10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

“I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. Nonetheless, I visited some excellent habitats, especially the flooded wetlands, and saw some good birds,” wrote the UK Birdwatch Magazine journalist Mike Unwin of his bird tour of northern Serbia 15 years ago. What has changed in the meantime? eBird bar chart. #4

Serbia 168

Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

These birds have already left my native Serbia, further north, and this is not just the only one I have seen in Greece, but my last bee-eater of the season. I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds. On a wire by the road, one European Bee-eater awaits me.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

These birds have already left my native Serbia, further north, and this is not just the only one I have seen in Greece, but my last bee-eater of the season. I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds. On a wire by the road, one European Bee-eater awaits me. Saxicola rubetra.

Greece 199

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 199

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2016

Checking the data later, I will find this type of nesting sites recorded in Serbia in the mid-20th century and probably becoming rarer afterwards, although it is currently observed at at least one more site in the country. Three hours later, the census is done.

Abandon 156

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Serbia 156

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. 9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113