30. December

Birders: Matija Mlakar Medved, Mitja Denac, Nejc Poljanec
Meadows NE of Ig, Iški Morost nature reserve

Mute Swan 2

Mallard 70 +

Pheasant 2

Great Egret 30 

Grey Heron 2

Hen Harrier 8

Sparrowhawk

Water Rail 

Crane 205

Snipe 7

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Meadow Pipit

Great Tit 100 +

Blue Tit 20

Willow Tit

Grat Grey Shrike 2

Chaffinch 500 +

Brambling

Yellowhammer 60

Reed Bunting 10

the 1st day's flock of 92 Cranes Grus grus at 14.12 pm (Ig); 

they were flying from south to north, but then they turned to west

colour-ringed Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor

the 2nd flock of 113 Cranes at 16.51 pm (Iški Morost nature reserve) flying west

Here's video of this flock

Ljubljansko barje 

(by N. Poljanec)

27. December

Birders: Jon, Luka and Nejc Poljanec
Iški Morost nature reserve

Mallard 21
Hen Harrier 4
Sparrowhawk 2
Peregrine Falcon
Snipe 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit 30 +
Blue Tit 10
Chaffinch 150 +
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting 4

Hen Harrier Cyrcus cyaneus going to the resting place in Iški Morost nature reserve

Meadows in Iški Morost nature reserve

(by N. Poljanec)

25. December

Birders: Jon, Luka and Nejc Poljanec

Meadows N of Ig

Mallard 10

Cormorant 3

Great Egret 4

Grey Heron 3

Hen Harrier 

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Song Thrush 2

Chiffchaff

Wren 3

Great Tit 30 +

Blue Tit 10

Marsh Tit 15

Long-taile Tit 12

Great Grey Shrike

Raven 5

Caffinch 100 +

Hawfinch 3

Reed Bunting 17

Grey-Headed Woodpecker Picus canus

Ljubljansko Barje 

 (by N. Poljanec)

23. December

Ig area, south of Grmez
Birder: Mitja Denac
Great Egret 7
Grey Heron 2
Hen Harrier 2 females
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 3
Great Tit 5
Blue Tit 1
Chaffinch 10
Reed Bunting 15
Wren 2
Yellowhammer 1
Robin 1
Mallard 5
Tree Sparrow 20
Hooded Crow 30
Magpie 15
Great Grey Shrike 1

Mt. Krim with clouds on top

Place next by Iščica river where Roe Deers come to drink

Ljubljansko barje at dusk

Meadows where Hen Harriers sleep

22. December

Ig area

Birder: Mitja Denac

Great Egret 3

Grey Heron 1

Mallard 5

Little Grebe 2

Little Egret 1

Hooded Crow 10

Magpie 5

Buzzard 3

Kestrel 1

Feral Pigeon 8

House Sparrow 10

21. December

Iški Morost natural reserve
Birders: Maks Sešlar, Katarina and Mitja Denac
Yellowhammer 5
Reed Bunting 10
Long-tailed Tit 5
Tree Sparrow 15
Common Buzzard
Hen Harrier 13
Kestrel 1
SHORT EARED OWL 1
Great Tit 10
Hooded Crow 10
Magpie 5
Water Rail 1

19. December

Iški Morost natural reserve

Birders: Luka, Nejc and Jon Poljanec, Matija Mlakar Medved, Mitja Denac

Grey Wagtail 2
Kingfisher 1
Wren 1
Tree Sparrow 100
Chaffinch 50
Great Tit 5
Blue Tit 5
Great Egret 4
Grey Heron 1
SHORT-EARED OWL 4 
Buzzard 2
Water Rail 1 calling
Yellowhammer 10
Blackbird 1

dense fog on Ljubljansko Barje; meadows near Iški Morost nature reserve at dusk

(text by M. Denac, pic by N. Poljanec)

18. December

Birders: Mitja Denac, Nejc Poljanec
Meadows between Ig and Breat, Iški Morost nature reserve

Mallard 12

Great Egret 5

Grey Heron 2

Hen Harrier 

Water Rail 

Collared Dove 10

SHORT-EARED OWL 4

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Meadow Pipit

Blue Tit 20

Long-tailed Tit 10

Great Grey Shrike

Raven 2

Tree Sparrow 50

Chaffinch 100+

Siskin 10

Reed Bunting 16

Yellowhammer 30

 

 

meadows S of Brest

 

 

Iški Morost nature reserve

 

 

Short-eared owls Asio flammeus near Iški Morost nature reserve; rare winter visitor in Ljubljansko Barje;

They were seen by some other birders few days ago

 

(by N. Poljanec)

 

 

 

 

12. December

Grmez surroundings
Birder: Matija Mlakar Medved

Pheasant 2
Cormorant 1 juv
Grey Heron 2
Great Egret 5
Hen Harrier 1 juv
Common Buzzard 7
Kestrel 3
Water Rail 1
Snipe 5
Collared Dove 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Meadow Pipit 2
Dunnock 1
Robin 3
Mistle Thrush 1
Goldcrest 4
Wren 2
Great Tit 10
Blue Tit 7
Marsh Tit 2
Long-Tailed Tit 20
Nuthatch 1
Grat Grey Shrike 1
Jay 10
Tree Sparrow 10
Chaffinch
Siskin 20
Bullfinch 10
Reed Bunting 20
Yellowhammer 50

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) - male

Ljubljansko barje

Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

Ljubljansko barje

5. December

Meadows and forests S of Brezovica

Birder: Nejc Poljanec

Mallard 7

Pheasant 3

Great Egret 2

Collared Dove 55

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Mistle Thrush

Wren 5

Long Tailed Tit

Treecreeper

Raven 2

Tree Sparrow 250 +

Chaffinch 200 +

Brambling 6

Siskin 10

Red Crossbill 13

Reed Bunting 15

         flock of Collared Doves Sterptopelia decaoeto

 dense fog on Ljubljansko barje

(by N. Poljanec)

       

8. December

Birder: Mitja Denac
Meadows east of Ig

Snipe 5
Raven 2
Long-tailed Tit 5
Buzzard 5
Kestrel 1
Hooded Crow 50
Yellowhammer 20
Reed Bunting 15
Chaffinch 30
Siskin 5
Great Tit 10
Blue Tit 5
Robin 2
House Sparrow 10
Bullfinch 1

28. 11. 2015

Meadows N of Ig
Birders: Matija Mlakar Medved, Nejc Poljanec

Mallard 16
Pheasant
Cormorant 3
Great Egret 8
Hen Harrier 4
Sparrowhawk
Water Rail
Snipe 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Meadow Pipit 3
Redwing 2
Wren 5
Great Grey Shrike 3
Raven
Chaffinch 200
Brambling
Siskin 20
Bullfinch 3
Reed Bunting 4
Yellowhammer 30

colour - ringed Great Grey Shirke Lanius excubitor

27. November

Birders: Nejc Poljanec and Mitja Denac
Iški Morost nature reserve

Pheasant 4
Great Egret 7
Hen Harrier 3
Sparrowhawk
Peregrine Falcon
Snipe 3
Collared Dove 10
Kingfisher 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Meadow Pipit
Redwing
Wren 2
Blue Tit 20
Raven 3
Chaffinch 300 +
Brambling
Bullfinch 5
Yelowhammer 20

juvenile Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus going to the resting place

Meadows in Iški Morost nature reserve - resting place of  Hen Harriers

24. November

Meadows between  SLjubljana and Ig; Meadows and Forests between SE Ljubljana and Vnanje Gorice
Birders: Mitja Denac and Nejc Poljanec

Great Grey Shrike 3
Great Egret 20
Meadow Pipit 10
Fieldfare 32
Lapwing 8
Magpie 20
Blackbird 1
Snipe 12
Buzzard 5
Hen Harrier 1 female
Hooded Crow 50
Goldfinch 10
Mallard 15
Long-tailed Tit 5
Great Tit 5
Grey Heron 1
Little Grebe 2
Kestrel 1
Chifchaf 2
Reed Bunting 5
Yellowhammer 1
Tree Sparrow 20
Crossbill 10
Great Spotted Woodpecker 7

Distanced Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

Ljubljansko barje

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus

Remains of a Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Black alder Alnus glutinosa forests

20. November

Birders: Mitja Denac, Nejc Poljanec
Iški Morost nature reserve and meadows around Lipe and Podpeč

Mallard 3
Great Egret 40
Hen Harrier 7
Merlin
Lapwing 38
Collared Dove 32
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Wren 2
Raven 5
Tree Sparrow 150
Chaffinch 100
Brambling 10
Linnet 20
Siskin 20
Reed Bunting 10

meadows near Iški Morost nature reserve

migrating flock of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus

by Nejc Poljanec

18. November

Grmez and Ig area
Birder: Mitja Denac
Hooded Crow 100
Buzzard 3
Magpie 10
Chaffinch 25
Reed Bunting 5
Blackbird 1
Bullfinch 5
Willow Tit 1
Great Tit 10
Blue Tit 20
Grey Heron 2
Raven 1
Robin 1
Mallard 7
Kestrel 1
House Sparrow 10
Yellowhammer 1

Mole Cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa - been here for quite a time now 

Location where pellets of an owl were found a week ago. The fence is clearly used for perching because there is bird feces everywhere.

Ljubljansko Barje

15. November

Birders: Matija Mlakar Medved, Nejc Poljanec

Meadows SE of Ig

Mallard 5

Great Egret

Pheasant 2 (1 melanistic male)

Lapwing 61
Hen Harrier 2 

Great Spotted Woodpecker 2

Meadow Pipit 15

Song Thrush 

Redwing 2

Great Grey Shrike

Raven 4

Chaffinch 100 +

Brambling 20

Bullfinch 10

Reed Bunting 20

Yellowhammer 80 +

migration flock of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus

colou - ringed Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 

melanistic Pheasant Phasianus colchius

by N. Poljanec

14. November

Birders: Matija Mlakar Medved, Mitja Denac, Maks Sešlar, Nejc Poljanec
Vicinity of Ig

Mallard 15
Pheasant 4
Cormorant 4
Great Egret 7
Hen Harrier 3
Sparrowhawk
Goshawk
Water Rail 2
Snipe 3
Kingfisher
Grey-Headed Woodpecker 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5
Skylark 4
Meadow Pipit 15
Dunnock 10
Song Thrush 6
Redwing 18
Fieldfare
Great Grey Shrike 5
Raven 6
Tree Sparrow 100 +
Chaffinch 140 +
Brambling 70 +
Bullfinch 20
Reed Bunting 30
Yellowhammer 100

Redwings Turdus iliacus

colour-ringed Great Grey Shrike Lanius Excubitor

(by Maks Sešlar)

Mole Cricket Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa - the prey of Great Grey Shrike

 Bullfinches Pyrhulla pyrhulla

wintering Hen Harrier Cyrcus cyaneus

Ljubljansko Barje

(by Nejc Poljanec)

10. November

Birder: Mitja Denac
Meadows east of Ig
Magpie 10
Hooded Crow 100
Great Egret 6
Meadow Pipit 4
Snipe 1
Skylark 6
Greenfinch 10
Yellowhammer 20
Grey Wagtail 1
Buzzard 5
Robin 5
Chifchaf 1
Whinchat 1 male
Great Grey Shrike 1
Reed Bunting 2
Cormorant 3
Tree Sparrow
Grey Heron 6
Raven 1
House Sparrow 20
Feral Pigeon 2

7. November

Vicinity of Ig and Škofljica
Briders: Matija Mlakar Medved, Nejc Poljanec

Mallard 10
Pheasant 2
Great Egret 15
Hen Harrier 2
Sparrowhawk 2
Peregrine Falcon
Kingfisher 2
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark 60
Meadow Pipit 10
Dunnock 5
Song Thrush 10
Mistle Thrush 2
Fieldfare
Redwing 5
Great Grey Shrike 5
Raven 6
Tree Sparrow 100 +
Chaffinch 200 +
Brambling 50 +
Greenfinch 30 +
Siskin 50 +
Bullfinch 20
Hawfinch 10
Reed Bunting 50 +
Yellowhammer 80 +

Ljubljansko Barje

colour ringed Great Grey Shrikes Lanius excubitor

(by N. Poljanec)