Tour Reviews

Birdwatching Tour in Central Slovakia

Thanks Veronika!
We had a wonderful time at both places (Peter and Martin were superb guides). I'm hopping to write a short article about the trip in English for the Slovak Spectator. The Cultural Editor there has been after me to write something about birding in Slovakia.
All the best,

List of observed birds
habitats time
Route 1 mountain spruce forest and meadows, "lazy" 8,00-16,00
Route 2 mixed forest, meadows, "lazy" 8,00-15,30
Route 3 old oak and beech-oak forest, "lazy" 8,00-14,30
Route 4 old sparse lowland oak forest with pastureland  8,40-14,00
No. Scientific name English name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
1 Aegithalos caudatus long-tailed tit *
2 Alauda arvensis sky lark * * * *
3 Anas platyrhynchos mallard *
4 Anthus trivialis tree pipit * * *
5 Apus apus swift *
6 Ardea cinerea grey heron *
7 Buteo buteo buzzard * * *
8 Carduelis carduelis goldfinch * * *
9 Carduelis chloris greenfinch * * * *
10 Certhia familiaris treecreeper * * *
11 Ciconia ciconia white stork *
12 Columba oenas stock dove * * * *
13 Columba palumbus wood pigeon * * *
14 Corvus corax raven * * *
15 Corvus corone cornix hooded crow * * * *
16 Coturnix coturnix quail *
17 Cuculus canorus cuckoo * * * *
18 Delichon urbica house martin *
19 Dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker * * * *
20 Dendrocopos minor lesser spotted woodpecker *
21 Dryocopus martius black woodpecker * *
22 Emberiza citrinella yellowhammer * * * *
23 Erithacus rubecula robin * * *
24 Falco tinnunculus kestrel * * *
25 Ficedula albicollis collared flycatcher *
26 Fringilla coelebs chaffinch * * * *
27 Galerida cristata crested lark *
28 Garrulus glandarius jay * * * *
29 Hippolais icterina icterine warbler *
30 Hirundo rustica swallow * * * *
31 Jynx torquilla wryneck * * *
32 Lanius collurio red-backed shrike * * * *
33 Locustella naevia grasshopper warbler *
34 Lullula arborea wood lark *
35 Luscinia magarhynchos nightingale *
36 Motacilla alba white wagtail * * * *
37 Motacilla cinerea grey wagtail * *
38 Oriolus oriolus golden oriole * *
39 Parus ater coal tit * *
40 Parus caeruleus blue tit * * *
41 Parus cristatus crested tit * *
42 Parus major great tit * * * *
43 Parus montanus willow tit * *
44 Parus palustris marsh tit * * *
45 Passer domesticus house sparrow * * *
46 Passer montanus tree sparrow * * *
47 Phasianus colchicus pheasant * * * *
48 Phoenicurus ochruros black redstart * *
49 Phylloscopus collybita chiffchaff * * * *
50 Phylloscopus sibilatrix wood warbler *
51 Phylloscopus trochilus willow warbler * * *
52 Pica pica magpie * * *
53 Picus canus grey-headed woodpecker *
54 Picus viridis green woodpecker * * * *
55 Prunella modularis dunnock * *
56 Pyrrhula pyrrhula bullfinch * *
57 Regulus regulus goldcrest * *
58 Saxicola torquata stonechat * * *
59 Serinus serinus serin *
60 Sitta europaea nuthatch * *
61 Streptopelia decaocto collared dove *
62 Streptopelia turtur turtle dove *
63 Sturnus vulgaris starling * * * *
64 Sylvia atricapilla blackcap * * *
65 Sylvia borin garden warbler *
66 Sylvia communis whitethroat * *
67 Sylvia curruca lesser whitethroat * * *
68 Sylvia nisoria barred warbler *
69 Troglodytes troglodytes wren * *
70 Turdus merula blackbird * * * *
71 Turdus philomelos song trush * * *
72 Turdus pilaris fieldfare *
73 Turdus torquatus ring ouzel * *
74 Turdus viscivorus mistle trush * *
75 Upupa epops hoopoe *
Total number-1 route 35 49 47 51
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Alauda arvensis Alauda arvensis Alauda arvensis Alauda arvensis
Anthus trivialis Anthus trivialis Apus apus Anthus trivialis
Carduelis chloris Buteo buteo Ardea cinerea Carduelis chloris
Columba oenas Carduelis carduelis Buteo buteo Columba oenas
Corvus corone cornix Carduelis chloris Carduelis carduelis Corvus corone cornix
Cuculus canorus Certhia familiaris Carduelis chloris Cuculus canorus
Dendrocopos major Columba oenas Certhia familiaris Dendrocopos major
Dryocopus martius Columba palumbus Ciconia ciconia Dryocopus martius
Emberiza citrinella Corvus corax Columba oenas Emberiza citrinella
Erithacus rubecula Corvus corone cornix Columba palumbus Fringilla coelebs
Fringilla coelebs Cuculus canorus Corvus corax Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius Dendrocopos major Corvus corone cornix Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica Emberiza citrinella Cuculus canorus Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio Erithacus rubecula Delichon urbica Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba Falco tinnunculus Dendrocopos major Parus major
Parus ater Fringilla coelebs Emberiza citrinella Passer montanus
Parus cristatus Garrulus glandarius Erithacus rubecula Phasianus colchicus
Parus major Hirundo rustica Falco tinnunculus Phylloscopus collybita
Parus montanus Jynx torquilla Ficedula albicollis Phylloscopus trochilus
Passer domesticus Lanius collurio Fringilla coelebs Picus viridis
Passer montanus Motacilla alba Garrulus glandarius Sturnus vulgaris
Phasianus colchicus Motacilla cinerea Hirundo rustica Sylvia curruca
Phylloscopus collybita Oriolus oriolus Jynx torquilla Turdus merula
Phylloscopus trochilus Parus ater Lanius collurio Turdus philomelos
Picus viridis Parus caeruleus Motacilla alba Buteo buteo
Prunella modularis Parus cristatus Motacilla cinerea Falco tinnunculus
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Parus major Parus caeruleus Corvus corax
Regulus regulus Parus montanus Parus major Pica pica
Saxicola torquata Parus palustris Parus palustris Columba palumbus
Sturnus vulgaris Passer domesticus Passer domesticus Jynx torquilla
Sylvia curruca Passer montanus Phasianus colchicus Carduelis carduelis
Turdus merula Phasianus colchicus Phoenicurus ochruros Sylvia atricapilla
Turdus philomelos Phoenicurus ochruros Phylloscopus collybita Parus caeruleus
Turdus torquatus Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopus sibilatrix Parus palustris
Turdus viscivorus Phylloscopus trochilus Pica pica Oriolus oriolus
Pica pica Picus canus Certhia familiaris
Picus viridis Picus viridis Sitta europaea
Prunella modularis Saxicola torquata Sylvia communis
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Serinus serinus Dendrocopos minor
Regulus regulus Sitta europaea Upupa epops
Saxicola torquata Streptopelia decaocto Streptopelia turtur
Sturnus vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris Anas platyrhynchos
Sylvia atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla Aegithalos caudatus
Sylvia curruca Sylvia communis Sylvia nisoria
Troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytes troglodytes Sylvia borin
Turdus merula Turdus merula Galerida cristata
Turdus philomelos Turdus pilaris Coturnix coturnix
Turdus torquatus Hippolais icterina
Turdus viscivorus Locustella naevia
Luscinia magarhynchos
Lullula arborea
35 49 47 51

John and Darina from USA

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