Red-breasted Goose
Sofia Subway Passengers to Observe World Migratory Bird Day through Video Installation
The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds will mark the World Migratory Bird Day observed globally on October 9 through a video installation in the Sofia subway. The screens in the subway will broadcast the flights of the Egyptian vulture, the red-breasted goose and the little bald eagle to Africa, Cape of Good Hope, as well as from Arctic Russia to our lands.
Rare Bird Species Recorded During Wintering Waterbird Count in Bulgaria
Rare and unexpected bird species have been recorded by the participants in the 43rd count of wintering waterbirds in Bulgaria, said the press office of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds.
Birds in Bulgaria Decreased by One Fifth in Past Eight Years
The number of the most widespread birds in Bulgaria has decreased with 21 % over the past eight years.
However the diversity of birds remains broad, with 70 % of all kinds of birds inhabiting Europe found in Bulgaria, private bTV station reports.
Out of the 420 kinds of birds that can be found in Bulgaria, 26 of them are world endangered species.