Bulgaria · Sofia City
Pancharevo Lake and Fishponds
157 species and 11,526 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and October–December, with up to 67 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- South Park13 km122 species
- Boyana Marsh15 km131 species
- Negovan Lake and Quarry20 km198 species
- Mramor Reservoir25 km211 species
- Chernyovo Village Area34 km144 species
- Aldomirovsko Marsh48 km190 species
All 157 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Tit Parus major
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Pancharevo Lake and Fishponds?
February–March and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 67 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Pancharevo Lake and Fishponds?
157 species, from 11,526 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Pancharevo Lake and Fishponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Great Cormorant, Great Tit, Eurasian Coot and Eurasian Teal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.