tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44255723921814468622024-03-14T19:49:23.927+01:00ProbirderBirding, wildlife & more... in Eastern Europe & Beyond...Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.comBlogger780125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-33692321198361717812023-06-16T18:07:00.003+02:002023-06-16T18:07:52.946+02:00Ruff in lekking plumageRuff... amazing and always very popular birds!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-23PjKIRT-ZqwxHrK0IFPI9kaP2yBHrIJb-uaU086ZLexaHBXLstWQ9ypko45gPe25VGXFTaVX4MPYmTclS_HZ_-sY-5MI_6Mi-vCrXbGOIK5z9wpEa2PlN6XPZrJIE3t4OtBxVGGQxkt_ekW-dUVz2Nd-ubwDSZGlCNUEPrnzyq6V6Ad94VuR9L/s2320/Ruff%20-%20Vardo.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-23PjKIRT-ZqwxHrK0IFPI9kaP2yBHrIJb-uaU086ZLexaHBXLstWQ9ypko45gPe25VGXFTaVX4MPYmTclS_HZ_-sY-5MI_6Mi-vCrXbGOIK5z9wpEa2PlN6XPZrJIE3t4OtBxVGGQxkt_ekW-dUVz2Nd-ubwDSZGlCNUEPrnzyq6V6Ad94VuR9L/s320/Ruff%20-%20Vardo.jpg"/></a></div>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-7783560680440076762022-11-03T07:41:00.002+01:002022-11-03T07:42:03.831+01:00Long-eared Owl - winter roostsAcross Central and Eastern Europe, Long-eared Owls are gathering in increasing numbers in their winter roosts. In some places there can be 100s with dozens in one tree. Here is one...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi4a6h6bLIXVXZnfepEuUJl3tsuWjeJtd7KspJHDKpAzcTRRtRLoJnttC1LXtgt-BGpm0As2djRhvT2Fqz5K2trLbKG41uReC-1eUco6F59N3106PZTP5XLgA_kdCPXRejuRpLQBIOb812WIywvwbkMHfCJhWI3rGBw8rCF5xwCivAX2w8MK1Z2y0/s3712/Long-eared%20Owl%20Portugal.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="3712" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi4a6h6bLIXVXZnfepEuUJl3tsuWjeJtd7KspJHDKpAzcTRRtRLoJnttC1LXtgt-BGpm0As2djRhvT2Fqz5K2trLbKG41uReC-1eUco6F59N3106PZTP5XLgA_kdCPXRejuRpLQBIOb812WIywvwbkMHfCJhWI3rGBw8rCF5xwCivAX2w8MK1Z2y0/s320/Long-eared%20Owl%20Portugal.jpg"/></a></div>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-17178785115031629982022-09-26T09:49:00.002+02:002022-09-26T09:50:24.117+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSdTVmEfFdqm4C4acIyO4EIVmyix6QFI9wZig0ahjpDgxjaAkGiadCXiBOJ5EgeRyZBx-loWBzdPt-5DPcxW6_wBDefSyozPyds-8SwD-RJqP-lQUo2p91yOkvX_cGT9BU1k-VetpOlPpZ-W8nPa38K9HAG8hN5-ELBEjd8dNtSHO6pnxoMAzCtlq/s4000/bw%20in%20hole.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSdTVmEfFdqm4C4acIyO4EIVmyix6QFI9wZig0ahjpDgxjaAkGiadCXiBOJ5EgeRyZBx-loWBzdPt-5DPcxW6_wBDefSyozPyds-8SwD-RJqP-lQUo2p91yOkvX_cGT9BU1k-VetpOlPpZ-W8nPa38K9HAG8hN5-ELBEjd8dNtSHO6pnxoMAzCtlq/s320/bw%20in%20hole.JPG"/></a></div>Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is always a great favourite with visiting birders. This wonderful woodpecker is fairly common across the region. Photo by Gerard Gorman.Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-13652014797757031012022-03-21T22:13:00.002+01:002022-03-21T22:14:44.925+01:00Penduline Tits<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhER3kkFnP71mGESeubp4d6_hKXiy_n9DIkSeruaixFcGUK0QB8lkK5K9-ptws3W5DAK5dWitYOFOhUbHCf06kYVoHfq5HrZX2WDpKoJjsswfQzzECfleMf4gHRqdZNPOAAKEGI-4F8rjvyciFQuPkZX4MpF_e_r7lrde0nqNndPOcGqRuaELs79TNL=s2524" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="2139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhER3kkFnP71mGESeubp4d6_hKXiy_n9DIkSeruaixFcGUK0QB8lkK5K9-ptws3W5DAK5dWitYOFOhUbHCf06kYVoHfq5HrZX2WDpKoJjsswfQzzECfleMf4gHRqdZNPOAAKEGI-4F8rjvyciFQuPkZX4MpF_e_r7lrde0nqNndPOcGqRuaELs79TNL=s320"/></a></div>
Great little birds, always popular. Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-34085031515884172912022-02-01T14:59:00.001+01:002022-02-01T14:59:29.296+01:00Happy Publication Day!The Wryneck is out today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNkYR3X1FY61bRwkpC3EwR30pPPGMv4phDbskMbcmjLOOaxbb5lT1zHjuE3JOuOypNeo6Suf1wsKMRaM2D4ses9TfRw0N6F9BpxAALwyyNyY7oD1NDbNdwG_hzOqH4qAw8MBvo__SXiuhPnxV_JnJYea8WtrAZPeLINdaCy49QyWoTR_ILCrKppEO=s2000" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNkYR3X1FY61bRwkpC3EwR30pPPGMv4phDbskMbcmjLOOaxbb5lT1zHjuE3JOuOypNeo6Suf1wsKMRaM2D4ses9TfRw0N6F9BpxAALwyyNyY7oD1NDbNdwG_hzOqH4qAw8MBvo__SXiuhPnxV_JnJYea8WtrAZPeLINdaCy49QyWoTR_ILCrKppEO=s320"/></a></div>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-85765526510925556722021-11-24T08:18:00.009+01:002021-11-24T08:26:04.614+01:00Tata, Hungary - Wild Goose FestivalThis Saturday, November 27th, will see the Tata Wild Goose Festival. We have supported this great outdoor event for many years. 1000s of geese are already in the area!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0DvRRroaZ8/YZ3o_pOj-xI/AAAAAAAAov8/jP8r9M-gx1ga7cCZQVRGcJvdxirR77ZlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/geese.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u0DvRRroaZ8/YZ3o_pOj-xI/AAAAAAAAov8/jP8r9M-gx1ga7cCZQVRGcJvdxirR77ZlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/geese.jpg"/></a></div>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-58763039614252700552021-09-23T16:38:00.004+02:002021-09-24T14:40:17.808+02:00The Wryneck - OUT IN FEBRUARY!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0cpnygEYH0/YUyRUMiLp0I/AAAAAAAAn98/ieGXuHlK_0g5qM-XATLfuoJf3ncLYHtVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/wryneck%2Bcover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0cpnygEYH0/YUyRUMiLp0I/AAAAAAAAn98/ieGXuHlK_0g5qM-XATLfuoJf3ncLYHtVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/wryneck%2Bcover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>GOOD NEWS! <p></p><p><a href="https://pelagicpublishing.com/collections/gerard-gorman/products/the-wryneck?variant=40808925135019">https://pelagicpublishing.com/collections/gerard-gorman/products/the-wryneck?variant=40808925135019</a><br /></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-70606046750740041532021-08-13T09:14:00.005+02:002021-08-13T09:15:45.146+02:00Eurasian Wryneck - Hungary<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-STzLB8e2JAA/YRYbalXqgOI/AAAAAAAAnuc/yZblWAEEG0kvjllyfYbB4Gd3byVupsBhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/WRYNECK-June%2B2021.%2BBalatonmariafurdo%252C%2BHungary%2B%2528GG%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-STzLB8e2JAA/YRYbalXqgOI/AAAAAAAAnuc/yZblWAEEG0kvjllyfYbB4Gd3byVupsBhACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/WRYNECK-June%2B2021.%2BBalatonmariafurdo%252C%2BHungary%2B%2528GG%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Lake Balaton, Hungary, June 2021. Photo by Gerard Gorman. An adult arrives with food for its young. Wrynecks often use nest boxes </div><p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-70410541596964450772021-03-27T08:14:00.004+01:002021-08-13T09:15:27.349+02:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPc6SD--tJg/YF7a1T26YDI/AAAAAAAAmcI/TS2ukptrRqMd02Cnm-vtOKZQrJ9zNSQJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1862/1%2Bbw.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1169" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPc6SD--tJg/YF7a1T26YDI/AAAAAAAAmcI/TS2ukptrRqMd02Cnm-vtOKZQrJ9zNSQJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1%2Bbw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">B<span style="text-align: left;">lack Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Hungary, March 2021. Europe's biggest picid, some around 50cm in length. Photo by Gerard Gorman.</span></div><p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-41145364212257173622021-03-06T09:56:00.002+01:002021-03-06T09:56:08.443+01:00<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnCjvZHAgl0/YENDYfPsplI/AAAAAAAAmRc/U8WtaEH8zv8NR2-OQvsF6NjikT2ByZqfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Nest%2Bhole.Old%2BMSW.Noszvaj%2B%2528GG%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnCjvZHAgl0/YENDYfPsplI/AAAAAAAAmRc/U8WtaEH8zv8NR2-OQvsF6NjikT2ByZqfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Nest%2Bhole.Old%2BMSW.Noszvaj%2B%2528GG%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Spring is around the corner. Here is one of the many birds that will soon return to C & E Europe return from their wintering areas... Eurasian Wryneck (<i>Jynx torquilla</i>). <p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-85742330936132732472020-10-20T14:57:00.002+02:002020-10-20T14:57:21.295+02:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jyr73FSvluY/X47enVHStEI/AAAAAAAAlQU/GcFiRlxpbEIGDfwWLuzyQ0MkCDXXTUuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/wbw-fem-bukk-oct2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1461" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jyr73FSvluY/X47enVHStEI/AAAAAAAAlQU/GcFiRlxpbEIGDfwWLuzyQ0MkCDXXTUuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/wbw-fem-bukk-oct2020.jpg" /></a></div>We are still out birding 😃 Here is a female White-backed Woodpecker, one of 2 seen yesterday in the Bükk Hills in Hungary. <p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-92187784130196472542020-10-09T10:39:00.004+02:002020-10-09T10:41:06.400+02:00<p>Not a lot of guiding this year, so I used that spare time to write another book! Here:</p><p>The Green Woodpecker: A monograph on <i>Picus viridis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KM3MLQF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WfcGFb7V2C303">THE GREEN WOODPECKER</a></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-38883969495848722382020-08-22T18:09:00.020+02:002020-08-22T18:20:35.467+02:00<p>Close-up of a Common Kingfisher, about to be released after being banded/ringed in Hungary. 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European Bee-eaters (<i>Merops apiaster</i>) are one of Europe's most colourful and 'exotic' bird species. This one is in Hungary where there are many colonies, and this year seem to be doing very well.</div>
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The Grey Partridge (<i>Perdix perdix</i>) has declined greatly in many countries. This one was snapped at the roadside in the Kiskunsag, Hungary, the other day. </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-68148494794971990272020-05-06T18:13:00.001+02:002020-05-06T18:14:08.305+02:00Citrine Wagtail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This time last year we were watching birds like this in Belarus. Sadly, our tours this year are not running because of the... you-know-what. Nevermind, Citrine Wagtail is a great bird and we will see them next time!</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-27447107821878875012020-04-13T11:29:00.003+02:002020-04-13T11:29:35.546+02:00White-backed Woodpecker male<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hard to get into the forests right now, so here is one from last spring in the Bukk Hills, Hungary. A male White-backed Woodpecker, one of our favourites. </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-32989897250956198092020-03-10T15:39:00.001+01:002020-03-10T15:39:49.265+01:00Goldcrest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-7427970596100530912020-03-04T08:47:00.003+01:002020-03-04T08:47:55.498+01:00Wallcreeper!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We just guided a birding group from the UK in South Moravia, the Czech Republic. The main target for everyone was Wallcreeper... so we and this wonderful stunner obliged! </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-30454475200327019792019-12-22T10:59:00.004+01:002019-12-22T10:59:57.071+01:00FESTIVE GREETINGS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-35316281019069444482019-11-23T12:00:00.001+01:002019-11-23T12:00:12.587+01:00Pygmy Owl in Belarus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We are starting to look back at our year birding in Central and Eastern Europe. There have been so many highlights! We will post a few images of some of them in the coming weeks. So many very happy and satisfied clients/friends, too. It was a pleasure to guide you all! Anyway, here we go, a Pygmy Owl in May in Belarus. Not a great photo because we did not want to get too close to the nesting hole. It was a very popular little bird!</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-64795466247394106932019-10-11T14:15:00.004+02:002019-10-11T14:15:50.013+02:00Syrian Woodpecker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Syrian Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos syriacus</i> from a recent tour in Hungary.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425572392181446862.post-23494641084997935762019-08-14T16:36:00.002+02:002019-08-14T16:36:18.811+02:00Long-tailed Tit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Long-tailed Tit <i>Aegithalos caudatus </i>is common and widespread but still very popular with birders. Head colour varies, even within populations. Here is one with a whitish head in Hungary. </div>
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Europe's smallest member of the family... Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. An impressive, industrious, little bird, and an always popular one! This is a male - see the red cap.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">An adult male Red-backed Shrike </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Lanius collurio</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> from a recent in Austria.</span></div>
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