10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Once upon a time, vast forests of Quercus robur , known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, blanketed the Sava River floodplain, all the way from Croatia down to the river’s confluence in Belgrade. At the end of the month my list stood at a ridiculous 45, instead of 100 or more. Which is good news.

Otters 262

Otters Croatia Eagles Protection 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2020

The Ural Owl inhabits old and undisturbed boreal forests, in an unbroken belt from Sweden and Finland across Russia to Japan, and is rarely seen to the south, only here and there, in the Carpathians (Slovakia/Ukraine/Romania/eastern Serbia) and Dinaric Alps (Croatia/Bosnia/western Serbia). Two years ago I screamed “UralOwlUralOwlUralOwl!!!”

Serbia 246

Serbia Owls Slovakia Bosnia 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2014

This shearwater is a Mediterranean endemic, breeding from Sardinia and Corsica to the Adriatic and the Aegean. Tha dropping numbers are suspected in Greece and Croatia, and confirmed in Italy, France and Malta.

Greece 241

Greece Malta Croatia Birds 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

On June 12th, FIFA’s Football World Cup will kick off in Brazil, with the home side hosting Croatia for the opening match in Sao Paulo. A pair has been nesting by the roadside for some years, but they are not so predictable outside of the breeding season. Brazil will play in Gold, blue and green.

Brazil 160

Brazil Birds Transported Game 160