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Back From Birding Hungary

10,000 Birds

And what a trip to Hungary it was! Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my awesome birding experiences in Hungary I thought I would just share a few of the shots that I got during the trip. My year list also jumped by a whopping 122 species! I’m baaack! Enough chatter – on to the pictures!

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Searching for a White-backed Woodpecker

10,000 Birds

White-backed Woodpecker was one of the major target birds of the Bükk Hills portion of the trip to Hungary and though I would probably have preferred seeing what I now believe to be the mythical Black Woodpecker , the White-backed Woodpecker was a nice consolation prize. Not only that but I managed to get more horrible photos!

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Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

10,000 Birds

There are two species in the Old World woodpecker genus that sounds like birds that birders would never be able to see. Until a month ago I had never seen the Eurasian Wryneck either, but the trip to Hungary took care of that gap on the life list easily. They are literal jinx birds in that their genus name is “ Jynx.”

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Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus

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Neither of us had ever seen any species of hedgehog and it is no wonder that we were both surprised and excited to see such a cool little creature. There are seventeen species of hedgehog found across Europe, Asia, and Africa, the only places where hedgehogs are native. New Zealand has a host of hedgehogs but they are introduced.

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Fledgling Barred Warbler

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The Barred Warbler , otherwise known as Sylvia nisoria , is one of those species that is aptly named if you only ever see an adult male. Should you have the misfortune, or rather, good fortune (they are rather skulky) to see a female or an immature you might wonder why they are called Barred Warbler rather than Bland Warbler.

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The Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

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Acrocephalus arundinaceus is considered a Species of Least Concern by BirdLife International because of their extremely large range and population, though there does seem to be a downward trend in population levels. So, North American birders, get yourself to the old world and make sure to check out this easy-to-identify old world warbler.

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Birding from a Hide

10,000 Birds

I have asked myself that same question many times over the last six months, until last week, when I was involved in an opening ceremony of five new bird hides at the Palic Lake, by the town of Subotica in the very north of Serbia, along the border with Hungary (all photos are from that area). They got the message right. And so did I.

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