Birds of Bulgaria

378 species recorded at 21 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Most recorded

Yellow-legged GullYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisWestern Marsh HarrierWestern Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraCommon BuzzardCommon BuzzardButeo buteoCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaWestern House MartinWestern House MartinDelichon urbicumGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaPygmy CormorantPygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeusEuropean Green WoodpeckerEuropean Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Poda Protected AreaBurgas284 species
  2. Mramor ReservoirSofia City211 species
  3. South ParkSofia City122 species
  4. Boyana MarshSofia City131 species
  5. Atanasovsko Lake – Migration Observation PointBurgas237 species
  6. Atanasovsko Lake – Bird Hide ViewpointBurgas223 species
  7. Kaloyanovo ReservoirPlovdiv213 species
  8. Durankulak LakeDobrich287 species
  9. Kaliakra CapeDobrich251 species
  10. Shablenska Tuzla Salt LakeDobrich255 species
  11. Srebarna Lake Nature ReserveSilistra225 species
  12. Pancharevo Lake and FishpondsSofia City157 species
All 21 hotspots
  1. Pomorie LakeBurgas239 species
  2. Pomorie Lake – Salt Museum AreaBurgas210 species
  3. Aldomirovsko MarshSofia190 species
  4. Madzharovo Crater AreaHaskovo177 species
  5. Atanasovsko Lake – NorthBurgas242 species
  6. Negovan Lake and QuarrySofia City198 species
  7. Chernyovo Village AreaSofia144 species
  8. Dragomansko MarshSofia201 species
  9. Burgas Lake (Vaya) – EastBurgas220 species

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All species recorded · 378