Eurasian nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
Highlights of the trip
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Eurasian eagle-owl
Bubo bubo
Great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Ferruginous duck
Aythya nyroca
Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Red crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Birdwatching in Slovakia
A number of valuable forested areas in wider surroundings of Zvolen town and in Polana Biosphere Reserve offer refuge to many rare species of birds.