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This little known but still beautiful place is located south-east of the city center. It presents a great mixture of habitats, including field, meadow, forest, marsh and city habitats. The fields and pastures are connected to the rest of Belgrade through Veliki Mokri Lug and Kumodraž, so it can be easily accesed. It boasts a great deal of birds year-round, with there being both common birds like Zwartkop, Torenvalk, Ringmus and Grote Bonte Specht and birds that are less common and hard to find near urban areas such as Tapuit, Paapje, Grijskopspecht, Waterpieper, Withalsvliegenvanger, Bijeneter (be aware that many of the mentioned birds are not always there, you have to visit at the right time and have some luck).
The best time to visit is winter when many finch species are regular, including Goudvink, Appelvink, Keep, Sijs, Kneu and Putter, as well as many thrush species like Kramsvogel, Koperwiek, Merel, and Grote Lijster. Regular in winter are also Goudhaan, Vuurgoudhaan, Heggenmus, Wintertaling, Zwarte Mees, Winterkoning, Graspieper and many others. In winter, all of the water birds come to the ponds. Wilde Eend can be seen from late autumn to may(can be spotted in flyovers year-round). Wintertaling is here from late autumn but leaves before spring begins. Waterral and Waterhoen are guaranteed from october to april, but moorhens can stay longer(maybe even present year-round). Witgat and Oeverloper can be spotted in winter, and are not always there.
During spring migration, many different birds can be seen, including leaving trushes and finches, and incoming birds, like Zwarte Ooievaar, Ooievaar, Paapje, Gele Kwikstaart, Hop, Tjiftjaf, Boomleeuwerik, Nachtegaal, Boerenzwaluw, Gierzwaluw, Gekraagde Roodstaart during the early and middle parts of migration, and Bijeneter, Grauwe Klauwier, Draaihals, Grauwe Gors, Wielewaal, Braamsluiper, Grasmus Kwartel and Dwergooruil in later parts of migration.
Although spring and summer are a bit worse in variety than autumn and winter, they still offer great birding. Especially in this period should you be looking out for less common flyover birds in this area and terrain, including Alpengierzwaluw, Boomvalk and Oeverzwaluw. Zwarte Wouw, Kwak, Koekoek, Kleine Zilverreiger, Tuinfluiter can and all have been spotted in this period.
Autumn migration marks the end of summer and the arrival and passage of many birds, like Boompieper, Fluiter, Grauwe Klauwier , Nachtegaal and Grauwe Vliegenvanger in great numbers, but you can also find Bonte Vliegenvanger and Fitis, Wespendief is a common flyover here, and even Noordse Nachtegaal (a very rare bird in Serbia) has been spotted here for 2 years in a row.
All of these birds are here because of the diversity of this place, mentioned earlier. It is important to know what habitat to visit for the right type of bird. So for example, if you want to see Ransuil and Steenuil you should search the streets and roofs and backyards of houses. If you want to see Groene Specht and Wielewaal, you should search the trees and tree lanes scattered all around the place, especially in Veliki Mokri Lug. Houses and backyards in Stari Vinogradi street regulary house Goudhaan, Goudvink, Steenuil, Dwergooruil, Zwarte Mees, Wielewaal, Gekraagde Roodstaart and many others.
For some of the birds mentioned, you have to be lucky and search at the right time. Many birds have been sighted here that you will almost definetly not find because of their rarity for the region or habitat. Exampes include Grauwe Kiekendief, Havik Slechtvalk, Vale Gierzwaluw, Noordse Nachtegaal, Steppekiekendief, Visarend, Zwartkopgors, Spotvogel Kleine Karekiet, Grote Karekiet, Bosrietzanger, Rode Wouw, Visarend and others.
A stunning Belgrade city panorama stretching half the horizon can be seen at the slopes parallel to the Stari Vinogradi ('Old Vineyards') street. From there, the wast greeny hillside towards the Kumodraž suburbs can be observed, with numerous Ekster, Roek, Bonte Kraai and occasional Sperwer or Torenvalk. Small herds of goats and sheep are still grazing these greeny slopes, protecting the meadows from overgrowing with scrubs.
This location is also great for planespotting. Standing on the earlier mentioned viewpoint at the very entrance and the top of the hill, you can see most of the city, including a silhouette of the Nikola Tesla airport. Every plane landing or taking off from the east side of the airport will be very low in the sky, where you can get a great look at it because of the open terrain and panorama view.
In conclusion, take some time to visit this birding place before the constant urbanization conquers it fully. You will certainly not regret it.
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Toegang
Take an E-75 highway from Belgrade city center towards Niš, then take the 'Lasta' exit and follow the directions to the 'P' mark on the map in the Stari Vinogradi street. Alternatively, head towards the Kumodraž suburbs and park on the second 'P' mark at the south part of the map. Bus lines 20, 308 and 38 lead to Veliki Mokri Lug, and bus lanes 33, 25P, 39, lead to Kumodraž. Bus lane 312 cirlces Veliki Mokri Lug. Bus stops 'Stari Vinogradi' and 'Buljubašine vode' are located near the entrance to the fields from the side of Veliki Mokri Lug.
Terrein en leefgebied
Bos , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Hoogvlakte , Stad/dorp , Landbouw , Rietvelden , VijverOmstandigheden
Vlak , Heuvelachtig , Open landschapRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
JaTelescoop meenemen?
Kan handig zijnWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Het hele jaarToptijd voor dit gebied
Winter , Voorjaarstrek , NajaarstrekRoute
Verharde weg , Onverharde weg , Smal padZwaarte wandeling
GemiddeldToegankelijk via
Te voet , FietsVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
NeeExtra info
Conditions can be pretty muddy after the rain, thus prepare the boots if you plan to leave the paved roads.
If you plan on venturing deeper looking for birds, you should be wary about dogs. Even though they likely have an owner and rarely show up, they can group up and potentialy become aggresive and start barking. Means of defense (like pepper spray) are recommended.
The terrain is very uneven and sometimes hard to traverse and there are many grass roots(surprisingly tough) that can get your leg stuck, so you should be careful.
Always wear pants or trousers that cover your legs completely if you want to venture in deeper grass looking for birds, there are a lot of thorns and seeds that can cut you or get stuck on you.
Links
- 'Njive i Živice između Velikog Mokrog Luga i Kumodraža' eBird hotspot
- 'Naselje Stepa Stepanović' eBird hotspot
- 'Naselje Kumodraž' eBird hotspot
- 'Naselje Veliki Mokri Lug' eBird hotspot