10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s a reservoir, not a natural lake, and was formed by damming the Striminos river, which flows into Greece from neighboring Bulgaria (unfortunately bringing with it huge amounts of plastic rubbish, creating problems for the National Park.) There were a few Mallard, and the odd Ferruginous Duck, along with Greylag Geese and Mute Swans.

Pelicans 242

Pelicans Greece Fish Bulgaria 242

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

A first-winter Red-breasted Goose at Cley, North Norfolk As a general rule, geese are birds of subtle, even dull, plumage. All the so-called grey geese – Greylag, Bean, White-front, Lesser White-front, Swan – look very much alike, and it takes experience to identify them by their calls and their shape and size.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. They do breed in the Balkans, in Montenegro and Greece where I observed them, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens.

Montenegro 203

Montenegro Serbia Greece Bulgaria 203