The former gravel pits at Brzegi are one of those places that don't look like much at first glance — yet they can surprise you. Technically it's no longer Kraków, but getting there is easy: MPK city buses run there, and you can also take the train, so not having a car is no obstacle.
October is a good time to watch duck migration — I'm hoping for mallards, garganeys, wigeons, maybe also pochards and tufted ducks. Great crested grebes should appear on the water, and with a bit of luck something rarer might stick around for a while — I can't promise, but these pits like to surprise. Over the meadows it's worth looking up: this is the season when buzzards pass through, sometimes harriers, and lower down, pipits and larks foraging before continuing their journey south.
Early birds are welcome to join the earlier time slot at 6:30