During your stay we will also visit several Bird-Ringing Camps along the Bulgarian and Romanian Black Sea coast where, with luck, we should witness the capture of some sought-after Siberian species, such as Red-flanked Bluetail, Pallas’s, Yellow-browed, Radde’s, Dusky and Booted Warblers, Rustic, Little and Pine Buntings, Black-throated Thrush, Richard’s and Olive-backed Pipit, Desert Wheatear, Oriental Turtle Dove, Siberian Stonechat (hemprichii ssp.) and more…

This spring itinerary is designed for rich seasonal birding across wetlands, farmland, coast and upland habitats. It is a broad natural history route for guests who want a high species total and varied daily landscapes.

Twelve Days Intensive Birding is shaped for birders who want a concentrated spring route with strong daily field coverage. The route gives more reach than the eight-day spring trip while staying focused on birding productivity and key Bulgarian habitats.

A longer spring birdwatching itinerary for travellers who want more time across Bulgaria's wetlands, steppe, mountains and Black Sea coast. This route gives a wider rhythm than the eight-day spring trip, with more room for local specialities, migration and habitat variety.

This autumn trip follows the seasonal movement of birds along the Via Pontica flyway, with special attention to raptors, pelicans and other visible migration. Days are planned around weather, wind and current movement reports.

This winter journey is built around the Red-breasted Goose, one of the most spectacular and threatened winter visitors to the Durankulak region. Days are shaped around current feeding movements, lake conditions, weather and light, with early starts where needed for the best field experience.

Paddyfield Warbler short breaks focus on seeing and hearing this local target in the Durankulak region during May and June. The short format uses Branta Birding Lodge as a base for daily visits to observation points and surrounding habitats.

A compact lodge-based winter break designed around the critically endangered Red-breasted Goose and its Durankulak wintering grounds. The format is ideal for travellers who want a shorter version of the winter goose experience with daily local field trips.

Pallas's Gull short breaks focus on the impressive Great Black-headed Gull, with Branta's old programme highlighting opportunities in Bulgaria and Romanian wetland areas. These short breaks are lodge-based and designed for birders who want a focused target with surrounding wetland birding.

Azerbaijan offers one of the most exciting birding routes in the Authentic East, combining Caucasus mountain habitats, semi-desert, wetlands and the isolated Nakhchivan region. The journey is built for birders looking for regional specialities, dramatic landscapes and a compact route with local escorts and Branta field planning.

Belarus is presented in the old Branta programme as one of Europe's most intact natural areas, rich in boreal forest, wetlands, open mires and floodplain habitats. The route focuses on forest birds, owls, woodpeckers, aquatic warbler habitats and classic Eastern European wetland birding.

The Full Circle Spring Tour is the broadest Bulgaria spring option, designed as a complete circuit through the country's best seasonal birding landscapes. It combines Black Sea migration, wetlands, steppe, mountains, gorges and traditional local bases into one extended journey.

Spring Migration focuses on the seasonal movement of birds through Bulgaria, particularly the Black Sea coast, wetlands and nearby inland habitats. The itinerary suits birders interested in daily change, visible movement, wetland activity and spring arrivals.

This programme pairs Bulgarian spring birding with a broader wildlife angle, including the possibility of Brown Bear-focused experiences. It is designed for travellers who want birds, mammals, mountain landscapes and a more general wildlife holiday.

Spring Botany combines Bulgarian plant life with birding, especially around Cape Kaliakra, coastal reserves and spring habitats. The original route highlights steppe flora, botanical reserves, wetlands and seasonal birds in a slower natural-history format.

This tour links Bulgarian birding sites with Romanian wetland possibilities, expanding the Branta route beyond the northern Black Sea coast. It is a strong fit for birders interested in wetlands, Danube Delta-style species, pelicans, herons, gulls and seasonal movement.

Dragonflies in Summer is a seasonal natural-history option focused on Bulgarian wetlands, rivers and warm-weather wildlife. It works as a specialist summer complement to the birding programme, with dragonflies, birds, plants and other wildlife in the field mix.

This exciting nature trip to Bulgaria's most beautiful mountain areas combines general birdwatching with flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and other wildlife. It is suitable for birdwatchers and non-birding partners who want a broader natural history experience with archaeology, landscapes and local culture.

Triple Eastern Delight combines Bulgaria, Romania and Greece into a broader Eastern Balkan birding concept. The tour is presented here as a modern static page while preserving the original idea of linking three complementary birding countries.

Wildlife Photo Tours complement Branta's birding trips with access to local hides, seasonal subjects and custom field planning. Options can be shaped around wintering raptors, Red-breasted Goose, Southern Bulgarian mountains, Central Balkan routes, Belarus photo possibilities and other wildlife subjects.

Winter Azerbaijan adds a different seasonal angle to the Caucasus, with waterbirds, raptors and open-country birding along the Caspian and inland routes. This static page keeps the original programme direction while presenting it in the new Branta tour-detail format.

This short break focuses on displaying Caucasian Snowcock in its mountain environment, along with other Caucasus specialities. The old Branta programme presents June as the best period for this wary high-altitude species.

Rosy Starling short breaks are built around a breeding colony discovered in the largest surviving area of virgin steppe in Bulgaria, close to Branta Birding Lodge. The best viewing and photography period is in June and July, with daily trips to observation points and other local birding sites.