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Aleko Hut

Sofia  >  Bulgaria

Mountain area with pine forest, open meadows and rocky terrains and streams. Proximity to Sofia City provides easy access to interesting birds.

Added by Petar Iankov

Description

Mountain area with pine forest and open rocky and stony slopes, moors and meadows. One of the easiest places in Bulgaria to see Nutcracker, Ring Ouzel, Horned Lark, Alpine Accentor, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Pallid Swift and other birds.

Details

Access

Access possible with a car to the park site near the Aleko Hut, with public transport or with cabine lift (during part of the year only).

Terrain and Habitat

Forest, Mountain, Scattered trees and bushes, Grassland, Plateau, Moors/heathland

Conditions

Flat, Mountainous, Rocky, Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Summer, Spring, Autumn

Route

Paved road, Wide path, Unpaved road, Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

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.

View birdingplaces in the area that are published on Birdingplaces.eu

Map

Top 5 birds

Nutcracker
1. Nutcracker
(Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Horned Lark
2. Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)
Ring Ouzel
3. Ring Ouzel
(Turdus torquatus)
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
4. Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
(Monticola saxatilis)
Alpine Accentor
5. Alpine Accentor
(Prunella collaris)

Other birds you can see here

Grey Partridge
Grey Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
Hazel Grouse
Hazel Grouse
(Tetrastes bonasia)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Common Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Swift
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
Pallid Swift
Pallid Swift
(Apus pallidus)
European Honey-buzzard
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
(Clanga pomarina)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Coal Tit
Coal Tit
(Periparus ater)
Crested Tit
Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)
Willow Tit
Willow Tit
(Poecile montanus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
(Sylvia curruca)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Firecrest
Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapilla)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
(Certhia familiaris)
White-throated Dipper
White-throated Dipper
(Cinclus cinclus)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Whinchat
Whinchat
(Saxicola rubetra)
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Water Pipit
Water Pipit
(Anthus spinoletta)
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)

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