Birdwatching on the Adriatic Flyway: Egyptian Vultures, Black Storks & Riparian Waders

The sourced figure

The declaration behind the park records over 1,100 animal species in the river and its surroundings, with 13 animal species and 2 plant species assessed as globally threatened on the IUCN Red List.

The bird share of that count is not broken out in any source we cite, so no species list follows. This note is about what the corridor is, not a checklist we cannot source.

Why the corridor works

A free-flowing river of this length, with gravel bars, side channels and limestone walls, offers feeding, nesting and passage structure along its whole course. Migration follows such corridors; an unbroken one matters disproportionately.

That is the ecological argument for the park, and it is also the reason birding here pairs naturally with the river's seasonal rhythm rather than a fixed calendar.

Looking without disturbing

Ground-nesting birds on open gravel are the sensitive case: keep distance, avoid vegetated island pockets in the breeding months, and let the river's width do the work of concealment. Observing this valley well is mostly a matter of staying far enough away.