10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2024

Adult Egyptian Vulture showing detail of its head The bird, a summer visitor to Europe from winter quarters in the Sahel, is in decline across the continent. I don’t share Verner’s total disgust with the landed bird but I do agree that seeing this bird on the wing is something quite special. Its stronghold is the Iberian Peninsula.

2004 288

2004 Spain Italy Agenda 288

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

And in order to evaluate its potential, my agenda was to spend whole two days in the park and to produce the best possible evaluation based on that visit. That first field trip to Djerdap Gorge National Park, eight years ago, was made as a part of an ecotourism potential evaluation project. Djerdap (a.k.a.

Serbia 264

Serbia Woodpeckers Birds Romania 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month.

Serbia 202

Serbia Bulgaria Farming Turtles 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Luckily, here in America we follow the American Model of wildlife management where the animals and fishes are managed for the good of the public and not owned by landowners as is the case in Great Britain and much of the rest of Europe. Those opposed have anti-hunting agendas and can not be allowed to dictate what game species are hunted.

2011 263

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

Hordes of birders from all across Europe went there and got cracking views of this long-staying bird, but I was not one of them due to the distance involved and a lack of time (certainly not a lack of envy and desire). They are absolutely common along Europe’s coasts, and even venture far into the Mediterranean Sea during the winter.

2016 108

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 108