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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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These are overgrown in steppe grasses and local sheep herders are subsidised by the authorities to bring their animals here to keep the grass short, prevent succession by bushes and manage the habitat. Even among the protected areas of Serbia, Djerdap National Park stands out as better preserved than most. Djerdap National Park.

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Western Serbia, or Griffons in the raspberries

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Our destination lies further west, along the Drina River, which marks the border between Serbia and Bosnia. There are very few sheep in the meadows and too few animals end up dead in the open, where scavengers can get them. Povlen, a quick stop filled with a song that sounds familiar, but I haven’t heard it since last year.

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