🦅 BIRDWATCHING TOUR · 2026
INTERCONTACT — 27 Apr 2026
169 bird species observed during this 9-day tour led by Daniel Petrescu in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea region of Romania.
169Unique Species
9Days
4Days with Obs.
161Best Day (30 Apr)
6Sensitive Species
Complete Species List (169)
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 crecca4 days #2
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos4 days #3
- Greylag Goose Anser anser4 days #5
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina3 days #8
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca🔒 Protected 4 days #11
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula#14
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor4 days #18
- Gadwall Mareca strepera4 days #19
- Smew Mergellus albellus#20
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina3 days #23
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata2 days #25
- Garganey Spatula querquedula3 days #26
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea3 days #27
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna3 days #28
Phasianidae Pheasants & Partridges 1
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus4 days #30
Podicipedidae Grebes 4
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus4 days #33
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2 days #34
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis4 days #35
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2 days #37
Procellariidae Petrels & Shearwaters 1
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan#36
Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 5
- Rock Dove Columba livia2 days #38
- Stock Dove Columba oenas3 days #39
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus4 days #40
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto3 days #41
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur#43
Apodidae Swifts 1
- Common Swift Apus apus4 days #44
Cuculidae Cuckoos 1
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus4 days #48
Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 5
- Corn Crake Crex crex#53
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra4 days #54
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus4 days #55
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus#58
- Little Crake Zapornia parva#59
Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets 2
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus3 days #62
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta3 days #63
Charadriidae Plovers 3
- Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus#65
- Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius3 days #66
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus4 days #70
Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes & Phalaropes 12
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos3 days #71
- Dunlin Calidris alpina3 days #73
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea3 days #75
- Little Stint Calidris minuta3 days #76
- Ruff Calidris pugnax4 days #77
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa3 days #80
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata2 days #82
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus#86
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola4 days #87
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia3 days #88
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus3 days #89
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus#91
Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola2 days #92
Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 12
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida4 days #93
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus4 days #94
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger4 days #95
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus4 days #96
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus#97
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia4 days #98
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus4 days #99
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus#100
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans4 days #101
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis#104
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo4 days #106
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis#108
Ciconiidae Storks 1
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia4 days #110
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants & Shags 2
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus🔒 Protected 4 days #112
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo4 days #113
Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills 2
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia3 days #114
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus4 days #115
Ardeidae Herons, Egrets & Bitterns 7
- Great Egret Ardea alba4 days #116
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea4 days #117
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea4 days #118
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides3 days #119
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris4 days #120
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta4 days #122
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax4 days #124
Pelecanidae Pelicans 2
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus🔒 Protected 4 days #125
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus4 days #126
Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles & Kites 10
- Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes#128
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus3 days #130
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo3 days #133
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus#135
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus3 days #137
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus#138
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus#139
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina🔒 Protected #141
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla🔒 Protected 3 days #142
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus#143
Coraciidae Rollers 1
- European Roller Coracias garrulus4 days #155
Alcedinidae Kingfishers 1
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis4 days #156
Meropidae Bee-eaters 1
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster2 days #157
Upupidae Hoopoes 1
- Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops4 days #158
Picidae Woodpeckers 7
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major4 days #159
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus#160
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor#162
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius4 days #163
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla2 days #164
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus4 days #165
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis#166
Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 4
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus🔒 Protected #167
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo4 days #168
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus4 days #169
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus#170
Laniidae Shrikes 2
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio#171
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor2 days #172
Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles & Piopios 1
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus#173
Corvidae Crows, Jays & Magpies 7
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula4 days #174
- Northern Raven Corvus corax2 days #175
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix4 days #176
- Rook Corvus frugilegus4 days #178
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius#179
- Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes#180
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica4 days #181
Paridae Tits & Chickadees 2
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus4 days #182
- Great Tit Parus major4 days #184
Remizidae Penduline Tits 1
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus4 days #189
Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus3 days #190
Alaudidae Larks 4
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis2 days #191
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla#192
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata2 days #194
- Woodlark Lullula arborea2 days #195
Hirundinidae Swallows & Martins 4
- Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica#197
- Common House Martin Delichon urbicum4 days #198
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica4 days #199
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia4 days #201
Cettiidae Cetti's Warbler & Allies 1
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti3 days #202
Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 1
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus4 days #203
Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers 3
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita4 days #204
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix3 days #205
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus4 days #206
Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies 6
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola#207
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus4 days #208
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2 days #211
- Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus4 days #212
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina#213
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida#214
Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies 1
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides4 days #216
Sylviidae Sylviid Warblers 4
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca4 days #219
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria#220
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla4 days #221
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2 days #222
Sittidae Nuthatches 1
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea#226
Sturnidae Starlings 1
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris4 days #231
Turdidae Thrushes 2
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula4 days #234
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos3 days #235
Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 13
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula#239
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis2 days #240
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2 days #241
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva#242
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia4 days #243
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos#244
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica2 days #245
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2 days #247
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina#248
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe3 days #249
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros3 days #251
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus4 days #252
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra#253
Passeridae Old World Sparrows 3
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus4 days #256
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis#257
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus4 days #258
Motacillidae Wagtails & Pipits 3
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris#259
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba4 days #262
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava3 days #264
Fringillidae Finches & Euphonias 4
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis3 days #265
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris2 days #266
- Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs4 days #268
- European Serin Serinus serinus#273
Emberizidae Buntings 3
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2 days #275
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana#278
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus4 days #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?
169 unique bird species were observed during the 9-day INTERCONTACT — 27 Apr 2026 tour, between 27 April 2026 and 05 May 2026.
Who led this tour?
The tour was led by Daniel Petrescu, 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?
Yes! View our birdwatching tours or contact us for a custom-tailored itinerary based on the species you'd like to observe.
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