🦅 BIRDWATCHING TOUR · 2026

Bird + Bear 10 Days — 3 Mai 2026

185 bird species observed during this 10-day tour led by Florin Palade in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea region of Romania.

185Unique Species
10Days
2Days with Obs.
184Best Day (11 May)
6Sensitive Species
Guide
🧭 Florin Palade
Dates
📅 03 May 2026 – 12 May 2026
Group Size
👥 10 participants
Tour Language
🌐 EN
Region
📍 Danube Delta & Dobrogea, Romania
Operator
🏢 IBIS Tours · License 1753

Complete Species List (185)

Species are organized by taxonomic family. Sensitive species marked with 🔒 have GPS coordinates protected per conservation guidelines.

Anatidae Ducks, Geese & Swans 14

  • Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
    #2
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    #3
  • Greylag Goose Anser anser
    #5
  • Common Pochard Aythya ferina
    #8
  • Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
    🔒 Protected #11
  • Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    #14
  • Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    #18
  • Gadwall Mareca strepera
    #19
  • Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
    #23
  • Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    #25
  • Garganey Spatula querquedula
    #26
  • Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
    #27
  • Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    #28
  • Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    #281

Phasianidae Pheasants & Partridges 1

  • Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    #30

Podicipedidae Grebes 4

  • Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    #33
  • Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
    #34
  • Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
    #35
  • Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
    #37

Procellariidae Petrels & Shearwaters 1

  • Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
    #36

Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 5

  • Rock Dove Columba livia
    #38
  • Stock Dove Columba oenas
    #39
  • Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
    #40
  • Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    #41
  • European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
    #43

Apodidae Swifts 2

  • Common Swift Apus apus
    #44
  • Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
    #45

Cuculidae Cuckoos 1

  • Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
    #48

Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 3

  • Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    #54
  • Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
    #55
  • Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
    #58

Burhinidae Stone-curlews 1

  • Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
    #61

Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets 2

  • Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
    #62
  • Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
    #63

Charadriidae Plovers 3

  • Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
    #66
  • Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
    #67
  • Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
    #70

Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes & Phalaropes 12

  • Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
    #71
  • Sanderling Calidris alba
    #72
  • Dunlin Calidris alpina
    #73
  • Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
    #75
  • Little Stint Calidris minuta
    #76
  • Ruff Calidris pugnax
    #77
  • Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
    #79
  • Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
    #80
  • Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
    #86
  • Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
    #87
  • Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
    #89
  • Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    #91

Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1

  • Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
    #92

Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 12

  • Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
    #93
  • White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
    #94
  • Black Tern Chlidonias niger
    #95
  • Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    #96
  • Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
    #97
  • Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    #98
  • Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
    #99
  • Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
    #101
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    #103
  • Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
    #104
  • Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    #106
  • Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
    #108

Ciconiidae Storks 2

  • White Stork Ciconia ciconia
    #110
  • Black Stork Ciconia nigra
    #111

Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants & Shags 2

  • Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
    🔒 Protected #112
  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    #113

Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills 2

  • Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
    #114
  • Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    #115

Ardeidae Herons, Egrets & Bitterns 8

  • Great Egret Ardea alba
    #116
  • Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
    #117
  • Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
    #118
  • Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
    #119
  • Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
    #120
  • Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
    #121
  • Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    #122
  • Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    #124

Pelecanidae Pelicans 2

  • Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
    🔒 Protected #125
  • Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
    #126

Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles & Kites 11

  • Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
    #128
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
    #130
  • Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
    #133
  • Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
    #135
  • Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
    #136
  • Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
    #137
  • Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
    🔒 Protected #141
  • White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
    🔒 Protected #142
  • Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
    #143
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans
    #144
  • Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
    #287

Strigidae Owls 1

  • Little Owl Athene noctua
    #150

Coraciidae Rollers 1

  • European Roller Coracias garrulus
    #155

Alcedinidae Kingfishers 1

  • Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
    #156

Meropidae Bee-eaters 1

  • European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
    #157

Upupidae Hoopoes 1

  • Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
    #158

Picidae Woodpeckers 7

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
    #159
  • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
    #162
  • Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
    #163
  • Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
    #164
  • Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
    #165
  • European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
    #166
  • White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
    #298

Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 4

  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
    🔒 Protected #167
  • Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
    #168
  • Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
    #169
  • Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
    #170

Laniidae Shrikes 1

  • Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
    #171

Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles & Piopios 1

  • Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
    #173

Corvidae Crows, Jays & Magpies 7

  • Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
    #174
  • Northern Raven Corvus corax
    #175
  • Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
    #176
  • Rook Corvus frugilegus
    #178
  • Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
    #179
  • Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
    #180
  • Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
    #181

Paridae Tits & Chickadees 5

  • Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
    #182
  • Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
    #183
  • Great Tit Parus major
    #184
  • Coal Tit Periparus ater
    #185
  • Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
    #188

Remizidae Penduline Tits 1

  • Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
    #189

Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1

  • Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
    #190

Alaudidae Larks 4

  • Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    #191
  • Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
    #192
  • Crested Lark Galerida cristata
    #194
  • Woodlark Lullula arborea
    #195

Hirundinidae Swallows & Martins 4

  • Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
    #198
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    #199
  • Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
    #200
  • Sand Martin Riparia riparia
    #201

Cettiidae Cetti's Warbler & Allies 1

  • Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
    #202

Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 1

  • Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
    #203

Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers 3

  • Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
    #204
  • Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
    #205
  • Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
    #206

Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies 4

  • Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
    #207
  • Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
    #208
  • Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
    #211
  • Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
    #212

Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies 1

  • Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
    #216

Sylviidae Sylviid Warblers 4

  • Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
    #218
  • Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
    #219
  • Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
    #221
  • Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
    #222

Regulidae Kinglets 1

  • Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    #224

Troglodytidae Wrens 1

  • Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    #225

Sittidae Nuthatches 1

  • Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
    #226

Tichodromidae Wallcreeper 1

  • Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
    #227

Certhiidae Treecreepers 2

  • Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
    #228
  • Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
    #229

Sturnidae Starlings 1

  • Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    #231

Cinclidae Dippers 1

  • White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
    #232

Turdidae Thrushes 4

  • Common Blackbird Turdus merula
    #234
  • Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    #235
  • Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    #236
  • Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
    #238

Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 14

  • European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    #239
  • Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
    #240
  • European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
    #241
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
    #242
  • Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
    #243
  • Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
    #244
  • Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
    #245
  • Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
    #247
  • Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
    #248
  • Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
    #249
  • Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
    #250
  • Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
    #251
  • Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
    #252
  • Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
    #253

Passeridae Old World Sparrows 3

  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    #256
  • Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
    #257
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
    #258

Motacillidae Wagtails & Pipits 4

  • Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
    #259
  • Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
    #261
  • White Wagtail Motacilla alba
    #262
  • Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
    #263

Fringillidae Finches & Euphonias 5

  • European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    #265
  • European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    #266
  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
    #267
  • Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    #268
  • Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
    #270

Emberizidae Buntings 4

  • Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
    #275
  • Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    #277
  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
    #278
  • Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
    #280

🛡️ Conservation Notice

This tour observed 6 sensitive bird species with conservation status. To protect breeding sites and prevent disturbance, exact GPS coordinates for these species have been either rounded (to ~1 km precision) or omitted entirely.

IBIS Tours follows international conservation guidelines including BirdLife International recommendations and the EU Birds Directive (Annex I) for handling sensitive species data.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bird species were seen during this tour?

185 unique bird species were observed during the 10-day Bird + Bear 10 Days — 3 Mai 2026 tour, between 03 May 2026 and 12 May 2026.

Who led this tour?

The tour was led by Florin Palade, working with IBIS Tours, a licensed Romanian tourism operator.

Were any rare or sensitive species observed?

Yes. 6 sensitive species were observed during this tour, including Ferruginous Duck, Pygmy Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican. For conservation reasons, exact GPS coordinates of these sensitive species are protected.

Can I book a similar tour?

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