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A lovely article on the Surfbirds website features the birdwatching and bird photography potential of Bulgaria. Written by Iordan Hristov from NatureTravel Bulgaria www.NatureTravel.eu.
It is the end of Summer 2011 - a time when every birder turns their minds to the autumn bird migration. This was the time when I met Sergey Panayotov – a prominent Bulgarian wildlife photographer. We were working on a project to develop birdwatching routes in South-east Bulgaria and film the wildlife there. I had the task of identifying all the locations for filming and watching local wildlife. Then, Sergey had to film it. It was the perfect combination of skills and team work. Our former experience; me as a birder and a birdwatching guide and Sergey being a wildlife photographer, allowed us to develop a well targeted and informative product that would be of help not only to foreign birders but also to local people and participatory wildlife conservation. We decided to capitalize on our experience from this project and implement it somewhere else.
Sergey has just finished reconstructing a cottage in North-east Bulgaria in a small and remote village. It has only about 10 people who live there. "True wilderness." I said when I first heard that. Being on the edge of an Important Bird Area (IBA) and a prime butterfly area called Suha Reka, the cottage has huge potential for becoming a birdwatching and wildlife photography centre. When guiding mainly British birders, I have been asked many times whether someone offers a cottage for renting in a birding location. Well that was it. We wanted to visit the area and see what we can do there.
All article you can read on Surf birds site:
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/Features/bulgaria-true-wilderness-0712.html
or Nature Travel page: https://www.facebook.com/naturetravelbulgaria
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/Features/bulgaria-true-wilderness-0712.html
