Spring bird observations 2012

Posted by Rossen

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