Description
Just outside the village of Vegas Altas extensive rice fields start. The fields receive important winter concentrations of Ždral and several species of waders like Muljača, Žalar blatarić, Vlastelica, Zlatni vivak, Mala sprutka, Krivokljuni sprudnik, Sprudnik ubojica, Crnotrba sprutka, Polojka, Sprudnik pijukavac, Barska šljuka and Sprudnik migavac. During the migratory passages, you can also see other wintering birds such as Modrovoljka, planinska trepteljka or Barska strnadica. Other birds you can spot in the area are Južni veliki svračak, Tigrasta zeba, Talasasta astrilda and Pupavac. Also many wintering birds of prey (sometimes in high densities) like Eja močvarica, Poljska eja, Riđa lunja, Bela lunja, Mali soko and Ritska sova. Best times for a visit are winter and spring, from November to May. From June to October it can be very quiet on the fields.
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Access
Easy to reach from the village of Vega Alta. Click on the P in the map to get directions to the village. There are several areas of rice fields surrounding the village, also to the north.

