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Hungary's Winter Birding Bonanza
Tour Code: HUN07A 6-day birdwatching holiday to Hungary, incorporating Hortobágy and Bükk National Parks, in search of the country's finest avian late-winter highlights, including a spectacular roost of Long-eared Owls!
£1,795 (Inc flights)
£1,595
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Summary
This 6-day holiday sets out to enjoy some of the very best birdlife during Hungary’s late-winter season. Starting off from Budapest airport, it is a relatively short drive to see one of Europe’s most spectacular gatherings of Long-eared Owls, with over 500 individuals found in a single village in the winter of 2023! We then visit the famous Hortobágy National Park. In winter, the sheer abundance of wildfowl and great flocks of other bird species which attract birdwatchers from all over Europe will be the main focus. Staying close to the heart of the park, we will seek two rarer species of geese – Lesser White-fronted and Red-breasted – which join the huge flocks of Greylag and Greater White-fronted Geese. Great Bustards roam the fields here, while the area is magnificent for birds of prey, most notably Eastern Imperial Eagle, Hen Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard and Saker. Following on from the Hortobágy, we venture north to Bükk National Park to visit vast, ancient forests which are home to six species of woodpecker, all of which should be in full voice and display as they mark out their territories. Although spring migrants are yet to arrive, these will be replaced by some of the scarcer residents here, including Ural and Eurasian Pygmy Owls and we will even search for Wallcreeper at nearby quarries.
- View a huge roost of Long-eared Owls
- Visit Hortobágy National Park
- Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Geese likely
- Walk ancient forests for a variety of woodpeckers
- Possible chance of Wallcreeper
- Comfortable accommodation throughout
- Led by local expert naturalists
Grading
Grade A/B: day walks are fairly easy but potentially on slippery ground
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What's Included?
- Flights
- Food:
All food when in Hungary is included
Dates & Prices
2025
Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?
For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.
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