Does woodlark still sings in Stanjevci?

Aim of the ornithological excursion through mosaic cultural landscape in Stanjevci was  to observe typical farmland birds. Although the easiest time to observe birds is in April and May,  June offers more chances to see first fledings. This year the projects excursion was carried out on Sunday June 20th.. Goldfinches greeted the participants at the beginning.


Participants looking for red-backed shrike  S. Dešnik

While red-backed shrike, jay and yellowhammer could be seen, some birds like blackcap could only be heard singing from dense shrubs. Colourful meadows, blossoming buckwheat,  numerous hedges and traditional gardens are important for different species of birds. Stanjevci are one of the areas where breeding pair of woodlark was evidented in 2021, but in June this years fledglings already left the nest. Despite that the participants were impressed with traditional mosaic landscape in Stanjevci.