Croatia · Zadar County
Nin – Saltpan
173 species and 4,212 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and September, with up to 62 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Velo Blato Reserve13 km187 species
- PP Vransko jezero – Boardwalk43 km214 species
- NP Plitvice Lakes – General area around lakes77 km152 species
All 173 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Great Tit Parus major
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nin – Saltpan?
May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 62 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nin – Saltpan?
173 species, from 4,212 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nin – Saltpan in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Mallard, Eurasian Wigeon, Pygmy Cormorant and Common Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.