18. February 2025
Early appearance of The black-winged stilt
Toay, 18.2.2025, the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) unexpectedly appeared in KPSS at the reception on Lera. It had already appeared (heard) on 6.2.2025 at Crystallization, but we were unable to see it.
The black-winged stilt was staying with the mallards. This is an extremely early record for this species, as the first Black-winged Stilts do not appear in our area until after 10 March. The specimen was most probably overwintering somewhere in the immediate vicinity. The closest known overwintering sites of this species are at the mouth of the Po River, on the west coast of Italy, around Rome and in Tuscany.
The earliest occurrence of the black-winged stilt in the KPSS was on 12.3.2007, again in the Mezzana area.
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28. September 2026
Pavček’s poetry comes to life in the colours of young artists
On Friday, 25 September, the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park hosted its first art event for older primary school pupils from the Municipality of Piran. Thirty-six pupils from five schools took part, and we were delighted by the turnout.
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24. September 2026
NOTICE
From 15 September 2026, preparatory and demolition works will be carried out in the Lera area as part of the project to replace the deteriorated concrete stormwater channel.
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