Birding Slovenia (May 2016)

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