Day one of my TUB Tours trip to Serbia went very well. Over 750 Long-eared Owls plus a possible Short-eared Owl had my group in raptures.
Other birds seen today and yesterday afternoon included a drake Goosander seen in flight over the Danube in Belgrade (a very scarce bird), Pygmy Cormorant, Sparrowhawk and a Marsh Harrier. There were an unusual large number of Long-eared Owls this winter due to an exceptional breeeding season. The town square in Kikinda, the world's Long-eared Owl capital, was alive with owls. We counted just under 500 birds!
A gaggle of owls in Kikinda
Pygmy Cormorant
Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Where was the Goosander, David? By the Veliko Ratno Island, or flying above the Pancevo brodge?
A drake flew over at the confluence of the Sava and the Danube
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