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Last week it was time for some bird watching in the area. I want to show you some of the beautiful birds that we found. Below you can find the list of all the birds we saw in this one week only.

English	Latin
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Hazel Grouse	Tetrastes bonasia
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Corn Crake	Crex crex
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Eurasian Scops Owl	Otus scops
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
Black Woodpecker	Dryocopus martius
European Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica
Spotted Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes
Western Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix
Northern Raven	Corvus corax
Coal Tit	Periparus ater
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris
Eurasian Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit	Parus major
Eurasian Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus
Woodlark	Lullula arborea
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Savi’s Warbler	Locustella luscinioides
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca
Common Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
European Serin	Serinus serinus
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Common Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus

I left my wildcamera on a spot in the nearby forest for only 2 weeks.  When I checked the footage there was a great diversity of animals filmed. Even a Bear and the very rare Lynx! Check out the video below to see the video.

I found a new badgers burrow by following tracks in the winters last snow. When I checked the images on the wildcamera it turned out to be inhabited by a mother badger with two cubs. Check the video to see how the cubs discover their backyard for the first time and see what animals come and visit them.

 

I was so lucky to be around when the cubs were allowed to play outside for the first time in daylight. Check the video below to see how they enjoyed themselves.

 

I left my camera for a month at this watering hole just a few hundred meters from Tara Nomada. Check the video to see what animals came for a drink.

In this one I placed the camera outside a badgers den. Watch the video to see what they’re up to. And see which animals come to visit them.

I placed a piece of bone on the hill. What animal will get to it first?

Last year, the two German comedians, Uli and Suso went into the woods from our campsite to survive in the wilderness for two weeks. They captured their adventure and turned it into a real movie. Men Staring at Trees can be viewed via the Youtube link below. (The film is in German but Youtube can provide subtitles).

In May 2022,  Boettcher and Engelhardt went into the wilderness of the Carpathians. They wanted to spend two weeks in the forest, far away from the achievements of the modern world, to get a clear idea of ​​what life would be like without these achievements. How the civilized man feels without civilization. What longings, insights and problems would show up. “Men who stare at trees” is a research project for Uli Boettcher’s stage program “Auszeit”, which premiered in October ’22.

 

Take a look at our surroundings by flying with a Golden Eagle in this video.

You can now sign up for the Apuseni Maraton which is basically in our backyard. The best trail running event of Europe will take place on May 27th 2023. Exploring the mountains in the most sporty way.

There’s a race for everybody. A family race for the smallest. A 12km cross for the starters. Then there’s a Semi-, Full and Ultra Marathon.

We allready signed up. Do you join us? You can combine your adventure with a stay at Tara Nomada.

If you like to get some practice before the race you can try some of the Trails from Tara Nomada. You find them on our special Trail Running page.

Want to explore Romania with a VW camper van? Visit some of the most beautiful places in the country. Sleep wherever your van takes you? Visit our campsite and many other places in Transylvania…

We can highly recommend Camper Adventures Romania. Joris and Babynke are very good friends of ours and run their Camper Rental from the city of Timisoara.

Last september we had the chance to explore Romania with one of their vans. It was an amazing experience! We can definitely recommend this!

Although most of our village didn’t change much for the last 100 years, the future made an entrance. We have established a Starlink internet connection. This means that we can host digital nomads now. You can now enjoy the freedom, nature and quietness and still get some work done. 

Starlink reaches speeds of 250 mbps which is faster then the average household connection. So if you want to come and work remotely you’re very welcome.

 

Work remote from Tara Nomada.