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Destinations > MACIN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Isolated and the oldest mountain range of Romania
- The only national park in the Dobrudja area
- Breeding raptors include Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Levant Sparrowhawk and Saker Falcon.
- An important migration hotspot especially for raptors in autumn. They use these mountains as a stopover roosting site and sometimes hundreds of passage raptors can be seen in September.
- On passage vultures, Pallid Harrier and Steppe Eagle is regularly seen
- Only place in Europe where steppe habitats coexist with Balkanic and Submediterranean forests
- There are up to four species of wheatears breeding - Common, Isabelline, Pied and Black-eared.
- Other notable breeders include White-backed Woodpecker, Red-rumped Swallow, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Woodchat Shirke, Sombre Tit and Ortolan Bunting
- This national park has one of the richest and most interesting fauna and flora in Romania including numerous endemic plants and insects
- Lovely landscape with rocky (granite) hills, crenulated rocky peaks due to the volcanic after works
- Very close proximity to the Danube Delta
Habitat diversity:
Dobrogean oriental hornbeam, lime and oak forest; Western pontic saline meadows; Western pontic Achillea – Festuca steps; Western Anatolian steps; Moesian Carpathian andropogonid steps; Western Pontic Thyme steps;
| Bird specialities and best watching period |
| Bird specialities |
Best watching period |
| Black Stork |
August, September |
| Egyptian Vulture |
irregular but best period in May, June |
| Griffon Vulture |
irregular but best period in September |
| Imperial Eagle |
May, June |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Migrate high number in Mid-September |
| Greater Spotted Eagle |
September in migration and wintering birds between December-March |
| Steppe Eagle |
irregular, best in May, September |
| Short-toed Eagle |
Mid April to September |
| Booted Eagle |
May to September |
| Black Kite |
Early September |
| Pallid Harrier |
April, May, September |
| Long-legged Buzzard |
Mid-April to end of October |
| Eurasian Honey Buzzard |
August, September |
| Rough-legged Buzzard |
November to mid-March |
| Levant Sparrowhawk |
Early May to late September |
| Northern Goshawk |
September, October |
| Hobby |
From May to September |
| Saker Falcon |
August, September is the best |
| Eagle Owl |
April, May |
| Nightjar |
May, June |
| Hoopoe |
Mid-April to end of September |
| Bee-eater |
May to September |
| Roller |
Early May to mid-September |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker |
all year round |
| Syrian Woodpecker |
all year round |
| White-backed Woodpecker |
very local, best watching perid is in April and winter time |
| Calandra Lark |
May to December |
| Short-toed Lark |
Late April to August |
| Wood Lark |
Late April to September |
| Red-rumped Swallow |
Late April to end of September |
| Tawny Pipit |
Late April to end of September |
| Isabelline Wheatear |
Mid-April to mid September |
| Black-eared Wheatear |
Mid-April to early September |
| Pied Wheatear |
Mid-April to late August |
| Common Rock Thrush |
Mid-April to September |
| Barred Warbler |
May, June |
| Sombre Tit |
all year round |
| Lesser Grey Shrike |
Late April to first half of September |
| Great Grey Shrike |
October to February |
| Woodchat Shrike |
Irregular breeding bird |
| Rose-coloured Starling |
late May, June |
| Spanish Sparrow |
April to late August |
| Ortolan Bunting |
May, June |
| Black-headed Bunting |
May, June |
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