Sofia Bird Walks

We are a group of passionate birders, organising bird walks in and around Sofia, Bulgaria - and opening up the world of birds to many people in the process :-)

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

🇧🇬 Final wrap-up of #GlobalBigDay in Bulgaria:
🦆 260 species (255 in 2021, 245 in 2020)
⌚️ 90% of all species seen by 9:00 AM
2️⃣ No.2 in Europe, 34th in the world
⭐️ 1st and 2nd top birders in Europe (181 and 170 sp.)
👏 342 checklists from 102 participants in 25 regions

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

Can’t wait to go birding on #GlobalBigDay this Saturday! Fingers crossed for good weather - me and my son will go looking for some mountain species that are more difficult to find. Where will you be?

@Team_eBird @CornellBirds @SwarovskiOptik @sofiabirdwalks

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

A Peregrine a day keeps the huge flock of Bramblings, Common chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Siskins away 😉

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

The Swarovski dG is a device that really wants to live in the future. Read our in-depth review here https://t.co/U1ii5nDz5S

#gobirding #seetheunseen #swarovskioptik

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

Here it is - our @SwarovskiOptik dG review! We managed to test the device with a diverse group of people, including ourselves :-) https://t.co/zNGJvKQtj7

#seetheunseen #swarovskidg #swarovskioptik

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

The NL Pure in action during our latest Sofia Bird Walk #8! We had 20 participants and saw 40 species of birds in three hours - not bad for this time of year :-)

#swarovski #nlpure #seetheunseen

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

🇧🇬 Quick wrap-up of #GlobalBigDay in Bulgaria:
🦆 255 species - 60% of all species in the country (and 10 more than last year)
3️⃣ Number 3 in Europe - overtaken only by Spain and France
👏 92 participants (75% more than last year)
📝 314 checklists (1.5 times more than last year)

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

This Red-backed shrike is looking fabulous - just in time for #GlobalBigDay tomorrow!

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

#GlobalBigDay is coming, baby! And we will be birding like crazy! 🤩

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

Our long-awaited review of the Swarovski dG is coming very, very soon. We will share our impressions, as well as some personal stories with this innovative device. Stay tuned!

#swarovskioptik #swarovskidg #seetheunseen

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

All three "black and white" flycatchers in the bag - and all of them seen in Sofia.

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

The NL Pure 10x42 - on location at Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Bulgaria. Common Cranes nested here many decades ago - they now pass over on migration from time to time. Yet the place remains a hotspot for many other birds - I've seen more than a 100 species there.

#nlpure #seetheunseen

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

Birding at Aldomirovtsi Marsh - always a pleasure!

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

@SwarovskiOptik Honestly? When we had our first look through the NL Pure 10x42, we somehow rediscovered how joyful birding is. What an immersive piece of equipment that is! 🤩

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

We are so lucky to be able to test two amazing devices from @SwarovskiOptik that launched in 2020 - the dG and the NL Pure 10x42. Both of them offer unique features that redefine what it means to "go birding". Expect detailed reviews soon!

#swarovskidg #nlpure #seetheunseen

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

Look what landed from 🇦🇹 in 🇧🇬 - the magnificent beast NL Pure 10x42 from @SwarovskiOptik. Our first impressions - "WOW"! More soon :-)

#nlpure #seetheunseen #swarovskioptik

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

The blue-red passion will occupy people's minds for days, weeks and months to come. In the meantime, we found ourselves an excuse to admire two American specialties - the Mountain bluebird and the Northern cardinal 😍

(photos: Wikimedia Commons)

#ElectionNight #Elections2020

[Sofia Bird Walks @sofiabirdwalks]

Guess what we did on #octoberbigday and the #globalbirdweekend? Hosted our 7th free bird walk around Sofia, of course! 35 species in and around Chelopechene lake with more than 20 birders.

[eBird @Team_eBird]

WOW! #OctoberBigDay was phenomenal! New & young birders & seasoned birders headed out to celebrate #birds. >31,000 people spotted 7,036 species. Submit your obs now to help us beat the record of most species seen in 1 day! https://t.co/yiUxtxvAaf
#globalbirdweekend

[Georgi Kamov @Joko]

UPDATE with the final results:
🦉Species - 192 (#5 in Europe, #48 worldwide)
📝Checklists - 283 (#4 in Europe, #27 wordwide)