COASTAL WETLANDS & THE SEA
Slovenia has a quite short stretch of coast, facing the Gulf of Trieste in the Adriatic sea. Although the coast is only 46 km long, some very precious brackish and saline wetlands can still be found. These include Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve, Sečovlje salinas Nature Park and the Strunjan Nature Park. The Sečovlje and Strunjan salinas have mostly salty and brackish water, while Škocjanski zatok has both a brackish lagoon as well as a freshwater wetland. The latter is a new and re-naturalised nature reserve, full of interesting birds and always worth a visit. There are several species of breeding birds found in the brackish lagoons and salinas and nowhere else in Slovenia.
Famous & Charismatic Species
Charadrius alexandrinus / Beločeli deževnik
Himantopus himantopus / Polojnik
Recurvirostra avosetta / Sabljarka
Tadorna tadorna / Duplinska kozarka
Sternula albifrons / Mala čigra
Tringa totanus / Rdečenogi martinec
Sterna hirundo / Navadna čigra
Larus melanocephalus / Črnoglavi galeb
Ixobrychus minutus / Čapljica
Ardea purpurea / Rjava čaplja
Rallus aquaticus / Mokož
Motacilla flava / Rumena pastirica
Acrocephalus arundinaceus / Rakar
Cettia cetti / Svilnica
Cisticola juncidis / Brškinka
Phalacrocorax pygmeus / Pritlikavi kormoran
Bubulcus ibis / Kravja čaplja
Acrocephalus melanopogon / Tamariskovka
Luscinia svecica / Modra taščica
Porzana porzana / Grahasta tukalica
Porzana parva / Mala tukalica
Botaurus stellaris / Velika bobnarica
Falco columbarius / Mali sokol
Panurus biarmicus / Brkata sinica
Phoenicopterus roseus / Veliki flamingo
Natrix tessellata / Kobranka
Emys orbicularis / Močvirska sklednica
Podarcis sicula / Primorska kuščarica
Bufo viridis / Zelena krastača
Aphanius fasciatus / Solinarka
Phalacrocorax aristotelis / Vranjek
Sterna sandvicensis / Kričava čigra
Larus michahellis / Rumenonogi galeb
Larus melanocephalus / Črnoglavi galeb
Larus ridibundus / Rečni galeb
Puffinus yelkouan / Sredozemski viharnik
Calonectris diomedea / Rumenokljuni viharnik
Rissa tridactyla / Triprsti galeb
Gavia arctica / Polarni slapnik
Gavia stellata / Rdečegrli slapnik
Podiceps grisegena / Rjavovrati ponirek
Podiceps auritus / Zlatouhi ponirek
Tursiops truncatus / Velika pliskavka
Caretta caretta / Glavata kareta
Delphinus delphis / Delfin
