The Long-eared Owl roost in Kikinda

45.83017 , 20.46581

Serbia

Long-eared Owls’ numbers fluctuate from 200-300 in warmer to 400-600 in colder winters - check the trees behind the Church of St Nikola. The world record 734 Long-eared Owls were counted here in December 2009. Even BBC filmed them here twice, for the Planet Earth II in 2015 and for the One Planet in 2018.

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Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.8302/20.4658 (2023-05-22 05:37:19 )

Coordinates were set by Dragan Simic : 45.8299/20.4658 (2023-05-09 05:27:49 )

Site name was set by Dragan Simic as "The Long-eared Owl Roost In Kikinda" (2023-05-09 05:27:49 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:50:15
Long-eared Owls’ numbers fluctuate from 200-300 in warmer to 500-700 400-600 in colder winters - check the trees behind the Church of St Nikola. The world record 734 Long-eared Owls were counted here in December 2009. Even BBC filmed them here twice, for the Planet Earth II in 2015 and for the One Planet in 2018.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:48:40
Long-eared Owls’ numbers fluctuate from 200-300 in warmer to 500-700 in colder winters - check the trees behind the Church of St Nikola. The world record 734 Long-eared Owls were counted here in December 2009. Even BBC filmed them here twice, for the Planet Earth II in 2015 and for the One Planet in 2018.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:43:05
Long-eared Owls’ numbers fluctuate from 200-300 in warmer to 500-700 in colder winters.winters - check the trees behind the Church of St Nikola.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:39:56
Long-eared Owls’ numbers fluctuate from 200-300 in warmer to 500-700 in colder winters.

  • Top species

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• 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)

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
Great Gray Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Great Gray Shrike (Lanius excubitor) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:42:38)

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:42:24)

Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:42:15)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:42:00)

Little Owl (Athene noctua) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:41:38)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:41:17)

  • Timing and strategy

The first flocks are to be seen as early as September, however few they may be at that time. Yet, the best season is from mid-November to mid-January, the colder – the better. 

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 07:33
The first flocks are to be seen even in as early as September, however few they may be at that time. Yet, the best season is from mid-November to mid-January, the colder – the better. 
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:43
The first flocks are to be seen even in September, however few they may be at that time. Yet, the best season is from mid-November to mid-January, the colder – the better. 
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:39
The best season is from mid-November to mid-January, the colder – the better. 
  • How to get there

140 km / 2 hrs north of Belgrade.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:46
140 km / 2 hrs north of Belgrade.

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The pizzeria “Twenty” has an open pizza oven, excellent pizzas and smooth local sljivovica, just the thing to round up the owl-watching experience. Be warned: there is no non-smoking area.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:41
The pizzeria “Twenty” has an open pizza oven, excellent pizzas and smooth local sljivovica, just the thing to round up the owl-watching experience, especially when in winter proper you become half-frozen after an hour of neck-stretching exercises.experience. Be warned: there is no non-smoking area.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-22 05:41
The pizzeria “Twenty” has an open pizza oven, excellent pizzas and smooth local sljivovica, just the thing to round up the owl-watching experience, especially when in winter proper you become half-frozen after an hour of neck-stretching exercises. Be warned: there is no non-smoking area.

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