Tisza

We were willing to take a boat trip up on the Bodrog river, however it was not possible as the cruise ship was hired for a private ride. Two Ramsar sites are nearby one is connected to the Tisza river and the other to the Bodrog. This time we could only check out the ones associated with the Tisza river.

Here you can see a sand wall and a Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) colony. It was easy to spot the birds and observe them without any distraction. These birds are not waterbirds in any means but I thought to include them to this blog as they are spectacular and I like them very much.

Easy to take pictures of the nest wholes. They can be highly infected with parasites but usually those are not dangerous for humans.

Poppy in the front.

These inspiring views are not rare on the Upper Tisza. The water is fairly clean (judgment with eyes) and I must say that we even tried the water as we were there on a hot summer day. 

Some years ago the river was badly polluted and the fish corps were floating on the surface. Nowadays it is safe to fish from the river and people do it regularly. It is the second greatest river in Hungary and has a long history with famous flooding and historical regulations. 

Butterflies are easy to catch with the camera...

I was taking photos from the private boat, which takes guests on a regular basis. During spring time, the Bird Life Hungary shows the Sand martin (Riparia riparia) colony to the people who are interested. We were missing out this occasion as it was already in June when we came to this area.

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest, with high voltage wires.