Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Woodpeckers in the forest over Dúbravka

I was supposed to work at home and write a trip report from our weekend birdwatching tour in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary), but I was unable to create anything. I packed bottle of water and bird guide, took spotting scope and went out to the forest that lies over Dúbravka, Bratislava. Autumn already began, but most of the trees are still green and man needs a little bit luck to spot something up in the trees. I found 3 species of woodpeckers - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius). I made these videos:

List of observed bird species:
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)