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# Hortobágy National Park

NaturesLens visits Hortobágy National Park on small-group wildlife photography holidays in Hungary, with time here planned around Common Buzzard, Common Crane, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Red Fox and Rough-legged Buzzard rather than general sightseeing. Current itineraries using Hortobágy National Park include Eagles of the Hortobágy, with photography shaped around hide, boat-based, flight, night or low-light and landscape and behaviour photography sessions. Hortobágy National Park lies in eastern Hungary, within the Great Hungarian Plain, & protects one of Europe’s largest remaining areas of natural puszta, a vast expanse of steppe grassland interspersed with marshes, fishponds, & shallow alkaline lakes. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural landscape as well as its ecological value, the park represents a rare survival of open, low-intensity grazed habitat in a continent where such landscapes have largely disappeared under agriculture. Its flat, expansive terrain & mosaic of wetland & grassland habitats create ideal conditions for large-scale bird migration & roosting, particularly during the autumn passage. The park is best known for its spectacular gatherings of Common Cranes, which pass through in impressive numbers during migration & can be observed feeding & roosting across the open plains & wetlands. Birds of prey are a particular highlight, with the White-tailed Eagle & Eastern Imperial Eagle both present as powerful resident or visiting raptors, alongside Common Buzzards & the more northerly Rough-legged Buzzard, which arrives in winter from Arctic breeding grounds. Away from the skies, Red Fox can be encountered moving through the grasslands & scrub margins, an adaptable predator well suited to this open, undisturbed landscape.

Single occupancy

Maximum 7 guests

Experienced guidance

Guided by Robin

- [![Join Us For The Eagles of the Hortobágy Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/one-of-the-white-tailed-eagles-the-largest-bird-species-found-amongst-the-wildlife-of-the-hortobagy-national-park-in-hungary-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/hungary/eagles-of-the-hortobagy/)

### 24th - 29th Jan 2027 - Eagles of the Hortobágy

**Location:** Hungary

Capture images with us whilst on a wildlife photography holiday in Hungary, during January 2027, focused on Eagle photography with winter behaviour focus.

**5 nights** w. **Single occupancy** for **£2499**

Guided By **Robin Lowry**

[View Eagles of the Hortobágy](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/hungary/eagles-of-the-hortobagy/)

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## What to Photograph at Hortobágy National Park

- [Eastern Imperial Eagle at Hortobágy National Park](https://natureslens.co.uk/field-guide/where-to-photograph/eastern-imperial-eagle-at-hortobagy-national-park/)

- [Red Fox at Hortobágy National Park](https://natureslens.co.uk/field-guide/where-to-photograph/red-fox-at-hortobagy-national-park/)

- [Rough-legged Buzzard at Hortobágy National Park](https://natureslens.co.uk/field-guide/where-to-photograph/rough-legged-buzzard-at-hortobagy-national-park/)

- [White-tailed Eagle at Hortobágy National Park](https://natureslens.co.uk/field-guide/where-to-photograph/white-tailed-eagle-at-hortobagy-national-park/)