Serbia Ramsar wetland
Peštersko polje
138 bird species recorded; the most in August.
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This month here
12 species in January.1 species in February.43 species in March.81 species in April.90 species in May.48 species in June.60 species in July.99 species in August.62 species in September.59 species in October.32 species in November.23 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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VU
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VUNT
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
138 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).
- 138Speciesrecorded more than once
- 85Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,750Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,157 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 27Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 50Songbirds
- 13Other 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 138 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great titParus major
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-7°91 mm
- Feb2°/-6°86 mm
- Mar6°/-3°94 mm
- Apr11°/1°81 mm
- May16°/6°99 mm
- Jun20°/10°94 mm
- Jul23°/12°70 mm
- Aug24°/12°61 mm
- Sep19°/7°87 mm
- Oct14°/3°97 mm
- Nov8°/-1°114 mm
- Dec2°/-5°101 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Peštersko polje.
Karstic field and Ramsar site in Serbia
Peštersko polje is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Serbia, 1,157 m above the sea.
138 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,750 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Common Buzzard and the Mallard.
51 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Common Pochard and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Tutinnearest town · 21 km in a straight line
- Morava Airport (KVO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 90 km in a straight lineCar hire at PRN airport (Prishtina)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay 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 Peštersko polje.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas286 mountains within 25 kmŽilindar1,616 m · 9.4 kmJarut1,428 m · 11 kmNinaja1,462 m · 12 kmOzren1,467 m · 13 kmGiljeva1,617 m · 14 kmHum1,756 m · 14 kmKrstača1,756 m · 14 kmPlatija1,466 m · 14 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.
Peštersko polje
Serbia
- 72Birdyas Score
- 138Species
- 85Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q16088014) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,750 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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