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| 1. Having the opportunity to observe many Otters Lutra lutra in their natural habitat. |
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2. Seeing on a daily basis one of Europe's rarest waterbirds:
the Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. |
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| 3. Seeing large numbers of White Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus too. |
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| 4. Finding up to 7 Citrine Wagtails Motacilla citreola in a singe day. |
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| 5. Finding the nest of a White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla (1st pic). It was even more exciting than seeing an adult bird landing in front of our noses (2nd pic). |
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6. Tracking down woodpeckers for whole days on end and finding two nests of
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius. |
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| 7. Having Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus as a common garden bird and hearing it even from the toilet! |
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| 8. Watching numerous Bitterns Botaurus stellaris in Europe's largest reedbed. |
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| 9. Watching elusive and rare Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea in the salty steppes. |
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| 10. Seeing Hoopoes Upupa epops everywhere on a daily basis in spring. |
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| 11. Getting to know some Syrian Woodpeckers Dendrocopos syriacus in the local villages. |
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| 12. Having Pallas's Gulls Larus ichthyaetus flying overhead as a standard gull on a regular basis. |
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| 13. Being completely bored of watching Golden Jackals Canis aureus after a while. |
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| 14. Experiencing the very east of Europe. |
Our Danube Delta Experience was amazing and very formative, but at the end we are happy to be back home. That's because of one main reason...
this :-)
