Zoltán Pabar

Zoltán is graduate from the Faculty of Agricultural, Water and Enviromental Management at the the Tessedik Sámuel College in Szarvas. His thesis was on the Rehabilitation possibilities of the backwaters of the Great Hungarian Plain. He speaks and writes in English and he understands a little German as well. Zoltán started birdwatching when he was thirteen and started fishing when he was only ten. He was the leader of the Barn Owl conservation programme in South-East Hungary. In 2006, he spent three months in the Netherlands studying birds and their diverse habitats. In 2007, he was in the United Kingdom, improving his English.

He began serious photography five years ago and his work has been displayed at exhibitions. His favourite subjects are birds, plants and macro. As a keen birdwatcher and photographer, he has visited several different Europian countries (e.g. Ireland, Spain), as well as Canada, Thailand and Egypt.

Ákos Monoki

Ákos has been interested in birds since he was six years old. He started birdwatching on the Great Hungarian Plain, mainly in the Nagykunság, Nagy-Sárrét and the Hortobágy, and has developed a significant expertise of the region. He graduated at the College of Nyíregyháza and the University of Debrecen in the biology-environmental protection department.

In 2008 he started to work for the Hortobágy National Park as a full time warden in the Nagykunság area. He also works for the Nimfea Nature Conservation Association (Túrkeve) as leader of the biodiversity-protection project, carrying out many nature conservationl, environment, protection and education programmes. He has been leading birding and environmental education tours in the Nagykunság and Nagy-Sárrét since 2002. Besides birdwatching, he is a keen photographer. He speaks English very well.

Gábor Nagy

Gábor has been interested in wildlife since he was ten years old. He started birdwatching around Túrkeve, but after a few years he got a camera from his parents and he took the first photos of nature. He began macro photography five years ago and his work has been displayed at exhibitions. He is keen on photography, his favourite subjects are insects, plants and the landscape.