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with Bryan Bland and Janos Olah and local guides as leaders

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3 Little Grebe 4 45 Tachybaptus ruficollis
3 Great Crested Grebe 2 1000 Podiceps cristatus
3 Red-necked Grebe 1 1 Podiceps grisegena
2 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
1 White Pelican 1 1 Pelecanus onocrotalus
3 Great Cormorant 4 60 Phalacrocorax carbo
3 Pygmy Cormorant 1 3 Phalacrocorax pygmeus
2 Great Bittern 2 1 Botaurus stellaris
1 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutes
3 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 3 Nycticorax nycticorax
2 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
3 Little Egret 1 1 Egretta garzetta
3 Great Egret 6 100 Egretta alba
3 Grey Heron 6 80 Ardea cinerea
3 Purple Heron 1 1 Ardea purpurea
3 Black Stork 1 1 Ciconia nigra
2 White Stork Cinonia ciconia
3 Eurasian Spoonbill 2 20 Platalea leucorodia
3 Mute Swan 1 2 Cygnus olor
2 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
3 Lesser White-fronted Goose 3 54 Anser erythropus
2 Taiga Bean Goose 1 2 Anser (fabalis) fabalis
1 Tundra Bean Goose 1 1 Anser (fabalis) rossicus
3 Greylag Goose 4 000s Anser anser
1 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
2 Common Shelduck 1 1 Tadorna tadorna
3 Wigeon 5 15 Anas penelope
3 Gadwall 4 300 Anas strepera
3 Teal 5 4000 Anas crecca
3 Mallard 6 2000 Anas plathyrhynchos
3 Pintail 3 25 Anas acuta
2 Garganey 3 4 Anas querquedula
1 Blue Winged Teal Anas discors
3 Shoveler 5 200 Anas clypeata
3 Pochard 2 120 Aythya farina
3 Ferruginous Duck 1 10 Aythya nyroca
3 Tufted Duck 2 7 Aythya fuligula
2 White-tailed Eagle 2 5 Haliaeetus albicilla
3 Marsh Harrier 6 8 Circus aeruginosus
3 Hen Harrier 2 2 Circus cyaneus
2 Pallid Harrier 1 1 Circus macrourus
3 Goshawk 2 2 Accipiter gentiles
3 Sparrowhawk 4 5 Accipiter nisus
3 Common Buzzard 9 40 Buteo buteo
3 Long-legged Buzzard 1 1 Buteo rufinus
1 Honey Buzzard 1 1 Pernis apivorus
1 Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
3 Eastern Imperial Eagle 1 3 Aquila heliaca
2 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
1 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallieus
3 Kestrel 7 40 Falco tinnunculus
2 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
3 Hobby 1 1 Falco subbuteo
3 Saker 2 2 Falco cherrug
2 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
1 Merlin Falco columbarius
1 Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia
2 Capercaillie 1 2 Tetrao urogallus
1 Grey Partridge Perdis perdis
3 Common Pheasant 6 6 Phasianus colchicus
3 Water Rail 2 1 H Rallus aquaticus
1 Little Crake Porzana parva
2 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
3 Eurasian Coot 4 200 Fulica atra
3 Common Crane 5 000's Grus grus
3 Great Bustard 1 5 Otis tarda
3 Pied Avocet 3 24 Recurvirostra avosetta
3 Stone-curlew 1 12 Burhinos oedinemus
3 Little Ringed Plover 2 5 Charadrius dubius
3 Ringed Plover 3 8 Charadrius hiaticula
3 Grey Plover 1 1 Pluvialis squatarola
3 Dotterel 1 22 Eudromyas morinellus
1 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
3 Northern Lapwing 5 400 Vanellus vanellus
1 Sanderling 1 2 Calidris alba
1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 1 Arenaria interpres
3 Little Stint 3 12 Calidris minuta
3 Dunlin 3 80 Calidris alpine
3 Ruff 4 25 Philomachus pugnax
1 Buff Breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
3 Common Snipe 4 60 Gallinago gallinago
3 Black-tailed Godwit 2 80 Limosa limosa
1 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
3 Eurasian Curlew 5 95 Numenius arquata
3 Spotted Redshank 4 35 Tringa erythropus
2 Common Redshank Tringa tetanus
3 Common Greenshank 1 8 Tringa nebularia
3 Wood Sandpiper 1 2 Tringa glareola
1 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochruros
3 Common Sandpiper 1 3 Actitis hypoleucos
3 Black-headed Gull 5 1200 Larus ridibundus
3 Common Gull 2 1 Larus canus
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
3 Caspian Gull 4 100 Larus cachinnans
1 Little Gull Larus minutus
3 Yellow-legged Gull 4 20 Larus michahellis
3 Whiskered Tern 1 1 Chlidonias hybridus
2 Black Tern Chlidonias niger
2 Feral Pigeon 9 100 Columba livia
2 Stock Dove Columba oenas
3 Woodpigeon 5 60 Columba palumbus
3 Collared Dove 9 00s Streptopelia decaocto
3 Little Owl 2 1 Athene noctua
1 Ural Owl Strix uralensis
3 Long-eared Owl 2 30 Asio otus
3 Common Kingfisher 2 2 Alcedo atthis
1 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
3 Green Woodpecker 4 4 Picus viridis
1 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 7 2 Dendrocopos major
3 Syrian Woodpecker 2 2 Dendrocopos syriacus
3 Middle Spotted Woodpecker 1 2 Dendrocopos medius
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
3 Three-toed Woodpecker 1 2 Picoides tridactylus
3 Crested Lark 5 12 Galerida cristata
3 Wood Lark 2 10 Lullua arborea
3 Sand Martin 2 10 Riparia riparia
3 Barn Swallow 4 800 Hirundo rustica
1 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
2 House Martin 1 20 Delichon urbica
3 Eurasian Skylark 5 50 Alauda arvensis
3 Meadow Pipit 1 1 Anthus pratensis
2 Tree Pipit 1 1 H Anthus trivialis
3 Red-throated Pipit 2 4 H Anthus cervinus
3 Water Pipit 1 6 Anthus spinoletta
3 Grey Wagtail 2 4 Motacilla cinerea
3 White Wagtail 9 00s Motacilla alba
3 Yellow Wagtail 1 6 Motacilla flava
3 Dipper 1 2 Cinclus cinclus
3 Wren 7 2 Troglodytes troglodytes
3 Dunnock 1 1 Prunella modularis
3 Robin 8 10 Erithacus rubecola
1 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
2 Common Redstart 1 1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
3 Black Redstart 5 7 Phoenicurus ochruros
3 Whinchat 3 3 Saxicola rubetra
3 Stonechat 7 20 Saxicola torquata
3 Northern Wheatear 1 1 Oenanthe oenanthe
3 Common Blackbird 6 4 Turdus merula
1 Ring Ouzel 1 1 Turdus torquatus
3 Fieldfare 4 6 Turdus pilaris
2 Song Thrush 2 6 Turdus philomelos
3 Mistle Thrush 3 40 Turdus viscivorus
1 Savi's Warbler 1 1 H Locustella luscinioides
3 Sedge Warbler 1 4 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
1 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
2 European Reed Warbler 1 4 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
1 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
1 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
3 Chiffchaff 5 20 Phylloscopus collybita
3 Willow Warbler 3 6 Phylloscopus trochilus
3 Goldcrest 5 20 H Regulus regulus
2 Firecrest 2 3 Regulus ignicapillus
3 Spotted Flycatcher 1 1 Musicapa striata
3 Bearded Tit 2 100 Panurus biarmicus
2 Long-tailed Tit 2 12 Aegithalos caudatus
3 Marsh Tit 4 1 Parus palustris
3 Willow Tit 3 5 Parus montanus.
3 Crested Tit 3 4 Parus cristatus
3 Coal Tit 3 20 Parus ater
3 Blue Tit 6 30 Parus caeruleus.
3 Great Tit 6 25 Parus major
3 Nuthatch 3 8 Sitta europaea
3 Wallcreeper 1 1 Tichodroma muraria
3 Treecreeper 2 4 Certhia familiaris
3 Short-toed Treecreeper 1 2 Certhia brachydactyla
3 Eurasian Penduline Tit 1 20 Remiz pendulinus
3 Red-backed Shrike 1 2 Lanius collurio
3 Great Grey Shrike 5 4 Lanius excubitor
3 Magpie 9 60 Pica pica
3 Eurasian Jay 7 40 Garrulus glandarius
3 Nutcracker 2 3 Nucifraga caryocatactes
3 Western Jackdaw 9 00s Corvus monedula
3 Rook 8 1000 Corvus frugilegus
3 Hooded Crow 9 00s Corvus corone
3 Common Raven 5 12 Corvus corax
3 Common Starling 9 10000 Sturnus vulgaris
3 House Sparrow 9 00s Passer domesticus
3 Tree Sparrow 7 150 Passer montanus
3 Common Chaffinch 8 200 Fringilla coelebs
1 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
1 Serin Serinus serinus
3 GreenFinch 3 8 Carduelis chloris
3 Goldfinch 3 40 Carduelis carduelis
3 Siskin 3 30 Carduelis spinus
3 Common Linnet 3 40 Carduelis cannabina
3 Common Crossbill 3 20 Loxia curvirostra
2 Bullfinch 1 2 Pyrrhula pyrrhula
3 Hawfinch 3 100 Coccothraustes coccothraustes
3 Yellowhammer 4 20 Emberiza citrinella
1 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
3 Rock Bunting 1 10 Emberiza cia
3 Common Reed Bunting 2 20 Emberiza schoeniclus
3 Corn Bunting 1 50 Miliaria calandra