Kopaonik National Park

43.29760 , 20.80537

Serbia

It is enough to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to see the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for 70 km of ski runs, plus access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.

There are over 170 bird species recorded within the national park, 115 of them breeding in recent years.

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Coordinates were set by Dragan Simic : 43.2976/20.8054 (2023-05-09 05:33:15 )

Site name was set by Dragan Simic as "Kopaonik National Park" (2023-05-09 05:33:15 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-02-23 15:07:35
It is enough to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to see the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for 70 km of ski runs, plus access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.abundance. There are over 170 bird species recorded within the national park, 115 of them breeding in recent years.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 08:34:55
It is enough to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to show the see the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for 70 km of ski runs, plus access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 08:34:37
Kopaonik Mountain NP is largely suffocated by an oversized ski centre, imitating those in the Alps, yet, Kopaonik does not have the natural predisposition to be one. The consequences are already visible. It is enough to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to show the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for 70 km of ski runs, plus access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 08:29:29
Kopaonik Mountain NP is largely suffocated by an oversized ski centre, imitating those in the Alps, yet, Kopaonik does not have the natural predisposition to be one. The consequences are already visible. It is enough to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to show the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for pistes and 70 km of ski runs, plus access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 07:55:42
Kopaonik Mountain NP is largely suffocated by an oversized ski centre, imitating those in the Alps, yet, Kopaonik does not have the natural predisposition to be one. The consequences are already visible. It is enough to go to visit the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to show the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski trails pistes cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems. ecosystems. Forests, other montane vegetation and soils are bulldozed and fragmented to make way for pistes and access infrastructure. Crested Tits shun the newly created forest edge, while others such as Wood Larks and Red-backed Shrikes avoid ski runs, probably because of their lower arthropod richness and abundance.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 07:48:08
Kopaonik Mountain NP is largely suffocated by an oversized ski centre, imitating those in the Alps, yet, Kopaonik does not have the natural predisposition to be one. The consequences are already visible. It is enough to go to the Kopaonik NP when the snow – natural and artificial – melts, to show the consequences of megalomaniac development of a city in the heart of a high mountain, not to mention the ski trails cut into sensitive high mountain ecosystems.

  • 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)

Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca)
Corn Crake (Crex crex)
Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Sombre Tit (Poecile lugubris)
Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)

Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 14:53:24)

Corn Crake (Crex crex) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:28:18)

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:27:57)

Sombre Tit (Poecile lugubris) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:27:44)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:26:33)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:26:21)

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:22:20)

Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:21:58)

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:21:20)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:20:33)

Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) was added by Dragan Simic (2024-02-23 12:20:18)

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:47:30)

Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:47:18)

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:47:03)

Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:46:48)

Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:46:34)

Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:46:19)

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:46:02)

White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:45:44)

Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:45:27)

Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:45:08)

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:44:49)

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:44:32)

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 14:44:07)

  • Timing and strategy

The best season here is late spring to early summer.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 07:57
The best season here is late spring to early summer.
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Numerous hotels.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 10:23
Numerous hotels.

Numerous hotels.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-06-05 10:23
Numerous hotels.
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