Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2 sightings only for the trip.
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Small numbers seen on the Hortobagy.
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Good views of small numbers.
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Birds common.
Pigmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus 3 seen flying & 5 birds seen loafing.
Bittern Botaurus stellaris Very good views of birds flying at 5 Locations.
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Fleeting glimpse of 1 bird flying over reed beds.
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Birds very common dozens seen every day.
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Another very common heron .
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Small numbers seen at all suitable locations.
Great White Egret Egretta alba The most common egret of the region.
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Not as common as was expected.
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Dozens seen every day.
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Small numbers seen on 7th day.
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Fair numbers, 11 birds the biggest flock.
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rare in the Hortobagy 1st breeding record 2000.
Greylag Goose Anser anser Common as a breeding bird.
Red-breasted Goose Branra ruficollis Bird seen with a small number of Greylags.
Gadwall Anas strepera Small numbers seen on most days.
Teal Anas crecca Small numbers seen most days.
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos The most common duck of the region.
Garganey Anas querquedula Good numbers seen most days
Shoveler Anas clypeata Singletons seen at a few locations.
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1 male seen 8th day.
Pochard Aythya ferina Probably on a par with Garganey.
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Small numbers at all suitable habitats.
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 7 birds seen on 6th day only.
Black Kite Milvus migrans Only 2 birds encountered; 1 on day 5 & 1 on day 7.
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus By far the most common harrier of the area.
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus Only 2 males encountered during trip.
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1 adult bird seen on the 6th day.
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus The most common falcon of the area.
Saker Falco cherrug Seen on 2 occasions 1 at nest & 2 birds on pylons.
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Small numbers of birds at all suitable locations.
Coot Fulica atra Same status as moorhen.
Common Crane Grus grus Good numbers remaining on the Hortobagy.
Great Bustard Otis tarda 3 adult males seen on the plains.
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Small numbers of birds seen.
Avocet Recurvirostra avosseta A fair number of birds breeding.
Stone Curlew Birhinus oedicnemis A couple of birds seen at selective sites.
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 2 singletons seen on day 6.
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Small numbers seen on days 5 & 6.
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 adult in breeding plumage plus 1 Juv.
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus A very common breeding wader.
Little Stint Calidris minuta A party of 9 birds seen on day 6.
Dunlin Calidris alpina Small numbers of birds seen on 3 occasions.
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 2 single reeves seen on days 6 & 7.
Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1 bird seen flying over Hortobagy.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Fair numbers of birds in breeding plumage.
Redshank Tringa tetanus Small numbers encountered.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glateola Singletons encountered at the fishponds.
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Good numbers at suitable sites.
Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Same status as previous birds.
Common Tern Sterna Hirundo Small numbers encountered.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus Very common on the Hortobagy.
Black Tern Chlidonias niger The least common of the marsh terns.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Almost as prolific as Whiskered.
Little Owl Athene noctua 2 singletons seen on 6th & 7th days.
Roller Coracias garrulous Single birds seen on overhead cables.
Hoopoe Upupa epops 3 sightings only of single birds.
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Birds nesting adjacent to hotel.
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Small numbers of birds seen on days 4, 5 & 6.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Good numbers of birds, mainly blue-headed.
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Both sightings were of the white-spot race.
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 2 singing males observed on day 6.
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides Singing birds seen at 2 locations.
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Poor views of 1 singing male.
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Fair numbers of singing birds .
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Birds were observed on 2 occasions.
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Several singing birds observed.
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Good views of singing birds.
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 3 singing birds during latter part of the week.
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Only one bird seen, outside the hotel.
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Common bird for the Hortobagy.
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mainly males observed.
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