Birdwatching Tour – Option II

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