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The best-kept birding secrets of Belgrade

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The very best wetland birding around Belgrade, Serbia, is not to be found in the locally famous and tourist-promoted Obedska or Carska Bara Ramsar areas, but at Beljarica Backwaters and the fish farm triangle of Centa, Baranda and Sakule villages, in the Tamis River floodplain. mi ahead of Beljarica, bus No.

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All my patches

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Consequently, my first local patch becomes a largish Danube River floodzone opposite to Belgrade (Serbia) city centre (cover photo: April 1992). It is a winter trap for rare gulls and that is where I found the 4th Great Black-backed Gull for Serbia this winter, as well as the 6th Pallas’s Gull two winters ago.

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Collaborative list – June 2020

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8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 195 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 195 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea). Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). crow sp.)).

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Collaborative list November – 2021

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Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

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Collaborative list – October 2021

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9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 358 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 6 Brant – Branta bernicla.

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Collaborative list – December 2021

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8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

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