Summer is began

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After an unusually cold and rainy spring, now in late June temperatures reached appropriate for early summer values ​​and revived wildlife. During this period birding is limited in the early morning or late afternoon, as the most attractive sights in that time is hunting kestrels with its characteristic hangs on the air.

Common Kestrel

At the same time, this Green lizard looks at the top to make sure that the bad weather is gone and close no direct threat of raptors.

 

Green lizard

Struma Wildlife already in Facebook

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Struma Wildlife already in Facebook with more images, videos and data about wild nature of Struma river and SW Bulgaria. You can see the Facebook account in follow web address: https://www.facebook.com/StrumaWildlife

Rarest birds of Kozjuh volcano

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Kozjuh volcano is a natural monument and habitat of some of the rarest birds in Bulgaria. The slopes of volcanic hills are a suitable nesting place for three rare bird species prefer rocky habitats, namely Rock Nuthatch, Blue Rock Thrush and Black-eared Wheatear. 

 

Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer) on Skalata volcanic hill

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) on Pchelina volcanic hill

In June, their presence among the steep slopes of the Kozjuh volcano can't go unnoticed if you go along the paths around the hills. This is only a small part of the rich fauna of the Kozjuh volcano and near pass Struma river. 
 

Kozjuh volcano

Cormorants and Herons on Struma river sandbar

Here below is the full list of bird species observed in early June during the field observation in the hills of the Kozjuh volcano and Struma river:

 The checklist of the day:

Mallard
Great Cormorant
Dalmatian Pelican
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Black Stork
White Stork
European honey buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Kestel
Hobby
Eleonora's Falcon
Yellow-legged Gull

Common Cuckoo
Bee-eater
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Black-eared Wheatear
Great Reed Warbler
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Rock Nuthatch
Blue Rock Thrush
Woodchat Shrike
Magpie
Hooded Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Black-headed Bunting
Corn Bunting

Warblers on sunset

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Evening on sunset is the right time to photographing birds because of the brightness and variety of colors.  Warblers use this time to mark their territory by deafening songs and are a convenient object for shooting against the reedbeds.

Great Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler