Autumn sightings

Posted by Rossen

Autumn came and it began with the miracle called "Autumn bird migration".

In September, the most impressive observation was the 11 Dalmatian pelicans migrating through the valley of the Struma River. There followed the usual observations of migrating flocks of Black-headed Gull, watched the first of the autumn migration flock of Lapwings. Since the beginning of September for a month Blagoevgrad wetlands were resting place for migratory Osprey.

 

In October I had the opportunity to visit the National Park "Gran Sasso" in central Italy and to do some interesting hikes and field observations of typical species for the Apennine mountains.

Monte Camicia - 2564 m.

Monte Tremoggia - 2350 m.

Dente del Lupo

Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

In November, the most significant observation in Blagoevgrad wetlands was 1 male Red-crested Pochard, which stuck to the shallows and are not bothered by human presence in the area. At the end of the month first Coots and other performing vertical migration as a Eurasian Wren and Water Pipit were established in Blagoevgrad wetlands. With observation of the Merlin in the Blagoevgrad plain in late November ended one of the most exciting seasons associated with the migration of the birds.

Database of Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) 2012

Posted by Rossen

DATABASE OF DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES (Order Odonata) 2012
Family/Species	Place of observation	Geographic coordinates	Bulgarian Biodiversity Act	IUCN Red List Category (EU27)	Habitats Directive		Population trend
					Annexes II	Annexes IV
CALOPTERYGIDAE
Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)	Harsovska river	42 2'3.62"N  23 8'0.32"E		LC			Stable
	Drenkovska river	42 0'10.43"N  23 1'15.77"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river	42 3'13.19"N  23 10'35.50"E
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E		LC			Stable
	Drenkovska river near Zelen dol	42 0'20.36"N  23 2'54.80"E
	Klisurska river	42 0'3.61"N  22 54'20.25"E
	Drenkovska river	42 0'10.43"N  23 1'15.77"E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Chitirka river	41 58'53.52"N  23 3'44.45"E
	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E
	Potoka river	41 29'10.04"N  23 16'50.71"E
	Oranovo gorge	41 57'43.30"N  23 6'0.69"E
EPALLAGIDAE
Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840)				NT			Decreasing
LESTIDAE
Lestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)				LC			Stable
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevski, 1929)	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E		DD			Unknown
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E		LC			Stable
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E		LC			Stable
	Spring stream near Strumsko quarter	41 58'57.96"N  23 5'6.49"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836)				EN			Decreasing
Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)				LC			Stable
Lestes dryas (Kirby, 1890)				LC			Stable
Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'48.43 N 23 4'12.25 E		LC			Stable
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
	Kresna gorge	41 50'49.99"N  23 8'52.29"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E
	Kocherinovo marshes	42 5'35.63 N 23 2'4.81 E
COENAGRIONIDAE
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)	Telkidolski dol river near Riltzi	42 1'51.68"N  23 3'21.72"E		LC			Stable
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river	42 3'13.00"N  23 10'34.53"E
	Harsovska river	42 2'3.62"N  23 8'0.32"E
	Ponds near Klisurska river	42 0'3.06"N  22 54'22.38"E
	Drenkovska river	41 59'52.00"N  22 58'17.72"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river	42 3'13.19"N  23 10'35.50"E
Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Increasing
	Kocherinovo marshes	42 5'35.63 N 23 2'4.81 E
	truma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
	Reservoir near Dabrava	42 3'1.81"N  23 8'50.10"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 59'5.70 N 23 4'6.24 E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
	Gorno Demirevo reservoir	42 4'36.29"N  23 9'42.56"E
Erythromma lindeni (Selys, 1840)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70 N 23 4'22.98 E		LC			Stable
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825)				LC			Unknown
Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850)	Drenkovska river near Zelen dol	42 0'20.36"N  23 2'54.80"E	*	NT	*		Decreasing
	Drenkovska river near Selishte	42 0'10.43"N  23 1'15.77"E
Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
	Reservoir near Dabrava	42 3'1.81"N  23 8'50.10"E
	Spring stream near Strumsko quarter	41 58'59.36"N  23 5'7.75"E
	Drenkovska river near Zelen dol	42 0'20.36"N  23 2'54.80"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Ponds near Klisurska river	42 0'3.06"N  22 54'22.38"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river	42 2'23.64"N  23 8'42.04"E
	Chitirka river	41 58'53.52"N  23 3'44.45"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Spring stream near Strumsko quarter	41 58'59.36"N  23 5'7.75"E
Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Ponds near Klisurska river	42 0'3.06"N  22 54'22.38"E
	Gorno Demirevo reservoir	42 4'36.29"N  23 9'42.56"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825)	Ponds near Klisurska river	42 0'3.06"N  22 54'22.38"E		LC			Stable
Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Stable
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E
	Kocherinovo marshes	42 5'35.63 N 23 2'4.81 E
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
	Marshes near Strumsko quarter	41 58'41.03"N  23 4'45.17"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
PLATYCNEMIDIDAE
Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Stable
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Chitirka river	41 58'53.52"N  23 3'44.45"E
	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E
	Potoka river	41 29'10.04"N  23 16'50.71"E
	Oranovo gorge	41 57'43.30"N  23 6'0.69"E
AESHNIDAE
Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)				LC			Stable
Aeshna subarctica (Walker, 1908)				LC			Decreasing
Aeshna mixta (Latreille, 1805)	Spring stream near Strumsko quarter	41 58'57.96"N  23 5'6.49"E		LC			Increasing
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
Aeshna affinis (Vander Linden, 1823)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E		LC			Increasing
Aeshna cyanea (Muller, 1764)				LC			Stable
Aeshna isoceles (Muller, 1767)	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E		LC			Stable
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
Anax imperator (Leach, 1815)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Increasing
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
	Gorno Demirevo reservoir	42 4'36.29"N  23 9'42.56"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839)				LC			Increasing
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)				LC			Stable
Brachytron pratense (Muller, 1764)				LC			Stable
Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845)	small stream near Vukovo	42 11'25.68"N  22 58'17.17"E		NT			Decreasing
	Drenkovska river	42 0'10.43"N  23 1'15.77"E
GOMPHIDAE
Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden 1825)				VU	*	*	Decreasing
Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825)				LC		*	Increasing
Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Stable
	Kresna gorge	41 50'47.01"N  23 8'55.07"E
	Kresna gorge	41 50'15.97"N  23 9'4.79"E
	Oranovo gorge	41 57'43.30"N  23 6'0.69"E
Ophiogomphus cecilia (Fourcroy, 1785)	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E	*	LC	*	*	Stable
Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Stable
	Drenkovska river near Zelen dol	42 0'20.36"N  23 2'54.80"E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E
	Oranovo gorge	41 57'43.30"N  23 6'0.69"E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
CORDULEGASTRIDAE
Cordulegaster picta (Selys, 1854)				VU			Stable
Cordulegaster heros (Theischinger, 1979)			*	NT	*	*	Stable
Cordulegaster insignis (Schneider, 1845)				EN			Unknown
Cordulegaster bidentata (Selys, 1843)	small stream near Brakadantzi	42 3'2.41"N  23 13'41.36"E		NT			Decreasing
	Kovatchitza river	42 3'34.08"N  23 12'49.54"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river	42 2'23.64"N  23 8'42.04"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river near Bodrost	42 2'42.17"N  23 20'0.74"E
	Harsovska river	42 0'48.37"N  23 12'21.57"E
	Blagoevgradska Bistritza river near Blagoevgrad	42 1'51.73"N  23 7'10.86"E
CORDULIIDAE
Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)	Kocherinovo marshes	42 5'35.63 N 23 2'4.81 E		LC			Stable
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825)				LC			Stable
Somatochlora meridionalis (Nielsen, 1935)				LC			Unknown
Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825)				LC			Stable
Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840)				LC			Unknown
Somatochlora borisi (Marinov, 2001)				VU			Decreasing
LIBELLULIDAE
Libellula quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)				LC			Stable
Libellula fulva (Muller, 1764)				LC			Stable
Libellula depressa (Linnaeus, 1758)	Reservoir near Dabrava	42 3'1.81"N  23 8'50.10"E		LC			Stable
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Ponds near Klisurska river	42 0'3.06"N  22 54'22.38"E
	temporary pond near Dabovo	42 3'25.36"N  23 12'36.61"E
	Spring under Fikiro peak	42 5'51.20"N  23 11'43.37"E
	Spring under Kilero peak	42 5'41.37"N  23 12'35.95"E
	Gorno Demirevo reservoir	42 4'36.29"N  23 9'42.56"E
Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Kresna gorge	41 50'29.61"N  23 9'3.12"E
Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848)	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E		LC			Increasing
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'46.72 N 23 4'21.91 E
	Chitirka river	41 58'53.52"N  23 3'44.45"E
	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1848)	Sklavska river	41 29'54.45"N  23 16'14.02"E		LC			Increasing
	Drenkovska river near Zelen dol	42 0'20.36"N  23 2'54.80"E
	Potoka river	41 29'10.04"N  23 16'50.71"E
	Spring under Fikiro peak	42 5'51.20"N  23 11'43.37"E
	Spring under Kilero peak	42 5'41.37"N  23 12'35.95"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)				LC			Stable
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)				NA			Unknown
Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle, 1832)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Increasing
	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48 N 23 3'4.36 E
Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Stable
Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)				LC			Stable
Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		LC			Increasing
Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840)	Marena reservoir	41 26'41.08"N  23 18'42.93"E		LC			Increasing
	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E
	Reservoir near Dabrava	42 3'1.81"N  23 8'50.10"E
	Riltzi reservoir	42 3'4.00 N 23 4'35.35 E
	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E
	Gorno Demirevo reservoir	42 4'36.29"N  23 9'42.56"E
	Gorno Osenovo reservoir	42 0'18.67"N  23 15'7.75"E
Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)				LC			Stable
Sympetrum sanguineum (Muller, 1764)	Old quarry near Blagoevgrad	42 0'8.66"N  23 3'33.65"E		LC			Stable
	Marshes near Zelen dol bridge	42 0'49.48"N 23 3'4.36"E
Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)	Struma river near Blagoevgrad	41 58'45.70"N 23 4'22.98"E		VU			Decreasing
	Ponds near Rilska river mouth	42 3'41.06"N   23 1'46.37"E
Sympetrum pedemontanum (Allioni, 1766)				LC			Stable
Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825)			*	LC	*	*	Decreasing
Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825)				LC			Stable
Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825)				LC			Increasing
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