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A river valley high in the Pirin (Пирин) Mountains between Vihren (2914 m) and Todorin Vrah (2746 m), this site holds an excellent range of alpine and subalpine birds. Above the 2,300-2,400 m tree line, the grassy slopes have kungsörn, alpkaja, korp, alpjärnsparv, vattenpiplärka, berglärka (the Balkan subspecies balcanica with extensive black on the throat, a likely future species split), ringtrast (alpine subspecies alpestris), klippsparv and if you are lucky, murkrypare.
The mixed conifer forests are important for nötkråka (look for them collecting seed from Macedonian Pine [Pinus peuce] cones), Mindre korsnäbb (on my visit, two different forms, one small-billed, feeding on Norway Spruce [Picea abies] cones, the other large-billed and closely resembling större korsnäbb, feeding on Balkan endemic Bosnian Pine [Pinus heldreichii] cones), talltita (the alpine subspecies montanus), gråspett, spillkråka, kungsfågel, brandkronad kungsfågel, trädkrypare and tofsmes. The alpine chalets hold breeding blek tornseglare and klippsvala, both of which feed widely over the valley, and svart rödstjärt.
Lower down, the mixed woodland around Bansko holds mellanspett (which can even be seen in parks and gardens in Bansko) and trädgårdsträdkrypare. Also look for passage migrants like härmsångare and grönsångare. Open areas have gråkråka, gulhämpling, and häcksparv as well as gulsparv. Overhead, Rostgumpsvala feed together with more familiar hussvala and ladusvala. The river holds strömstare and forsärla along its full length.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
The mountain resort of Bansko (Банско) has an excellent range of accomodation and can be reached easily by train or bus from the capital Sofia. From Bansko, the best option is to hire a taxi to either the Banderitsa Chalet (Хижа Бъндерица, 14 km) or Vihren Chalet (Хижа Вихрен, 16 km), where you can also stay to explore the area, or walk along the many footpaths back to Bansko.
Terräng och habitat
Skog , Berg , Kanjon/klippa , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Dal , Tundra , Flod , Stad/byFörhållanden
Bergigt , Öppet landskap , Klippigt , KulligtRundtur
NejTubkikare behövs?
NejBästa säsong för skådning
Vår , Höst , SommarBästa tid för ett besök
Höst , Vår , SommarRutt
Asfalterad väg , Bred stig , Grusväg , Smal stigHur ansträngande vandring
Ansträngande vandringNås
Till fots , BilFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
My visit was in autumn, after most summer visitors had left. If there are other good species to be seen here in spring or summer, please leave a note below and I will add the details!
As well as the many birds, the site holds occasional Brown Bear and Wolf. It is botanically very rich, including the famous 'Байкушевата мура' ('Baikushev's pine'), an ancient Черна мура / Bosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii) estimated to be over 1,300 years old, one of the oldest trees in the whole of Europe.
Thanks to Stivi Musievski for tips on additional birds that can be found here.
Gallery photo below of nötkråka in the Banderitsa Valley by Amkramer, creative commons cc-by-4.0 license, from iNaturalist via Wikimedia Commons.