Bulgaria at Leisure

The Black Sea Flyway

31 August to 7 September 2010

Leaders: Nickolay Dilchev and Mike Witherick

Maximum of 14 clients.

Cost £1,399 single room supplement £50

Our late summer tour to Bulgaria concentrates on the return migration. It exploits the fact that the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria represents a major flyway. We will stay near the port city of Burgas. This is widely recognised to be a migration hotspot due to the fact that two major migration flyways cross each other in the general vicinity. From our base, we will be able to visit key locations within this cross-roads zone and also take in a range of different habitats. Of these, perhaps the most important are the three lakes of differing character  - Atanasova, Via and Mandra  - that surround the city of Burgas. They and their adjacent wetlands are host to huge numbers of birds during the autumn migration. More than 340 bird species have been recorded in this area. As with all migration watching much depends on weather conditions, but early September is widely held to be the prime time for the autumn passage in this part of Europe. Not only should we see a large number of species, but also many of those species will be represented by good numbers of birds, from pelicans to pipits, storks to swallows and waders to wagtails. We shall be particularly keen to watch the movement of raptors.This will be Ornitholidays' 11th tour to this region in the late summer and it will be run in a relaxed style fitting our  at leisure and one-stop holidays.

PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE BROCHURE ENTRY DUE TO A SCHEDULE CHANGE OF BRITISH AIRWAYS