A little late in posting, but it was such a spectacular day of birding, I didn’t want to miss posting this in at least the year it happened.
We arrived at in the port of Koper, Slovenia via the Cruise Ship, Celebrity Constellation. Guide Tomaz Remzgar picked us up promptly from the port as soon as we arrived. We found Tomaz via the “Birding Pal” web site. Although the day was less than stellar for birding (very cold and wet), Tomaz with his friendly and cheerful attitude guided us into through woodland, fields and eventually to Kraski Rob where we had excellent views of the Subalpine Warbler and Blue Rock Thrush.
After Kraski Rob, he then took us to a beautiful Nature Reserve very close to the port. This area of protection is very important to Slovenia as it is a preserved area right in the city.
Despite the poor weather for birding, we had an excellent day with Tomaz and overall saw 52 species of birds in Slovenia.
We would highly recommend Tomaz as an excellent guide for birding in Slovenia. His contact information is on birding pal
Slovenia Year List (2016)
| Taxonomic | Location | S/P | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mute Swan | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 2 | Mallard | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 3 | Little Grebe | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 4 | Great Cormorant | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 5 | Gray Heron | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 6 | Great Egret | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 7 | Little Egret | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 8 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 9 | European Honey-buzzard | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 10 | Eurasian Marsh-Harrier | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 11 | Common Buzzard | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 12 | Eurasian Coot | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 13 | Black-winged Stilt | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 14 | Eurasian Curlew | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 15 | Common Redshank | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 16 | Yellow-legged Gull | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 17 | Common Tern | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 18 | European Turtle-Dove | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 19 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 20 | Common Cuckoo | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 21 | Common Swift | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 22 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 23 | Red-backed Shrike | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 24 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 25 | Eurasian Jay | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 26 | Eurasian Magpie | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 27 | Eurasian Jackdaw | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 28 | Wood Lark | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 29 | Eurasian Skylark | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 30 | Barn Swallow | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 31 | Red-rumped Swallow | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 32 | Coal Tit | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 33 | Great Tit | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 34 | Long-tailed Tit | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 35 | Cetti’s Warbler | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 36 | Eurasian Reed-Warbler | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 37 | Eurasian Blackcap | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 38 | Lesser Whitethroat | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 39 | Subalpine Warbler | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 40 | Spotted Flycatcher | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 41 | Common Nightingale | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 42 | Blue Rock-Thrush | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 43 | Eurasian Blackbird | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 44 | Mistle Thrush | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 45 | European Starling | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 46 | Gray Wagtail | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 47 | Yellowhammer | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 48 | Cirl Bunting | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 49 | Corn Bunting | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 50 | Common Chaffinch | Kraski Rob | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 51 | House Sparrow | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
| 52 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Škocjanski zatok | SI-050 | 10 May 2016 |
