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Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece

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Other important breeding species include Black and White Stork , Lesser Spotted , White-tailed , and Booted Eagle. Also Dalmatian and Great White Pelicans are resident species, breeding successfully on artificial platforms (close to 300 pairs). Next to them, Whiskered and Black Terns nest on floating leaves of White Water-lilies.

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The best-kept birding secrets of Belgrade

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and 180 bird species ( Ferruginous Duck , Black Woodpecker ; Icterine , Eastern Olivaceous and Barred Warblers ) recorded so far. Two Wild Boars crossed our path, returning from the arable field where they fed overnight, to the safety of Beljarica. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). So far Serbia has 326 eBirded species or 90% of the 362 birds in its official checklist.

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Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore

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There are also wild boars and macaque monkeys and you are advised to not rustle plastic bags, because they associate the noise with food. The Bar-tailed Godwits had developed their breeding plumage and were roosting on a small rock close to the island. Grey Plover and Bar-tailed Godwit in breeding plumage.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

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Where to watch birds in Belgrade

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While regular in winter, Pygmy Cormorants do not breed in the vicinity and are absent in spring and summer. There is a breeding pair of White-tailed Eagles at the Veliko Ratno Island and they can be seen year-round, but the best chances are in winter, when they hunt ducks around the island. More: 10000birds.com/all-my-patches.htm.

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