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| Male Cuckoo Cuculus canorus - the first I see this year |
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| Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra |
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| Orchis morio (left), Pulsatilla montana (center), Alyssum montanum (right) |
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| Orchis morio in two colour varieties |
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| Narcissus poeticus |
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| Vicia grandiflora |
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| Globularia punctata |
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| Globularia cordifolia |
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| Pulsatilla montana |
Pleasant spring afternoon spent on the Slovenian Karst. Lots of wildflowers on the meadows and several good spring birds like
Cuckoo (at least 3),
Hoopoe (1 singing), Cirl & Corn Bunting, Skylark & Woodlark,
Lesser Spotted, Green and
Black Woodpecker (4 of the latter). A massive female
Goshawk chasing a Woodpigeon was also a good sight. The most satisfying encounter was that with one of the three singing Cuckoos - a bird perched on the top of a high oak
(above). Spotted after a long stalk through the woodlands. Success at the end!
Yesterday at Škocjanski zatok I also had my first
Nightingales of the year. At least 3 birds were singing in the hedges. One also showed briefly.
The lonely
Common Crane was still present in the freshwater marsh, but it flew north-east in the late morning. One
Little Gull was still around. Otherwise more or less the usual seasonal birds.
