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An Embarrassment of Riches

10,000 Birds

This visit to southern Spain, however, fell in the middle of raptor migration, so flamingos were not on my agenda. A handful of birds on a spit of land did turn out to be flamingos, standing among many Yellow-legged and Black-headed Gulls , and European Shags , as well as a trio of Great Pelicans.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

10,000 Birds

I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. Local rarities include mouth-watering birds such as Dalmatian Pelican , Slavonian Grebe , Ruddy Turnstone , Asian Desert Warbler , Moustached Warbler and the Calandra Lark. eBird bar chart.

Serbia 156