“4Eagles Meadow Hide” is ready for action in an exciting new location. There is only one perch so far, where the birds of prey and corvids are expected to sit on and can be photographed. The hide is near a lagoon. Therefore, the background in the main direction is the tree line and endless pastures in the rest of directions. The hide is above the ground. However, we built it so you can choose a low or a higher angle. As a result, we can photograph comfortably from the horizontal level, sitting on an office chair, or use a mattress or a yoga pad to get the perfect low angle shots. Bird activity is extremely inconstant. It is monitored at least once a week. However, we expecting top results from October till the end of March. The short activity period is weather dependent. There is less movement in rainy, windy, or extremely cold (-20˚C) conditions. The hide is available only for a full day from dawn to dusk. In winter, there is a feeding station for the wintering birds, so the hide can be used as well.
1. Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis – NY
2. Eurasian Bittern – Botaurus stellaris – NY
3. White Stork – Ciconia ciconia – NY
4. Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus – FO
5. Pallid Harrier – Circus macrorus – FO
6. Montagu’s Harrier – Circus pygargus – NY
7. Grey Partridge – Perdix perdix – NY
8. Corncrake – Crex crex – NY
9. Common Crane – Grus grus – FO
10. Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula – NY
11. Ruff – Calidris pugnax – NY
12. Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago – FO
13. Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa – NY
14. Common Redshank – Tringa totanus – NY
15. Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis – NY
16. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo – FO
17. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger – FO
18. Short-eared Owl – Asio flammeus – NY
19. Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis – SE
20. Eurasian Wryneck – Jynx torquilla – NY
21. Whinchat – Saxicola rubetra – NY
22. Northern Wheatear – Oenanthe oenanthe – PHOTO©
23. Savi’s Warbler – Locustella luscinioides – NY
24. Sedge Warbler – Acrocephalus schoenobaenus – NY
25. Great Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus arundinaceus – NY
26. Bearded Reedling – Panurus biarmicus – NY
27. Red-backed Shrike – Lanius collurio – NY
28. Great Grey Shrike – Lanius excubitor – SE
29. Northern Raven – Corvus corax – PHOTO©
30. Yellowhammer – Emberiza citrinella – NY
31. Corn Bunting – Emberiza calandra – NY
32. Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo – FO
33. Hawfinch – Coccothraustes coccothraustes – NY
34. Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna – NY
35. Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea – PHOTO©
36. Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica – FO
37. Hooded Crow – Corvus cornix – PHOTO©
38. Dunlin – Calidris alpina – FO
39. European Pied Flycatcher – Ficedula hypoleuca – NY
40. Eurasian Nuthatch – Sitta europaea – NY
41. Woodlark – Lullula arborea – NY
42. Eurasian Hobby – Falco subbuteo – NY
43. Marsh Warbler – Acrocephalus palustris – NY
44. Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola – NY
45. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco – NY
46. Lesser Whitethroat – Sylvia curruca – NY
47. Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis – SE
48. Common Goldeneye – Bucephala clangula – FO
49. Western Marsh Harrier – Circus aeruginosus – FO
50. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo – PHOTO©
51. Little Gull – Hydrocoloeus minutus – FO
52. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica – PHOTO©
53. Willow Warbler – Phylloscopus trochilus – NY
54. Wood Warbler – Phylloscopus sibilatrix – NY
55. Great Crested Grebe – Podiceps cristatus – NY
56. Eurasian Jay – Garrulus glandarius – NY
57. Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus – NY
58. Western Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava – FO
59. Common Swift – Apus apus – FO
60. Marsh Tit – Poecile palustris – SE
61. Goldcrest – Regulus regulus – NY
62. European Golden Plover – Pluvialis apricaria – FO
63. Eurasian Bullfinch – Pyrrhula pyrrhula – FO
64. Common Whitethroat – Sylvia communis – NY
65. Meadow Pipit – Anthus pratensis – SE
66. Greylag Goose – Anser anser – PHOTO©
67. Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia – NY
68. Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major – NY
69. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis – NY
70. Mistle Thrush – Turdus viscivorus – NY
71. Great Black-backed Gull – Larus marinus – PHOTO©
72. Common Merganser – Mergus merganser – FO
73. Great Egret – Ardea alba – PHOTO©
74. Northern Goshawk – Accipiter gentilis – FO
75. Dunnock – Prunella modularis – FO
76. Stock Dove – Columba oenas – NY
77. Common Wood Pigeon – Columba palumbus – FO
78. Eurasian Woodcock – Scolopax rusticola – NY
79. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus – NY
80. Common House Martin – Delichon urbicum – FO
81. Red Knot – Calidris canutus – NY
82. Western Jackdaw – Coloeus monedula – PHOTO©
83. Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla – NY
84. Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus – PHOTO©
85. Eurasian Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus scirpaceus – NY
86. Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus – PHOTO©
87. Little Stint – Calidris minuta – NY
88. Common Linnet – Linaria cannabina – FO
89. Mute Swan – Cygnus olor – FO
90. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus – SE
91. Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus – PHOTO©
92. Greater White-fronted Goose – Anser albifrons – PHOTO©
93. Great Tit – Parus major – FO
94. Redwing – Turdus iliacus – NY
95. Gadwall – Mareca strepera – FO
96. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris – FO
97. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula – FO
98. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata – NY
99. Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra – NY
100. Common Blackbird – Turdus merula – FO
101. Smew – Mergellus albellus – FO
102. Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos – NY
103. Sand Martin – Riparia riparia – FO
104. Northern Pintail – Anas acuta – FO
105. Eurasian Blue Tit – Cyanistes caeruleus – SE
106. European Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis – FO
107. Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus – NY
108. Common Reed Bunting – Emberiza schoeniclus – FO
109. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus – SE
110. Rook – Corvus frugilegus – PHOTO©
111. European Robin – Erithacus rubecula – NY
112. Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica – NY
113. Eurasian Siskin – Spinus spinus – FO
114. Northern Shoveler – Spatula clypeata – FO
115. Eurasian Wigeon – Mareca penelope – FO
116. Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus – SE
117. Icterine Warbler – Hippolais icterina – NY
118. Common Starling – Sturnus vulgaris – PHOTO©
119. Long-tailed Tit – Aegithalos caudatus – FO
120. Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres – NY
121. Common Gull – Larus canus – PHOTO©
122. Common Pochard – Aythya ferina – NY
123. Common Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita – NY
124. Common Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus – SE
125. Garden Warbler – Sylvia borin – NY
126. Eurasian Skylark – Alauda arvensis – FO
127. Common Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs – FO
128. Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus – NY
129. Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos – FO
130. Eurasian Wren – Troglodytes troglodytes – NY
131. Eurasian Teal – Anas crecca – PHOTO©
132. Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus – NY
133. White Wagtail – Motacilla alba – FO
134. Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata – SE
135. Song Thrush – Turdus philomelos – FO
136. European Herring Gull – Larus argentatus – PHOTO©
137. Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola – NY
138. Coal Tit – Periparus ater – NY
139. Spotted Redshank – Tringa erythropus – NY
140. Eurasian Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla – NY
141. Common Redpoll – Acanthis flammea – FO
142. Citrine Wagtail – Motacilla citreola – NY
143. Red-necked Phalarope – Phalaropus lobatus – NY
144. Common Redpoll ssp flammea – Acanthis flammea flammea – NY
145. Common Loon – Gavia immer – NY
146. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker – Dryobates minor – NY
147. Bewick’s Swan – Cygnus columbianus bewickii – NY
148. Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea – NY
149. Red Crossbill – Loxia curvirostra – NY
150. Common Quail – Coturnix coturnix – NY
151. Pallas’s Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus proregulus – NY
152. Bohemian Waxwing – Bombycilla garrulus – NY
153. Marsh Sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis – NY
154. Great Snipe – Gallinago media – NY
155. Long-eared Owl – Asio otus – NY
156. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia – NY
157. Common Rosefinch – Carpodacus erythrinus – NY
158. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus – NY
159. Rough-legged Buzzard – Buteo lagopus – SE
160. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus – SE
161. Merlin – Falco columbarius – SE
162. Snow Bunting – Plectrophenax nivalis – NY
163. Common Grasshopper Warbler – Locustella naevia – NY
164. Horned Lark – Eremophila alpestris – NY
165. Eurasian Treecreeper – Certhia familiaris – NY
166. Taiga Bean Goose – Anser fabalis – FO
167. Temminck’s Stint – Calidris temminckii – NY
168. European Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur – NY
169. Western Osprey – Pandion haliaetus – NY
170. Common Firecrest – Regulus ignicapilla – NY
171. Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus – NY
172. Eurasian Golden Oriole – Oriolus oriolus – NY
173. Whooper Swan – Cygnus cygnus – PHOTO©
174. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla – PHOTO©
175. Garganey – Spatula querquedula – PHOTO©
176. Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochruros – FO
177. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina – FO
178. Black Stork – Ciconia nigra – NY
179. Black Kite – Milvus migrans – NY
180. Barred Warbler – Sylvia nisoria – NY
181. Black Woodpecker – Dryocopus martius – NY
182. Little Ringed Plover – Charadrius dubius – NY
183. Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida – FO
184. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus – NY
185. Broad-billed Sandpiper – Calidris falcinellus – NY
186. Baltic Gull – Larus fuscus fuscus – PHOTO©
187. Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans – PHOTO©
188. Grey-headed Woodpecker – Picus canus – NY
189. Grey-headed Wagtail – Motacilla flava thunbergi – NY
190. Thrush Nightingale – Luscinia luscinia – NY
191. River Warbler – Locustella fluviatilis – NY
192. Aquatic Warbler – Acrocephalus paludicola – NY
193. Eurasian Penduline Tit – Remiz pendulinus – NY
194. Western Jackdaw ssp monedula – Coloeus monedula monedula – PHOTO©
195. Hybrid European Herring Gull x Caspian Gull – Larus argentatus x Larus cachinnans – PHOTO©
196. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia forma domestica – NY
197. Rock Dove – Columba livia – NY
198. European Greenfinch – Chloris chloris – FO
- Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) *# SE
- American mink (Neovison vison) *# PH
- Pine Marten (Martes martes) *# SE
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) *# PH
- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) *# PH
- Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) *# SE
- NY – Not yet
- SE – Seen
- FO – Flying over
- PH – Photographed
4EAGLES MEADOW HIDE
6 people - 85 eur per person/day 5 people - 90 EUR per person/day 4 people - 100 EUR per person/day 3 people - 115 EUR per person/day 2 people - 150 EUR per person /day
- OPTIMALLY UP TO 6 PEOPLE
- LPG HEATING IN THE WINTER
- BIO WC
- COMFORTABLE ARMCHAIRS
Year of building: October 2016
Number of photographed birds from the hide:
Number of observed birds from the hide:
Floor space: 6 m x 2,5 m
Height: 0 -60 cm direct view high and low angle, and 110 cm through the one way mirror glass
Bench height: adjustable office chairs
Distance between hide and objects: 0-30m
Photo Equipment:
Recommended focal length: 300-500 mm (APS-C), 600-800mm (FF)
Material: wood
Orientation of photography: 4 way
Orientation of hides: according to North 2°
Angle of sight: 260°
Photography angle: 260°
Photography surface via: one-way glass, losing 1 1/3 aperture or for lower angle embrasure with no light loss.
Size of glass: 3 x 250 cm and 2 x 200cm
Inside temperature: 15-25°C (October – March can drop to -20°C outside temperature)
Clothing: upper clothes dark
Room Availability: 5-8 persons