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Carska bara

45.28292 , 20.41630

Serbia

Habitats include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and willow-poplar forests. Neighbouring Ečka Fish Farm represents the largest inland fish farm of Europe.

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• habitat and vegetation
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Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.2829/20.4163 (2023-06-06 11:53:18 )

Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.2833/20.4194 (2023-05-21 09:44:55 )

Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.2837/20.4291 (2023-05-20 11:08:42 )

Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.2801/20.4168 (2023-05-20 10:55:26 )

Coordinates were set by Dragan Simic : 45.2668/20.3996 (2023-05-09 05:21:51 )

Site name was set by Dragan Simic as "Carska Bara" (2023-05-09 05:21:51 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-23 11:51:09
Habitats include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and willow-poplar forests. Neighbouring Ečka Fish Farm represents the largest inland fish farm of Europe.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-21 08:42:54
Habitats include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and willow-poplar forests. Ecka Ečka Fish Farm represents the largest inland fish farm of Europe.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 14:48:38
Habitats include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and softwood willow-poplar forests. Ecka Fish Farm represents the largest inland fish farm of Europe.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:29:44
Habitat Habitats include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and softwood forests. Ecka Fish Farm represents the largest inland fish farm of Europe.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:06:44
Habitat include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and softwood forests. Ecka fishpond represents Fish Farm represents the largest inland fishpond in Europe.fish farm of Europe.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:00:06
Habitat include marshes and fish-ponds, spacious reedbeds, alkaline meadows and softwood forests. Ecka fishpond represents largest inland fishpond in Europe.

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

European Roller (Coracias garrulus) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-05-10 05:21:01)

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) was deleted by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 11:16:12)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 11:15:40)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 11:15:24)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 11:14:53)

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 11:14:36)

River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) was deleted by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 10:53:55)

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 10:52:51)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 10:52:24)

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 10:51:54)

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-20 10:50:40)

Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:02:57)

River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:02:39)

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:02:24)

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:02:09)

Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:55:15)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:54:57)

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:54:42)

Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:54:27)

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:54:13)

  • Timing and strategy

Carska bara is a nice area to do general birding all year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-21 09:07
Carska bara is a nice site area to do general birding all year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:30
Carska bara is a nice site to do general birding all year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August and October when songbirds are already gone and waterbirds haven’t arrived yet.mid-August.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:26
Migration seasons, April Carska bara is a nice site to early May and do general birding all year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August to early and October when songbirds are the best, followed by the breeding season (May/June), though it is good in winter, too. already gone and waterbirds haven’t arrived yet.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:07
Migration seasons, April to early May and mid-August to early October are the best, followed by the breeding season (May/June).(May/June), though it is good in winter, too. 
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:00
Migration seasons, April to early May and mid-August to early October are the best, followed by the breeding season (May/June).
  • How to get there

About 55 km or about an hour north of Belgrade.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:13
About 55 km / 1 hr or about an hour north of Belgrade.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-20 11:03
About 55 km / 1 hr north of Belgrade.

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