Bulgaria · Burgas

Poda Protected Area

284 species and 41,008 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: April–May and August–October, with up to 148 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Great CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraYellow-legged GullYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaPygmy CormorantPygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeusWestern Marsh HarrierWestern Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusLittle GrebeLittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olorBlack-necked GrebeBlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeataGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Burgas Lake (Vaya) – East6 km220 species
  2. Atanasovsko Lake – Bird Hide Viewpoint10 km223 species
  3. Atanasovsko Lake – Migration Observation Point13 km237 species
  4. Atanasovsko Lake – North15 km242 species
  5. Pomorie Lake – Salt Museum Area19 km210 species
  6. Pomorie Lake19 km239 species

All 284 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Poda Protected Area?

April–May and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 148 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Poda Protected Area?

284 species, from 41,008 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Poda Protected Area in November?

The most recorded in November: Great Cormorant, Mallard, Eurasian Coot, Yellow-legged Gull and Grey Heron.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.