The beautiful Zemplen Hills in northeast Hungary are rich in Central European wildlife, including Ural owl, white-backed woodpecker, eastern imperial eagle, fire salamander and Bechstein’s bat.
These rugged, densely forested hills form part of the North Hungarian Mountains and are home to much of the country’s most sought wildlife. This is a land of black, middle-spotted and grey-headed woodpeckers, eastern pale and Berger’s clouded yellow butterflies, northern goshawk and the majestic golden eagle.
Old barns and other ancient buildings here house impressive summer roosts of bats. Accompanied by licensed experts it is possible to see a wonderful range of bats here, including alcathoe, whiskered, pygmy and Nathusius’ pipistrelles, Leisler’s, particoloured, western barbastelle and Schreiber’s bent-winged.
Other highlights here include medieval stone castles, perched on rock outcrops, such as the famous Sárospatak and Füzéri vár.
Visiting two beautiful, biodiverse Hungarian protected areas, plus one in Slovakia, accompanied by park rangers with years of experience monitoring small mammals, this exceptional tour offers the chance to see up to 20 species of bat, and a number of rodents and shrews. Find out more about Hungary’s Rare Mammals
Visit sites along Europe’s main eastern flyway for cranes – at their peak, there can be up to 60,000 cranes in the area, making this one of Europe’s great wildlife spectacles. We also explore the Zemplén Hills for a range of raptors and other forest specialities including owls and woodpeckers. Find out more about Z) Autumn Birding in Hungary
In In May, the wetlands and grassy plains of the Hortobagy teem with resident and migrant breeding birds, including the magnificent great bustard, while the forests of the Zemplen Hills are home to raptors and other forest specialities such as Ural owl, as well as the famed Tokaj vineyards. Find out more about Z) Spring Birding in Hungary
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