Poland 2025

Poland’s Mammals – In search of the Eurasian Lynx Trip Report    by Sue Bryan

14^th April – 21^st April 2025

Introduction

With increasing age and our love of travelling, John and I still have a few wildlife sightings that we wish to see whilst we have the health and fitness to do so and although our main focus has been birds over the years, we love to see our mammals too. We decided that this year we would focus on some of the mammals that we wish to see but will still have a few birding holidays too. We have some favourite companies and people that we love to travel with and looked at Naturetrek’s www.naturetrek.co.uk Poland’s Mammals – In Search of the Eurasian Lynx. Having just returned from Spain watching Iberian Lynx, we knew it would be no easy task to see Eurasian Lynx and would require the use of guides and permits to forests to see one. Naturetrek seemed to offer the perfect solution as they guaranteed experienced guides and a small group size which is essential for keeping quiet during hours of nocturnal viewing.

Guides: Mark Kaptein, Jan Kelchtermans

Participants: Sue Bryan, John Geeson, Kieren Allinson, Thea Allinson, Anthony Waite

Costs: Tour price, including flights, all accommodation, food in the lodges, transport in Poland and services of guides £2395 each..

Flights: Naturetrek used www.ryanair.com non-priority and checked us in, which caused an issue with my small camera bag as they charged me £60 at the gate and then wanted me to load it in the hold, which I refused. There was a stand-off and I was threatened with not being allowed on the flight. The member of staff eventually saw sense but would not refund my money!

Habitat: We spent our time in far south-east of the country in the Bieszczady Mountains mainly in the forests which cover almost 30% of the country. Grasslands and rolling hillsides also made up much of the habitat. Wild flowers were in abundance.

Climate: Poland has a temperate climate characterized by cold winters and warm summers, influenced by a mix of oceanic, polar, and subtropical air masses. The country experiences distinct seasons: a snowy winter, an early spring, a predominantly sunny spring, a warm summer, a sunny autumn, and a foggy, humid period as winter approaches. 

 

Itinerary

14^th April  Stansted – Krakow – Ustrzyki Gorne , Bieszczady N.P.

15^th April  Bieszczady N.P.

16^th April Bieszczady N.P.

17^th April Ustrzyki Gorne – Maniow

18^th April Forest just outside Bieszczady N.P.

19^th April Forest just outside Bieszczady N.P.

20^th April Forest just outside Bieszczady N.P.

21^st January Maniow – Krakow -Stansted

Daily Diary

John and I left home at 3.30am to drive to Stansted for our early morning flight to Stansted. At the gate a very officious Ryanair Lady would not let my camera bag on board and took £60 from me to get it on board. She then wanted to load it in the hold!!! When I refused she said that she would not let me on the flight unless it went in the hold. I asked to see a manager and we had a stand off! The manager never arrived and boarding commenced with me not going on. She eventually backed down but paying £60 for a piece of cabin baggage that was considerably smaller than most people cases going on board was outrageous. Not a good start to our holiday!

After a two hour flight we arrived in Krakow and had a 6 ½ hour drive to Zadazd Pod Carynska Hotel in Bieszczady National Park, a forest on the Ukranian border. En route we watched Lesser Spotted Eagle, Nutcracker, Hoopoe, Willow Tit, White Stork, Common Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Rook, Pheasant and Chaffinch at a few comfort stops.

After arriving at our hotel and having a meal it was back in the minibus for a night drive. Mark and Jan, our guides, were using thermal imagers which necessitated having the windows down otherwise they do not work. John and I felt frustrated as we have our own imager but the minibus, although modern had no opening windows, other than the front seats. This rendered our imager useless and meant that only Mark and Jan could spot the mammals. We were soon going to get used to sitting in the dark in silence, in the cold waiting for a spotlight to be used. However many of the mammals that we were to see, run away as soon as a spotlight is used and we learnt to be quick to raise our binoculars if we were going to have any chance of seeing them. It was a frustrating experience! Chances of photography were going to be slim, but Mark was very helpful sorting out a few different settings on my camera to enhance my chances of getting a few record shots at least! We had an amazing start to the trip seeing European Brown Bear, Beaver, a pack of 6 Wolves, Fox, Red Deer, Roe Deer, Hare and several Tawny Owls including a grey morph and a Ural Owl. Photography at night trapped in the back of a minibus with windows that do not open was a challenge indeed and I failed miserably to get a photo of a bear, so I have borrowed one of Mark’s that he put on the WhatsApp group that he set up so that we could share our photos in the group. Thank you, Mark.

It soon became apparent that we were in for some very late nights and more clothing was required. Once a mammal was spotted, I begged if one of the sliding doors could be opened, so that those of us with cameras could have an opportunity of taking a few photos following the beam of the spotlight.

We were up for 4.30am after only 2 ½ hours sleep and drove back into the forest. We saw a few Roe Deer, 4 Bison and a couple of Foxes. A few Lesser Spotted Eagles were around but we did not stop to photograph any with the doors open, so I tried to take one through the tinted window which was far from ideal. We stopped for a photograph at the Ukrainian Border. A Hazel Grouse took off from a branch giving us the briefest of views.

We returned for breakfast at 8am and had a few hours sleep before joining Kieren and Anthony for a walk up the road where we watched a Grey-headed Woodpecker and Goosander after watching a Black Redstart from our bedroom balcony. We saw a few Fieldfare but spent most of the time admiring the wild flowers. Wood Anemone carpeted the forest floors and meadows.

After our evening meal it was back in the minibus for our 8 hour night drive and I was more prepared for the cold from the draught of the open front windows. It was another excellent evening where we saw Wolf, Brown Bear, Otter, Fox and Ural Owl and lots of Roe Deer and Red Deer. We were going to get used to stopping for Roe Deer eye-shine! It also became apparent about Mark’s passion for Wolves! He had an amazing capacity for howling!

After returning last night at 2am this morning, we were given a choice to go looking for wolf at 5am or go birding after breakfast at 9am. We were all dead on our feet and chose the 9am option. We drove to a bridge over a river where we admired a Black-bellied Dipper with food in its bill and a pair of Willow Tits before stopping off at a logging track where we saw a Camberwell Beauty Butterfly. We also saw a pair of Grey Wagtails here. Jan drove on, as I had requested better views of Lesser Spotted Eagle as I would like to get a photograph of them. We walked along a board walk admiring a singing Tree Pipit and Willow Warbler. We stopped to admire a Beaver Lodge as a Black Stork flew over the trees.

Jan spotted three Lesser Spotted Eagles and I was not to be disappointed as one bird gave an amazing courtship display to the other two birds as I attempted some photographs. A pair of Common Buzzards made it tricky as they intervened but soon departed and it was a real treat to watch the displaying birds.

We returned for to the hotel for lunch and after a bit of a rest, we were out for the night driving around until 2am, seeing Brown Bear, Racoon Dog and Fox. We had wonderful views of a Ural Owl from the minibus.

We stopped on one of the forest tracks and heard a Tengmalm’s Owl, calling from somewhere up the mountainside. Jan and Mark led us up the forested mountainside in the pitch black chasing the call. Luckily I had my phone with me that I could use as a torch. We all tripped over branches, twigs and other forest debris on our climb up. John and I soon felt our age as we tried to keep up with a young, fit 6ft 8in leader racing ahead with a good torch. At long last Mark stopped and searched the trees. The owl flitted from tree to tree but we all had wonderful views and I was glad that I had carried my heavy camera up, as I managed to get some photographs of it. I just hoped that in the pitch dark I had held the lens steady enough and my images would not be blurred.

What an evening, as we clambered back down the mountainside. I was glad to be back on the track after tripping over a few brambles and paddling in some of the squelchy understory in the dark. I think we all fell back into the minibus and snoozed on the way back to the accommodation.

After breakfast, John and I went for a short walk at Ustrzki Gorne in the Bieszczady National Park and watched singing Black Redstarts and White Wagtails. We packed our suitcases and drove to Maniowka Guest House near Maniow in the extreme south-east of Poland near the Slovakian and Ukrainian borders. Along the route we stopped to watch four Nutcrackers and a Hoopoe and noted Black Redstarts singing in the villages. The woodland flowers were spectacular with many Wood Anemones covering the verges. John and Anthony were in their element identifying the many wonderful wild flowers which were in abundance.

The guest house is set in wonderful scenery and after settling in we watched Hawfinches on the bird table whilst Lesser Spotted Eagles and Black Storks circled overhead. It was just so peaceful in the sun. We wandered the gardens after settling in enjoying the scenery and setting. John and I were lucky to have a balcony where we could sit and admire the view each day during our rest periods listening to Lesser Whitethroats, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Wood Warbler which we could not locate, whilst Lesser Spotted Eagles and Common Buzzards wheeled around overhead.

We both needed some sleep as we have been very sleep deprived and our ageing bodies don’t cope as well as they did years ago. We decided to go to bed for a couple of hours. After our evening meal it was back in the minibus for a night drive in the forest until 1am. We watched Wolves, a Stone (Beech) Marten, European Bison and a Wild Cat lurking in vegetation.

John and I were simply too exhausted to take part in the pre-breakfast activity (only one person in our group made it!) as the late night drives are taking their toll on us and so we joined the rest of the group after breakfast for some birding. We watched a couple of Black Woodpeckers flying over Miaki Lake, whilst watching mating Common Toads, before taking a walk up a trail and noting Coal Tit, Raven, Common Buzzard, Firecrest and a Grey-headed Woodpecker. We also saw a Camberwell Beauty butterfly which as usual flew straight through. We had a bit of amusement here as I thought Jan had called a Capercaille instead and I could not make out why I could not see it!

After some more rest time and dinner the group were back in the minibus at 6pm. We visited a Beaver-made wetland which was a delightful place to watch Beavers as we were up high overlooking the wetland maze of construction whilst the sun set.

We had a night drive until 3.30am. To be honest it was a bit of an ordeal being driven in the pitch black as John and I were trapped in the back of a minibus with no hope of getting out quickly or being able to open a window. Although a modern vehicle, the minibus is simply not fit for nocturnal wildlife watching, as we cannot open any windows rendering our thermal imager useless. The only ones that are able to watch the wildlife are the two guides, so the clients sit in total darkness only seeing the creature when the spotlight is put on it for a split second. Sadly we often had no idea where the creature was before the spotlight is put on the animal and then removed quickly. Grrrrr!!!! It has been a very frustrating experience as with the exception of the owls, there has been little opportunity for any photography, even though the guides have been very helpful with settings for the cameras and are very knowledgeable about the mammals and birds. I guess over the years we have been used to African spotlighting and have seen the mammals well. Some of the creatures here run away as soon as the spotlight is used and are much lower in density on the ground. Mark had carefully explained about the low density of some of the animals and I guess the title of the tour was well-named……in search of……!!! However with Jan and Mark’s perseverance, we did see some brief glimpses of Pine Marten, Wolves, two Eastern Hedgehogs (White-breasted), three Wild Cats, many Foxes, Tawny Owl and Ural Owl for which I thank them both!

Kieren, John and I went for a stroll after breakfast up a little lane by the Maniowka Guest House. After watching Lesser Spotted Eagle, Willow Warbler, and a Black Redstart we noticed the butterflies.

In the next kilometre by the side of a small fast-flowing stream we saw Duke of Burgundy, Common Brimstone, Camberwell Beauty, Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Wood White and Holly Blue. It was a delightful morning’s stroll although we really should have been sleeping but the weather was just too nice to be in bed and we are not used to being up for the night and sleeping during the day!

We had a couple of hours to ourselves to process photos and have a rest on the terrace before a meal at 3.30pm. It was then back in the minibus once again. We stopped to admire a couple of Black Woodpeckers but could not find any White-backed Woodpeckers. Jan drove us on and eventually stopped by a bridge overlooking a wide river with Common Sandpipers and Goosanders in view.  Once we had seen them, we had a walk for a couple of miles along a riverside where we watched the Bison cross the river. We passed several photographers in silence as they were dressed in camouflage patiently waiting for the event. We noted a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a couple of Marsh Tits as we walked.

Once we were back at the minibus it was dark and we started our search for Eurasian Lynx once again. By midnight we still did not have a sighting. Time was beginning to run out and our thoughts were beginning to think that our search for Eurasian Lynx was going to draw a blank. Negativity was creeping in, but we had not reckoned on Mark and Jan’s perseverance! Mark dropped Thea and Anthony back at the guest house as they had had enough of sitting in the back of the van in the pitch black along the forest tracks for the night. Back at Maniowka Guest House, John, Kieren and I had enough time for a cup of tea before we boarded the minibus for another drive in the forest. It seemed it was going to be another very long night when all of a sudden some of us noticed an Eurasian Lynx in the headlights at the side of the forest track. It walked and skipped towards the minibus. Kieren and I managed to see the Eurasian Lynx along with the guides but John was unsighted as the cat disappeared into the forest. Mark stopped the minibus, switched off the lights and used the thermal imager to try and relocate it before switching on the spot-light so that we could all see it lying down. It took us a while before we could all see it behind the bushes. Mark moved the vehicle a little to give us a better view as it was very difficult for us all to see it. Luckily it had stayed put and we all took a few photos. It was wonderful to watch. A big thanks must go to Mark and Jan for their efforts.

Kieren asked if we could return to the guest house to wake Thea and Anthony up, to see if they wanted to try and see it. Luckily we were not that far away from the guest house. As John and I had seen the Eurasian Lynx well, we thought it best that we stayed behind at the guest house to give the others more room in the minibus (not that this was a real issue). We were just so pleased that our perseverance and that of the guides had paid off! Hopefully from here on we shall get some sleep at night time now as our target species had been seen well.  Sadly Anthony could not be woken up, as he had locked his door and despite the best efforts of Kieren, Jan and Mark phoning him, knocking at his cabin door, yelling, tooting the horn and even throwing stones at his window he was ‘dead to the world’ and therefore did not return to the forest to see the lynx. We all felt very sorry for him.

After breakfast I caught up with some sleep after taking a few photographs of a male and female Sand Lizard. John and I then went for a walk down the lane at Manioka Guest House, watching Black Redstart, Black-bellied Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Spotted Eagle and watching a male and female Fieldfare mating, building a nest and eventually watching the female sitting on it. A Common Whitethroat added itself to our trip list.

As it was Easter Sunday the family looking after us at the guest house asked us if we would not mind having a late lunch so that they could have some time with their family who were coming to visit them. We had lunch at 2.30pm and then drove around seeing Europen Bison and Red Deer in a meadow along with several Whinchats, Chiffchaff and a Blackcap. We saw several Yellow-bellied Toads in a puddle by Miaki Lake where a Black Woodpecker flew across. Later we drove back to the Lynx site where we saw a Woodcock in flight just before dusk. With Anthony now on board Mark tried is very best to find another Lynx for Anthony but sadly there was no Lynx today.

Once back at the guest house we said our goodbyes to Anthony as he was leaving in a few hours to catch a train to Berlin. John had enjoyed his company as he was also a keen botanist. John and I were now very tired as it was the middle of the night and we both felt the need to pack so that we could have a couple of hours birding in the morning before leaving for the airport.

It was our last day in Poland before our flight back to Stansted on an early evening flight. Having more or less packed our suitcases last night, John and I had an early morning walk before breakfast down the little lane. We watched a Blackcap, Grey Wagtail and listened to a few Chiffchaff singing whilst looking at the Fieldfare on its nest. We also saw a Red Squirrel. John had walked a bit further down the lane and thought he saw a Wryneck. I played the call and luckily it responded, with both of us seeing it well. Sadly I did not have my camera with me as, it was packed. I heard a call that I did not recognise and the Merlin App said it was a Collared Flycatcher. John said it was too early for one, but I soon located a Collared Flycatcher in the tree above me showing its full collar!  We watched it displaying, flicking its wings but the local Great Tits chased it off! I messaged Kieren, grabbed my camera back from the guest house whilst John had his breakfast and Kieren and I went looking for it again. I watched two Scarce Swallowtail butterflies on the driveway. Sadly we could not find the Collared Flycatcher again but did find a Pied Flycatcher on our way back up the drive.

After another good breakfast, we said goodbye and thanked our hosts before Jan and Mark drove us to the airport only adding Hooded Crow and Lapwing to our trip list. We thanked Mark and Jan whom we had enjoyed travelling with. Their passion for wildlife, knowledge and perseverance had to be admired for the very long hours searching for the lynx and my thanks must also go to Mark for his help and advice of suitable camera settings for night-time photography. Thanks must also go to Thea, Kieren and Anthony for their wonderful company, making it an enjoyable trip. My thanks must also go to John, even though I had to prod him a few times to wake him up in the vehicle to see the nocturnal animals because of his ability to sleep sitting upright in the back of the minibus during the night time!

Species Lists

Mammals

1. European Hare (Lepus europaeus) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
2. Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
3. Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) 18/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P (just outside)
4. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) 18/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P (just outside)
5. Western Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
6. Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
7. European Bison (Bos bonasus) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
8. Eurasian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
9. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) 19/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P (just outside)
10. European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) 17/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P (just outside)
11. Chinese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
12. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
13. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
14. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
15. Stone (Beech) Marten (Martes foina) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
16. European Pine Marten (Martes martes) 18/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P (just outside)
17. European Otter (Lutra lutra) 15/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.

Birds

1. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 14/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
2. Goosander (Mergus merganser) 15/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
3. Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) 15/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
4. Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 14/04/2025      Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
5. Rock Dove (Columba livia) 14/04/2025      Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
6. Stock Dove (Columba oenas) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
7. Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
8. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 21/04/2025      Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
9. Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) 20/04/2025      Bieszczady area
10. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 19/04/2025              Bieszczady area
11. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) 16/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
12. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
13. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
14. Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 14/04/2025      Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
15. Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
16. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) 14/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
17. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
18. Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 14/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
19. Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 21/04/2025      Maniow
20. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 17/04/2025 Maniow
21. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) 18/04/2025      Miaki
22. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) 15/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
23. Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 15/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
24. Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
25. Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) 14/04/2025              Bieszczady N.P.
26. Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
27. Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
28. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
29. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) 21/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
30. Raven (Corvus corax) 18/04/2025      Miaki
31. Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 17/04/2025      Maniow
32. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) 17/04/2025      Maniow
33. Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
34. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) 17/04/2025      Maniow
35. Great Tit (Parus major) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
36. Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 15/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
37. Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 18/04/2025 Miaki
38. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
39. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) 16/04/2025              Bieszczady N.P.
40. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 17/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
41. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 20/04/2025      Bieszczady area
42. Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca) 17/04/2025      Maniow
43. Whitethroat (Curruca communis) 20/04/2025      Bieszczady area
44. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) 18/04/2025 Miaki
45. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 14/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
46. Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
47. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) 15/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
48. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) 20/04/2025 Bieszczady area
49. Blackbird (Turdus merula) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
50. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) 14/04/2025 Krakow to Bieszczady N.P.
51. Robin (Erithacus rubecula) 17/04/2025 Maniow
52. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) 21/04/2025      Maniow
53. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) 21/04/2025      Maniow
54. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) 15/04/2025              Bieszczady N.P.
55. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) 20/04/2025      Bieszczady area
56. Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) 16/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
57. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 17/04/2025      Maniow
58. Dunnock (Prunella modularis) 15/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
59. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
60. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 17/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
61. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
62. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 14/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
63. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 17/04/2025      Maniow
64. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) 17/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
65. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 21/04/2025      Maniow

Butterflies

1. Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) 21/04/2025      Maniow
2. Green-veined White (Artogeia napi) 18/04/2025      Bieszczady area
3. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) 19/04/2025      Maniow
4. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) 16/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
5. Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) 19/04/2025      Maniow
6. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) 18/04/2025      Bieszczady area
7. Duke Of Burgandy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina) 19/04/2025              Maniow
8. Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) 16/04/2025              Bieszczady N.P.
9. Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) 18/04/2025 Bieszczady area
10. Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) 16/04/2025 Bieszczady N.P.
11. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 16/04/2025      Bieszczady N.P.
12. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 18/04/2025      Bieszczady area
13. Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) 19/04/2025      Maniow

 

 

 

Other Species

1. Sand Lizard ( Lacerta agilis) 17/04/25 Maniow
2. Common Lizard (Zootoca vipipara) 16/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.
3. Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) 15/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.
4. Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) 14/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.
5. Carpathian Newt (Lissotriton montandoni) 15/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.
6. Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) Miaki 20/04/25
7. Common Frog (Rana temporaria) 14/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.
8. Common Toad (Bufo bufo) 14/04/25 Bieszczady N.P.