Ladda upp bilder
Accepterade filformat är jpeg, png, gif
Maximal filstorlek är 20 MB
Small village at the Black Sea coast with many different types of habitats around where you can find a lot of birds.
There's a variety of habitats around the village of Sfantu Gheorghe you can reach on foot. biätare are one of the most common species. They breed in every sandhill and you can hear their call all the time.
If you go east on the way to the beach you pass by a marsh and open habitats with bushes. In the marsh there is a colony of skäggtärna and you can see vitögd dykand and all species of herons as well. In the open habitats between the village and the sea you can find tons of songbirds like eksångare, mindre flugsnappare, halsbandsflugsnappare, lövsångare, svartpannad törnskata, törnskata, ärtsångare, törnsångare, blåhake during migration. At the beach you can go seawatching. There are chances for different waders like strandskata and småspov you usually don't see on shore, gulls like svarthuvad trut, svarthuvad mås and even långnäbbad mås as well as terns like Kentsk tärna, skräntärna and småtärna. If you are lucky you may even see a storlom or kustlabb flying along the coast.
Another nice walk is north the village. If you leave Sfantu Gheorghe at the lighthouse and go north along a path at the edge of the forest you have good chances to see golden jackals, but also many birds like grå flugsnappare, sommargylling and gråspett. Especially in the area around the lighthouse there are many blåkråka, Härfågel and of course biätare, but also svartpannad törnskata and minervauggla.
If you want to go on boat trips going to Lacuna Sacalin or along the Tataru Canal is recommended. On the way to the lagoon you can hear many birds in the willows along the canal. krushuvad pelikan and vit pelikan are swimming on the river, natthäger are sitting in the willows and several havsörn are living along the canal. In the lagoon itself you can see fishing pelicans and huge colonies of terns and gulls breeding on the aquatic plants. Please consider that it is forbidden to enter most of the lagoon that is marked with buoys.
Along the Tataru canal you find open habitats as well as forests. There are many different birds like näktergal, sommargylling, blåkråka, Härfågel, svartpannad törnskata, hornuggla, turturduva, lärkfalk, aftonfalk and many more.
Reaching the village of Sfantu Gheorghe is only possible by boat. There is a ferry connection from Tulcea to Sfantu Gheorghe (Tulcea - Baltenii de sus - Mahmudia - Sfantu Gheorghe) along the Saint George branch or you can arrange a speedboat transfer from any of the towns along the branch. From Mahmudia to Sfantu Gheorghe (50 km) for example it takes around one hour by speedboat for a price around 80 lei (16 euros) per person. The village has a small harbour where most of the boats arrive.
The roads in the village are mostly sand paths and there are nearly no cars, but many people have electric trikes there. The easiest way to explore the area is by foot because it is difficult to rent any vehicles in the village. There is a possibility to rent some bikes if you want to do a longer trip.
There is also the posiblility to do boat trips to Laguna Sacalin in the south and Lacul Rosu in the north.
For boat trips or bikes I would always recommend to ask in the accommodation where you are staying. Maybe they offer boat trips themselves or they can organize something.
Genom att ge feedback så hjälper du oss att förbättra kvaliteten på Birdingplaces. Din feedback kommer skickas till skaparen av lokalen samt till redigerarna på Birdingplaces.
I detta fältet kan du ge feedback angående texten på denna birdingplace.
I detta fält kan du ge feedback angående kartan på denna birdingplace
I detta fält kan du ge feedback angående fågellistan på denna birdingplace. (Om du vill dela med dig av observationer, vänligen använd då kommentarsfältet längst ner på sidan)
Klicka på fågelikonen () Lägg till fågelnamen på ditt egna språk, namnen kommer automatiskt översättas till andra användare.