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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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I am talking of the very heart of the Balkans and the final birding frontier of Europe: Serbia. When choosing the top birding area of Serbia for a weekend visit, head for lowlands, Deliblato Sands and Labudovo Okno complex with 250 bird species. Serbia – the big picture. How he prepared for his tour of Serbia?

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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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Twenty years ago, flocks consisting of a thousand European Turtle Doves were a common sight in Serbia in spring. As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. In all European Union countries to the north and east of Serbia (except Romania), Turtle Doves are strictly protected. What happened next?

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How to find the Ural Owl in Serbia

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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). And where to look for the Ural Owl in Serbia?

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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

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We are in the Tara Mountain in western Serbia, ranging from 1,000-1,500 m / 3,000-5,000 ft above sea level. Also, there are 58 mammal species represented in the park, which is home to the largest Brown Bear (50+ animals; bear watching can be arranged through the NP authorities, find the link below) and Chamois populations in Serbia.

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Birding Serbia in the 2020

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Autumn Zajecarsko Beer in a garden with plum trees and Sombre T**s (Jerma River Canyon) A Yellowhammer in the same garden (Jerma River Canyon) Pear brandy on the Global Big [Birding] Day (in the Deliblato Sands Reserve) That Great Black-Backed Gull that is supposed to overwinter at sea and not the Danube in the land-locked Serbia.

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Going Medieval: Waterfowling the Two Towers of Serbia

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In the chill morning of late January, I am driving east of Belgrade towards the Two Towers section of the Danube and the best waterfowling bonanza in the whole of Serbia. The post Going Medieval: Waterfowling the Two Towers of Serbia appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Cover photo : Ram Fortress by Ilija Jacanovic.

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Birding northern Serbia, or a sudden bird tour

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We are heading towards the Great Bustard Pastures Nature Reserve in the very north of Serbia, along the border with Romania (near the town of Kikinda, the world Long-eared Owl capital ). The post Birding northern Serbia, or a sudden bird tour appeared first on 10,000 Birds. A fitting end to a sudden bird tour.

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