Around Magura, Transylvania

Distance: 7 miles
Ascent: 400m
Weather: warm and sunny

 

Here we are in Transylvania, in the Carpathian mountains in the middle of Romania, for a week of walking and wildlife spotting.

 

Today we visited the local village which spreads loosely around our guesthouse,  seeing lots of fine views, with haystacks, sheep and guard dogs. We had lunch with some very friendly goats and a playful kitten. Saw a honey buzzard, a black woodpecker and a black squirrel. Also redstart, goldfinches and jays, shaggy inkcap (lawyer's wig!) fungus.

 

We visited a bat cave, where there were horseshoe bats, and a very low roof.