12 Days of Birdwatching around Western Ukraine
The program ensures birdwatching during 12 days around Western Ukraine. Big variety of biotopes is a strong point of it.
If you need, the telescope and binocular could be provided.
Meals: breakfast, lunch boxes or regular lunch, dinner.
Transportation: minivan
Guides: English speaking guide-assistant and ornithologist.
The list is 190 species but depends on weather and season.
The program:
1st – 2nd day
Arrival. Birdwatching in two spots in Lviv, National Park of Roztochia and Cholginy Ornithological Reserve.
3rd day
Birdwatching in the upper meadow of The Dniester river. Uzhany National Park in Transcarpatians. Visit to primeval beech tree forest.
4th day
Birdwatching in Beregovo area. Owls and colony of Whiskered Tern.
5-6th day
Birdwatching in the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathian Biosphere Nature Reserve. Primeval Pine tree forests and alpine fields.
7th-8th day
Birdwatching in Galych National Park. Step biotope. Burshtyn power station water reserve.
8-10th day
Birdwatching in Volynian region. Aquatic Warbler and Azur Tit. Shatsky Lakes National Park. The Prypyat river. Wetlands.
11th day
Return to Lviv. Departure
The program is available from March to October.
List of birds:
Ural Owl, Towny Owl, Long-Earred Owl, Scops Owl, Little Owl, Barn Owl, Eagle Owl, Black Woodpecker,White-backed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Osprey, Buzzard, Honey Buzzard, Spotted Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Red Kite, Black Kite, Montagu’s Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Booted Eagle, Red-Footed Falcon, Kestrel, Hobby, Goshawk, Short-toed Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Teal, Garganey, Mallard, Shoveler, Gadwall, Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Crane, Great White Egret, Grey Egret, White Stork, Black Stork, Bittern, Quail, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Curlew, Great Snipe, Woodcock, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull, Avocet, Black-headed Gull, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Common Tern, White-winged Black Tern, Little Tern, Hazel Grouse, Black Grouse, Capercaillie, Cornkrake, Water Rail, Spotted Crake, Little Crake, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Swift, Hoopoe, Bee-eater, Kingfisher, Wryneck, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Crested Lark, Skylark, Woodlark, Tawny Pipit, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Golden Oriole, Starling, Jay, Nutcracker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Hooded Crow, Raven, Wren, Dipper, Dunnock, Savi’s Warbler, River Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Acquatic Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Wood Warbler, Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Collared Flycatcher, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Redstart, Black Redstart, Robin, Thrush Nightingale, Nightingale, Fieldfare, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Ring Ouzel, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Crested Tit, Bearded Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Penduline Tit, Blue Tit, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Great Tit, Azure Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Short-toed Treecreeper, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Serin, Siskin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Scarlet Rosefinch, Crossbill, Parrot Crossbill, Hawfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Ortolan Bunting.
Leave a Comments »
Trackback | RSS 2.0
do you organize any tour in August 2012? Thanks.