Bee-eaters
2 places to see and hear bee-eaters in the wild, in 2 countries from Slovenia to Italy: when each one peaks, where to go on your own, what it costs and what you will hear. Wild animals only, no zoos.
Best time, place by place
| Spectacle | Country | Peak | On your own? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mura floodplain dawn: orioles, bee-eaters, heronries | Slovenia | 5 May – 10 Jun | You can go on your own |
| Bee-eater & roller colonies | Italy | 1 Jun – 20 Jul | You can go on your own |
Where to go, north to south
Mura floodplain dawn: orioles, bee-eaters, heronriesOriole fluting, cuckoo, nightingale, bee-eater 'prrup' flocks over the river, night heron croaks at dusk, stork bill-clattering from village nests, tree frogs from the oxbows.
Bee-eater & roller coloniesRolling 'prruip' calls of bee-eaters overhead all day, the crow-like chatter of rollers.