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Avala Mountain

44.68949 , 20.51457

Serbia

With almost 70% of the total area covered by forest, represented within the altitude region of oak and beech habitats – at lower altitudes hornbeam and maple, oak on southern slopes; at higher altitudes beech, and at northern slopes planted conifers – the 506 m a.s.l. high Avala Mountain, some 15 km south of the city, offers a somewhat different set of birds.

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Coordinates were set by Dragan Simic : 44.6895/20.5146 (2023-05-09 05:40:27 )

Site name was set by Dragan Simic as "Avala Mountain" (2023-05-09 05:40:27 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 14:28:15
With almost 70% of the total area covered by forest, represented within the altitude region of oak and beech habitats – at lover lower altitudes hornbeam and maple, oak on southern slopes; at higher altitudes beech, and at northern slopes planted conifers – the 506 m a.s.l. high Avala Mountain, some 15 km south of the city, offers a somewhat different set of birds.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 14:27:22
With different almost 70% of the total area covered by forest, represented within the altitude region of oak and beech habitats – at lover altitude altitudes hornbeam and maple, oak on southern slopes; at higher altitude altitudes beech, and at northern slopes planted conifers – the 511 506 m a.s.l. high Avala Mountain, some 15 km south of the city, offers a somewhat different set of birds and is well worth a mention.birds.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:18:56
With different habitats – at lover altitude hornbeam and maple, oak on southern slopes; at higher altitude beech, at northern slopes planted conifers – the 511 m a.s.l. high Avala Mountain, some 15 km south of the city, offers a somewhat different set of birds and is well worth a mention. Best birds: Woodcock (very hard to see), Tawny Owl, 6 species of woodpeckers including Middle Spotted, Gray-headed (rare) and Black; Goldcrest, Short-toed Treecreeper; in winter joined by Firecrest and Bullfinch.mention.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:15:16
With different habitats – at lover altitude hornbeam and maple, oak on southern slopes; at higher altitude beech, at northern slopes planted conifers – the 511 m a.s.l. high Avala Mountain, some 15 km south of the city, offers a somewhat different set of birds and is well worth a mention. Best birds: Woodcock (very hard to see), Tawny Owl, 6 species of woodpeckers including Middle Spotted, Gray-headed (rare) and Black; Goldcrest, Short-toed Treecreeper; in winter joined by Firecrest and Bullfinch.

  • 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)

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:41:09)

Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:34:09)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:33:44)

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:21:30)

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:19:59)

Coal Tit (Periparus ater) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:19:37)

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:18:40)

Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:18:17)

Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:18:00)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:17:43)

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:17:29)

Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:17:14)

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:16:51)

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:16:31)

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:16:09)

  • Timing and strategy

The best season here would be spring and the breeding period, followed by winter when the mountain top attracts some northern guests to overwinter, as well as birds that come down from higher Serbian mountains to spend the winter in somewhat lower and more hospitable areas.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 14:04
The best season here would be spring and the breeding period, followed by winter when the mountain top attracts some northern guests to overwinter, as well as birds that come down from higher Serbian mountains to spend the winter in somewhat lower and more hospitable areas.
  • How to get there

Public buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408. From May to August, on Saturday and Sunday bus 400 goes all the way to the mountain top.

Explain from where and how to get to this site with private and public transport.

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:26
Public buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408. From May to August, on Saturday and Sunday bus 400 goes all the way to the mountain top.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:15
Public buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408.

You can follow a marked walking path, about 5 km long and with 300 m of altitudinal difference, crossing the mountain from west to east, ending in the village of Beli Potok. To return to the city, take bus number 402. 

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-15 16:32
You can follow a marked walking path, about 5 km long and with 300 m of altitudinal difference, crossing the mountain from west to east, ending in the village of Beli Potok. To return to the city, take bus number 402. 
  • Other attractions

The Unknown Soldier Memorial

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-11 13:36
The unknown soldier memorialUnknown Soldier Memorial
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-11 05:56
The unknown soldier memorial

Restrooms and meals available in the Avala hotel.  

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or near this site, including:
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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-11 05:55
Restrooms and meals available in the Avala hotel.  

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instance, these may include:
• offenses like robbery or theft
• natural hazards
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