Casual Birder

birding narta lagoon

07:00 Departure from Tirana to the Salinas of Narta (Vlora, Albania)

09:00 Arrival in the Salinas of Narta and start of the 1 st Birdwatching Trail (by car)
It offers sightings for birds adapted to dry soil and feeding on insects such as Stone Curlew
(Burhinus oedicnemus), several species of Plovers as well as passerines including Wagtails,
Larks etc.
The water ponds would offer spotting stops for several wading birds including Flamingos,
Avocets, Black-winged Stilts, Plovers, Shanks, Sandpipers etc.

11:00 2 nd Birdwatching Trail (walking and by car) over the dike of Narta lagoon
Potential for spotting Pelicans, Flamingos, Spoonbills, Waders along the channels and
migratory or resident passerines.

13:00 Lunch in Narta or Vlora

15:00 Departure from Narta or Vlora to Tirana

17:00 Arrival in Tirana