Dobrudja plains

Vast grassland adjacent to Danube Delta

Why Dobrudja plains?

1. The rolling grasslands of the plains are home to some steppe bird species in Romania
2. Part of the Balkan peninsula therefore the perfect place to find Eastern European breeding birds and Asian vagrants
3. Breeding raptors include Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Levant Sparrowhawk and Saker Falcon.
4. Migrant raptors regularly include Lesser-spotted Eagles and Red-footed Falcons.
5. There are up to four species of wheatears breeding such as Common, Isabelline, Pied and Black-eared Wheathers.
6. Other notable breeders include Calandra and Short-toed Larks, Red-rumped Swallow, Sombre Tit, Ortolan and Black-headed Buntings
7. Huge Rose-coloured Starling colonies offer a unique experience in some years.
8. Over the Dobrudjan Plains thousands of diurnal raptors and storks migrate each year. This important flyway is the second biggest in Europe, called “Via Pontica”.
9. Important wintering place of a globally threatened Red-breasted Goose with around 30% of the entire World population spending the winter here.
10. Delightful limestone gorges with specific flora and fauna