The large and extensive oak, beech and Hornbeam forests are home to eight species of woodpecker and four species of eagle. In addition the more scrubby areas are alive with the song of nightingales. Red backed shrike now extinct as a breeding bird in Great Britain are still widespread and common in this part of hungary.

Hungarian Bird Tours is run by Roy Adams, a retired police wildlife crime officer who served almost thirty two years with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.

Staying at the newly opened Villa Volgy Hotel in Eger, visitors take advantage of the Crystal clear air, a quiet environment and a calm atmosphere. Relax in this high-quality, three-star hotel. There are two, three and four-bedded rooms, each with a bathroom, phone, refrigerator and colour tv.