The aim of this paper is to estimate the spring stock of rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) in the protected landscape of "Vodeni tok i kanjon rijeke Čikole" using the playback technique. The method is invasive, the results depend on a certain period of the year, period of day and meteorological conditions. After listening to possible spontaneous singing, on the of 43 quadrants vocal stimulation of the males was performed, or in other word, the playback technique was applied. The destiny of the population was estimated to 1.1 pairs on 100 ha, or in other words, a number of 12 pairs was estimated in the protected landscape of "Vodeni tok i kanjon rijeke Čikole".