🦅 BIRDWATCHING TOUR · 2026

Naturetrek — 29 Apr 2026

162 bird species observed during this 10-day tour led by BOGDAN MOLDOVAN in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea region of Romania.

162Unique Species

10Days

5Days with Obs.

140Best Day (05 May)

6Sensitive Species

Guide: 🧭 BOGDAN MOLDOVAN
Dates: 📅 29 April 2026 – 08 May 2026
Group Size: 👥 15 participants
Tour Language: 🌐 EN
Region: 📍 Danube Delta & Dobrogea, Romania
Operator: 🏢 IBIS Tours · License 1753

Complete Species List (162)

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

Anatidae Ducks, Geese & Swans 11

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

3 days #3
Greylag Goose Anser anser

2 days #5
Common Pochard Aythya ferina

2 days #8
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

🔒 Protected 2 days #11
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

#14
Mute Swan Cygnus olor

2 days #18
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

#23
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

#25
Garganey Spatula querquedula

2 days #26
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

2 days #27
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

#28

Phasianidae Pheasants & Partridges 1

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

3 days #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

Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 5

Rock Dove Columba livia

#38
Stock Dove Columba oenas

#39
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

2 days #40
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

2 days #41
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

#43

Apodidae Swifts 2

Common Swift Apus apus

2 days #44
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

2 days #45

Cuculidae Cuckoos 1

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

2 days #48

Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 2

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

#54
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

#55

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

Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

#64

Charadriidae Plovers 2

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

#66
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

#70

Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes & Phalaropes 9

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

#71
Little Stint Calidris minuta

#76
Ruff Calidris pugnax

#77
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

#80
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

2 days #86
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

#87
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

#88
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

#89
Common Redshank Tringa totanus

#91

Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

#92

Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 10

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
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

#104
Common Tern Sterna hirundo

#106

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 6

Great Egret Ardea alba

#116
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

#117
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

#118
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

#119
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

2 days #128
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

#130
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

#133
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

2 days #135
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus

2 days #136
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

#137
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

#139
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina

🔒 Protected #141
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

🔒 Protected #142
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

#143
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

#146

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
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus

#160
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius

#161
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor

#162
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius

#163
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

#164
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus

#165

Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 5

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

🔒 Protected #167
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

#168
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

#169
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

2 days #170
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

#291

Laniidae Shrikes 2

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

#171
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor

#172

Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles & Piopios 1

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

#173

Corvidae Crows, Jays & Magpies 6

Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula

#174
Northern Raven Corvus corax

#175
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

#176
Rook Corvus frugilegus

#178
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

#179
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

#181

Paridae Tits & Chickadees 4

Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

#182
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 5

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

2 days #191
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

#192
Crested Lark Galerida cristata

2 days #194
Woodlark Lullula arborea

#195
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

#196

Hirundinidae Swallows & Martins 4

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

#197
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum

#198
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

#199
Sand Martin Riparia riparia

#201

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 3

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 3

Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca

#219
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

#221
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

#222

Troglodytidae Wrens 1

Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

#225

Sittidae Nuthatches 1

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

#226

Tichodromidae Wallcreeper 1

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

#227

Sturnidae Starlings 1

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

#231

Turdidae Thrushes 3

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

#235
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

#236
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus

#238

Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 12

European Robin Erithacus rubecula

#239
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

#240
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

#242
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

#243
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

#244
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 3

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

#259
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

#263
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

#264

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

Species	Day 2	Day 4	Day 7	Day 8	Day 10
Anatidae Ducks, Geese & Swans 11
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	✓	✓	✓
Greylag Goose Anser anser		✓	✓
Common Pochard Aythya ferina		✓	✓
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 🛡️		✓	✓
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula					✓
Mute Swan Cygnus olor		✓	✓
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina			✓
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata				✓
Garganey Spatula querquedula		✓	✓
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea		✓	✓
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna			✓
Phasianidae Pheasants & Partridges 1
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	✓	✓	✓
Podicipedidae Grebes 4
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus			✓
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena			✓
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis			✓
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis					✓
Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 5
Rock Dove Columba livia			✓
Stock Dove Columba oenas			✓
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus		✓	✓
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto		✓	✓
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur			✓
Apodidae Swifts 2
Common Swift Apus apus		✓	✓
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba		✓	✓
Cuculidae Cuckoos 1
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	✓		✓
Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra			✓
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus			✓
Burhinidae Stone-curlews 1
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus			✓
Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets 2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus			✓
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta			✓
Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus				✓
Charadriidae Plovers 2
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius					✓
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus			✓
Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes & Phalaropes 9
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos			✓
Little Stint Calidris minuta			✓
Ruff Calidris pugnax			✓
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa			✓
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus			✓	✓
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola			✓
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia			✓
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus			✓
Common Redshank Tringa totanus			✓
Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola				✓
Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 10
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida			✓
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus			✓
Black Tern Chlidonias niger			✓
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus			✓
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus			✓
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia			✓
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus			✓
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans			✓
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis			✓
Common Tern Sterna hirundo			✓
Ciconiidae Storks 2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia			✓
Black Stork Ciconia nigra				✓
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants & Shags 2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus 🛡️			✓
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo			✓
Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills 2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia			✓
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus			✓
Ardeidae Herons, Egrets & Bitterns 6
Great Egret Ardea alba			✓
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea			✓
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea			✓
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides			✓
Little Egret Egretta garzetta			✓
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax			✓
Pelecanidae Pelicans 2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 🛡️			✓
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus			✓
Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles & Kites 11
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes			✓	✓
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus			✓
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo			✓
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus			✓	✓
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus			✓	✓
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus			✓
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus			✓
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 🛡️			✓
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 🛡️			✓
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus			✓
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus			✓
Coraciidae Rollers 1
European Roller Coracias garrulus			✓
Alcedinidae Kingfishers 1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis			✓
Meropidae Bee-eaters 1
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster			✓
Upupidae Hoopoes 1
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops			✓
Picidae Woodpeckers 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major			✓
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus				✓
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius			✓
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor			✓
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius			✓
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla			✓
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus			✓
Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 5
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 🛡️			✓
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo			✓
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus			✓
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus			✓	✓
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug					✓
Laniidae Shrikes 2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio			✓
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor			✓
Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles & Piopios 1
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus			✓
Corvidae Crows, Jays & Magpies 6
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula			✓
Northern Raven Corvus corax			✓
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix			✓
Rook Corvus frugilegus			✓
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius			✓
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica			✓
Paridae Tits & Chickadees 4
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus			✓
Great Tit Parus major			✓
Coal Tit Periparus ater			✓
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris			✓
Remizidae Penduline Tits 1
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus			✓
Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus			✓
Alaudidae Larks 5
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis			✓	✓
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla				✓
Crested Lark Galerida cristata			✓	✓
Woodlark Lullula arborea					✓
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra					✓
Hirundinidae Swallows & Martins 4
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica			✓
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum			✓
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica			✓
Sand Martin Riparia riparia			✓
Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 1
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus			✓
Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers 3
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita			✓
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix			✓
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus			✓
Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies 3
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus			✓
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus			✓
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus			✓
Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies 1
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides			✓
Sylviidae Sylviid Warblers 3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca			✓
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla			✓
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin			✓
Troglodytidae Wrens 1
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes			✓
Sittidae Nuthatches 1
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea			✓
Tichodromidae Wallcreeper 1
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria			✓
Sturnidae Starlings 1
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris			✓
Turdidae Thrushes 3
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos			✓
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris			✓
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus			✓
Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 12
European Robin Erithacus rubecula			✓
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis			✓
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva			✓
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia			✓
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos			✓
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata					✓
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina			✓
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe			✓
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka			✓
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros			✓
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus			✓
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra			✓
Passeridae Old World Sparrows 3
House Sparrow Passer domesticus			✓
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis					✓
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus			✓
Motacillidae Wagtails & Pipits 3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris			✓
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea					✓
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava					✓
Fringillidae Finches & Euphonias 5
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis			✓
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris					✓
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes			✓
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs					✓
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina			✓
Emberizidae Buntings 4
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra					✓
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella					✓
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana					✓
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus					✓

🛡️ 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?

162 unique bird species were observed during the 10-day Naturetrek — 29 Apr 2026 tour, between 29 April 2026 and 08 May 2026.

Who led this tour?

The tour was led by BOGDAN MOLDOVAN, 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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