I did some bird watching, but not much. It was a short visit and I was more focused on historic monuments. Here are the bird pictures that I have.
Nature pictures of Bulgaria and other bird pages are linked:
Nature Page for Bulgaria
Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Bulgaria
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra, german: Grauammer, french: Bruant proyer). (595k)
Male Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis, german: Weidensperling, french: Moineau espagnol). (997k)
Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster, german: Bienenfresser, french: Guêpier d'Europe). (1114k)
Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum, german: Mehlschwalbe, french: Hirondelle de fenêtre). (668k)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica, german: Rauchschwalbe, french: Hirondelle rustique). (921k)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica, german: Rauchschwalbe, french: Hirondelle rustique). (488k)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata, german: Haubenlerche, french: Cochevis huppé). (865k)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris, german: Star, french: Étourneau sansonnet). (714k)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos, german: Flussuferläufer, french: Chevalier guignette). (680k)
Common Blackbird (Turdus merula, german: Amsel, french: Merle noir). (1368k)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto, german: Türkentaube, french: Tourterelle turque). (1117k)
European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur, german: Turteltaube, french: Tourterelle des bois). (811k)
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica, german: Elster, french: Pie bavarde). (1089k)
?? Unknown bird. (371k)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix, german: Nebelkrähe, french: Corneille mantelée). (1141k)
European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia, german: Weißstorch, french: Cigogne blanche) in a nest. (882k)
Close-up of European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia, german: Weißstorch, french: Cigogne blanche). (903k)
European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia, german: Weißstorch, french: Cigogne blanche) in a field. (1432k)
Defecating Stork. (1102k)
Freshly plowed field full of storks. They look for critters that have been dug up by the plow. (945k)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo, german: Mäusebussard, french: Buse variable). (1338k)
This page contains 21 pictures of 15 bird species
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