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The 20 best birds of Belgrade and where to find them

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Squacco Heron – the same as previous, from the left Danube bank levees, also the Veliko Blato Lake (Mika Alas fish farm in the suburb of Krnjaca, #3). Several pairs have chosen the Albania Palace, a high-rise at Terazije St. Little Bittern is a reed-bed skulker and much harder to observe. The best spot is the Reva Pond #6.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

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