Bosnia postage stamps year 2011 Fauna Birds of Bardaca Lake

Bosnia postage stamps year 2011 Fauna Birds of Bardaca Lake Swan Duck MNH

In 2011, the postal administration of Republika Srpska (one of the entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina) issued a stamp series titled “Fauna – Birds of Bardača” to celebrate the rich avian biodiversity of the Bardača Wetland Nature Park. This protected area is recognized as a Ramsar site and is located in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stamp Issue Details

• Issue Date: May 10, 2011
• Designer: Goran Dujaković
• Printer: FORUM Novi Sad
• Printing Process: Offset
• Face Value: Each stamp is valued at 0.90 BAM
• Format: The stamps were issued as a se-tenant strip of four, each depicting a different bird species native to the Bardača wetlands.

Featured Bird Species

The series showcases four bird species commonly found in the Bardača region:

1. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
2. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
3. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
4. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)