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Monday, March 23, 2015

Estonia in March – like two different worlds!


"300 Steller' Eider, 10 White-tailed Eagles, 8 Rough-legged Buzzards, 3 Black-throated Divers, Red-necked Grebe, hundreds of Long-tailed Ducks & Velvet Scoters, Great Grey Shrike & 5 Snow Buntings. A great first 24hrs in Estonia! 
Certainly quality not quantity in Estonia with White-backed Woodpecker and male Western Capercaillie the highlights from the last 24 hours, plus a few groups of Bohemian Waxwings. Good to hear Northern Bullfinches are still trumpeting just like they always did!! The second group arrives tomorrow and then we head back to the Steller's Eiders again.“ 
J.L. / UK, March, Sunbird Tours 1st group

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Photo: Tarvo Valker


To see amazing shots of Steller´s Eiders taken by Markku Marttila and Lauri Mäenpää please click here...

„Finding the first singing Great Grey Owl for Western Estonia is the undoubted highlight of the second Estonia tour (film made with iPhone), plus Pygmy Owl, calling Ural Owl, White-backed, Grey-headed and Black Woodpeckers, more Common Cranes, Bohemian Waxwings, 10 Rough-legged Buzzard, 300+ Smew, hundreds of Whooper Swans, thousands of Bean Geese, more Nutcrackers and Great Grey Shrikes, Northern Long-tailed Tits, Hawfinches and Northern Bullfinches. 
Dont think I can remember anytime like it, same places, same targets and with just better weather and seemingly more luck. Like two different worlds!“ 
J.L. / UK, March 2015, Sunbird Tours 2nd group

Our cooperation with Sunbird Tours has started successfully. However, we were not lucky with the weather on the first trip, but a second trip was an amazing contrast. Read about Great Grey Owl story written by our bird guide Kaarel Võhandu here...

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