BULGARIAN BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES

Have now returned from ten day trip to the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria with Sandwich Bay birding group.An eventful action packed adventure expertly led by Dimiter from NEOPHRON TOURS we stayed in three centres,firstly in the north east at Krapets north of Varna then south to the delightful old city of Sozopol,then the last few days in the peaceful mountain region around the old mining town of Madzharovo.
I won`t bore you with lots of text -let the pictures do the talking as they say:-

 SHORT TOED EAGLE

 SHORT TOED EAGLE

 SHORT TOED EAGLE

 WHITE WINGED BLACK TERN

 WHITE WINGED BLACK TERN

 CUCKOO

 CALANDRA LARK

 SPANISH SPARROW

 BARRED WARBLER

 PURPLE HERON

 RED RUMPED SWALLOW

 SQUACCO HERON

 SPANISH SPARROW

 GLOSSY IBIS

 GREAT REED WARBLER

 CLOUDED YELLOW

 SQUACCO HERON

 THE BLACK SEA IS NOT BLACK!

 PIED WHEATEAR

 PIED WHEATEAR

SHABLA LIGHTHOUSE

 SEMI COLLARED FLYCATCHER

 SEMI COLLARED FLYCATCHER

VIEW FROM MY BALCONY- HOTEL KAMCHIA SOZOPOL.

 HONEY BUZZARD

 ORTOLAN BUNTING

 MARSH FROG

 PURPLE BEETLE

 WOOD WHITE

 MARSH FRITILLARY

 MARSH FRITILLARY

 DALMATIAN PELICANS

 SOMBRE TIT

 SMALL HEATH

 BLACK HEADED BUNTING

 EASTERN FESTOON

 EASTERN FESTOON

 NIGHT HERON

 POPPY DAY

 PENDULINE TIT -NEST BUILDING

 CIRL BUNTING

OLIVACEOUS WARBLER

 RED BACKED SHRIKE

 SUSLIK

 MONTAGUES HARRIER

 QUEEN OF SPAIN FRITILLARY

 QUEEN OF SPAIN IN FLIGHT

 KNAPWEED FRITILLARY

 FEMALE -Displaying her willingness to mate.

 BLACK VEINED WHITE

 DIMETER

 EASTERN RHODOPE MOUNTAIN AREA -MADZHAROVO

 SUBALPINE WARBLER

 HAWFINCH

 HAWFINCH

 HAWFINCH

 SMALL BATH WHITE

 BLACK STORK

 CHEQUERED BLUE

 GRIFFON VULTURE + ALPINE SWIFT

 LACEWING

 SOUTHERN WHITE ADMIRAL

 GREEN VEINED WHITE

 SPOTTED FRITILLARY

 OLIVE TREE WARBLER

 LONG LEGGED BUZZARD

 WOOD LARK

 A CRICKET

 BROAD BODIED CHASER

 GRIZZLED SKIPPER

 WOOD LARK

 WHITE STORK

 EGYPTIAN VULTURE -Checking us out for lunch.

 GOSHAWK

 SILVER STUDDED BLUE

 SKIMMER Unidentified as yet.

 ROCK BUNTING

 ROCK BUNTING

 BLUE ROCK THRUSH

GUARDIAN ANGEL HOTEL RAY

 BEE EATERS

 BEE EATER COLONY

 HOOPOE

 KAMENITZA

CAST OFF YOUR CLOUT

The May or hawthorn blossom is out so cast off your winter clothes and enjoy the warm sunny conditions!!!personally I am keeping mine on for a while yet.
Anyway a few photos from my recent wanderings around the county.

 SPECKLED WOOD@OLD PARK HILL

 BLUE TIT@SAMPHIRE HOE

SOMETHING STRANGE AT SAMPHIRE HOE-WHO YA GONNA CALL-GHOST BUSTERS.Starring Steve Walker.

 MALO SEAWAYS-The new DFDS ferry

 SNAKE IN THE GRASS-ADDER SAMPHIRE HOE

HOBBY AT ELMLEY

 GREEN VEINED WHITE

HAIRY DRAGONFLY-Willow trail Dungeness

 HAIRY DRAGONFLY

 LET SLEEPING LAMBS LIE-A bucolic scene at Dungeness.

 EARLY PURPLE ORCHID

 STODMARSH LITTLE OWL Looking very grumpy.

 REED BED WREN

A VERY LOUD SONG FOR A VERY SMALL BIRD.

 HOBBY @STODMARSH

There were at least 20 on Friday hawking St Marks flies

 TURTLE DOVES @GROVE

MADE IT THROUGH THE MALTESE GUNFIRE.

 HOLLY BLUE @KEARSNEY

 LINNET ON GORSE

 DUKE OF BURGUNDY

 DUKE OF BURGUNDY

 WHIMBREL @DUNGENESS

WHITETHROAT

 SMALL HEATH

 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER-LANGDON HOLE

 ORANGETIP

 WALL BROWN

CLOUDED YELLOW