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Baranda Salt Marshes

Vojvodina Province  >  Serbia

Baranda is the centrepiece of a fish-farm triangle that offers probably the best wetland birding near Belgrade.

Tillagd* av Dragan Simic
Senast uppdaterad 9 mars 2026

Beskrivning

240 bird species were recorded on this bank of the Tamis River. Apart from numerous vit stork (about 30 nests in a single village), other birds of include blåhake, vassångare, kaveldunsångare (in March, before the arrival of other reed warblers), gräshoppsångare, pungmes, skäggmes, Sävsparv, törnskata and svartpannad törnskata (in winter replaced by Varfågel), Härfågel, biätare, minervauggla, breeding skäggtärna (plus svarttärna and vitvingad tärna on migration), grönbena , gluttsnäppa , svartsnäppa and other waders, Trana on migration (mostly in March and November), rördrom , natthäger, bronsibis, Kohäger, skedstork, vitögd dykand, wintering större skrikörn.

Yet, these salt marshes are threatened with conversion into a solar power plant! If the "development" plan were to come true, 3,800 hectares of rare salt marsh habitats would be permanently damaged. Over 200 strictly protected species of animals and plants, of which 185 species of birds, have been recorded in that area. Of the total recorded species of birds, 77 of them are in the Red Book of Birds of Serbia (Radišić et al., 2018), 29 are protected and further 153 are strictly protected species, 175 species are on the annexes of the Berne Convention, and 105 species are on the annexes of the Birds Directive.

Photos by Ceda Vuckovic, Josip Saric, Sever Nagulov, Aleksandar Topalov and Dragan Simic.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

When you reach the main village junction in Baranda (1), marked by traffic lights, turn northeast and leave the village behind.

For the main lakes west of the road (2) you need permission from the fish farm manager; the management building is the last one on the right hand side (3). Lately, they do not seem very keen to see visitors. I hope that attitude will change, but that is the reason more to act responsibly.

But for the salt marshes east/right of the road (4) you are off the hook and may explore freely (carry plenty of water on hot days). The turn off (the southern "P") is not marked and can be hard to spot. It is in the first bend in the asphalt road north of Baranda, where a dirt track goes right between arable fields towards an ancient kurgan (the highest point in a flat landscape). For driving directions, zoom in on the map and click on the "P" (parking) sign.

The dirt track is rarely passable for ordinary cars, and the marshes are best seen on foot. Strategically erected at the best birding spot, the watchtower has no stairs but a very steep ladder.

Terräng och habitat

Våtmark , Sjö , Gyttjig strand , Jordbruk , Vassar , Spridda träd och buskar

Förhållanden

Platt , Ingen skugga , Öppet landskap , Dammigt

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter , Vårsträck , Höststräck , Vår

Rutt

Bred stig , Grusväg

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots

Fågeltorn / plattform

Ja

Extra information

Also, the salt marshes are “the hunting ground of the local hunting club. Therefore, primarily for your safety, and also so that the locals know that you are not poachers, in autumn/winter you must announce your arrival. If you arrive early in the morning or at dawn, announce your arrival the day before. The phone number is 060 0879805 (Aleksandar Veselinov).”

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