Bird AlbumNorth Macedonia · Resen Municipality
Prespansko Ezero (Lake Prespa) – northern shore off Oteshevo
103 species and 471 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 35 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Prespansko Ezero (Lake Prespa) – northern marshes6 km139 species
- Ohrid – Studenchishko Blato16 km95 species
- Ohrid – Holandski Park17 km89 species
- Sveti Naum17 km94 species
- Ohrid – Kaneo18 km103 species
- Prespa Lakes NP23 km230 species
All 103 species recorded here
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Prespansko Ezero (Lake Prespa) – northern shore off Oteshevo?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 35 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Prespansko Ezero (Lake Prespa) – northern shore off Oteshevo?
103 species, from 471 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Prespansko Ezero (Lake Prespa) – northern shore off Oteshevo in November?
The most recorded in November: Pygmy Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.