birding Italy in january (1 Viewer)

[chris hancock]

Hi
Am planning a few days birding the coastal marshes north of Rome, but am finding Gen hard to come by [ although Ruggieri's new book is excellent & the reason i'm going ] Does anyone have any up to date info regarding particulalry raptors & passerines - Pine bunting would be very nice indeed.
thanks in anticaption if anyone can help. Happy Christmas
Chris Hancock

 

[delia todd]

Hi Chris I see this is your first post, so may I welcome you on behalf of the Staff and Moderators at Bird Forum

I'm sure someone will be along soon with ideas for you.

Happy Christmas and New Year

D

 

[foxsparrow]

Am planning a few days birding the coastal marshes north of Rome (...). Does anyone have any up to date info regarding particulalry raptors & passerines - Pine bunting would be very nice indeed.

Hello !
Try to contact the Rome’s Lipu-Birdlife group:
http://www.lipuostia.it/esection.htm

… pay a visit to their Roman coastal nature reserve’ website:
http://www.romacivica.net/cyberia/riserva/ereserve.htm

... and finally pay a visit to these stunning Pine Bunting's pictures taken in Tuscany:
http://www.pbase.com/dophoto/pinebunt

Cheers

 

[chris hancock]

thanks for that !
cheers
Chris hancock

 

[cajanuma]

Hi Chris,

As far as I know the only Pine Bunting reported so far this winter from the Tuscan coast was at Principina a Mare, but it was not ID'd conclusively. You might be interested to know however that there are 2 Desert Whetears currently wintering on the Tuscan coast, both at traditional sites for Pine Buntings (one at Bocca di Serchio, the other at Principina a Mare), so you will probably want to check those areas anyway! Much closer to Rome, 2 Sakers are wintering at the Maccarese pools.

Are there any other species you are particularly interested in?