Birding Kaunas Romainių Ąžuolynas -day 3

 Up early and started a walk in the forest Romainių Ąžuolynas up behind where I was staying. A beautiful woodland with exceptional walks

Pied Flycatcher was my 1st bird entering the woodland, Wood Warbler calls, Icterine Warbler, Great Tits ,Blackbirds and Great spotted Woodpeckers and a fly away Lesser spotted Woodpecker. Photography can be quite difficult in dark woods.

Out of the woods and down to the nature reserve I visited Yesterday .Lampėdžio-Nemuno pralaida

A few Lesser Whitethroats were to be had along with Yellowhammer, Whinchat, Buzzard, White winged Black Tern, Great Reed Warblers......and the female Goldeneye that was at the fishponds now has chicks

Wood & Icterine Warblers - Kaunas -Lampėdžio

Lithuania is a forest, even the city and outskirts are woodlands.

Within these woodlands Wood Warblers are numerous, easy to see once you follow their song. tricky to photo within the shade of the woods.

 Also within the woods Icterine Warblers are heard with there song that sounds like a squeeky dog toy, but can be quite high up, making them difficult to observe through the branches

Wood Warbler

Icterine Warbler

Birding Kaunas . Lampadis lake . Day 2

 I was out early for a 6km walk along the shoreline of Lampedis lake upto Nemuno ir Nevezio santakos Krastovaizdzio draustinis nature preserve. 

Abundant Great Reed Warblers stood out with loud calls among the reed patches. along the route.

As I came to the meadows , Whinchat , Yellowhammer, Wheatear , Rosefinch, Goldfinches.

A White winged Tern made a brief apperance over a fish  pond that a Goldeneye was hanging out in.

Also close to the fish  pond was a Red backed Shrike which got away to the otherside.

A Deer made a splash and crossed a river in front of me.

A really good morning of birding.

Whinchat

Common Rosefinch

Red backed Shrike

Great Reed Warbler

Whinchat

Goldeneye

Icterine Warbler

White winged Black Tern

Icterine Warbler in Kilbaha

After a busy summer of work and Leg injury rehab, there hasnt been much opportunity of much birding over the last few months.

The arrival of an Icterine Warbler in Kilbaha a few days previous was enough to revive the senses and Monday morning I found a few hours to head south.

Didnt need to much leg work as Murf was on site and knew where the bird would show, and it appeared out of the Sycamore Tree , fliitted into the Willows  in between showers for  short but good views