Bee Eater |
European Roller |
Pigmy Cormorant |
Red-breasted Geese |
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Coracias
garrulus |
Phalacrocorax
pygmeus |
Branta
ruficollis |
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| Population: |
30.000 |
It is one of the most common birds on the Dobrogea plateau nesting in fairly large
colonies dug in the loess cliff. This is amongst the most colorfull birds of Romania |
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| Population: |
5000 |
A bird that became rare in Europe is here a commune
bird with hundreds of pairs breeding in the lowlands
and the largest population to be found in Danube
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| Population: |
20000 |
The Pigmy Cormorant is one of the rarest in the world but the largest population can be found in the Danube Delta where it is fairly common. If you want to see one of these you know where to go. |
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| Population: |
75.000 |
The most exotic of all European geese comes in Dobrogea and the nearby lagoons for wintering.
Some years almost 90% of world population can be
found here. |
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Red-necked
Grebe |
Black-necked
Grebe |
Red-crested Pochard |
Ferruginous Duck |
Podiceps
grisegena |
Podiceps
nigricollis |
Netta
rufina |
Aythya
nyroca |
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| Population: |
6.000 |
In the Danube
Delta there is to be found
one of the largest populations in Europe. This grebe
is a common sight on many lakes and canals. |
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| Population: |
7000 |
The most spectacular Grebe in Romania
is a resident bird and is nesting in various parts
of the country but it also winters in large flocks
on the Black Sea coast. |
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| Population: |
500 |
In summer it is not so easy to spot it
but in winter the northern populations concentrate
on lakes in the delta putting on a spectacular show
for the visitor. |
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| Population: |
8000 |
This bird is a E European specialty
and the largest population can be found here in Danube
Delta where it stays all year long. Birds Romania |
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Caspian
Tern |
Marsh
Sandpiper |
Little
Bittern |
Glossy
Ibis |
Sterna
caspia |
Tringa
stagnatilis |
Ixobrichus
minutus |
Plegadis
falcinellus |
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| Population: |
800 |
A migratory bird found in the Danube
Delta from August to October and during the spring
migration. Flocks can be observed on sea side too. |
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| Population: |
2000 |
Hundreds of individuals are to be seen
during spring and autumn migration in the brackish
marshes of the Danube Delta, this bird is considered
very rare in the rest of Europe. |
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| Population: |
3.500 |
This heron can be found in almost all
the marshes of Romania but probably the largest population
in Europe is to be found in Danube Delta. |
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| Population: |
5000 |
During the warm season this is one of
the most common birds in the Delta, breading in mix
colonies together with Herons and Cormorants. |
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Dalmatian Pelican |
White Pelican |
Great Black-headed
Gull |
Collard Pratincole |
Pelecanus
crispus |
Pelecanus
onocrotalus |
Larus
ichthyaetus |
Glareola
pratincola |
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| Population: |
800 |
The largest and rarest pelican in the
world is still enjoying the natural habitat of the
delta where it can be found from February to December. |
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| Population: |
7000 |
Danube Delta holds the largest colony
outside Africa and with it's 7000 estimated individuals
is almost the only place in Europe where this pelican
can be spotted in the wild. |
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| Population: |
200 |
Although a rare bird this large gull
can be spotted in various places around the Delta and
on the Black Sea shore. Some exemplars winter in the
Histria - Sinoe lagoon area. |
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| Population: |
800 |
This spectacular bird can be found here
in large colonies and also in huge flocks before autumn
migration, catching insects in Histria - Vadu area. |
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Bluethroats |
Black-headed
Wagtail |
Short-toed
Lark |
Calandra
Lark |
Luscinia
svecica |
Motacilla
flava feldeg |
Calandrella
brachydactyla |
Melanocorypha
calandra |
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| Population: |
50 |
This fantastic singer is to be found
in few areas of the Delta and is easy to spot during
the spring breeding season. |
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| Population: |
20.000 |
A few years ago it was declared as a
separate species. This beautiful wagtail is a commune
bird around the lagunes and salt marshes of Histria
and Vadu. |
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| Population: |
15.000 |
One of the smallest larks around is filling
with it's song the ponto-sarmatic steps of Dobrogea.
Easy to spot from April to August. |
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| Population: |
80.000 |
With it's large bill and black under-wing
this lark is hard to miss. Thousands of birds can be
seen on Dobrogea's fields all year long. In winter
they flock like Starlings. |
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Ortolan |
Isabelline
Wheatear |
Pied
Wheatear |
Spanish
Sparrow |
Emberiza
hortulana |
Oenanthe
isablellina |
Oenanthe
pleschanka |
Passer
hispaniolensis |
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| Population: |
35.000 |
Dobrogea would be a monotonous place
without the song of the Ortolan. The higher plateaus
and the Macin Mountains National Park are some of it's
favorite places. |
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| Population: |
200 |
One of the only wheatears breeding in
the ground. They can be found in some valleys taking
over the nests of Suslik (Spermophylus citellus) |
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| Population: |
2500 |
A wheatear with a spectacular plumage
and quite hard to find. For finding this bird you will
need the help of a local guide. |
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| Population: |
1.000.000 |
Many tourists don't expect to see a
"spanish" bird in Romania but surprisingly
this is a fairly commune sight especially in the White
Stork nests. |
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Alpine
Accentor |
Rose-colored
Starling |
Paddyfield
Warbler |
Barred
Warbler |
Prunella
collaris |
Sturnus
roseus |
Acrocephalus
agricola |
Sylvia
nisoria |
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| Population: |
2000 |
A bird to be found on the alpine meadows and
highest tops of the Carpathians this bird is not so
easy to see. Usually it requires a bit of walking
till it-s breeding place is reached. |
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| Population: |
0-30.000 |
During hot and dry years when the amount
of grasshoppers is increasing this bird can be found
breeding in large colonies located usually in abandoned
quarries. |
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| Population: |
120.000 |
In the salt marshes of Histria and Vadu
this warbler is not too hard to miss. It is easier
to spot during the breeding season while singing. |
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| Population: |
50.000 |
A great bird to see and another Eastern
European specialty easy to find in Dobrogea's bushes. |
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Long-legged
Buzzard |
Levant
Sparrowhawk |
Spotted
Eagle |
Lesser-spotted
Eagle |
Buteo
rufinus |
Accipiter
brevipes |
Aquila
clanga |
Aquila
pomarina |
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| Population: |
200 |
One of the largest buzzards of Europe
is the most commune bird of pray in Dobrogea. It usually
builds it's nest on cliffs and is easier to see in
Macin Mountains National Park. Birds Romania |
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| Population: |
180 |
The rare Sparrowhawk is not easy to find
but with a competent guide it shouldn't be a problem.
It can be seen from May to September catching lizards
in Dobrogea. |
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| Population: |
30-40 |
A winter visitor to the Danube Delta.
This extremely rare bird can be spotted near lakes
where water fowl concentrates during the cold season.
It is estimated that up to 40 individuals return every
year. |
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| Population: |
50 |
To be found in more parts of Romania
this eagle is a great bird to see as sometimes it
approaches the road side in search of food. |
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Saker
Falcon |
Red-footed
Falcon |
White-tailed
Eagle |
Booted
Eagle |
Falco cherrug |
Falco vespertinus |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
Hieraaetus pennatus |
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| Population: |
6 |
Going towards extinction the largest
falcon of Romania is not a easy to spot bird. With
only 3 or less pairs left this is the rarest bird of
Romania. It can be spotted if accompanied by a guide. |
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| Population: |
900 |
The expression "flocks of falcons" is
not so easy to imagine as being true but here in the
Delta and Dobrogea you can be amazed by the colonies
they form in huge rookeries. Birds Romania |
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| Population: |
50 |
The largest eagle of Europe is a bird
to be found in Danube Delta all year long. In winter
the northern population moves to the area and sometimes
10 or more individuals can be spotted around lakes
with bird agglomerations. |
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| Population: |
80 |
A Dobrogea hunter the smallest eagle
of Europe is highly specialized in catching Susliks
(Spermophylus Citellus) abundant on the dry steppes. |
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Syrian
Woodpecker |
Gray-headed
Wp. |
Black
Woodpecker |
Ural
Owl |
Dendrocopos Syriacus |
Picus canus |
Dryocopus martius |
Strix uralensis |
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| Population: |
150.000 |
Another E European specialty this woodpecker
can be found in almost all the villages of Dobrogea
and Danube Delta but also in the rest of the country. |
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| Population: |
70.000 |
Easily confused with the Green Woodpecker
this woodpecker is one of the loudest of them all.
It can be found all over the country but a large population
is nesting in Danube Delta. |
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| Population: |
15.000 |
From the highest points of the Carpathians
to the lowlands of the Delta this woodpecker is easy
to see especially during the breeding season. |
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| Population: |
800 |
This is a bird for the specialist as
it is not a very rare one but it requires a lot of
walking on steep trails in the Carpathians in order
to reach the breeding places. |
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Thrush
Nightingale |
Lesser
Gray Shrike |
Red-breasted
Flycatcher |
Cuckoo |
Luscinia luscinia |
Lanius minor |
Ficedula parva |
Cuculus canorus |
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| Population: |
120.000 |
The sound of this nightingale is hard
to miss and the Danube Delta wouldn't be the same without
it.
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| Population: |
150.000 |
The largest population of Europe is nesting
in Romania and this bird can be found nesting in poplars
by the side of the road. Easy to see from mid April
to September. |
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| Population: |
50.000 |
During spring migration hundreds of birds
migrate through Dobrogea and Danube Delta. Few breeding
exemplars remain in the forests of Dobrogea and the
oak forests of the Delta - Letea and Caraorman. |
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| Population: |
300.000 |
With such richness of passerines it would
be impossible not to have the largest population of
Cuckoo in Europe. During spring hundreds can be heard
while traveling in the Delta and Dobrogea. |
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