Ostrov

Geography

Ostrov is close to the Bulgarian border, with a border crossing linking it to the Bulgarian city of Silistra. Lake Bugeac is located within the territory of the commune, in a calcareous depression near the Danube, the water exchange with the latter being regulated by a weir. The river Almălău passes through Lake Bugeac and flows into the Danube near Galița; its right tributary, the river Ceair, discharges into the lake in Gârlița.

Most-observed species

• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  546
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  455
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  422
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  386
• Pygmy cormorant

  Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) · Aves
  383
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  344
• Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  328
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  325

Most recent

• M 4 — 2024-02-05
  4 km SSW of Căzăneşti, Romania
• M 2.9 — 2007-10-14
  11 km NE of Sitovo, Bulgaria
• M 2.7 — 2006-03-25
  4 km N of Scutelnici, Romania
• M 3.1 — 2006-03-17
  8 km S of Tutrakan, Bulgaria
• M 3.6 — 2006-02-06
  4 km S of Gârliciu, Romania
• M 3 — 2006-02-04
  15 km ENE of Suvorovo, Bulgaria