Bosnia and Herzegovina Important Bird Area
Hutovo Blato Nature park
190 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Prof saxx · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
32 species in January.48 species in February.59 species in March.114 species in April.135 species in May.112 species in June.78 species in July.109 species in August.108 species in September.85 species in October.42 species in November.0 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
190 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 190Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,176Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 15Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 92Songbirds
- 27Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 190 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds92 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Rock PartridgeAlectoris graecaNT
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/3°108 mm
- Feb10°/4°102 mm
- Mar14°/6°95 mm
- Apr18°/10°71 mm
- May22°/14°56 mm
- Jun28°/18°47 mm
- Jul32°/21°26 mm
- Aug32°/21°34 mm
- Sep26°/17°81 mm
- Oct21°/13°94 mm
- Nov16°/9°121 mm
- Dec11°/5°121 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Hutovo Blato Nature park.
Protected area, Nature park & Ramsar Wetland, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hutovo Blato Nature park is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
190 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,176 open records.
The most recorded are the Barn swallow, the Microcarbo pygmaeus and the Cetti's Warbler.
71 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Hotel Karaotokplace to stay · 1.0 km · 11 within 10 km
- Tasovčićinearest town · 7.0 km in a straight line
- Mostar International Airport (OMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at DBV airport (Dubrovnik)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1marked trails within 4 km6. Hutovo – Čapljina
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11places to stay within 10 kmHotel Karaotok, Apartman Jurica, Lav and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Hutovo Blato Nature park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas127 mountains within 25 kmRujnica735 m · 18 kmKrevnica684 m · 21 kmBuhar673 m · 21 kmCerovi Vrh760 m · 24 kmKremnice818 m · 24 kmHrgud1,109 m · 24 kmVisoka Gomila709 m · 24 kmGustar865 m · 24 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmSvitavsko Lake9.3 km² · 3.3 kmDeransko Blato1.6 km² · 3.8 kmJelim Lake0.3 km² · 3.8 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmBadanj Cave · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Hutovo Blato Nature park
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 73Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 101Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1639258) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,176 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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