Croatia · Zadar County
Velo Blato Reserve
187 species and 6,644 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 88 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock PartridgeAlectoris graeca
Little OwlAthene noctua
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nin – Saltpan13 km173 species
- PP Vransko jezero – Boardwalk55 km214 species
- NP Plitvice Lakes – General area around lakes67 km152 species
All 187 species recorded here
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Tit Parus major
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- 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 Velo Blato Reserve?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 88 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Velo Blato Reserve?
187 species, from 6,644 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Velo Blato Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Yellow-legged Gull, Western Marsh Harrier, Black Redstart, Eurasian Coot and Crested Lark.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.