Rusanda

45.52290 , 20.30402

Serbia

Rusanda is the name of a salt lake by the village of Melenci, a protected area of special importance for migrating waders.

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Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 45.5229/20.3040 (2023-05-15 10:06:09 )

Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 45.5263/20.2958 (2020-11-15 14:19:51 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Rusanda" (2020-11-15 14:19:51 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-15 10:00:20
Rusanda is the name of a salt lake by the village of Melenci, a protected area of special importance for migrating waders.

  • 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 Crane (Grus grus)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Lesser Gray Shrike (Lanius minor)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)

Common Crane (Grus grus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:05:26)

Lesser Gray Shrike (Lanius minor) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:04:52)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:04:34)

Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:04:15)

Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:03:57)

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:03:31)

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:03:11)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:02:55)

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:02:40)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:02:20)

Sanderling (Calidris alba) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:02:05)

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:01:50)

Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 10:01:32)

Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:32:22)

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:31:03)

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:30:19)

Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:29:58)

Little Owl (Athene noctua) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:29:38)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:29:26)

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  • How to get there

By the village and spa of Melenci, about 90km north of Belgrade, or 80km east of Novi Sad.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-15 09:59
By the village and spa of Melenci, about 90km north of Belgrade, or 80km east of Novi Sad.

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