10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2018

Wood Warblers have a strongly pronounced passage through April; Tawny Pipits , Bluethroats and Savi’s Warblers are back by the first week, and Ortolan Buntings and European Turtle Doves by the second week of April. Common Quail , Grey Partridge , Turtle Dove , too. Black Woodpeckers are still relatively easy to hear and see.

Serbia 170

Serbia Geese Owls Macedonia 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2017

Looking at the river, I cannot believe my memories of the same place this January – frozen solid, with just a small opening in the ice – and 26,000 geese in it! One threatened European Turtle Dove takes flight from a roadside hedge. European Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto.

Romania 131

Romania Serbia Turtles Blackbirds 131

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens. years (three generations).

Serbia 203

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 203