Opening hours in Summer

NOTIFICATION!

From Thursday 1st of June till the end of August the opening hours will be as follows:
– VISITOR CENTER (reception, bar and shop) will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 9pm.
– NATURE RESERVE (trail with observatories and parking for visitors) will be open every day from 6am to 9pm.

Interesting observations, 26 May 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 30 ind., bonifika (5 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 1 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus): 5 ind., laguna (1 gnezdo/nest)
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 13 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis): 5 ind., bonifika
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 27 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 7 ind., laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 4 ind., laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 22 ind., laguna
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata): 1 ind., laguna
  • Little Tern (Sternula albifrons): 18 ind., laguna
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 73 ind., laguna
  • Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus): 1 ind., bonifika (18.5.)
  • Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Wryneck (Jynx torquilla): 3 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 40 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 10 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 17 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 8 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 4 ind., bonifika
  • Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus): 36 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): 29 ind., bonifika
  • Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina): 2 ind., laguna
  • Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta): 3 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus): 7 ind., bonifika (24.5.)
  • Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus): 2 ind., laguna
  • Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra): 1 ind., bonifika
Čapljica, foto: Domen StaničLittle Bittern, photo: Domen Stanič

Interesting observations, 3 May 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 37 ind., bonifika (5 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 2 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 10 ind., bonifika
  • Teal (Anas crecca): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Garganey (Spatula querquedula): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 5 ind., bonifika
  • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus): 4 ind., laguna (1 nest)
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 6 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis): 32 ind., bonifika (30.4.)
  • Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia): 1 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Peregrine (Falco peregrinus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 27 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 2 ind., laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 3 ind., laguna
  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax): 45 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 30 ind., bonifika
  • Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos): 1 ind., laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 9 ind., laguna
  • Greenshank (Tringa nebularia): 7 ind., laguna
  • Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Little Tern (Sternula albifrons): 4 ind., laguna
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 100 ind., laguna
  • White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucoptera): 40 ind., laguna & bonifika (3.5.)
  • Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Swift (Apus apus): 15 ind., bonifika
  • Wryneck (Jynx torquilla): 1 ind., laguna
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): 20 ind., bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 10 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 6 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 10 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus): 7 ind., bonifika
  • Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): 13 ind., bonifika
  • Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides): 1 ind., bonifika
Žličarka, foto: Domen StaničSpoonbill, photo: Domen Stanič