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Albena

Dobrich Region  >  Bulgaria

Flooded forest reserve next to Albena Resort, a good place to see woodpeckers and other forest birds, but also migration of birds of prey, pelicans, passerines.

Added* by Petar Iankov
Most recent update 13 April 2020

Description

The reserve (called 'Baltata') is old natural forest next to Albena Resort and is good place to see Grey-headed Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and sometimes - Black Woodpecker, and other forest birds from the asphalt paths of the resort. The terrace of the tallest building of the resort (Dobrudzha Hotel) is an excellent watch point to observe the flow of migrating Great White Pelican and almost all raptor species of Europe. Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Redstart and other passerine birds cross the area during migration as well.

Details

Access

You have to enter the Albena Resort, to park your car and to explore the area walking.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Beach , City/village

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Entering your records into the free mobile application SmartBirds Pro https://smartbirds.org/ you will help Nature conservation in Bulgaria.

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Map

Top 5 birds

Great White Pelican
1. Great White Pelican
(Pelecanus onocrotalus)
European Honey-buzzard
2. European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Lesser Spotted Eagle
3. Lesser Spotted Eagle
(Clanga pomarina)
Grey-headed Woodpecker
4. Grey-headed Woodpecker
(Picus canus)
Black Woodpecker
5. Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)

Other birds you can see here

Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Swift
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)
Common Tern
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Sandwich Tern
Sandwich Tern
(Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Black Stork
Black Stork
(Ciconia nigra)
White Stork
White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)
Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican
(Pelecanus crispus)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Osprey
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Levant Sparrowhawk
Levant Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter brevipes)
Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
(Buteo rufinus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Montagu's Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
(Circus pygargus)
Pallid Harrier
Pallid Harrier
(Circus macrourus)
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Short-toed Snake Eagle
(Circaetus gallicus)
Hen Harrier
Hen Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle
(Aquila pennatus)
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
(Clanga clanga)
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Syrian Woodpecker
Syrian Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos syriacus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Wryneck
Wryneck
(Jynx torquilla)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
(Falco vespertinus)
Merlin
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Golden Oriole
Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Rook
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Hooded Crow
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Jackdaw
Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Magpie
Magpie
(Pica pica)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
(Iduna pallida)
Icterine Warbler
Icterine Warbler
(Hippolais icterina)
Sand Martin
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis daurica)
House Martin
House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler
Wood Warbler
(Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
(Certhia familiaris)
Short-toed Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Thrush Nightingale
Thrush Nightingale
(Luscinia luscinia)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
(Ficedula parva)
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
(Ficedula hypoleuca)
Collared Flycatcher
Collared Flycatcher
(Ficedula albicollis)
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Tree Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Spanish Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
(Passer hispaniolensis)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Hawfinch
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
European Serin
European Serin
(Serinus serinus)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)

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