Pirot Kompenzacioni Bazen

43.14601 , 22.60600

Serbia

The richest eBird hotspot in the country, with more than 220 species reported by a single observer, Ivan Medenica, is the Kompenzacioni bazen (compensation pool) in his home town of Pirot, 75km east of Niš (towards Bulgaria), where the valley forms a significant migration corridor and the bird fauna has a distinct Mediterranean flavour.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 43.1460/22.6060 (2020-11-15 14:36:26 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Pirot Kompenzacioni Bazen" (2020-11-15 14:36:26 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-15 16:47:39
The richest eBird hotspot in the country, with more than 220 species reported by a single observer, Ivan Medenica, is the Kompenzacioni bazen (compensation pool) in his home town of Pirot, 75km east of Niš (towards Bulgaria), where the valley forms a significant migration corridor and the bird fauna has a distinct Mediterranean flavour.

  • 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)

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Corn Crake (Crex crex)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria)
European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:54:20)

Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:54:01)

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:53:38)

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:53:05)

Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:52:53)

European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:52:33)

Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-15 16:51:46)

European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:18:20)

Corn Crake (Crex crex) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:17:21)

Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:17:07)

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:16:53)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:16:39)

Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-13 15:16:13)

  • Timing and strategy

Migration seasons, April to May and September to October. 

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-15 16:57
Migration seasons, April to May and September to October. 
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