10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

I am talking of the very heart of the Balkans and the final birding frontier of Europe: Serbia. When choosing the top birding area of Serbia for a weekend visit, head for lowlands, Deliblato Sands and Labudovo Okno complex with 250 bird species. Serbia – the big picture. How he prepared for his tour of Serbia?

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Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

We are in the Tara Mountain in western Serbia, ranging from 1,000-1,500 m / 3,000-5,000 ft above sea level. There are more than 1100 plant species, the most valuable being the 76 endemics. Other species include Roe Deer (also spotted), Wildcat , European Pine Marten and Otter. Photo Dusanka Stokovic-Simic.

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Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. These handsome finches breed in the far north of Europe and come here for the winter only. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III.

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Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Trusting my instinct that in this kind of weather I can easily show this animal, a few days later I came back with a TV crew and… bingo! And I decided to search it for the forest species: Eurasian Sparrowhawk , Syrian Woodpecker (okay, not truly a forest sp.), On my way back, a Merlin flies from one to the other side of a clearance.

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Otters Croatia Eagles Protection 253

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). The chapters on courtship and breeding and roosting and migration are the longest, which isn’t surprising.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2016

July is that boring period after the breeding and prior to migration season. I know that you believe that Serbia is a land-locked country, but Belgrade city was actually built on an island in the sea. We saw 50+ species together, several lifers for him, the Tawny Pipit among them. But first, where did all that sand came from?

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Sheep Turtles Squirrels Europe 119