On the city’s bird watching day held on the last Sunday of March, it turned out that four birds were seen in Haapsalu that were not found in other cities.
As rare birds in Haapsalu, black grouse, Canadian grouse, hornbill, and ruffed grouse. In total, bird watchers counted 85 different bird species in Haapsalu. With this result, Haapsalu shared the third place in the competition with Tartu and Paldisk.
The most bird-rich city is Pärnu. Observers spotted 104 species of birds in the summer capital, which is an all-time record.
The city birdwatching day organized by the Estonian Ornithological Association on March 31 will go down in history as the most species-rich day of all time. For the first time in 23 years, more than a hundred bird species were observed in one city: 104 species were recorded in Pärnu, and exactly 100 species in Tallinn. The total number of observed species reached 141, which is also a new record. The spring weather also encouraged active participation: 67 people made observations in 26 cities.
Tarvo Valker, leader of the city birdwatching day, stated that such long observation lists were facilitated by the very early spring, especially the exceptional heat wave that arrived just for the observation day. “In many places, the temperature was around 15 degrees. The observers saw several migratory birds, which are rarely seen in March: for example, the first barn swallow was spotted, as well as a little tern, a shrike, and several stone terns. The rarest bird species found in Pärnu were the snowy plover and the western pygmy owl. Among the less frequently encountered birds, for example, the auk, the buzzard and the golden eagle were also observed,” Valker highlighted the more remarkable sightings.
The city birdwatching day has been organized by the Estonian Ornithological Society since 2002.
2024-04-01 13:37:18
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