This floodplain is the closest one to the Belgrade city centre, located on the left bank of the Danube opposite the Veliko Ratno Island. While most walking paths follow the edges of hybrid black poplar plantations, you will also encounter indigenous stands of oak and ash, willow and poplars. The wet meadows are mostly overgrown with the invasive North American desert false indigo or indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa).
On the Kozara proper, in recent years some 110 bird species were recorded, among them Garganey, Black Stork, Pygmy Cormorant, Squacco and Night Herons, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby, Common Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Grey-headed Woodpecker (November), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Common Raven, Icterine and Wood Warblers, Common Chiffchaff and Long-tailed Tit.
Getting there: city bus 104.
When to go: The best season is April – early May and late August – September.
eBird list of the recorded species: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L2209101
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