This year MWWC be held on 14 and 15 January in true winter conditions with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. This time I chose to visit some marshes and dams north of Blagoevgrad, but weather conditions largely prevented the real coverage of wintering waterbird species.
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| Heavy snowfall - Pchelina Dam |
Mid-winter Waterfowl Census 2012
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№
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Place of observation
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Observed species
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Number
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Weather condition
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Date
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1.
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Dyakovo Dam
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Mallard
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4
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Heavy snowfall, temperature -1 oC
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15.01.2012
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Great Crested Grebe
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6
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2.
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Pchelina Dam
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Anas spp.
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150
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Heavy snowfall, temperature -1 oC
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15.01.2012
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Eurasian Coot
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1
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Great Crested Grebe
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1
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Little Grebe
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1
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Great Cormorant
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76
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3.
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Izvor Dam
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Cloudy, temperature -1 oC; Dam is frozen
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15.01.2012
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4.
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Choklyovo marsh
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Cloudy, temperature -1 oC; marsh is frozen
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15.01.2012
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5.
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Skrino gorge
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Great Cormorant
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11
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Cloudy
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15.01.2012
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Great Egret
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3
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6.
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Blagoevgrad wetlands
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Great Cormorant
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22
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Cloudy, temperature 0 oC
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14.01.2012
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Little Grebe
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45
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Eurasian Teal
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1
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Yellow-legged Gull (juvenile)
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1
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Green Sandpiper
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2
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Great Egret
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1
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Grey Heron
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58
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Grey Heron – killed by poachers
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1
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