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Kamartsi Meadows

Sofia Region  >  Bulgaria

Wet meadows surrounded by hills with woodlands and bushes, a place of occurence of Corn Crake, Black-headed wagtail, Lesser Spotted Eagle and other.

Added* by Petar Iankov
Most recent update 13 April 2020

Description

Open large natural meadow with nigh grasses is breeding area for Corn Crake, Common Quail, Grey Partridge, Black-headed wagtail, European Stonechat, Corn Bunting and other. On the gentle hills around several species of woodpeckers can be seen, including Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Eurasian Green Woodpecker, but also Lesser Spotted Eagle, European Honey-buzzard and other birds of prey.

Details

Access

Follow Road 6 to the deviation towards Gorno Kamartsi, and take the Road 1001 for about 1 km, where you can park the car near the road and explore the area walking.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Plain , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , River

Conditions

Flat , Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

You can approach the meadows from different sides depending the birds activity at the moment.

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Map

Top 5 birds

Corn Crake
1. Corn Crake
(Crex crex)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
2. Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Ortolan Bunting
3. Ortolan Bunting
(Emberiza hortulana)
Lesser Spotted Eagle
4. Lesser Spotted Eagle
(Clanga pomarina)
Short-toed Treecreeper
5. Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)

Other birds you can see here

Grey Partridge
Grey Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
Common Quail
Common Quail
(Coturnix coturnix)
Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
European Turtle Dove
European Turtle Dove
(Streptopelia turtur)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
White Stork
White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)
European Honey-buzzard
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Magpie
Magpie
(Pica pica)
Hooded Crow
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Crested Lark
Crested Lark
(Galerida cristata)
Skylark
Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Wood Lark
Wood Lark
(Lullula arborea)
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler
(Acrocephalus palustris)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis daurica)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Spanish Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
(Passer hispaniolensis)
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Hawfinch
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Black-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
(Emberiza melanocephala)
Corn Bunting
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)

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