Poland, 19 May.
After Siemianowska lake, we go to Bialystok.
Just outside the city, there are fish ponds.
This artificial habitat is surprisingly rich, including in birds.
Closest to the city is a big black-headed gull colony. One female nesting in the colony has been ringed in Britain.
Also, white-winged black terns and whiskered terns are flying around.
Then, we hear the sound of a very rare and very elusive bird: a little crake. As usually, it hides in the reedbeds. Nevertheless, some of us see a glimpse. A photograph manages to “catch” only part of the bird’s small body.
This video says about itself:
Little Crake at Apaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.A sparrowhawk and a marsh harrier fly past.
The sound of many fire-bellied toads (see also here).
Two Caspian terns flying across the ponds.
Two black-necked grebes.
A kestrel.
The sound of a bittern.
A penduline tit nest.
A red-necked grebe (see also here).
This video says about itself:
Two birds [red-necked grebes] displaying courtship rituals and mating at Dalkarlskärret, Uppsala, Sweden.A Caspian gull.
