Serbia Ramsar wetland
Zasavica
119 bird species recorded; the most in May and in August.
Remi Jouan · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
36 species in January.44 species in February.45 species in March.76 species in April.86 species in May.70 species in June.48 species in July.82 species in August.39 species in September.66 species in October.10 species in November.10 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,940Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 76 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 56Songbirds
- 19Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-4°50 mm
- Feb6°/-2°51 mm
- Mar12°/1°54 mm
- Apr18°/6°55 mm
- May23°/12°89 mm
- Jun27°/16°88 mm
- Jul30°/18°63 mm
- Aug31°/18°59 mm
- Sep24°/12°63 mm
- Oct18°/7°59 mm
- Nov12°/2°52 mm
- Dec5°/-2°52 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Zasavica.
Bog in Mačva, Serbia
Zasavica is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Serbia.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,940 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Magpie, the Coot and the House Sparrow.
44 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Засавицаcampsite · 0.4 km · 1 within 10 km
- Plaza La Roomsplace to stay · 5.4 km · 6 within 10 km
- Radenkovićnearest town · 4.7 km in a straight line
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at BEG airport (Belgrade)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmE7-06: Сремска Митровица – Цер
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmЗасавица
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmЗасавица
- 6places to stay within 10 kmPlaza La Rooms, kod Papište Prenoćište, Хотел Сирмиум and 3 more
- bird hides 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 Zasavica.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmOrlova Greda · 9.5 kmDrenova Greda · 11 kmCerove Grede · 11 kmVisoka Greda · 12 kmStarčevo Brdo · 21 kmGrabova Greda · 23 kmLetenka · 23 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.
Zasavica
Serbia
- 56Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit
Serbia · 49 km
- 55Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 55Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3444519) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,940 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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