4,627 sparrows were counted in 497 different locations in the country during the 4th edition of the “We are counting sparrows” campaign of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds.
Houses with gardens are the places sparrows prefer to nest. They also like spaces between apartment blocks, park trees, quiet streets and meadows with shrubbery. Out of all birds counted the most numerous are house sparrows (3,499), followed by Eurasian tree sparrows (999). Spanish sparrows continue to account for only 3% of all sparrows probably because they are not well known in the country. For this year’s campaign the “veteran” sparrow-counters were joined by 413 new volunteers.
Many books have been written about the Bulgarian capital, telling about both its remarkable history from antiquity to the present day and the memories of various travellers who visited the city. An important place among them is..
About 70 children from 22 schools in UK, Germany, France, Spain and Slovakia will gather on June 21 in the Bulgarian Embassy in London to participate in the ninth edition of the International Bulgarian Reading Competition. The best..
As we approach the height of summer and temperatures soar, access to water becomes essential. We remember the hardships of summer 2024, when hundreds of towns and villages across Bulgaria experienced a complete or partial lack of running water. The..
More than 800 digital nomads and entrepreneurs from 50 countries have arrived in Bansko for the 6 th edition of Bansko Nomad Fest – one of the biggest..
The Tvarditsa and the Church Rock Festival at the Zhrebchevo Reservoir kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. and will continue through the night. Organised..
Three European bison calves were born in the Eastern Rhodopes during the past few weeks, the Rewilding Rhodopes foundation has announced. They are the..
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