Overall the spectacle of thousands of migration raptors did not materialise which was a little disappointing, this was due to the weather patterns at the peak migration times. The light westerly winds were always favourable for the crossing to Africa which the raptors did at will with no build up of significant numbers.
For me it was another great birding week, superb birding, a lovely group of people, smashing weather and an impressive tally of species which included a couple of rarities and some unusual sightings...............
Download Trip Report (2.3 MB)A highly successful trip led by Iordan Hirstov (Dancho) in his home country. Over 200 species were recorded with all of the target species in the bag. Owls were a stand-out feature of the tour as well as a huge range ...
View ReportA very exciting tour led by Iordan Hristov, aka Dancho. The group recorded a record number of species including over 100 species on GLOBAL BIRD DAY, A Saker Falcon was first for a Wingspan Tour in this area and a mixed flock of nea...
View ReportYet another fantastic Wingspan bird Tour of this fascinating Greek island. We had superb weather for the the first four days then an abrupt change brought in wind, rain and a huge fall of migrant bird species. We saw most of the reg...
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