few meters away from me while I was waiting for <a href="http://danbirder.blogspot.com/2014/09/black-winged-stilt-photography-in.html" target="_blank">Black-winged Stilts</a> and Spotted Redshanks. </div>
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Well hope you like these here:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-25584948942052883912014-09-01T19:58:00.000+03:002014-09-01T19:58:56.342+03:00Sunday bird photography trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been long time since I last went out birdwatching and photographing them. It was high time to spend some time with my favourite hobby and decided to explore the areas next to Sofia. It is migration time so there should be some birds around.<br />
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So I did, managed to wake up before sunrise which was a bit difficult and soon I was on my way early enough to arrive at my first location at the golden hour. It was steaming with birds. Migrating Common Whitethroat, Whinchats, Stonechats, Willow Warbler were all around the fields. The local Red-backed Shrikes and Crested Larks were also around so luckily I managed to get a few shots of these quite often photographed birds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Whitethroat <i>Sylvia communis</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Whitethroat <i>Sylvia communis</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Lark <i>Galerida cristata</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike <i>Lanius collurio</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike <i>Lanius collurio</i></td></tr>
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After spending some time here I went to the next place, a marshland further west. There, birds birds were already grouped. There were several flocks of 60+ Corn Buntings, 100+ Common Starlings, etc. In the marsh, couple of Ferruginous Duck and Garganeys were still around. Several Little Grebes, Coots and Marsh Harriers were also around. So soon I started building up my list for the day. I wanted to spend some time to try and photograph the Ferruginous Duck but the conditions were not right and I didn't have the right equipment so I left the place and headed further west.<br />
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Flocks were even bigger and more in numbers. 100+ Corn Buntings in a flock. Here I wanted to check a site where birds often bathe but there was no water so no luck there. There were a few Common and Long-legged Buzzards, Water Rails, Great White Egrets and a single Black Stork. It was getting rather hot so I decided to go. Well it was a nice Sunday.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-1960445661278111092014-08-25T15:25:00.001+03:002014-08-25T15:25:38.373+03:00Paddyfield Warbler photography in Bulgaria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Paddyfield Warbler is an Asian species and many birders have seen it there. However, there aren't many places in Europe where one can see it. The Western border of its distribution range is on the Western Black Sea coast, namely several sites at the Bulgarian and Romanian Black sea coast. These are the only places in Europe where the species breeds. Of course it is occasionally observed as a vagrant in a number of Western European countries but hard to guarantee. Well, we are lucky to have it breeding in Bulgaria and show it to our guests coming for birding trips.<br />
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Here are a few images I took during the birdwatching trips that I guided this year:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Warbler photography, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-64316085227134303382014-08-15T19:02:00.000+03:002014-08-15T19:03:44.068+03:00Turnstone photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another photography session proved successful. This time the objects were a couple of Turnstones which was calmly sitting and feeding in Poda reserve in Bulgaria regardless of the group of 5 photographers that I guided.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-5476742245917529422014-08-12T21:44:00.001+03:002014-08-12T21:44:14.696+03:00Ortolan Bunting photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ortolan Buntings are charismatic birds. Perhaps this is one of the reason for every foreign birdwatcher and wildlife photographer coming to Bulgaria to search for them. I got these shots during one of the birdwatching and photography trips that I guided around Bulgaria in may this year. Enjoy:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-74687910455282068802014-08-03T22:38:00.001+03:002014-08-03T22:38:28.654+03:00Firecrest photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Going over my images from the spring tours that I guided this year in Bulgaria I got a series of Firecrest images I decided to share. Enjoy!<div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-50541685731865067882014-07-29T20:36:00.000+03:002014-07-29T20:38:27.872+03:00Butterfly photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I finally managed to go over some of my images from the past weeks. Since summer is better for butterflies rather than birds, last weekend I decided to go out for some more shots. Here are a few of the images.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-17306982403559148752014-07-21T18:26:00.004+03:002014-07-21T18:26:51.850+03:00Wallcreeper photography in Bulgaria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wallcreepers are superb birds to observe and photograph. Unfortunately they are ever so difficult being either too high, or in too dark places. There is a traditional place in Bulgaria where I take my birdwatching and photography groups to at least this lovely bird. In certain time of the year the birds can be photographed. Some people say this is one of the best sites in Europe where the birds can be observed just by the road.<br />
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Here are a few of my shots.<br />
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If interested in a photography trip with these lovely objects or just observing these birds just drop me a line.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-37407379669387668362014-07-18T19:58:00.001+03:002014-07-22T17:33:26.598+03:00A day at lake Kerkini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At the end of May, I spent a day at lake Kerkini with a group of British photographers. Here a few images from my trip there that I finally managed to select and post-process.</div>
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Here is the <a href="http://danbirder.blogspot.com/2014/05/birdwatching-and-photography-trip_27.html" target="_blank">description of the day</a> that I posted during the trip.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Chaser, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Chaser, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Chaser, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Chaser, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron in a fight with Great crested Grebe, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Cormorant, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen of Spain Fritillary <i>Issoria lathonia</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nettle tree butterfly<i> Libythea celtis</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragon Lily <i>Dracunculus vulgaris</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7PsAepXrVc/U8lNEQoZDoI/AAAAAAAAGp4/Ul3XvQ_tgWo/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-2954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7PsAepXrVc/U8lNEQoZDoI/AAAAAAAAGp4/Ul3XvQ_tgWo/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-2954.jpg" height="426" title="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AOufKMTw2Ps/U8lNEG2Em9I/AAAAAAAAGp0/vmMu1i5eW7U/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AOufKMTw2Ps/U8lNEG2Em9I/AAAAAAAAGp0/vmMu1i5eW7U/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3262.jpg" height="472" title="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uRIpWbA1h-g/U8lNFLvNW7I/AAAAAAAAGqI/YCpGgan9_Rg/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uRIpWbA1h-g/U8lNFLvNW7I/AAAAAAAAGqI/YCpGgan9_Rg/s1600/Spoonbill_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3521.jpg" height="502" title="Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoonbill, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV9Wh5okoBU/U8lNFSHj5cI/AAAAAAAAGqE/boblFKX02_A/s1600/Squacco_Heron_4bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV9Wh5okoBU/U8lNFSHj5cI/AAAAAAAAGqE/boblFKX02_A/s1600/Squacco_Heron_4bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3598.jpg" height="492" title="Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kuk0n5QSyg/U8lNGMjJbOI/AAAAAAAAGqM/gT0s2j8Dg0c/s1600/Squacco_Heron_bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kuk0n5QSyg/U8lNGMjJbOI/AAAAAAAAGqM/gT0s2j8Dg0c/s1600/Squacco_Heron_bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3643.jpg" height="496" title="Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2eqGWB-zMEc/U8lNGj2PIwI/AAAAAAAAGqQ/4dJQ37QALP8/s1600/Squacco_Heron_bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Squacco Heron photography, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2eqGWB-zMEc/U8lNGj2PIwI/AAAAAAAAGqQ/4dJQ37QALP8/s1600/Squacco_Heron_bird_photography_Bulgaria_Iordan_Hristov-3648.jpg" height="440" title="Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Well I hope you have reached the end here :) Hope you enjoyed it. If interested in a guided trip to the lake, just drop me a line.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Kerkini 620 55, Greece41.216921 23.08499370000004141.204977 23.064823700000041 41.228865 23.105163700000041tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-78429243243097168322014-07-13T16:32:00.000+03:002014-07-16T12:59:33.062+03:00Second national BirdID training: day 4 - the end<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M07rwFjnEf0/U8U_QA3cFiI/AAAAAAAAGis/rYCFPNN0X4o/s1600/Dactylorhiza+cordigera_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dactylorhiza cordigera copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M07rwFjnEf0/U8U_QA3cFiI/AAAAAAAAGis/rYCFPNN0X4o/s1600/Dactylorhiza+cordigera_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5814.jpg" height="640" title="Dactylorhiza cordigera, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="356" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/175929/0" target="_blank">Dactylorhiza cordigera</a>,</i> copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWRxqMYuIIQ/U8U_QXXiWdI/AAAAAAAAGik/yd3-Q7-PGKM/s1600/Dactylorhiza+saccifera_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWRxqMYuIIQ/U8U_QXXiWdI/AAAAAAAAGik/yd3-Q7-PGKM/s1600/Dactylorhiza+saccifera_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5792.jpg" height="640" width="490" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dactylorhiza saccifera</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6n8YobKt1SA/U8U_QR4u7VI/AAAAAAAAGio/ah7unzOnTUI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lilium martagon, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6n8YobKt1SA/U8U_QR4u7VI/AAAAAAAAGio/ah7unzOnTUI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5828.jpg" height="640" title="Lilium martagon, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lilium martagon</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov </td></tr>
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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.<br />
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We saw a total of 44 species listed below:<br />
1.White Stork<br />
2.Black Stork<br />
3.Golden Eagle<br />
4.Common Buzzard<br />
5.Eurasian Sparrowhawk<br />
6.Kestrel<br />
7.Wood Pigeon<br />
8.Pallid Swift<br />
9.Hoopoe<br />
10.Great spotted Woodpecker<br />
11.Skylark<br />
12.Crested Lark<br />
13.Crag Martin<br />
14.Barn Swallow<br />
15.House Martin<br />
16.Water Pipit<br />
17.White Wagtail<br />
18.Grey Wagtail<br />
19.Wren<br />
20.Dipper<br />
21.Dunnock<br />
22.Alpine Accentor<br />
23.Robin<br />
24.Black Redstart<br />
25.Mistle Thrush<br />
26.Blackbird<br />
27.Ring Ouzel<br />
28.Blackcap<br />
29.Chiffchaff<br />
30.Coal Tit<br />
31.Crested Tit<br />
32.Wood Nuthatch<br />
33.Red-backed Shrike<br />
34.Jay<br />
35.Nutcracker<br />
36.Alpine Chough<br />
37.Raven<br />
38.Common Starling<br />
39.Common Chaffinch<br />
40.Goldfinch<br />
41.Siskin<br />
42.Bullfinch<br />
43.Crossbill<br />
44.Corn Bunting<br />
45.Lesser spotted Eagle<br />
46.Whinchat<br />
47.Greenfinch</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-42112766742126768662014-07-12T16:31:00.000+03:002014-07-15T17:42:16.103+03:00Second national BirdID training: day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 3 from the training was under risk of heavy rain too. Today our group was larger since more people joined for the weekend. Today we wanted to go to a mountain shelter next to a lake called "Strashno ezero". Literary translated the name of the lake means "the scary lake". The reason for this name is the high risk of thunders that occur in that area. Apparently there is a lot of ore in the cliffs around that attract the thunders.<br />
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The first part of the route was even steeper than on the previous day. However, the part after that was nice to walk and quite a few birds turned up. There were more of my favourite Alpine Accentors. At a place we had quite a few juveniles.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B7B7v7e5BIk/U8U5ulVq37I/AAAAAAAAGh8/xhn7y01xTik/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bird photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B7B7v7e5BIk/U8U5ulVq37I/AAAAAAAAGh8/xhn7y01xTik/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5594.jpg" height="460" title="Alpine Accentor chick, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor juv, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Further along we had Water Pipits and Siskins, which people appreciated.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wckz-mFOXTE/U8U5yh5bR8I/AAAAAAAAGiE/zr4yOL3rEJI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bird photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wckz-mFOXTE/U8U5yh5bR8I/AAAAAAAAGiE/zr4yOL3rEJI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5536.jpg" height="434" title="Water Pipit, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Pipit, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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There were also a few orchids ...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4uHEuepvsQU/U8U8l-LwOkI/AAAAAAAAGiU/quQt8PIc1zg/s1600/Pseudorchis+albida_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pseudorchis albida, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4uHEuepvsQU/U8U8l-LwOkI/AAAAAAAAGiU/quQt8PIc1zg/s1600/Pseudorchis+albida_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5619.jpg" height="640" title="Pseudorchis albida, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pseudorchis albida</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PaOWU5uhcw/U8U8l1pxtsI/AAAAAAAAGiQ/8my3AgqXy0M/s1600/Saxifraga+rotundifolia_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Saxifraga rotundifolia, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PaOWU5uhcw/U8U8l1pxtsI/AAAAAAAAGiQ/8my3AgqXy0M/s1600/Saxifraga+rotundifolia_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5658.jpg" height="426" title="Saxifraga rotundifolia, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Saxifraga rotundifolia</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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and again more superb landscapes.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-3308638579197272732014-07-11T16:31:00.000+03:002014-07-15T18:06:18.052+03:00Second national BirdID training: day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We woke up at 6 a.m. After the intense survey last week in Norway it was time to search for birds again. This time i wanted to show them to the participants in the BirdId training that I lead for the Bulgarian Society for the protection of birds and the Nord-Trondelag University college.<br />
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We wanted to make the route from Maliovitsa chalet to the peak with the same name. This was going to be the direction with no necessity to reach the peak. What I wanted most is to see and show some alpine birds.<br />
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Before breakfast we enjoyed the first sunlight and the Crossbills which were still around the chalet before people have started moving about.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9h8ky36MAVk/U8U2FsHwaoI/AAAAAAAAGhE/rFilUHIY6nw/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9h8ky36MAVk/U8U2FsHwaoI/AAAAAAAAGhE/rFilUHIY6nw/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5248.jpg" height="472" title="Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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The trail followed a picturesque valley surrounded by peaks. Lush meadows were home of the endemic <a href="http://plantwatching.com/primula-deorum/" target="_blank">Rila primrose Primula deorum</a>. This pretty flower was everywhere.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ctDY7T-aGs/U8U1il1ZHkI/AAAAAAAAGg8/r6hfLBWClbs/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rila Primrose Primula deorum photography" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ctDY7T-aGs/U8U1il1ZHkI/AAAAAAAAGg8/r6hfLBWClbs/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5396.jpg" height="640" title="Rila Primrose Primula deorum" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rila Primrose <i>Primula deorum</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDkYVzStiFc/U8VDUMX-pkI/AAAAAAAAGjA/YiG-vf1Xkao/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rila Primrose Primula deorum, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDkYVzStiFc/U8VDUMX-pkI/AAAAAAAAGjA/YiG-vf1Xkao/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5301.jpg" height="426" title="Rila Primrose Primula deorum, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rila Primrose <i>Primula deorum</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Other than it we enjoyed at least five Balkan chamois that were calmly grazing on the top of the hills on the edge of the valley.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUFJ8Bhv0Kw/U8U2XRqCMHI/AAAAAAAAGhM/-cEiy3gZJN4/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Balkan Chamois, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUFJ8Bhv0Kw/U8U2XRqCMHI/AAAAAAAAGhM/-cEiy3gZJN4/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5175.jpg" height="436" title="Balkan Chamois, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balkan Chamois, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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The scenery was superb.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ExDSZJhliRQ/U8U21KHnLnI/AAAAAAAAGhU/_unYILmpINo/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="landscape photography" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ExDSZJhliRQ/U8U21KHnLnI/AAAAAAAAGhU/_unYILmpINo/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5282.jpg" height="426" title="Rila mountains, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rila mountains, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Soon we had one of our target birds: Alpine Accentor. It is in severe decline and I am really worried about the fortune of this bird. Together with all the other alpine species it is understudied and we don't know why is the species disappearing.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2gIZDcwGCiU/U8U341juKOI/AAAAAAAAGhg/BseyHLwd_WE/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bird photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2gIZDcwGCiU/U8U341juKOI/AAAAAAAAGhg/BseyHLwd_WE/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5351.jpg" height="436" title="Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor <i>Prunella collaris</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Go6nGNa30pQ/U8U35A5mzsI/AAAAAAAAGhk/5oWeFwOOy6Y/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bird photography in Bulgaria" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Go6nGNa30pQ/U8U35A5mzsI/AAAAAAAAGhk/5oWeFwOOy6Y/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5362.jpg" height="442" title="Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor <i>Prunella collaris</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Accentor <i>Prunella collaris</i>, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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We managed to reach the hill top but a gust of winds and dark clouds took over. Heavy rain was coming and we decided to go back to the chalet. Some of the group members really regretted that they couldn't climb up to the peak but our choice was wiser. A tourist passing by told us a site for the superb Wallcreeper but we had to give it up.<br />
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As it usually happens, once we got to the chalet Sun came out. Never mind, an hour later the heavy rain was back we managed to stay dry. That's the weather like in the mountains.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-88016058619709437982014-07-10T16:29:00.000+03:002014-07-16T09:00:15.933+03:00The second national BirdID training in Bulgaria starts today: day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The second national BirdID training starts today. It is organised by the Bulgarian society for the protection of birds and the Nord-Trondelag University College HiNT. The training is a part of the project for common bird monitoring and aims at preparing new participants in the monitoring scheme.<br />
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The second national training will be implemented in Rila mountains and will focus on mountainous birds. Before heading up to the mountains a small group of us decided to do some photography down in the lowlands. Birds weren't very active so we focused on butterflies and orchids. We did see a few Whinchats, Hoopoe, a pair of Lesser spotted Eagle and some Common Buzzards but the weren't very tame so we couldn't take many pictures.<br />
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It was getting warm and soon we decided to head up to the mountains. Not before we had lunch in a small restaurant in a village called Govedartsi. It was fairly difficult to find a place in the middle of the week but we managed anyway.<br />
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On the way up to the mountains we walked along a nice little road in a pine forest where we saw some Crested Tit, Nutcrackers and Crossbills. Butterflies weren't very abundant but some presented good opportunities.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EdyotNSYIOU/U8YUxagpFpI/AAAAAAAAGjQ/pIvhMNQkQDw/s1600/Crossbill_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-6475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EdyotNSYIOU/U8YUxagpFpI/AAAAAAAAGjQ/pIvhMNQkQDw/s1600/Crossbill_Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-6475.jpg" height="468" title="Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossbill, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgRAxG_Aey0/U8UzZ4SkNFI/AAAAAAAAGgw/-9uKre-Zm-o/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="butterfly photography" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgRAxG_Aey0/U8UzZ4SkNFI/AAAAAAAAGgw/-9uKre-Zm-o/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5105.jpg" height="462" title="Balkan Copper Lycaena candens, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balkan Copper Lycaena candens, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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It was time to head up to the mountains. We packed our stuff and got ready for an hour and a half trek up a mountain trail. The heavy backpacks didn't let us do a lot of birding. Nevertheless we got a very distant Golden Eagle, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, more Nutcrackers and Crossbills and Bullfinches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">distant Golden Eagle</td></tr>
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Soon we arrived in the mountain chalet at 1960 m above the sea level right on the edge of the tree line. Here we were going to be based for the nest three nights. After a refreshing drink we grabbed the cameras and binoculars and dashed around. Right in front of the chalet we saw a Ring Ouzel, Dunnock, which here is primarily a mountainous bird, Crossbills, Nutcrackers and Black Redstarts.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gdcXOZ9L11Y/U8UywYLGVmI/AAAAAAAAGgo/vqA-hXn6DIA/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gdcXOZ9L11Y/U8UywYLGVmI/AAAAAAAAGgo/vqA-hXn6DIA/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5194.jpg" height="440" title="Dunnock photography, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunnock is primarily a mountainous bird breeding in the dwarf pine, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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The sunset light nicely lit the surrounding summits...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Qn-2pCg8pA/U8UyC13Oj7I/AAAAAAAAGgg/ro1rEouKozI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="copyright Iordan Hristov" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Qn-2pCg8pA/U8UyC13Oj7I/AAAAAAAAGgg/ro1rEouKozI/s1600/Rila_mountains_Bulgaria_photography_Iordan_Hristov-5206.jpg" height="426" title="Landscape photography, copyright Iordan Hristov" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from the Chalet</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bulgaria42.733883 25.48582999999996439.747918 20.322255999999964 45.719848 30.649403999999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-15003698042645809132014-07-07T20:30:00.000+03:002014-07-07T20:30:42.042+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: the end<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Leaving Tromso early in the morning revealed spectacular landscapes visible from the sky. It was magical. I would assume looking from space is even more beautiful. Have a look.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image: Marina Hadzieva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image: Marina Hadzieva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image: Marina Hadzieva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image: Marina Hadzieva</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Norway60.47202399999999 8.4689459999999646.059280999999991 -32.839648000000039 74.884767 49.777539999999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-53065472327336949132014-07-07T17:30:00.001+03:002014-07-07T20:23:06.296+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Route 1907 is
the last one I had to survey. On the previous day we managed to find out that
there is a trail leading to the first survey plot. If we hadn’t found that it
would have been really difficult. The first point was about 2 km from the road
up on a mountain hill. Having in mind that I had to start at 4 a.m. this meant
it would have taken ages to get there. Luckily there was a trail and I managed
to find it thanks to a gentleman who told me where to go. It was really kind of
him and rather useful. In this occasion I had to wake up at 2,30 a.m. and in
other cases may be it had to be even earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The trail took me an hour to get to the first
point so I managed to start just on time. This time I was by myself which was
probably an advantage in this case because I walked really quickly to be able
to start on time. Once I saw the route I realized it wasn’t going to be as
difficult as initially imagined. The route was around the top of a plateau with
minor change of altitude. Mind you the first point was at 300 m and the highest
one was at 650 m a.s.l. so there was some hiking. Nevertheless it was really
pleasant. I don’t know if it was because of the rest I had last night or
because of the motivation for the route being the last one but it was rather
pleasant. There were quite a few birds too. I flushed several Willow Grouses
along the way. On the top there was a Rock Ptarmigan and this turned out to be
the plot with the highest number of breeding Golden Plovers counting over 10
pairs. They were very noisy birds that made sure I would leave their territory
and curiously approached me now and then down to 20m. Unfortunately I didn’t
have my camera but at least this let me do the work that I was here for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The top of the plateau was very easy to walk:
no vegetation, small rocks and unfortunately no birds. May be it was too windy
for them to breed up there although at the moment the weather was just superb.
And the view… Magnificent….<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">route 1907, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">route 1907, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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Well this was the last of the 11 routes I had to survey. On the next days we traveled to Tromso and spent some time in Oslo where not much birding was involved. I think I will finish with the birding stories. Will upload a collection of photos in any of the next posts.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Grytøya, Norway68.921559899999991 16.52719009999998468.738919399999986 15.881743099999984 69.1042004 17.172637099999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-31211174996832391762014-07-07T17:28:00.000+03:002014-07-07T17:45:43.953+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">We woke up
full of enthusiasm to see the local bird life. Grabbed our staff and off we
went to the north where our first survey point had to be. Walking was rather
easy since there was very little vegetation and it wasn’t steep. Upon arrival a
Willow grouse took off from a nest. This was a good start, wasn’t it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We carried
on with the survey which was rather pleasant. We were doing 4-5 points per hour
which is what it should be. Had a few pairs of breeding Whimbrel, Redshank and
Common Sandpiper. Further along we had a Black-throated Diver and Red-breasted
Merganser. There was a small hill with some vegetation but nothing in
comparison to the previous routes. We found a rather interesting a pleasant to
touch bit of moss. It was rather soft and spongy. It probably takes quite some
time to grow since it was very thick in comparison to other places where we saw
the same thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
highlight of the route was a breeding Slavonian Greebe in breeding plumage.
What a bird! This is the first one I see in this plumage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Managed to
finish with the plot at about 8,30. Really a relief after last days’
adventures. On the way back we had a pair of Greenshanks which were rather
cautious around their nest and accompanied us long way away from their
territory. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Enjoyed the
morning and off we went towards Grytoy, an island to the north of Harstad where
our last route was going to be. We had enough time and decided to stop for a while
in the town to get an idea where we were. The town didn’t prove anything spectacular
that is worth mentioning so we carried on to the ferry on our way to the
island.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What a
place! The ferry was an excitement by itself but the island looked superb.
Gorgeous landscapes accompanied by a bit of worry about the route for the next
day. On the map we had there was a sign for a place to stay and after the last
days camping we decided to spend a night in a proper bed. Following the
directions of the map we managed to find an absolutely gorgeous guest house. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grytoy island, copyright Iordan Hristov</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was a
two stores house with a huge living room, five bedrooms, one kitchen and a
superb relaxing lounge with a sea view. Well we deserved it. We really needed
something like this. The place had everything of a contemporary modern house
regardless of its remote location including internet. We had a lovely evening
with a drink and a salad and managed to have a proper rest for the next day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Harstad, Norway68.7986342 16.54145029999995168.70669869999999 16.218726799999953 68.8905697 16.86417379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-22262211148709440122014-07-05T19:56:00.000+03:002014-07-07T16:42:02.614+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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out to be with rather steep slopes. So steep that even dangerous to survey. We
really struggled now and then. There were two areas where we spent an hour or
so to go over 300 m distance. The beginning looked all right but then the steep
hills began. The thing is, there were even no birds to make it worth it. I know
in studies like this it is rather important to prove that there are no birds. However
this should not be for your health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the
steep places was around a rock which had to be crossed. It took us some time to
go around. The second one was on the top of a hill and going up there meant
climbing like 70-80 degrees steep hill. The third steep place was down a
forested and grassy area again 70-80 degrees steep. Coming down from there was
absurdly difficult. No photos I am afraid since we were concentrated on
surviving.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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We managed
to finish this route at about 11 a.m. and according to the guidance methodology
book each route should be finished by 9.30. Well, no way around this. It was absurdly
dangerous.<br />
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Once we
finished with this we headed to the south to a much more pleasant place. At
least this is what it looked like. We took a nice panoramic route. Stopped for
a very pleasant lunch on the shore in the middle of a camping site. After a
short nap in the afternoon we carried on.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The new
place was close to a town called Harstad. It was a new route which no one has
done before so it was important to get the directions right. This place had its
challenges too. It turned out that there was a toll road and access to the area
is restricted. The area is a nature reserve so only a few people were granted
access. Once we arrived at the place there was a barrier in the middle of the
road which didn’t let us carry on. We stayed there for some time wondering what
to do. I had some instructions to contact local people and ask in such
occasions. Luckily while waiting a man with a tractor came over and opened the
barrier. He explained us all the procedures and at the end they let us through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The area
was superb. Full of life. After the quiet mountainous areas from the previous
days this looked like a marsh. Actually it was a bog and several pairs of Whimbrel,
Redshank and Common Sandpipers were around. This time it wasn’t difficult to
select a place for a tent so quickly did it and after a drink we went to bed
getting ready for tomorrow which was promising to be an exciting day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Harstad, Norway68.7986342 16.54145029999995168.70669869999999 16.218726799999953 68.8905697 16.86417379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-29018511728377085532014-07-05T18:41:00.001+03:002014-07-05T18:57:08.338+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">After the
rest the new route with a number 1924 looked much easier. We were really
worried looking at the steep hillside but after the rest it is a different
story. The beginning of the route was fairly easy walking wise. It was flat
going across some farms and house backyards. We still needed to go around some
bogs and climb over some fences now and then but I assumed they were mainly for
the animals and local people will have no problem with that although it is a
private area. At 3 at night we didn’t meet anyone to say something anyway ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the
first 8 point counts we had to do the steep bit. Luckily the route was done by
someone before me who had given good advice and coordinates of a point to be
used as a direction. This was really helpful otherwise I was doomed in and
perhaps I would not have managed going across the steep hill. Slowly and
gradually we took less than an hour to walk about 2 km whereas if you remember
it took us 1 hour to do a 300 m section during one of the routes. Soon we were
at the top of a rocky plateau with another lovely view over the valley.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There was
still quite some snow and a lot of water from its melting. Nevertheless it was
a plateau so walking wasn’t difficult. There weren’t many birds if we don’t
count the Rock Ptarmigan on the way up before the first plot on the top. Soon
we finished with the bird survey and had to go down. This was the next
challenging bit since everything seemed pretty rocky and no track was visible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We
gradually descended across a meadow and decided to follow the ridge hoping to
see a trail. At certain point some sort of unnatural plastic tubes started to
turn up here and there. This looked like a marking. We started following them
and in half an hour we were already down from the hill. Quite a peculiar
looking house was there. It looked like a house of Trolls </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-US"> What was impressing was that in
front of it there were some kind of Ikea chairs for relaxing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-US"> These people definitely know how to
do it. We were very brave to look into the house but curiosity took over and we
opened the door to the house. It looked pretty practical and comfy. Around a
stove was set a wooden shelf where people can sit and put their meals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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while we arrived by the car. We changed quickly and off we went to the next
plot.<br />
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in a nice area and quickly managed to find the plot which didn’t look far from
the road. Soon we started searching for a place to put up a tent which proved
very difficult after the last night adventure with the lady coming over at ‘night’.
Nevertheless we decided to have a drink on the shore which was superb. Really
pleasant after the hard day! Finally we managed to find a place which was
fairly remote but at least with no proximity to private areas. It was pretty
open though. The Sun was up all night. At the previous place the guys from the
hostel are suggesting that we need to go to the top of the mountain to enjoy
the midnight sun. Here it was fairly easy to ‘enjoy’ or rather witness the Sun
in the middle of the night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Moreover it was so hot that it didn’t let us sleep. Anyway it was time for a
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lyngen, Norway69.578171 20.21183999999993838.889537499999996 -21.096754000000061 90 61.520433999999938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-70681749241362860492014-07-05T18:31:00.005+03:002014-07-05T18:31:52.664+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">As I
mentioned today will be a day for relaxing. We slept until 9 a.m. which is quite something for our every day 3
a.m. starts</span>. <span lang="EN-US">I took the
time to catch up with some blogging and data entry. We stayed in the hostel
until lunch time and headed out for a walk in the area. Wanted to check again
the survey route for the following day to make sure there will be no surprise.
Luckily we managed to talk to a farmer and ask for his permission to leave the
car in his yard while doing the route. After that we travelled to the North to
enjoy the beautiful scenery. Dramatic views again combined with lovely houses
with large terraces. People here apparently like the Sun (when they have it) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">😊 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The exhaust made us take a nap in the car parked on
the shore line. Was rather pleasant and refreshing. Soon we headed to the area
of the route to search for a place to sleep. It wasn’t quite easy since it was
pretty built up with farms and houses everywhere. We decided to stop by a house
which looked empty and quiet. The lawn was just mown though so that would make
it pretty comfy for the tent ;) Had a drink or two and went to bed at 8p.m. or
so thinking it should be all right to spend the night there.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At about 10 p.m. I head some screeching from the door
of the house.:) Someone was back at home. Then a lady shouted out and I had to
come out of my comfy sleeping bag. She wasn’t very impressed we were there.
‘This is a private area’ she said. Not that she isn’t right, but there was no
one there so we had no one to ask. Moreover we were going to leave in a couple
of hours so the lady let us stay for the few hours before 3 a.m. when we had to
get up for the bird census.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lyngen, Norway69.578171 20.21183999999993844.056136499999994 -21.096754000000061 90 61.520433999999938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-19542070686616672262014-07-02T08:15:00.000+03:002014-07-02T11:23:08.649+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Route
number 1918 was going to be a fairly easy one. It was still on a mountain slope
but it wasn’t as steep. This one I did by myself. I woke up excited by the coming
walk and the shining sun. After the rainy first days it was important to catch
up with the timing and make use of every single day with suitable weather no
matter how tired I was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The road
where i needed to go was with a barrier so there was a bit of excitement if the
barrier will be open at 3 a.m. We did search for people in the village nearby
to make sure there will be no problem but couldn’t find anyone so we had to
risk it. Luckily there was no problem. I went in and then left the area with
the barrier open.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Approaching
the route was full with excitement. I had a Willow Grouse along the track and
then a large herd of Rein Deer with some youngsters. Going up the hill wasn’t
difficult and I soon had my next exciting bird
- Purple Sandpiper. The call was fairly distant but I compared it with my
records and proved right. It wasn’t long until I ticked a Rock Ptarmigan
patrolling its territory. Then a Golden Plover was calling ‘irania, irania,
irania’….lovely call to remember. Another individual let me rather close only a
couple of metres away from it. Of course I didn’t have my camera with up in the
mountains.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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another Rock Ptarmigan turned up, than another and another making a total of
five birds two of which were together in a pair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Soon I finished
with the route and at 9.30 i was back by the tent. We packed and had a brief breakfast
before we headed our way to the east. When I looked at the map of the next
route I realized I needed a break before doing it. It’s been three routes in a
row so will need some extra energy to do the following route which looked pretty
steep. Especially after the steep route couple of days ago. So we decided to
stay in a hostel and get some good sleep and shower.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">We were
driving along superb dramatic landscapes. We were approaching the Lyngen fjord…
they call them the Arctic Alps. What a scenery! After consulting the
information desk in Lyngenseit we decided to stay in a hostel called <a href="http://www.magicmountainlodge.no/" target="_blank">MagicMountain Lodge</a>. I would smile here when remembering the comfortable and cozy
place. It is managed by young people devoted to alternative sports. The rooms
was with a gorgeous view to the mountains. It was clean and we could use a
washing machine for free. This was rather important because I have been out in
the field for 10 days now and hadn’t done much washing. We booked dinner at the
lodge which turned out to be stunning. Even at the local information desk the
cook of the Lodge was recommended against the one in a local restaurant. We had
Cod with vegetables with noodles and soya sauce. Well it was more of a Thai recipe
rather than anything local. Actually when consulting the info desk for local stuff
they were recommending Italian ice cream </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">😊<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lyngen, Norway69.578171 20.21183999999993835.0663145 -62.405347500000062 90 102.82902749999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097694082707921572.post-55319770822906791192014-06-26T12:31:00.000+03:002014-07-02T11:07:09.956+03:00Breeding bird survey in Norway: day 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">The day
started as usual. The weather looked promising. The mountain was still there so
no way around it. We have to do it. I was doing point counts every 300m from
the route and had to do about 20 of those. The beginning was ok – the usual
bunch of bushes, bogs, river and wet places. Slight ups and downs but then came
the hard bit. It was only 300m but took us more than an hour to do it. Steep
hills with snow, trees, cliffs and what not. It was really difficult. This was
perhaps the hardest bit so far. We had to go around the steep cliffs, around
the snow which was going straight down into the bottom of the hill so pretty
dangerous to walk across. Once we were on the plateau everything looked a bit
better. Still some snow and cliffs bit at least it wasn’t steep. Luckily we had
this Rock Ptarmigan which made it all worthy. I don’t need much to be happy.
Just a bird or two </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">😊 The view from up there was lovely though.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">The rest of the route was fairly ok. Only the last bit
when we had to come down from the hill was again pretty unpleasant. Another
bird highlight turned up there which made it worthy – a Black Grouse took not
far from us.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We made it down to the bottom of the hill and congratulated
ourselves with satisfaction. I was glad we managed to do this route. It had a
denivelation of about 500 m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Quickly packed our gear and off we go to the next
place. We needed some rest so stopped in a local bakery shop for a cake with coffee.
Pretty strange both of them but my girlfriend like them. The cake was with some
light cream with very little sugar and the coffee was a black one which I personally
don’t like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we witnesses superb landscapes which are all around anyway. You just need the
proper light conditions to enjoy them.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Finnsnes, Norway69.232038 17.98085549999996169.141989000000009 17.658131999999963 69.322087 18.30357899999996