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Jerzy Dyczkowski Number of bird species: 420
![]() Awifauna PolskiBy L Tomialojc & T Stawarczyk, Nasze Sudety 2003ISBN: 8392962613 Buy this book from NHBS.com Finding Birds in PolandDave Gosney Paperback (February 1993) GostoursISBN: 0951792083 Buy this book from NHBS.com Polish Bird Nameshttp://www.eko.uj.edu.pl/listaptakow/rodziny.html Full list of bird names in Polish with scientific names in English. ProactCoordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators Members: 3 Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team Birding PolskaWebsiteBirding in Poland is a must for every European birder. There is a big variety of species and different species which have become scarce in Western Europe, can still be seen here in good numbers.... Corncrake in PolandPDFUntil the early 1970s, the corncrake was wi- despread and fairly numerous in the whole coun- try, particularly in the southern part... Czaplon - Upper Vistula Birding ClubSouth Poland Group. Checklist of the birds of the Upper Vistula Valley. The Polish Avifaunistic Committee list of species all records which should be verified. GALLERY with over 100 photos. Recent records. Large gulls from Upper Vistula Valley. KULING - Waterbird Research GroupWebsiteWaterbird Research Group KULING was established in 1983 as an informal group dealing with autumn migration of waterbirds and waders in the Gulf of Gdansk. In 1996 we were registered as a non-governmental organisation. Since the beginning of our activity we have been closely related to the Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology of the University of Gdansk and to its Student Scientific Ornithological Group. Malopolskie Towarzystwo OrnitologiczneWebsiteOur society was founded in 1982, originally as the Club of Ornithologists of Malopolska; since 1992 it has worked under its present name of the Malopolska Ornithological Society (Malopolskie Towarzystwo Ornitologiczne) as a formally registered organisation. The area in which the MTO works and carries out research covers the Malopolska Upland (Wyzyna Malopolska), the Carpathian Foothills (Podkarpacie) and the Carpathians which altogether constitute one fifth of the total area of Poland, in all about 60 000 sq km... North Podlassian Society for Birds ProtectionWebsiteNorth Podlassian Society for Birds Protection is the oldest Polish Bird Protection society... Ornithological Station in Ruda MilickaThe Station is located in the nature reserve Stawy Milickie (Milicz`s Fish Ponds) - the largest reserve in Poland and one of the most important breeding area for water birds in Central Europe, protected with the RAMSAR convention. Staff members and students of Zoological Institute as well as visitors from other academic centres conduct here scientific research in various areas of zoology and ecology. OTOP - Nadnotecka GrupaWebsiteZapraszamy do przeglądania strony poświęconej Nadnoteckiej Grupie Ogólnopolskiego Towarzystwa Ochrony Ptaków. Grupa powstała w końcu 1997 roku z inicjatywy kilku miłośników ptaków z okolic Czarnkowa. Jej misją jest ochrona ptaków i ich siedlisk na Ziemi Noteckiej, a szczególnie doliny Noteci... OTOP - Leszczyńska GrupaWebsiteOd dawna na terenie Ziemi Leszczyńskiej prowadzone są obserwacje ptaków. Dzięki dr Stanisławowi Kuźniakowi, któremu udało się zebrać grupę zapaleńców, włączyliśmy się w różne ogólnopolskie "ptasie akcje"... Polish Avifaunistic CommissionWebsiteThe Polish Avifaunistic Commission exists since 1972, appointed at the 10th Congress of the Polish Zoological Society by a resolution of the General Meeting of the Ornithological Section.... Polish Rarities CommitteeWebsiteRarities Committees, following the model of the British one, are active in most of the European countries, co-operating in support of faunistic research. These are teams of experts in field ornithology, assigned to verify reports of bird species recognized as faunistically important to a certain area and period. Acceptance by the proper committee is a prerequisite for consideration of a record's validity, thus for its acknowledgement at international range as a scientific fact... Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP)WebsiteBirdLife partner in Poland... Polskie Towarzystwo Ochrony PrzyrodyWebsiteEnglish and Polish. Polish Society of Nature Protection Salamandra. Mostly general wildlife, many photos. Przemyśl Ornithology Society [Przemyskie Towarzystwo Ornitologiczne]WebsiteThe Przemyśl Ornithology Society aim at maintance of biological variety, preserving wild living birds as well as their natural habitat. Our Society also popularize natural history on the territory of its activity (Przemyśl province, Rzeszów province, Krosno province)… Sekcja Ornitologiczna Kola Naukowego Lesnikow SGGW-ARWebsiteIn Polish. Bird club of Agricultural University in Warsaw, with features on wild Wisla river valley and many links... Zachodniopomorskie Towarzystwo Ornitologiczne - West-Pomeranien Ornithological SocietyWebsiteWest-Pomeranian Ornithological Society was registered in September 1994. But as an informal group of amateur ornithologists it has been acting for over 20 years. At the moment, it has almost 100 members. The society was registered in order increase the effectiveness of all activities which are undertaken by amateurs. The main, long-term aim of the association is achieving legal protection and full control of all grounds valuable for birds in Western Pomerania. Members of WPOS co-operate with The Szczecin Ornithological Station widwie. At the Station - thanks to the kindness of its management - the society has its seat. Buildings of the Station were built in 1974 by amateur ornithologists... Stacja Ornitologiczna Instytutu Ekologii PAN - Polish Ornithological StationObservatorySatellite View Bird ringing in Poland University of Wroclaw Department of Avian Ecologyhttp://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/instzool/At the Department research is pursued in ecology, behaviour and sociobiology of birds, nature conservation and regional faunistics. Teaching activities include tutorials and courses in animal ecology, animal behaviour, zoology of vertebrates and field courses. The Department provides education at the MSc. and PhD level. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National ParkWebsiteSatellite View The avifauna includes corncrake Crex crex (R); white-tailed eagle Haliaetus albicilla (R); white stork Ciconia ciconia, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus and eagle owl Bubo bubo (MAB-Belarus, 1993)... Belovezhskaya Pushcha National ParkWebsiteSatellite View The fauna of the reserve counts 59 mammals (including 6 rare species), 253 bird species, 11 amphibians, 7 reptiles, 24 fish species and over 11,000 invertebrates. Eleven mammals, 52 fowl species, two reptiles, one amphibian, 8 fish species and 38 insects were included in Belarus’ Red Book... Bialowieski National ParkWebsiteSatellite View Bialowieski National Park is the oldest national park in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded as Reserve Forestry in 1921 but officially established as National Park in Bialowieza in 1932. In 1947 it was restored as the Bialowieski National Park. At one time the property of Polish kings, the Bialowieskie Forests have survived in an almost unaltered form. It is without a doubt the most valuable, natural area in the lowlands of entire Europe. Located on the watershed of the Baltic and Black seas, this immense forest range consisting of evergreens and broad-leaved trees is the home of some remarkable animal life including rare and interesting mammals... Bialowieza Primeval ForestWebsiteSatellite View Biebrza National ParkWebsiteSatellite View The Biebrza National Park is located in Northeast Poland, in the Podlaskie Voivodship. The northeastern boundary of the park is near the Belarus border, and the Narew River and its confluence with the Biebrza River form the southern boundary. The park was established in 1993, and with a total area of 59.233 ha, it is the largest of the Polish national parks... Bieszczady National ParkWebsiteBieszczady National Park is the third largest national park in Poland. It is located in the far south-east, in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, at the borders with the Slovak Republic and Ukraine... Karsiborska KepaWebsiteSatellite View Wet, wild and buffeted by winds sweeping off the Baltic Sea, the island of Karsiborska Kepa is a remote place. Yet on an unusually sunny September day in 1995, this small island in the Swina Estuary in Northwest Poland echoed with the sounds of applause and laughter. The reason? The opening of one of Polands first public nature reserves... Milicz PondsWebsiteThe ponds are located in Silesia, close to Breslaw. In the middle-ages, monks excavated carp ponds. Nowadays, they can hardly be distinguished from natural ones and are one of the most important resting places for migratory birds in west Poland... National Parks in PolandWebsiteNational Parks in Poland constitute the biggest form of nature protection. The area of a national park, may not be smaller than 1,000 ha. The park protects an area distinctive for its unique scientific, natural, cultural and educational values. A national park protects the entire nature and specific landscape features within its borders... WetlandsWebsitePoland presently has 8 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 90,455 hectares... Wigry National ParkWebsiteSatellite View The fauna of birds of Wigry National Park is not well-known yet. By the year 2002 205 species of birds were classified which constitutes for almost 50 % of the fauna of birds in Poland... 2000 [July] - Gruff Dodd - NW Poland - Szczecin and SwinoujscieReportJust got back from a long weekend to NW Poland, around the Szczecin and Swinoujscie area. Despite only managing one full day birding (Sunday 16.7.00); plus a few hours in the evening of Saturday 15.7.00 and a brief excursion on 17.7.00, I managed some great... 2000 [June] - Andy & Jackie MckeeReportPoland this year had its driest recorded spring in the past 20 years. Significant rainfall had not occurred in over 8 weeks and as a consequence many places were dry resulting in several species becoming somewhat localised. Most days during our visit saw temperatures hovering around 30° . Not at all what we expected... 2001 [May] - Ignaas Robbe - Birding trip to NE-PolandReportBirding in Poland in the month of May is a must for every European birder. There is a big variety of species and different species which have become scarce in Western Europe, can still be seen here in good numbers. The Polish countryside is still authentic and full of birds, wildlife and wildflowers. 2002 [May] - Roos Deman & Guido Desmarets - Eastern PolandReportJerzy Dyczkowski presents and recommends Eastern Poland in such a way that a birder cannot resist. We can only testify: Jerzy does not exaggerate. The varied biotope of the last remaining primeval forest in Europe at Bialowieza, the vast Siemianówka reservoir and the marshes of the Biebrza River guarantees indeed a large variety of rare birds in large quantities... 2003 [June] - Hans SchickReportBirdwatching in the National Park Warta Estuary (Park Narodowy Ujście Warty) and in its Surroundings (District Gorzów, Poland)... 2003 [May] - Southern Poland - Andrew Pearson and Garry MessenbirdReportMost people who go birding in Poland usually head straight for the well-documented sites at Bialowieza and Biebrza, but with a week free at the end of May I thought I would try something different and visit the southern part of the country for owls and woodpeckers... 2003 [May] Vincent van der Spek - Eastern PolandReportFrom 9-18 May 2003 I guided a birding trip to eastern Poland as part of the foundation Wólka. In all there were 18 people: fifteen participants, the Polish translator Sebastian, bus driver Jurek and me. We got to Poland by train, where a bus was waiting for us at Bialystok... 2003 [Summer] Kasper Hendriks & Rob van BemmelenReportPoland – Hungary – Croatia - Austria... 2004 [July] - Simon Woolley & Julia CassonReportBiebrza Marshes - We visited only the southern basin, all from our base in the village of Wizna. We can thoroughly recommend Zenek Borawski`s agrotouristic pension... 2004 [June] - Hans SchickReportBirdwatching in the National Park Warta Estuary (Park Narodowy Ujście Warty) and in its Surroundings (District Gorzów, Poland)... 2005 [April] - FatbirderReportA chilly week in April in the marshes and forests of eastern Poland... 2005 [August ] - G J White - Slovakia, Poland & BelarusReportThis report is a compilation of observations during three trips to eastern Europe in 2005; twelve days in Slovakia and southern Poland in June, three days in western Poland in early July and four days in Belarus in early August... 2006 [April] - Vincent van der Spek - South PolandReportPhoto-rich report... 2006 [June] - Jan VermeulenReport...Several species of birds that become uncommon or extinct in the industrialized and agricultural parts of Western Europe can still be observed in those areas of Poland where the required dynamics of their natural habitat have (as yet) not been disturbed. The undoubted main attractions still are the ancient, primeval forest at Bialowieza and the marshes at Biebrza... 2006 [May] - John ParishReportHelp from a local guide is necessary if the most is to be made of a birding trip to Poland - or, at least, that was the view of our party of past and present Croydon RSPB Group members as we planned a trip to see as many as possible of that country’s avian highlights. Although we had generally been quite successful in finding our own birds during a series of annual visits to other parts of Europe stretching back to the early 1990s, we appreciated that our chances of locating some of Poland’s more sought-after species, such as woodpeckers and owls, would much improve if were able to benefit from an insider’s knowledge of current stake-out sites. In checking for a suitable guide on the internet, we came across Fatbirder’s Anytime Tours website (www.anytimetours.co.uk) and realised that a package including not only guiding, but also transport, accommodation and food doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive, especially for a group of eight as we eventually turned out to be... 2007 [May] - Alec CheneyReport...We started at Warsaw Airport and even before we got off the plane my wife Irene saw a female Montagu`s Harrier flying low over the airfield. On the way to the forest we stopped at a flood meadow on the river Bug. Here we saw a number of Yellow Wagtails (some with blue heads) also there were Wood sandpiper, little ringed Plover, Swallows, House martins, Swifts, Sand martins, Little Terns and, a Hobby passed overhead... 2007 [May] - Ernesto G OcchiatoReportWizna hayfields, 21 May 2007, early morning. The grass is still wet and everything is shrouded by a thin mist. All around songs and calls of birds: Thrush Nightingales, well hidden in the bushes, and Icterine Warblers, from the top of the huge Poplars and Cherry-trees that line the track, make the musical backgrounds for Marsh, River and Grasshopper Warblers... 2007 [May] - Gruff Dodd - NE PolandReportThe trip proved to be reasonably successful, with Pygmy Owl and Lesser Spotted Eagle finally being seen. However, I was very disappointed that Great Snipe once again seems to be rather elusive in Poland this year, and a visit to the traditional site at Barwik failed completely. Even more frustratingly, a couple of Hazelhen were heard at Białowieza, but just wouldn’t show... 2007 [May] - Ken MusgroveReport...We were up a six to spend a few hours on the marshes at the back of Mr Kowalaski’s house. His garden produced a white stork, spotted flycatcher, red-backed shrike and middle-spotted and great spotted woodpecker. The short walk through the fields gave us yellowhammer, skylark, woodlark, starlings and a single black redstart... 2007 [May] - Simon WoolleyReportA stunning five-day break - highlight unquestionably Great Snipe for a life tick, but also Aquatic Warbler, White-winged Black Terns in abundance, Savi's, Icterine, Marsh and Barred Warblers, Red-backed Shrike, Montagu's Harrier, White-tailed Eagle, Crane, Whiskered Tern, Great White Egret, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Black Stork, plus Red Deer, Elk and Beaver - and Eastern Hedgehog... 2008 [May] - Eustace BarnesReport...In the afternoon we walked trails behind the hotel through mature beech forests. We quickly picked up the pretty little Collared Flycatcher and numerous Wood Warblers. We began our quest for all of Europe’s woodpeckers and enjoyed great views of the Middle-spotted and Black Woodpeckers... 2009 [July] - John van der WoudeReport...For Great Reed Warbler, small reed patches like this are sufficient. Also several Marsh Warblers, Golden Oriole, Middle Spotted Woodpecker... 2009 [September] - HoneyguideReport...A few marsh harriers remain and we find group of 46 cranes in a field. Farther along and there are more cranes: this time a count of 160 plus 70-odd flying away over a wood, then further scattered groups... 2010 [April] - Felix FegarReport...Within a few minutes of polishing off our food we were wandering through open woodland carpeted with Wood Anemones, and almost immediately the first woodpecker on our ‘wanted list’ – Middle Spotted – was duly ticked off with fantastic views of a very obliging pair had by all... 2010 [June] - Eustace BarnesReport...In the afternoon Janos picked up a preening adult Imperial Eagle about a mile away at a site we had checked earlier. The skies then began to clear, which was nice and we headed to a ‘raptor’ watch point picking up Black Stork and Black Kite almost straight away... 2010 [June] - Olivier DochyReport...From 21st until 25th of June, I got the chance to join a study visit to the valley of the Bug river on the border of Poland and Belarus, in the far east of Poland... 2010 [May] - Felix FelgarReport...This section of the marsh also provided sight or sound of Great Egret, Common Crane, Common Snipe performing their drumming flights, booming Bitterns, Common Cuckoos, Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Water Rail, Thrush Nightingale, Corncrake, Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Bunting and Sedge Warbler... 2010 [May] - Helen Crowder & Andrew GregoryReport...From the bogbean and cottongrass at the start of the boardwalk, a grasshopper warbler emerged to sing and show for us. Whinchats, reed buntings and a meadow pipit sat in full view and white-winged terns hovered like sprites... 2011 [May] - Ian Reid & Tom BedfordReportWe used Lukasz Mazurek’s excellent site guides for both places. The Biebrza guide came out in 2008 and has an excellent format with accurate maps, likely species, and an entertaining and occasionally quirky conversational style, as well as a list of species in English, Polish and German (and Latin), and other useful touches such as phonetic spellings of the Polish place names.,, 2011 [May] - Stephen Burch - Warta Mouth NP, Western PolandReport...This area has a brief mention in Gerard Gorman's excellent book on 'Birding in Eastern Europe', but this lacks any real site information. Fortunately, extensive pre-trip trawling of the web turned up a small number of very useful birders' trip reports. Thanks to all those who took the time to compose these... 2011 [May] – HoneyguideReport…an incredibly obliging elk emerged from the forest and strolled slowly across the fen. At one point it was barely 200 metres away… Bialowieza TravelTour OperatorBirding, snow tracking of wolves, watching european bisons, watching rutting deer and elk... Bird Guide PolandTour OperatorBialowieza Forest and Biebrza Marshes are the most famous birding hotspots in Poland. That`s true, but they are not the only ones to watch the birds! There are plenty of other places, excellent habitats and a real wildlife sanctuaries fulfiled with birds. Unfortunately unknown among foreign birdwatchers. Fortunately we know them all as we were born and live here watching birds whole year round, so we are able to help you find them. That is why we have launched this website... Birding PalInformationLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area... Birdwatching PolandTour OperatorList of websites... E-ToursTour OperatorWe have been organizing the birdwatching tours since 1991. We work for leading UK and world birding tour operators and various associations. We have three main criteria in designing the BW holidays: Professional competence and personality of expert group leaders and the local ornithologist Choice of the most interesting sites Smooth organization and a comfortable environment to ensure customer enjoyment and commercial success. E-mail us for a detailed itinerary and birdlists! info@etours.cz EcotoursTour OperatorOur company was formed with the intention of popularising birding trips in Hungary, birdwatching, butterfly, wildlife and nature tours in Eastern Europe The natural Choice in Eastern Europe and worldwide... GoForNatureTour OperatorFoundation which organize nature trips to Poland... Oriole BirdingTour OperatorA UK-based company specialising in bird watching tours of Norfolk and Wales, and a wide range of other UK destinations, a comprehensive programme of tours worldwide. Neil Donaghy and Ashley Saunders have over nineteen years experience between them, running their own companies Celtic Bird Tours and Oriole Adventures, before merging the two to create this new venture which offers complete bird tour packages. Value for money, genuinely small groups and great birds. Travelling NaturalistTour OperatorWe visit the wild ancient forest of Bialowieza, and some of Europe`s richest, most unspoilt marshland with Marek Borkowski`s team of guides, for some of the finest birdwatching and wildlife experiences that the continent has to offer... Wild PolandTour OperatorRelax and let friendly, passionate professionals take you around. With us, wildlife’s closer than you think. Why? We’re crazy about wildlife ourselves. We’ve spent days and nights tracking and watching them all our youth. It’s our passion. We see their signs and tracks in places you’d never imagine. For us, every day out’s an adventure. Just check out the photos on our website. They were all done on our trips! Wildlife PolandTour OperatorOur company is the first wildlife travel agency in Poland with over 20 years` experience in organizing trips, taking photographs of nature, making natural programs, etc. Wildlife ToursTour OperatorWelcome to our website where you will find a selection of itineraries for our birdwatching and wildlife tours in Poland for 2011 and 2012. This will be our 15th Anniversary year and so we are delighted to present some very special prices... WingsTour OperatorComplimenting our eight days in the most attractive of cities we shall be visiting fishponds and woodlands for waders, wildfowl, and warblers, and several areas of remote primeval beech and conifer forests in the Polish Carpathians, with all the rare and spectacular woodpeckers (including Three-toed and White-backed) and owl species (including Pygmy and Tengmalm`s), plus Hazel Hen, Black Grouse, Capercaillie, Nutcracker, and Dipper... Hotels in PolandAccommodationHotels and Hotel apartments in Warsaw and Krakow... Poland TravelAccommodationPoland Travel information and all hotels in Poland... PTAKIList contact:listserv@main.amu.edu.plTo subscribe to list:listserv@main.amu.edu.pl Subscribe Ptaki Name Surname Mailing Lists - Discussion Group PTAKI - Polish bird list. List language is of course, Polish, but English messages are understood too. Wild Poland ForumForumA forum in English on recent sightings in the Biebrza Marshes and Bialowieza Forest areas, trip reports, local advice and much more... Akcja CarpaticaWebsiteWe are a group of ornithologists researching the migrations of birds over the Polish Carpathians. Our main aim is to collect sufficient material to analyse the migration patterns of birds over this mountain range. Our work is based on catching and ringing of migrating birds in accordance with SEEN standards. BocianyWebsiteStorks PtakiWebsiteMiejsce to, przeznaczone jest dla szerokiego grona miłośników ptaków - zarówno hobbystów jak i zawodowców, początkujących i zaawansowanych... White Stork ConservationWebsiteThe White Stork having for centuries set up its nests near human settlements is regarded with affection, and strongly connected to European culture and tradition. In Poland, more storks nest than in any other country... White Storks nest online cameraWebsiteWhite Storks nest online camera with up to 18x optical zoom - Przygodzice, Barycz Valley, South Wielkopolska region, Poland… Wild Poland ResourcesWebsiteFree resources that should help you plan the trip yourself. Lists of local guides, wildlife calendar and much more. Witamy na stronie poswieconej Karsiborskiej KepieWebsiteSite about Karsiborska Kepa island - important bird area located in north-west Poland. This site is created by birdwatchers and describes the nature of the island.The island lays in north-west corner of Poland. It is known as an important bird sanctuary with nesting Aquatic Warbler and Waders.(In Polish) GalleryGalleryImages - Paintings and photographs etc... Photo-Ptaki - The first polish website for the birds photographersGalleryInformations about hardware, how to make a excellent bird photo, famous polish artist's portfolios, photo-stories, informations about birds, geust's gallery, photo competitions, news etc. Photographer - Jan VerberGalleryPhotogallery of wildlife... Photographer - Mateusz MatysiakGalleryFotografia przyrody i ptaków – Photo gallery of Polish birds... |
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