10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Neighbouring (FYRO) Macedonia nowadays has about 20 pairs, while two decades ago they had 135! In 2010, a joint expedition by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and the Sudanese Wildlife Society (SWS) found a further 17 electrocuted Egyptian Vultures. All Egyptian Vulture populations in the world are decreasing.

Sudan 250

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

True, because of higher precipitation, more luxurious vegetation and higher diversity of altitudes and habitats, east Macedonia and Thrace may offer better birding and a longer bird list, but for those, there is a more informative new book, Birdwatching in Northern Greece – a site guide by Steve Mills (2011, 2nd edition).

Greece 253

Greece Macedonia Birds 2014 253

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Prespa Lakes National Park in Greece is well hidden among the mountains at the triple border with Albania in the west and the FYRO Macedonia in the north. The mountains are more than 2300 metres high, while the lakes lie at the lowest point of the park, at 850 m a.s.l. Coming from the northeast, there are two tarmac roads leading there.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Albania 252

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The series of birding workshops and meetings continued across the map, through Ulcinj, Montenegro, then Samobor, Croatia and Stip (described here ), North Macedonia, leading to Brussels, the unofficial capital of EU. Bosnian birders often bitterly joke that the only truly protected reserves in the country are minefields. Neither can I.

Bosnia 177

Bosnia Croatia Herzegovina Slovenia 177