10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2018

He made a whirlwind tour of some of the best birding areas in the country, from the Karajukica Bunari peat bog in the extreme southwest (by the border with Montenegro) all the way to the Slano Kopovo Crane Sanctuary in the northeast. This October, a previously unknown name shined in the eBird alerts in Serbia: Raphael Nussbaumer.

Serbia 183

Serbia Switzerland Farming Montenegro 183

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

They do breed in the Balkans, in Montenegro and Greece where I observed them, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania. In my native Serbia, pelicans are only vagrants, although in the under-birded southeast, they may be more common than we think. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu. We are just money grubbers.”.

Serbia 203

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2017

Interestingly, up to the mid-20th century, they did breed in the mountains of Montenegro, at 1400 m / 4600 ft, before the tourism development of the area, but Belgrade lies in the lowlands (at 70 m / 200 ft). Widespread across northern regions of northern hemisphere, they breed in Arctic-Alpine forest zone.

Montenegro 132

Montenegro Serbia Eagles Eggs 132