Four new localities for Erythromma najas

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Four new localities for Erythromma najas from wetlands around Blagoevgrad. So far the species is found in six localities in Bulgaria mainly in the northern plains and mountains regions of southern Bulgaria. The species inhabits permanent ponds with rich organic with development of hydrophytic vegetation of Potamogeton sp ..

Spring bird observations 2012

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March
Whooper Swan – 12 n. – Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Mute Swan – 16 n. – Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Mallard - 76 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Grey Heron - 41 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Great Egret - 9 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Common Snipe – 11 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Black-headed Gull – 35 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Mediterranean Gull – 4 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Linnet – 14 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Spotted Redshank – 13 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Little Owl – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Common Pochard – 25 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Ferruginous Duck – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Garganey – 26 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Common Shelduck – 7 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Little Grebe – 74 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Ruff – 8 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Green Sandpiper – 6 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Little Ringed Plover – 7 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Black-winged Stilt – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Cetti's Warbler – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Coot – planty - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Hoopoe – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Marsh Harrier – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Northern Wheatear – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Northern Goshawk – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	wintering
Black Stork – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Little Egret – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
April
Osprey  – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Short-toed Snake Eagle - 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Mute Swan – 2 n. – Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Garganey – 16 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Little Egret – 12 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Common Sandpiper – 3 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Short-toed Snake Eagle - 1 n. – Oranovo gorge
Eurasian Hobby – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Common Swift – 12 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Northern Lapwing – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Black-crowned Night Heron – 10 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Common Redstart – 4 n. - Blagoevgrad	breeding
Pygmy Cormorant – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Purple Heron – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Little Ringed Plover – 11 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Blackcap – 5 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Whinchat – 6 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Collared Flycatcher – 4 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Pied Flycatcher – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava feldegg) – 11 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Little Bittern – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Wood Warbler – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Mallard - 20 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Common Greenshank – 4 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Sand Martin – planty - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Woodchat Shrike – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Peregrine Falcon – 1 n. – IBA Melnik pyramids
Ferruginous Duck – 1 n. – Marena reservoir
Little Bittern – 4 n. - Marena reservoir	breeding
Great Reed Warbler – planty - Marena reservoir	breeding
Black-eared Wheatear – 3 n. – IBA Kresna gorge	breeding
May
Marsh Harrier – 1 n. – Kocherinovo marshes	migratory
Squacco Heron – 1 n. - Kocherinovo marshes	migratory
Black Stork – 1 n. – IBA Skrino	breeding
Wood Sandpiper – 13 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Northern Wheatear – (2 pairs) - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Ruff – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Eurasian Golden Oriole – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Mallard - (4 - 5 pairs) - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Common Snipe – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
White Stork – 15 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	N-S
Black Stork – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Lesser Grey Shrike – 2 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Great Reed Warbler – 14 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Little Egret – 7 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Black Tern – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Coot  – (2 - 3 pairs) - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Little Bittern – (4 - 5 pairs) - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding
Grey Heron - 3 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Blue Rock Thrush – 1 n. – IBA Kresna gorge	breeding
Griffon Vulture – 2 n. – IBA Kresna gorge
Black-eared Wheatear – 3 n. – IBA Kresna gorge	breeding
Black Redstart – 2 n. – IBA Kresna gorge	breeding
Eurasian Golden Oriole – 5 n. – IBA Kresna gorge
Red-backed Shrike  – 6 n. – IBA Kresna gorge	breeding
Little Ringed Plover  – 2 n. – IBA Kresna gorge
Common Sandpiper – 2 n. - IBA Kresna gorge
Squacco Heron – 3 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands	migratory
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 n. - Blagoevgrad wetlands
Common Moorhen – (4 - 5 pairs) - Blagoevgrad wetlands	breeding