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Birdwatching Tours in Lviv and Around
Birdwatching Tours in Lviv and Around
Birdwatching in Pohulanka Park
Birdwatching in Pohulanka Park
2 hours on foot in the best park in Lviv for birders.
Equipment: binoculars
Brief tour but impressive bird list: Woodpeckers, Doves, Owls, Tits, Finches, Thrushes, Warblers, Flycatchers, Doves and Pigeons, Buzzards, and others.
The best time: spring, June.
A part of the park features a primeval beech tree forest, providing a suitable habitat for bird breeding.
Half of a day tour to Yaniv and Lelekhivka Ponds
Half of a day tour to Yaniv and Lelekhivka Ponds
4-hour tour by car
Equipment: binoculars and a telescope.
Bird list: Gulls, Terns, Ducks, Cutes, Grebes, Gray Heron Colony, White Tailed Eagle, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Egrets, Grey Headed Woodpecker, Tits, Warblers, Water Rail, Bittern, Black Stork, Whitebacked Woodpecker, and others.
The best time: spring, summer, and September.
Cholgini Ornithological Reserve
Cholgini Ornithological Reserve
1-day tour by car to the Cholgini Ornithological Reserve. Kingdom of the aquatic birds.
Equipment: binoculars, telescope, rubber boots, repellent
Bird list: Sandpipers, Plovers, Stints, Terns, Gulls, Spoonbill, Bee Eater, Marsh Harrier, Egrets, Herons, Wagtails, Shrikes, Bluethroat, Little bittern, Cormorant, Ducks. The total bird list is about 50-70 species, depending on the season.
The best time: late spring, summer, and September
Sandwiches are included!!!
What other birdwatching tours are available in Ukraine?
What other birdwatching tours are available in Ukraine?
The matter is that the most popular short tours are listed above. The variety of tours is much wider. Everything depends on your preferences, the time you have, and your safety. There are many spots in the South of Ukraine, Kyiv, the Carpathians, and Volynia. But there is a cruel war in Ukraine now, so some places are unsafe or inaccessible.
Where birdwatchers may go in Western Ukraine
Where birdwatchers may go in Western Ukraine
There are plenty of spots:
The Carpathian Mountains - if you are looking for Dipper, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Three-toed Woodpecker, Short-toed Eagle, Goldcrest, or other species that are common for the mountains, go there.
Transcarpathians - the safest now - owl tour - 5 owl species in one day with Leonid Pokrytiuk, an amusing bird guide.
Burshtyn water reserve - paradise of wintering birds.
Otynevychi fishery ponds are a nice spot during the period of bird migration and breeding.
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