Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia Ramsar wetland
Neretva
186 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
39 species in January.51 species in February.65 species in March.134 species in April.110 species in May.82 species in June.96 species in July.114 species in August.108 species in September.108 species in October.70 species in November.50 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
186 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).
- 186Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,126Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 28Waders
- 20Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 74Songbirds
- 20Other 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 186 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds74 species
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- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Great titParus major
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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 April.
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
Neretva.
River in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Croatia
Neretva is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
186 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,126 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Egret, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Microcarbo pygmaeus.
63 species come for the summer, 32 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Riocampsite · 2.2 km · 3 within 10 km
- Casa Topicplace to stay · 3.7 km · 38 within 10 km
- Pločenearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
- Mostar International Airport (OMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 44 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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmDeja Duba Raba
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmRio, Kamp Baćinska Jezera, Good Energy Camping
- 38places to stay within 10 kmCasa Topic, Apartman Tea, Marinović and 35 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Neretva.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas100 mountains within 25 kmRujnica735 m · 9.6 kmOtarine347 m · 18 kmLovornica252 m · 20 kmKolojanj471 m · 22 kmButorovica356 m · 22 kmMount of St. Ilija, Pelješac961 m · 23 kmKapinjak332 m · 24 kmVelika Bratota423 m · 25 km
Coastya8 beaches within 10 kmUvala Mala Višnjica · 3.4 kmUvala Vodice · 3.8 kmUvala Vinogradina · 4.4 kmUvala Osobjava · 6.9 kmUvala Dobrogošće · 7.1 kmUvala Stinjiva · 7.1 kmUvala Široka · 7.5 kmUvala Žrnovica · 9.8 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBaćina lakes0.7 km² · 7.1 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.
Neretva
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 81Birdyas Score
- 186Species
- 101Migrants
- 8Threatened
Hutovo Blato Nature park
Bosnia and Herzegovina · 26 km
- 73Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 101Migrants
- 4Threatened
Nature Park Vransko Lake
Croatia · 180 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 155Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q190777) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,126 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, Coastya, Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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