Slano Kopovo

This nature reserve, located in the very centre of Vojvodina, is one of the best places in the Pannonian Plain to observe the spectacular annual migration of Common Cranes. It consists of a large saltwater lake, fringed on one shore by extensive reedbeeds and surrounded by an arid region of saline steppe. The region is home to a large number and variety of breeding and visiting waterbirds.


Birds include: Spoonbill, Great Bittern, Garganey, Northern Pintail, Ferruginous Duck, Montagu's Harrier, Saker Falcon, Red-footed Falcon, Common Crane, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted and Common Redshanks, Greenshank, Green and Wood Sandpipers, Eurasian Curlew, Whimbrel, Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover, Short-eared Owl, Bluethroat, Lesser Grey Shrike, Northern Wheatear.