🦅 BIRDWATCHING TOUR · 2026

Naturetrek privat 2 pax — 2 Mai 2026

150 bird species observed during this 7-day tour led by CRISTI SANDU in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea region of Romania.

150Unique Species

7Days

5Days with Obs.

86Best Day (07 May)

6Sensitive Species

Tour Summary: tur 7 zile

Guide: 🧭 CRISTI SANDU
Dates: 📅 02 May 2026 – 08 May 2026
Group Size: 👥 4 participants
Tour Language: 🌐 EN
Region: 📍 Danube Delta & Dobrogea, Romania
Operator: 🏢 IBIS Tours · License 1753

Complete Species List (150)

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

Anatidae Ducks, Geese & Swans 13

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

4 days #3
Greylag Goose Anser anser

4 days #5
Greater Scaup Aythya marila

#10
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

🔒 Protected 4 days #11
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

#14
Mute Swan Cygnus olor

4 days #18
Gadwall Mareca strepera

3 days #19
Smew Mergellus albellus

#20
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

#23
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

#25
Garganey Spatula querquedula

2 days #26
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

#27
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

2 days #28

Phasianidae Pheasants & Partridges 1

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

5 days #30

Podicipedidae Grebes 3

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

3 days #33
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

#34
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

#35

Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 5

Rock Dove Columba livia

4 days #38
Stock Dove Columba oenas

#39
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

5 days #40
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

5 days #41
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

2 days #43

Apodidae Swifts 1

Common Swift Apus apus

3 days #44

Cuculidae Cuckoos 1

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

4 days #48

Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 1

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

4 days #54

Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets 2

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

3 days #62
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

2 days #63

Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

#64

Charadriidae Plovers 3

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

#66
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

#69
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

4 days #70

Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Snipes 10

Sanderling Calidris alba

#72
Dunlin Calidris alpina

#73
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

#75
Little Stint Calidris minuta

#76
Ruff Calidris pugnax

3 days #77
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

#80
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

#83
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

3 days #86
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

3 days #87
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

#88

Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

2 days #92

Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 11

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

4 days #93
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

4 days #94
Black Tern Chlidonias niger

4 days #95
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

4 days #96
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

2 days #97
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

#98
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

#99
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

4 days #101
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

2 days #104
Common Tern Sterna hirundo

3 days #106
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

#108

Ciconiidae Storks 2

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

5 days #110
Black Stork Ciconia nigra

#111

Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants & Shags 2

Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus

🔒 Protected 4 days #112
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

4 days #113

Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills 2

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

#114
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

4 days #115

Ardeidae Herons, Egrets & Bitterns 6

Great Egret Ardea alba

3 days #116
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

3 days #117
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

4 days #118
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

4 days #119
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

4 days #122
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

3 days #124

Pelecanidae Pelicans 2

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus

🔒 Protected 4 days #125
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

5 days #126

Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles & Kites 8

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

#133
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

#135
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

5 days #137
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
Black Kite Milvus migrans

#144

Strigidae Owls 2

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

#149
Little Owl Athene noctua

#150

Coraciidae Rollers 1

European Roller Coracias garrulus

3 days #155

Alcedinidae Kingfishers 1

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

2 days #156

Meropidae Bee-eaters 1

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

3 days #157

Upupidae Hoopoes 1

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

4 days #158

Picidae Woodpeckers 4

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

4 days #159
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius

#163
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

3 days #164
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus

3 days #165

Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 4

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

🔒 Protected #167
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

5 days #168
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

5 days #169
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

2 days #170

Laniidae Shrikes 1

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

3 days #171

Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles & Piopios 1

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

3 days #173

Corvidae Crows, Jays & Magpies 6

Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula

5 days #174
Northern Raven Corvus corax

2 days #175
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

5 days #176
Rook Corvus frugilegus

2 days #178
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

#179
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

5 days #181

Paridae Tits & Chickadees 3

Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

3 days #182
Great Tit Parus major

4 days #184
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris

#188

Remizidae Penduline Tits 1

Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus

2 days #189

Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1

Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus

3 days #190

Alaudidae Larks 4

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

2 days #191
Crested Lark Galerida cristata

2 days #194
Woodlark Lullula arborea

2 days #195
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

3 days #196

Hirundinidae Swallows & Martins 4

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

2 days #197
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum

2 days #198
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

5 days #199
Sand Martin Riparia riparia

4 days #201

Cettiidae Cetti's Warbler & Allies 1

Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti

2 days #202

Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 1

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

2 days #203

Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers 3

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

4 days #204
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

#205
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

2 days #206

Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies 2

Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

4 days #208
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

4 days #212

Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies 1

Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides

3 days #216

Sylviidae Sylviid Warblers 3

Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca

4 days #219
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

4 days #221
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

3 days #222

Sittidae Nuthatches 1

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

#226

Certhiidae Treecreepers 1

Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

#229

Sturnidae Starlings 1

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

5 days #231

Turdidae Thrushes 2

Common Blackbird Turdus merula

4 days #234
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

2 days #235

Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 10

European Robin Erithacus rubecula

#239
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

#242
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

3 days #243
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

#244
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

#247
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

#248
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

3 days #249
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

#250
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

3 days #252
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

2 days #253

Passeridae Old World Sparrows 3

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

3 days #256
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

2 days #257
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

2 days #258

Motacillidae Wagtails & Pipits 2

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

5 days #262
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

4 days #264

Fringillidae Finches & Euphonias 5

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

4 days #265
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris

#266
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

#267
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

3 days #268
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina

#270

Emberizidae Buntings 4

Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

2 days #275
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

#277
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

2 days #278
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus

2 days #280

Species	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6
Anatidae Ducks, Geese & Swans 13
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos		✓	✓	✓	✓
Greylag Goose Anser anser		✓	✓	✓	✓
Greater Scaup Aythya marila		✓
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 🛡️		✓	✓	✓	✓
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula					✓
Mute Swan Cygnus olor		✓	✓	✓	✓
Gadwall Mareca strepera		✓		✓	✓
Smew Mergellus albellus			✓
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 3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus			✓	✓	✓
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena				✓
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis			✓
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 1
Common Swift Apus apus	✓	✓			✓
Cuculidae Cuckoos 1
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	✓		✓	✓	✓
Rallidae Rails, Gallinules & Coots 1
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra		✓	✓	✓	✓
Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets 2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus		✓		✓	✓
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta		✓		✓
Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus		✓
Charadriidae Plovers 3
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius		✓
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola		✓
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus		✓	✓	✓	✓
Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Snipes 10
Sanderling Calidris alba		✓
Dunlin Calidris alpina		✓
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea		✓
Little Stint Calidris minuta		✓
Ruff Calidris pugnax		✓	✓	✓
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa					✓
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus		✓
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus		✓	✓		✓
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola		✓	✓	✓
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia				✓
Glareolidae Pratincoles & Coursers 1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola		✓		✓
Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers 11
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			✓	✓	✓
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis		✓
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 8
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	✓
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus		✓
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	✓
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 🛡️	✓
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 🛡️		✓	✓		✓
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	✓
Black Kite Milvus migrans			✓
Strigidae Owls 2
Long-eared Owl Asio otus					✓
Little Owl Athene noctua	✓
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 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	✓		✓	✓	✓
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius			✓
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla			✓	✓	✓
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus			✓	✓	✓
Falconidae Falcons & Caracaras 4
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 🛡️					✓
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus		✓	✓
Laniidae Shrikes 1
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	✓	✓		✓
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 3
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus			✓	✓	✓
Great Tit Parus major	✓		✓	✓	✓
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris	✓
Remizidae Penduline Tits 1
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus				✓	✓
Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus		✓		✓	✓
Alaudidae Larks 4
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	✓				✓
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	✓		✓	✓	✓
Cettiidae Cetti's Warbler & Allies 1
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti		✓	✓
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 2
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus		✓	✓	✓	✓
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			✓	✓	✓
Sittidae Nuthatches 1
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	✓
Certhiidae Treecreepers 1
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris	✓
Sturnidae Starlings 1
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Turdidae Thrushes 2
Common Blackbird Turdus merula	✓		✓	✓	✓
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	✓				✓
Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers & Chats 10
European Robin Erithacus rubecula	✓
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	✓
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 2
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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?

150 unique bird species were observed during the 7-day Naturetrek privat 2 pax — 2 Mai 2026 tour, between 02 May 2026 and 08 May 2026.

Who led this tour?

The tour was led by CRISTI SANDU , 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 Lesser Spotted Eagle, Ferruginous Duck, Pygmy Cormorant. For conservation reasons, exact GPS coordinates of these sensitive species are protected.

Can I book a similar tour?

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