Crane Migration in Hungary

27/03/2013

I work for the Budapest Zoo just next to the famous Hero Square. The City Park and the Zoo area is a tradicional wintering place for the Waxwings, because of the hundreds of berry-trees, like Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), and Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum).
This winter was excellent for the Waxwing in Hungary, we saw big flocks, sometimes thousands together. The max. number was about 300 here around the Zoo.
Otherwise the Zoo is good place for watching Gery Wagtails during the winter, usually 2-3 birds living here from November-December to early March along the Big pond and some other open water. Several years ago a nice Kingfisher spend the winter here.
We have a wild Grey Heron/Great Cormorant colony, we can watch Common Cranes, Greylag, Great White-fronted Goose just above the Zoo every Autumn, Peregrine, ect. (the best place for the Peregrine within Budapest is the St. Stephen's Basilica).
So the Zoo is good for relaxing and enjoy the exotic animals and the really wild birds too.

18/03/2013

Hi there,
Here is a promo video about the Zoo-camp here in Budapest Zoo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUCgWvfEvvY&feature=player_embedded

02/03/2013

Dear Friends,
The birdwatching season is coming soon here in Hungary, be the first and book even today:
www.birdinginhungary.eu

Hungary lies between latitudes 45° and 49° N, and longitudes 16° and 23° E, on a total 93.036 m2at the middle of the Old Continent, in the Pannonian Basin, bordered by seven countries: Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest…

24/12/2012

Marry Christmas and Happy New Year, including a lot of birding and experiences for all of our friends!

27/08/2012

The first Black-winged Kite was seen in Hungary on 22. August 2012. near Csákvár. We can twitch on last Saturday, and since that still there!

The picture is from the birding.hu
http://www.birding.hu/index.php?&Lang=en
http://birdinginhungary.blogspot.hu/

21/08/2012

Homepage is almost ready, please click!

06/07/2012

Birdwatching tours and Crane Migration tour in Hungarian

Több mint 20 éves terepi tapasztalat birtokában vállaljuk cégek és magánszemélyek részére madármegfigyelő túrák lebonyolítását 1 főtől akár 50 főig. Túravezetőnk teleszkóp és kézi távcső segítségével mutatja meg és néhány szóban ismerteti a látott madarakat. Tevékenységünket a Budai-hegyekben, a Bör...

17/04/2011

We have seen some Common Crane in Hortobagy several days ago, most of them were an immature bird. The rest is in Scandinavia!
You should wait for them till autumn!
Good birding!

24/09/2010

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22/09/2010

Oktober is the best for watching thousands of Common Cranes in Hungary (more than 100.000 birds last year). If you need any help for watching, finding them, send me a mail to [email protected]

22/09/2010

The first some thousands are here in Hortobagy! I have seen them, beautiful birds again!

15/08/2010

If anybody needs a tip for watching the cranes, write here or personal mail to [email protected]

15/08/2010

OK, the first Cranes coming soon, so, get them!