• BLUETHROAT / LUSCINIA SVECICA: 1 ind., bonifika (opaz. št. 11)
• FERRUGINOUS DUCK / AYTHYA NYROCA: 1 ind., laguna
• PINTAIL / ANAS ACUTA: 1 ind., bonifika (24.9.2021)
• LITTLE CRAKE / ZAPORNIA PARVA: 1 ind., bonifika
• Shoveler / Spatula clypeata: 81 ind., laguna
• Wigeon / Mareca penelope: 19 ind., laguna
• Teal / Anas crecca: 50 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Pochard / Aythya ferina: 1 ind., laguna
• Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis: 51 ind., laguna
• Great Crested Grebe / Podiceps cristatus: 13 ind., laguna
• Pygmy Cormorant / Microcarbo pygmaeus: 3 ind., laguna
• Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus: 1 ind., bonifika & laguna
• Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus: 6 ind., bonifika & laguna
• Coot / Fulica atra: 356 ind., laguna
• Dunlin / Calidris alpina: 5 ind., laguna
• Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos: 3 ind., laguna
• Common Redshank / Tringa totanus: 2 ind., laguna
• Greenshank / Tringa nebularia: 33 ind., laguna
• Curlew / Numenius arquata: 5 ind., laguna
• Snipe / Gallinago gallinago: 15 ind., laguna
• Kinfisher / Alcedo atthis: 5 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis: 2 ind., bonifika
• Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava: 1 ind., laguna
• Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea: 2 ind., laguna
• Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin: 2 ind., bonifika
• Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus: 7 ind., bonifika
• Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio: 1 ind., bonifika
• Siskin / Spinus spinus: 1 ind., laguna
• Cirl Bunting / Emberiza cirlus: 1 ind., laguna

We would like to inform you that due to the reconstruction of the channel Ara embankment, part of the nature trail CLOSED is closed to visitors (from the barn to the observation platform no. 7). The construction work will take place from 27 September to the second half of November 2021.

Please respect the signalization, otherwise we will have to close the reserve completely for safety reasons.

The reconstruction of the embankment of the left discharging channel of the Rižana river, called Ara, is necessary due to its dilapidation and to ensure more adequate flood safety of the Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve. The construction works are part of the Program for the Use of the Climate Change Fund in the Period 2020 – 2023 and will be carried out in accordance of the Annual Work Program of Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve for 2021.

Thank you for your understanding!

Interesting observations between 20th and 22/09/2021:

• WHITE STORK / CICONIA CICONIA: 1 ind., bonifika
• Shoveler / Spatula clypeata: 75 ind., laguna
• Wigeon / Mareca penelope: 19 ind., laguna
• Teal / Anas crecca: 123 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Pochard / Aythya ferina: 4 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Pygmy Cormorant / Microcarbo pygmaeus: 1 ind., laguna
• Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis: 2 ind., bonifika
• Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus: 1 ind., bonifika
• Hobby / Falco subbuteo: 1 ind., bonifika
• Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus: 1 ind., bonifika
• Dunlin / Calidris alpina: 4 ind., laguna
• Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola: 1 ind., bonifika
• Common Redshank / Tringa totanus: 3 ind., laguna
• Greenshank / Tringa nebularia: 12 ind., laguna
• Curlew / Numenius arquata: 3 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Snipe / Gallinago gallinago: 7 ind., laguna
• Kinfisher / Alcedo atthis: 3 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Great Spotted Woodpecker / Dendrocopos major: 3 ind., bonifika
• Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis: 2 ind., bonifika
• Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava: 2 ind., laguna
• Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea: 1 ind., laguna
• Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe: 1 ind., bonifika
• Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus: 2 ind., bonifika
• Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus: 1 ind., bonifika

NOTIFICATION! The Nature Reserve Škocjanski zatok will be closed on Sunday 19th of September 2021, because of the Ironman 70,3 Slovenia event and therefore the closure of the Serminska vpadnica road, which is the only access to the Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve.

• BLUETHROAT / LUSCINIA SVECICA: 2 ind., bonifika (opaz. št. 11)
• Shoveler / Spatula clypeata: 52 ind., laguna
• Wigeon / Mareca penelope: 15 ind., laguna
• Teal / Anas crecca: 36 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Great Crested Grebe / Podiceps cristatus: 11 ind., laguna
• Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis: 4 ind., bonifika
• Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea: 2 ind., bonifika
• Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus: 2 ind., bonifika
• Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus: 3 ind., bonifika
• Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus: 1 ind., laguna
• Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola: 1 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos: 2 ind., laguna
• Common Redshank / Tringa totanus: 1 ind., laguna
• Greenshank / Tringa nebularia: 7 ind., laguna
• Curlew / Numenius arquata: 2 ind., laguna
• Snipe / Gallinago gallinago: 5 ind., laguna
• Kinfisher / Alcedo atthis: 3 ind., laguna & bonifika
• Wryneck / Jynx torquilla: 1 ind., laguna
• Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis: 1 ind., bonifika
• Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava: 1 ind., laguna
• Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea: 1 ind., laguna
• Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos: 1 ind., bonifika
• Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra: 4 ind., bonifika
• Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus: 1 ind., bonifika
• Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio: 1 ind., bonifika

The visitor center (reception, shop & bar) will be CLOSED on Thursday, 9^th September from 9am till 4pm.

Nature reserve (nature trail and observatories) will be open from 7am to 8pm.

From 1th of September, the OPENING HOURS of the visitor center (reception, shop, bar) are EXTENDED from 9am to 6pm. On Mondays, the center is CLOSED. The Nature Reserve (nature trail with observation platforms and parking for visitors during their visit) is be OPEN EVERY DAY from 7am to 8 pm.

The Central Observatory (observation tower) will remain CLOSED for maintenance until further notice. Visitors are asked to follow the instructions of the manager. We will keep you informed of any changes.

Thank you for your understanding!