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Project Description
Birdwatching
Madzharovo is one of the best places in Bulgaria for birdwatching. Our guides have excellent knowledge of the birds and with them, you will experience the real pleasure of the Nature of the Eastern Rhodopes.
The program will be tuned up to reflect on your preferred and favourite species of birds. Price: a guide – 100 BGN. Tours are a full day and round-tour in the area. For groups of up to 7 people, we can provide our transport (available on spot), but you will have to cover the fuel price.
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Birdwatching can be combined with observation of the feeding of vultures, a search of amphibians and reptiles, visiting historical places, getting acquainted with the local crafts.
Species of birds that can be seen in the Eastern Rhodopes:
* Species with priority during birdwatching
** Species that can be seen in the Sakar Mountain (1.5 hours drive from Madzharovo)
| English name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| Great Egret | Egretta alba |
| Black-crowned Night-heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus |
| Black Stork * | Ciconia nigra |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula |
| European Honey-buzzard * | Pernis apivorus |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Egyptian Vulture * | Neophron percnopterus |
| Eurasian Griffon * | Gyps fulvus |
| Cinereous Vulture * | Aegypius monachus |
| Short-toed eagle * | Circaetus gallicus |
| Western Marsh-harrier | Circus aeruginosus |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus |
| Levant Sparrowhawk * | Accipiter brevipes |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Long-legged Buzzard * | Buteo rufinus |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Aquila pomarina |
| Imperial Eagle ** | Aquila heliaca |
| Golden Eagle * | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Booted Eagle * | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| Lesser Kestrel ** | Falco naumanni |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus |
| Eurasian Hobby * | Falco subbuteo |
| Peregrine Falcon * | Falco peregrinus |
| Chukar * | Alectoris chukar |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus |
| Corncrake | Crex crex |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| Stock Pigeon | Columba oenas |
| Common Wood-pigeon | Columba palumbus |
| European Turtle-dove | Streptopelia turtur |
| Eurasian Collared-dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Common Scops-owl | Otus scops |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl | Bubo bubo |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua |
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus |
| Eurasian Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| Common Swift | Apus apus |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
| European Roller * | Coracias garrulus |
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
| Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor |
| Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos medius |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major |
| Syrian Woodpecker | Dendrocopos syriacus |
| Black Woodpecker | Dryocopus martius |
| Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker | Picus canus |
| Calandra Lark | Melanocorypha calandra |
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata |
| Wood Lark | Lullula arborea |
| Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
| Eurasian Crag-martin | Hirundo rupestris |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Red-rumped Swallow | Hirundo daurica |
| Northern House-martin | Delichon urbica |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor |
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator |
| Masked Shrike ** | Lanius nubicus |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush | Monticola saxatilis |
| Blue Rock-thrush * | Monticola solitarius |
| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| Black-eared Wheatear * | Oenanthe hispanica |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina |
| Great Reed-warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| Olivaceous Warbler * | Hippolais pallida |
| Olive-tree Warbler ** | Hippolais olivetorum |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita |
| Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler * | Phylloscopus orientalis |
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| Blackcap * | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin |
| Common Whitethroat * | Sylvia communis |
| Lesser Whitethroat * | Sylvia curruca |
| Barred Warbler * | Sylvia nisoria |
| Orphean Warbler * | Sylvia hortensis |
| Sardinian Warbler * | Sylvia melanocephala |
| Subalpine Warbler * | Sylvia cantillans |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus |
| Eurasian Penduline-tit | Remiz pendulinus |
| Marsh Tit | Parus palustris |
| Sombre Tit * | Parus lugubris |
| Great Tit | Parus major |
| Blue Tit | Parus caeruleus |
| Wood Nuthatch | Sitta europaea |
| Western Rock-nuthatch * | Sitta neumayer |
| Short-toed Tree-creeper | Certhia brachydactyla |
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella |
| Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus |
| Rock Bunting * | Emberiza cia |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana |
| Black-headed Bunting * | Emberiza melanocephala |
| Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs |
| European Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis |
| Eurasian Linnet | Carduelis cannabina |
| Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
| Rosy Starling | Sturnus roseus |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Eurasian Golden-oriole | Oriolus oriolus |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius |
| Black-billed Magpie | Pica pica |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus |
| Hooded Crow | Corvus corone cornix |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax |