Hungary

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		I	Katona	Budapest	Weekend	Hungarian/English
		I would be very happy guiding people around on weekends.
		L	Albert	Budapest	Anytime	Hungarian/English
		The best birding area of Hungary: Kiskunsag, Hortobagy, Buda-hills and Danube.
		Z	Oroszi	Harta, Bács-Kiskun, Kiskunság NP	Anytime	Hungarian/Slovak Czech/English German/Russian Latin
		M	Taschek	Szeged, The South Great Plains	Weekend	Hungarian/English German
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		B	Szigeti	Budapest	Anytime	Hungarian/English
		Balazs is 35 years old and began birdwatching at the age of 6 in a birding camp. He became a dedicated Birdwatcher & Co-Director of Ecotours Hungary Ltd, the leading Hungarian and Eastern European tour operator based in Budapest. He speaks perfect English, has a great sense of humour & has travelled widely in Eastern Europe, West Africa and the Americas. He is a gifted Birdwatcher, able to immitate many European birdcalls... even a nightjar...no mean feat! He is also a keen wildlife-photographer.
		G	Gorman	Croatia	Anytime	English
		Founded Probirder a guiding service for birders visiting C & E Europe over 20 years ago. Most experienced guide in the region with a knowledge of the birding sites of the region that is second to none, having visited every country from the Baltic in the north to the Black Sea in the south. Also a widely published author. Books are: A Guide To Birdwatching in Hungary, The Birds of Hungary, Where to Watch Birds in Eastern Europe, Woodpeckers of Europe, Birding in Eastern Europe, Central & Eastern European Wildlife. Main ornithological interest focuses on the Picidae (woodpeckers) and he is widely regarded as an authority on the European species. Blogs include: Woodpeckers of Europe, Birding Eastern Europe, Tracks & Signs Visit my web site
		P	Csonka	Duna-Ipoly National Park	Anytime	Hungarian/English
		Péter has finished his studies at the Faculty of Surveying and Land Management of the Western-Hungarian University, then he postgraduated as Nature Conservational field engineer. Between 1998 and 2003 he was the secretary of the Komárom-Esztergom county of BirdLife Hungary and since 2003 he has been the member of the presidency of BirdLife Hungary. Since 2001 he has been a member of the control commission at the Natural Lifestyle Foundation. Currently he is working as natureconservation guard at the Duna-Ipoly National Park. Being a real raptor fanatic, Peter spends most of his time with protecting and studying raptors. He has been monitoring several nests of strictly protected raptor-species (such as Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Saker, etc.) and he has been working a lot in order to protect these species (winter feeding, placing out artificial nests, lobby, etc.). Thanks to his enthusiastic work, breeding of the Booted Eagle gets to be proved year by year in his country. He has been organising Saker nest-guarding camps since 1996, birding camps, different birding events for over a decade and birding races for several years. He has observed 320 bird species in Hungary so far. During his field birding, some of his biggest experiences were: finding an adult Lesser Kestrel, an immature Black-eared Wheatear, and adult Arctic Tern and also finding a Franklin's Gull in the Hortobágy, after 5 weeks (it was the second record in this area). Beside these, he proved the occurrences of Brent Goose, Booted Eagle (breeding), Terek Sandpiper, Pygmy Owl, Common Rosefinch, Cirl Bunting and Ortolan Bunting (breeding). Visit my web site Fees: Fees: Fees are dependent on areas and species. As an indication for one-day trip EUR 150 for first birder, EUR 50 for additional birders. Fee includes transport and buffet lunch.
		Z	Pabar	Szolnok, Great Hungarian Plan(Nagykunság)	Anytime	Hungarian/English
		Zoltan started birdwatching when he was a child less than 14 years old. He was the leader of the Barn Owl conservation programme at South-East Hungary. He graduated at the Tessedik Sámuel College on the Faculty of Agricultural, Water and Enviromental Management in Szarvas. His thesis was on the Rehabilitation possibilities of the backwaters of the Great Hungarian Plain. He speaks and writes in English and he understands a little German as well. In 2006 he spent 3 months in the Netherlands studying the birds and their diverse habitats. In 2007 he was in the United Kingdom, improving his English. He has observed about 280 bird species in Hungary. His list includes Bewick's and Whooper Swan, Red-breasted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Ruddy Schelduck, Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Black-winged Pratincole, Stilt Sandpiper, Great Black-headed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Woodchat Shrike in Hungary. He started photographing 5 years ago. Some of his photos were displayed at a few exhibitions. His favourite subjects are birds, plants and macro. He has travelled with his camera and telescope in many countries, such as: Austria, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Egypt, Netherlands and Thailand. Visit my web site

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Magyar Madártani Egyesület	Club
	Hungarian bird news	Latest sights
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Hungary
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	Google
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.
	Printable bird check list
	Trip Reports from Hungary
	Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Hungary

Last update 08/07/2010