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Macedonia

Black Stork Ciconia nigra ŠGiuliano Gerra & Silvio Sommazzi http://www.justbirds.org

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:301

useful reading

Birds, CDs etc.

Most parts of Europe are adequately covered in Europe wide fieldguies etc... see the Fatbirder Europe page for useful reading

useful information

Proact

Coordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators
Members: None yet!
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clubs

Bird Study and Protection Society of Macedonia

Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, MAC-91000 Skopje. + 389 91 117055; brankom@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk

museums

Macedonian Museum of Natural History

http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html
Macedonia is known as a crossroad of migratory birds. Almost one third of 310 species from these areas are migratory birds, while 210 species are nesting birds. In the exhibition 250 species are displayed with 450 exhibits. These are representatives of the exceptionally interesting water birds, predator birds, owls, partridges, etc...

reserves

National Park Mavrovo

http://www.soros.org.mk/konkurs/077/mavrovo2_eng.htm
The wild life in Mavrovo is present with 64 species or 62.1 % from the total quantity of wild life in the Republic of Macedonia. 41 species or 51.9% are permenantly protected, while 14 species or 82.4 % is wild life without legal protection in Macedonia.

National Parks

http://www.soros.org.mk/konkurs/077/ekosostojba_na_nparkovi_eng.htm
Most prominent mamles in the parks are the families of weasels, dogs and cats, as well as deer. From the birds, most domimanat are the families of eagles, hawks, with over 15 species, and geese swans and ducks, with over 12 species, then ravans, storks, with 8 species each, and owls with 7 species, etc...

Ohrid Lake

http://www.grida.no/enrin/htmls/macedon/soe/page12a.html
Due to its age, many of Lake Ohrid`s aquatic species are endemic including ten of the seventeen fish species. In addition, there are five particular endemic species which are restricted to small areas of the Lake such as special various birds, as well as four fish spawning grounds. Because of its rich history and unique flora and fauna, Lake Ohrid was declared a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural heritage Site in 1980...

Parks & Nature Reserves of Macedonia

http://www.parks.it/world/MK/Eindex.html
There are three large tectonic lakes, fifteen artificial lakes and also twenty-five glacial lakes located in the highest areas of the mountain ranges dating from the Ice Age...

Wetlands

http://www.ramsar.org
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia presently has 1 site designated as a Wetland of International Importance, with a surface area of 18,920 hectares...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

1997 [June-July]

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/tripreports/Balkans97.html
Birds seen in Vardar Macedonia: Black Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Collared Dove, Black Swift, Hoopoe, Syrian Woodpecker, Skylark, Crested Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Martin, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Southern Nightingale, Black Redstart, Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Red-backed Shrike, Starling, Magpie, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Serin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch...

Macedonia`s Birds

http://www.soros.org.mk/konkurs/077/divi%20ptici_eng.htm
The white stork was always present in Macedonia, however nowadays its number has significantly decreased...

On Nature and Origin

http://faq.macedonia.org/the.arts/on.nature.and.origin.html
The eagle, which can hardly be seen in Europe (there are approximately 100, at most) on the Pyrenees, Corsica, to a lesser extent in Greece Epirus, and maybe a few birds in Albania also known as the bearded eagle Gibaetus barbatus aureus, is still present in Macedonia. An incomparable gorgeous view is offered on a breezy sunny day: the huge bird, whose wing span is three meters, totally immovable, as if painted on the blue surface of the mountain sky, hovers against the powerful air currents. The white feathers of its belly turn yellow, finally becoming quite dark on the edges of its open wings. Tiny feathers make two black shades around its eyes, which emphasize its pride.

Republic of Macedonia - Ecology

http://www.mymacedonia.net/links/geography.htm
About 300 kinds of birds live on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. About 210 are resident birds. There are some rare species, especially of the eagle family. The capercaillies, though few in number, live on Korab and the Shar mountain...