hungary - the best birding sites
hungary - the best birding sites
Kisbalaton - fabulous wetlands and pools but with limited access
Balatonlelle - a lovely fishpond site with no access problems
Lake Velence and the Dinnyes marshes - superb reedbeds and marshes but you need this book to point out where to view them
Csakvar - a marsh with Whiskered Terns, Marsh Warblers and Rollers next to hills with Imperial Eagle and Saker Falcon
Osca - a small wetland with Moustached Warbler, River Warbler and Whiskered Tern
Kiskunsag - exactly where to look for Great Bustards, Bee-eaters and Rollers on these plains that also have important wetland areas
The Hortobagy - Hungary’s famous plains but with limited access so you need this book to tell you where you can still reach the best birds
Hortobagy-Halasto fishponds - the best wetland in Hungary; find out exactly where to look for birds such as Moustached Warbler, Bluethroat, Caspian Gull, Little Crake and potentially all 5 grebes
Polgar fishponds - an exciting, new and little known site, full of ducks, waders, terns, grebes and warblers
Little Hortobagy - easier access to plain species including Saker Falcon, Roller and Red-footed Falcon
Bukk Hills - great for woodpeckers, flycatchers and Imperial Eagles
Aggtelek Hills - specific sites for birds such as River Warbler, Barred Warbler, Rock Bunting and woods with woodpeckers and flycatchers
Biharugra - terrific fishponds and marshes for most of the desirable wetland birds
Szeged-Feherto - where to see the breeding Med Gulls and passage waders
Peteri-to - how to access this famous bird-lake
Csaj-to - one of the best wetlands in Hungary. Med Gull breeds here too.
Zemplen hills - the best woodlands in Hungary for Short-toed, Imperial and Lesser Spotted Eagles, Ural Owl, Collared Flycatcher and all of Hungary’s woodpeckers
Tokai - important for breeding Black Storks and Eagle Owls in the quarries with hunting Imperial Eagle and Saker Falcon on the plains
M3 motorway - amazingly there’s a site on this motorway which is one of most reliable places in Hungary for seeing Eastern Imperial Eagle
The following sites are all included in my book Finding Birds in Hungary and many are also covered in my DVD of the same title.
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Click on any of the sites below to find photos and further hints. If you have further information to add to these pages, please email me at dave@easybirder.co.uk