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Level of fitness required
low
Possible inconveniences
Hungarian pusta is a vast, open, grassy, dry plain stretching in the basin of Tisa river surrounded by the Carpathians from a few directions. It is mainly covered with cultivated fields and pastures but the area is amazingly rich in wildlife. Warm temperatures and abundance of food mainly account for this. Apart from dry steppes we can also find here river floods, fishponds and wet rice fields. They make a good habitat for marshland and water birds. Below you will find a list of species which we can photograph during the trip. During the trip we will photograph wildlife from permanent hides (some of them with one-way glass), pop-up hides, from the car and from a boat.
Specieslist: birds: ruff, white egret, purple heron, hoopoe, grey heron, night heron, squacco heron, lesser grey shrike, syrian woodpecker, green woodpecker, red backed shrike, glossy ibis, red footed falcon, cormorant, lesser cormorant?, roller, great crested grebe, kestrel, bee-eater, little owl, long eared owl, kestrel, whiskered tern, nightingale, stilt, spoonbill, golden oriole, wryneckreptiles and mammals: roe deer, brown hare, european pond terrapin (tortoise).
Photo sessions will take place in early morning (4.00-10.00) or late afternoon hours (17.00-21.00). We will take advantage of the best light and also avoid hot midday. During the rest of the day we will have time for meals and time to relax (swimming pool!) or rest. You can also photograph butterflies in the garden. We will implement the itinerary in 2-3 paralell groups.
Day 1
arrival, checking-in, dinner, shopping, briefing
Day 2
morning: roller hide,
afternoon: photosafari (puszta, rise fields, floods)
Day 3
morning: red footed falcon hide,
afternoon: drinking pool hide 1
Day 4
morning: bee-eater hide,
afternoon: drinking pool hide 2
Day 5
morning: hoopoe hide,
afternoon: boat trip (water birds)
Day 6
checking out, departure
alternative options: long eared owls, cuckoo
payment:
Included in the price
Not included in the price
26 June - 1 July 2024
2-7 July 2024
Available dates
Hungary, Tisa Valley
Location
roller, bee-eater, red-footed falcon, hoopoe and many more
min 5, max 6
Number of participants
Tour leader
Marek Kosinski or Marian Batura
comfortable and cosy private guesthouse with a big garden and swimming pool in Kisújszállás; single and twin rooms, some with private bathrooms, other with shared bathrooms
Accommodation
we prepare breakfast and packed lunch ourselves after common shopping in a local food store; there is a fully equipped kitchen in the guesthouse; dinner in a restaurant,
Meals
Recommended equipment
airport transfer possible from Budapeszt international airport; local transfers with 4x4; you can also arrive with your private car
Transportation