onsdag 9 augusti 2017

Croatian birds - July 2016

The regular summer trip to Croatia. Some birds from this trip but as it was in July, it is not that easy to see or hear them at all times. For example, the Subalpine Warbler is very difficult in July while in May you can hear them in many places. At least in Gajac, Pag, where we stay. A perk of being there in July is that there are often a large flock of Bee-eaters around. I just don't get tired of seeing these beautiful birds.

We started off in Austria so the first photo is obviously from the Austrian Alps. I don't know if there are any Alpine Coughs in Croatia.

I managed to see a couple of lifers, even though we went there in July. The lake Vransko Jezero was nice, but I would definitely want to go there in May/June instead. I bet that would be a great time to visit. The three Little Bitterns I managed to see were really nice, though.  A hike in the Velebit gave me some new species on my Croatia list and the Rock Bunting was also a new lifer. No photos of this species though as the hike took some time and my shoulder got tired. We didn't find the right way until after a couple of hours so I left the camera in the car.

At the bottom I have written a list of some of the more interesting species I managed to see during these two weeks.

Alpine Chough (alpkaja, Pyrrhocorax graculus)
European Bee-eater (biätare, Merops apiaster)
Tawny Pipit (fältpiplärka, Anthus campestris)
European Serin (gulhämpling , Serinus serinus)
Woodchat Shrike (rödhuvad törnskata, Lanius senator)
Sardinian Warbler (sammetshätta, Sylvia melanocephala)
Red-backed Shrike (törnskata, Lanius collurio)
Tawny Pipit (fältpiplärka, Anthus campestris)
Common Starling (stare, Sturnus vulgaris)
Great Crested Grebe (skäggdopping, Podiceps cristatus)
Little Grebe (smådopping, Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Little Bittern (dvärgrördrom, Ixobrychus minutus)
Eurasian Coot (sothöna, Fulica atra)
Scarlet Darter (karmintrollslända, Crocothemis erythraea)
Common Kingfisher (kungsfiskare, Alcedo atthis)
Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis)
Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis)
Pygmy Cormorant (dvärgskarv, Microcarbo pygmeus)
Scarce Swallowtail (segelfjäril, Iphiclides podalirius)
Apollo (apollofjäril, Parnassius apollo)
Silver-washed Fritillary (silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril,
Argynnis paphia)
List of birds (I have just noted the birds which are of most interest to me):

Austria:
Northern Raven (korp, Corvus corax)
Grey Wagtail (forsärla, Motacilla cinerea)
Carrion Crow (svartkråka, Corvus corone)
Alpine Chough (alpkaja, Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Water Pipit (vattenpiplärka, Anthus spinoletta)
Black Redstart (svart rödstjärt, Phoenicurus ochruros)

Slovenia:
European Stonechat (svarthakad buskskvätta, Saxicola rubicola)
Common Kestrel (tornfalk, Falco tinnunculus)

Croatia:
Eurasian Nuthatch (nötväcka, Sitta europaea)
European Serin (gulhämpling , Serinus serinus)
White Stork (vit stork, Ciconia ciconia)
Eurasian Jay (nötskrika, Garrulus glandarius)
Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis)
Eurasian Golden Oriole (sommargylling, Oriolus oriolus)
Spanish Sparrow (spansk sparv, Passer hispaniolensis)
Common Pheasant (fasan, Phasianus colchicus)
Sardinian Warbler (sammetshätta, Sylvia melanocephala)
European Bee-eater (biätare, Merops apiaster)
Eurasian Magpie (skata, Pica pica)
Woodchat Shrike (rödhuvad törnskata, Lanius senator)
Tawny Pipit (fältpiplärka, Anthus campestris)
Eurasian Hoopoe (härfågel, Upupa epops)
Common Starling (stare, Sturnus vulgaris)
Corn Bunting (kornsparv, Emberiza calandra)
Red-backed Shrike (törnskata, Lanius collurio)
Rock Partridge (stenhöna, Alectoris graeca)
Common Tern (fisktärna, Sterna hirundo)
European Turtle Dove (turturduva, Streptopelia turtur)
Common Nightingale (sydnäktergal, Luscinia megarhynchos)
Little Egret (silkeshäger, Egretta garzetta)
Green Sandpiper (skogssnäppa, Tringa ochropus)
Eurasian Reed Warbler (rörsångare, Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Great Crested Grebe (skäggdopping, Podiceps cristatus)
Little Grebe (smådopping, Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Pygmy Cormorant (dvärgskarv, Microcarbo pygmeus)
Eurasian Coot (sothöna, Fulica atra)
Common Kingfisher (kungsfiskare, Alcedo atthis)
Common Quail (vaktel, Coturnix coturnix)
Little Bittern (dvärgrördrom, Ixobrychus minutus) * (= new lifer)
Common Greenshank (gluttsnäppa, Tringa nebularia)
Wood Sandpiper (grönbena, Tringa glareola)
Squacco Heron (rallhäger, Ardeola ralloides)
Water Rail (vattenrall, Rallus aquaticus)
Little Stint (småsnäppa, Calidris minuta)
Crested Lark (tofslärka, Galerida cristata)
Black-eared Wheatear (medelhavsstenskvätta, Oenanthe hispanica)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (större hackspett, Dendrocopos major)
Rock Bunting (klippsparv, Emberiza cia) *
Eurasian Curlew (storspov, Numenius arquata)
European Shag (toppskarv, Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Other animals:
Scarlet Darter (karmintrollslända, Crocothemis erythraea) - Dragonfly
Apollo (apollofjäril, Parnassius apollo) - Butterfly
Scarce Swallowtail (segelfjäril, Iphiclides podalirius- Butterfly
Silver-washed Fritillary (silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril, Argynnis paphia- Butterfly

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