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Bird Watching- Over 400 Different species!
Due to its geographic position in South-eastern Europe and on the Balkan Peninsula, various relief and many different habitats in a relatively small area of 111,000 sq. km, Bulgaria is a very interesting place for tourists. Foreign tourists are attracted by over 400 bird species that can be seen here.
 
A lot of admirers
Starting back in 1983 with the first English group, today Bulgaria is annually visited by 8 – 15 ornithologist groups from different countries and in recent years by many individual tourists. It is a tradition that most of the groups are English. They cover three seasons – spring (April, May, June –bird migration and breeding period); autumn (August, September – autumn migration); winter (November, February – birds wintering in Bourgas wetlands).
During the last few years the interest from Dutch, Swiss, Belgian and Danish tourists has grown and visits from across the ocean from American and Australian bird lovers are not an exception.
 
Butterfly watching
With the years passing by, the interest from tourists and travel companies in the natural wealth of the country is growing bigger. The botanical tours are “obligatory” for wild nature lovers too. There are also tours for studying and observing Bulgarian butterflies. These tours give to the visitors a taste of preserved and wild European nature.
The efforts of the Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Protection Programme, the control on the nature territories and their exposition to Bulgarian and foreign tourists for 5 years, already give their results.
 
Bird Watching Locations in Bulgaria
Mention Bulgaria and most birders think of the wetlands of the Black Sea coast. This is because there are some species here, like Paddyfield Warbler, Pied Wheatear and winter flocks of Red-breasted Geese, which are very difficult elsewhere in Europe (neighbouring Romania excepted). Lakes Sabla and Durankulak and the larger lagoons and bays which dot the coast to the south are now famed birding destinations. Indeed many birders have worked these wetlands from the relatively inexpensive holiday resorts of "Sunny Beach" and "Golden Sands". See Where to Watch Birds in Eastern Europe.
But most of Bulgaria is mountainous and indeed the capital Sofia lies near excellent forested ranges. Sofia Airport is connected to all major European airports and onward flights reach the Black Sea at Varna and Burgas. Some charters also fly directly to these seaside reorts.
Particularly good sites away from the coast include the Rhodope Mountains which border Turkey and Greece. This is a fine raptor area with amongst others Black Vulture, Griffon Vulture and Levant Sparrowhawk. South of Sofia the Rila range has Alpine species like Wallcreeper, Alpine Chough and Shore Lark. Indeed, Bulgaria has one of the richest and most diverse avifaunas in Europe and is worth a visit at almost any time of year.
 
 
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