May 16th - 29th, 2018 BULGARIA Classic Spring Birding # Common Name Scientific Name DateSighted LocCityStNation 1 Graylag Goose Anser anser 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 3 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 05/19/2018 Garvanski Marsh, Garvan, Silistra, Bulgaria 4 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Durankulak Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 5 Garganey Spatula querquedula 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 6 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/17/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 7 Gadwall Mareca strepera 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 8 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 05/17/2018 Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 9 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 10 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 11 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 05/17/2018 Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 12 Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia 05/28/2018 Trigard Gorge, Trigard, Smolyan, Bulgaria 13 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 05/17/2018 Ponor Mountains, Svoge, Sofia, Bulgaria 14 Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca 05/17/2018 Ponor Mountains, Svoge, Sofia, Bulgaria 15 Chukar Alectoris chukar 05/27/2018 Dolna Kula, Krumovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 16 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 17 Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 18 Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Shablenska Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 19 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/17/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 20 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 21 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 22 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 05/19/2018 Garvanski Marsh, Garvan, Silistra, Bulgaria 23 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Krapets, Dobrich, Bulgaria 24 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 05/24/2018 Manara Lake, Burgas, Burgas, Bulgaria 25 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 26 Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 27 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 28 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Shablenska Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 29 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 30 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 31 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 32 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 33 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 34 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 35 Great Egret Ardea alba 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria Page 1 of 7 May 16th - 29th, 2018 BULGARIA Classic Spring Birding # Common Name Scientific Name DateSighted LocCityStNation 36 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 37 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 38 Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 39 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 40 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 41 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 05/25/2018 Sari Kaya, Madjarovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria 42 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 05/27/2018 Rogach, Krumovgrad, Kardžali, Bulgaria 43 European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 05/21/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Balgarevo, Dobrich, Bulgaria 44 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 05/26/2018 Potochnitsa, Potochnitsa, Kardžali, Bulgaria 45 Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus 05/25/2018 Sari Kaya, Madjarovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria 46 Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus 05/25/2018 Topolovgrad, Topolovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 47 Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 05/23/2018 Strandzha Mountain, Balgarevo, Burgas, Bulgaria 48 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 05/25/2018 Topolovgrad, Topolovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 49 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 05/25/2018 Topolovgrad, Topolovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 50 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 05/25/2018 Sari Kaya, Madjarovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria 51 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 52 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 05/25/2018 Topolovgrad, Topolovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 53 Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes 05/25/2018 Madjarovo, Madjarovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria 54 Black Kite Milvus migrans 05/25/2018 Topolovgrad, Topolovgrad, Haskovo, Bulgaria 55 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 56 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 05/16/2018 Slivnitsa, Slivnitsa, Sofia, Bulgaria 57 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 05/17/2018 Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 58 Corn Crake Crex crex 05/17/2018 Ponor Mountains, Svoge, Sofia, Bulgaria 59 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 60 Little Crake Zapornia parva 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 61 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 62 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 05/17/2018 Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 63 Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 05/21/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Sveti Nikola, Dobrich, Bulgaria 64 Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus 05/21/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Balgarevo, Dobrich, Bulgaria 65 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Durankulak Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 66 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Shablenska Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 67 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 68 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 05/23/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 69 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 70 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria Page 2 of 7 May 16th - 29th, 2018 BULGARIA Classic Spring Birding # Common Name Scientific Name DateSighted LocCityStNation 71 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 72 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 73 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 05/23/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 74 Ruff Calidris pugnax 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 75 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 76 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Durankulak Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 77 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 78 Little Stint Calidris minuta 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Durankulak Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 79 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 05/22/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 80 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 05/23/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 82 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 05/23/2018 Pomorie Salt Pans, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 83 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Krapets, Dobrich, Bulgaria 84 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 85 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 05/22/2018 Povellanovo Marsh, Povellanovo, Varna, Bulgaria 86 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 05/16/2018 Sofia, Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 87 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 05/18/2018 Ruse, Ruse, Ruse, Bulgaria 88 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 05/19/2018 Danube River, Popina, Silistra, Bulgaria 89 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 90 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 05/20/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Durankulak Marsh, Dobrich, Bulgaria 91 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 05/23/2018 Pomorie Lake, Pomorie, Burgas, Bulgaria 92 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 05/18/2018 Kalimok Marsh, Tutrakan, Silistra, Bulgaria 93 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 05/19/2018 Srebarna Reserve, Srebarna, Silistra, Bulgaria 94 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/21/2018 Black Sea Coastline, Kaliakra, Dobrich, Bulgaria 95 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 05/16/2018 Sofia, Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 96 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus 05/17/2018 Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 97 European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur 05/18/2018 Sofia, Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 98 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/16/2018 Slivnitsa, Slivnitsa, Sofia, Bulgaria 99 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 05/16/2018 Dragoman Marsh, Dragoman, Sofia, Bulgaria 100 European Scops-Owl Otus scops 05/27/2018 Rogach, Krumovgrad, Kardžali, Bulgaria 101 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 05/19/2018 Bolata,