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Yerusalimovo

Haskovo Region  >  Bulgaria

Hilly area with small valleys and scattered bushes and trees on slopes, some small woodlands and agriculture fields, the best place to see Masked Shrike.

Added* by Petar Iankov
Most recent update 13 April 2020

Description

The Yerusalimovo area is with easy access and very good conditions to see the Masked Shrike that breeds in the area and some other birds, as the Olive-tree Warbler, Ortolan Bunting and sometimes Levant Sparrowhawk.

Details

Access

You can stop the car near the road 809 to the south of the valley to the South-Wes of Yerusalimovo Village and make a walk on the slope to the West of the road.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Canyon/cliff , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Valley

Conditions

Hilly , Rocky

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

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Map

Top 5 birds

Long-legged Buzzard
1. Long-legged Buzzard
(Buteo rufinus)
Levant Sparrowhawk
2. Levant Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter brevipes)
Hoopoe
3. Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
Masked Shrike
4. Masked Shrike
(Lanius nubicus)
Olive-tree Warbler
5. Olive-tree Warbler
(Hippolais olivetorum)

Other birds you can see here

European Turtle Dove
European Turtle Dove
(Streptopelia turtur)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
European Roller
European Roller
(Coracias garrulus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Woodchat Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
(Lanius senator)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Hooded Crow
Hooded Crow
(Corvus cornix)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Wood Lark
Wood Lark
(Lullula arborea)
Skylark
Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Crested Lark
Crested Lark
(Galerida cristata)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
(Iduna pallida)
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)
Barred Warbler
Barred Warbler
(Curruca nisoria)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Hawfinch
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Black-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
(Emberiza melanocephala)
Corn Bunting
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)
Cirl Bunting
Cirl Bunting
(Emberiza cirlus)
Ortolan Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
(Emberiza hortulana)

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