There is a good chance of the rare White-backed woodpecker, as well as Syrian woodpecker and Wryneck in the open areas. The best time to visit is spring, with, on average, 220-230 species, including many rarities but birding in autumn is also good, especially for large raptor migration, Pelicans, and shorebirds. Last years become more and more popular the tours for observation of mammals . These include the rare European Brown Bear , Wolf, Wild Boar , Red Deer and other interesting mammals. For such tours which are usually offered like mammals and birds, or mammals and Bulgarian monasteries, mammals and beautiful Bulgarian nature etc, Bulgaria also has the best European possibilities.
Bulgarian landscape is very variable.
The plains and marshes of the Danube and Maritsa rivers and Black sea coast give a great possibility of getting all the European herons, as well as Spoonbills and Glossy Ibis, Little Bittern breed. Even the forest in the center of Sofia - the Bulgarian capital, gives perfect opportunities for birding, and Vitosha mountain national park is just a few minutes by car from Sofia. The dozens of reserves in the country and also many unprotected areas with their variety of landscape, birds, plants insects etc, in a small country such as Bulgaria, mark it out as a leading European country for birding. The climate is typically continental in Northern Bulgaria and Dobrudza region, which means warm summers and cold winters. Along the Black sea coast the winter is not so severe and the summer is not so hot.