Zvezda & Alex Part V: The Hare Strikes Back

[xelas]

At last, our preferred birding spot has opened its doors, and Zvezda got the chance to get us over #400 .

 

BY 399 / SI 057

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

 

Škocjanski zatok , 23-May-2020

[xelas]

BY 400 / SI 058

Eurasian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

[xelas]

BY 401 / SI 059

Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

[xelas]

BY 402 / SI 060

Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

@Dave Williams you are kindly welcomed to remove the darn branch!

Edited June 2, 2020 by xelas

[Tdgraves]

congrats on 400

[Soukous]

and there's still 6 months left for your next 400 

[Peter Connan]

Well done and congratulations!

[michael-ibk]

Congrats Alex and Zvezda, a fantastic achievement! And any Cetti's is a great one, even with a branch. 

[Galana]

Congrats from me too on the fourth century. Are we perhaps in for a record year?

[TonyQ]

Well done on reaching 400!

[Dave Williams]

9 hours ago, xelas said:

BY 402 / SI 060

Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

@Dave Williams you are kindly welcomed to remove the darn branch!

 

Well done on 400 already Alex. As for the branch , it's beyond my abilities so you'll just have to stick with it.

 

[PeterHG]

Congratulations on 400 and beyond @xelas ! 

[shazdwn]

Well done on 400, a most impressive achievement 

[xelas]

@Tdgraves, @Soukous, @Peter Connan, @michael-ibk, @Galana, @TonyQ, @Dave Williams, @PeterHG and @shazdwn - thank you all for congratulations!

 

It was "easy" to reach #400 with 349 birds from Uganda ... reaching #500 will be a very different task. It will depend on where and if we could travel within the end of 2020. 

[xelas]

More birds from Škocjanski zatok.

 

BY 403 / SI 061

Little Tern - Sternula albifrons

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

BY 404 / SI 062

Common Tern - Sterna hirundo

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

[pedro maia]

Congrats Alex, 400 is huge for a year like this one!!

[xelas]

50 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

Congrats Alex, 400 is huge for a year like this one!!

 

Thanks Pedro! I might up the total closer to 450 with local and neighbours birds. For more, we will have to fly ... not really easy this year.

[Soukous]

50 minutes ago, xelas said:

 

Thanks Pedro! I might up the total closer to 450 with local and neighbours birds. For more, we will have to fly ... not really easy this year.

 

IF we are able to make the trip to India you could easily pass 500. Right now that is still IF. 

[Galana]

3 hours ago, Soukous said:

IF we are able to make the trip to India you could easily pass 500

Big IF but here is another.. IF he gets to India and IF he does not get >200 there he is not trying.

Just don't let him near any Bulbuls!

[Soukous]

17 hours ago, Galana said:

Just don't let him near any Bulbuls!

 

India has some lovely Bulbuls 

[xelas]

Ahh, India ... but for now it is still only Slovenia. A few more new BY birds from Škocjanski zatok.

 

BY 405 / SI 063

Common Redshank - Tringa totanus

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

BY 406 / SI 064

Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

BY 407 / SI 065

Little Bittern - Ixobrychus minutus

 

Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

Edited June 4, 2020 by xelas

[lmSA84]

What a score! Congratulations 

[xelas]

From that same day visit, already accounted for in the Big Year section but not yet in Slovenia section, are:

 

BY --- / SI 066

Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides

 

 

 

BY --- / SI 067

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

 

 

 

BY --- / SI 068

Black-winged Stilt - Himantous himantopus

 

 

 

BY --- / SI 069

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

 

 

all Škocjanski zatok, 23-May-2020

 

 

[michael-ibk]

The unpronouncable place delivers again - great photos!

[PeterHG]

Beautiful photos from Škocjanski zatok, @xelas!