Whooly pigs on the Puszta

Today Adam and me went to the Kecskeri-puszta. On this grassland habitat we observed many bird species, but the best record was the 11 whooly pigs on the puszta. The 3 older pig looked after the 8 piglets. I think these animals run away from a farm and they began a new life here on the puszta. They feed on plants, fruits and sometimes small animals as well.

White fronted goose: 2000
Greylag goose: 150
Eurasian Wigeon: 510
Eurasian Teal: 200
Northern Pintail: 230
Smew: 1
Bittern: 1
Great White Egret: 9
White-tailed Eagle: 1 immature
Common Crane: 32
European Golden Plover: 1
Common Redshank: 3
Caspian Gull: 8
Long-eared Owl: 1
Eurasian Skylark: 12
Pied Wagtail: 1
Corn Bunting: 1

The first Godwits in this year

I went to look after our ricefields, of course my binoculars hang on my neck. Interesting birds today:

Common Crane: 400
Great White Egret: 22
Geese: 4000
Teal: 100
Hen Harrier: 7
Black Kite: 1 imm.
Black-Tailed Godwit: 5
Ruff: 120
Stonechat: 2
Corn Bunting: 30

Golden eagle...rest in peace

Today I have a bad news for my friends: I found a Golden Eagle on our ricefields, but the bird unfortunately was dead. It was under an electricity pylon, so I suppose it had caused fatal accident. The bird's body was in very bad condition, because I guess a fox found and ate almost the whole eagle. He left only a few feathers, what is a memory of a huge immature Golden Eagle, which died in last winter in Karcag.

Our Ricefields 04.03.2009

Grey heron: 10
Common Crane: 310
Great White Egret: 15
White-fronted Goose: 1300
Greylag Goose: 200
Mallard, Pintail, Wigeon, Teal: 4000
Hen Harrier: 6
Black Kite: 1 imm.
Buzzard: 5
Imperial Eagle: 1 ad.
Kestrel: 2
Lapwing: 200
Snipe: 4
Pied Wagtail: 4
Fieldfare: 2000
Blackbird: 1
Wren:1
Great Grey Shrike: 1

Otter: 1

Our "Kevirigó" guesthouse

Our guesthouse is located in the Túrkeve Kincseskert holiday resort area and has been converted from a family house into a comfortable lodging.
It is an ideal place for those who wishes to relax in a peaceful and natural environment. The town centre of Túrkeve is a nice 10 minute walk away, while the local SPA is only 3 minutes from the guesthouse. The house has a spacious living and dining room, a fully equipped kitchen, bathrooms with shower and 2 bedrooms. This is a self-catering guesthouse. Everything you need for your comfort is provided including towels, linen, cookware and toiletries. The bedrooms are situated upstairs. One of the bedrooms has a double bed and an en-suite. The other room can accommodate 2-3 persons. The guesthouse has a big garden, where you can play volleyball, badminton or any other ballgames, relax or just enjoy the sun and the nature. There is also a barbeque and a sandbox for children in the back yard. We can provide parking as well. There is a great photohide for the nature and bird photographer or for anyone, who loves nature.
You can find more information about our guesthouse on the: www.kevirigo.hu

We are back

Our guides are back from The U.K. They were there in a study trip to see the birding and nature conservation culture and improve their communication skills. "The trip was very good, because we met lots of nice people and saw many different places." - said Zoltán. "We are looking forward to the enthusiastic nature friends to come and visit our area."

Owl-news

Last weekend we hade the long-eared owl monitoring days in the towns of Nagykunság.We observed about 800 owl but last month on the same places we found 1600 owls. Sometimes we can see a few Short-eared owls in the roosting flocks. In this season we found about 6-7 Short-eared owls in places.