10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
The sun rises over the village of Chrysochorafa, by Kerkini Lake in the north of Greece, not far from the triple border with Bulgaria and FYRO Macedonia. Before this trip, I asked Steve Mills, the author of ‘ Birdwatching in Northern Greece ’, which sites would he recommend at this time of the year. Trips Europe Greece pelicans'
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
I was born and bred by the banks of the Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece, one hour from the country’s second largest city Thessaloniki. Other important breeding species include Black and White Stork , Lesser Spotted , White-tailed , and Booted Eagle. My name is Nikos Gallios. 140 birds). Best regards from Kerkini lake!
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10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2023
Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. Booted Eagle by Kostas Papadopoulos The next morning was a lazy one, a late breakfast and even later excursion. The lake lies at a mere 35 m / 115 ft a.s.l.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2018
This will be the first time I find myself in Greece in winter. Lesser White-fronted Goose and Greater Spotted Eagle came to mind, but what else? During the last decade, the numbers in Greece were “mostly stable”, fluctuating from 35 up to 75 birds – representing the total European Fennoscandian population. The solution?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
One simply has to love Greece. There is another raptor over the ridge, light body and wings, dark head and chest – the Short-toed snake Eagle. I told you – one simply has to love Greece. In a split second, the buzzard shows rufous tail and disappears behind some trees.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2023
All around Porto Lagos (220 km / 140 mi east of Thessaloniki) lies the largest national park of Greece, Nestos Delta and the Vistonida-Ismarida lakes and lagoons complex, founded in 2008. The area is one of the most important in Greece for birds, comprising more than 270 species.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2015
The Prespa Lakes National Park in Greece is well hidden among the mountains at the triple border with Albania in the west and the FYRO Macedonia in the north. One of them has a satellite transmitter around its neck and quite a few have white collars marked with the letter “G” (for Greece?) and dual digits. 02, G04,06,07,40 and G74.
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