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A Balkan Top Ten

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The Balkans, by the way, is a loose term for Europe’s south-eastern peninsula, covering the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece.) It is these Balkan specials that are the target species… Source

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Finding Birds in Northern Greece by Dave Gosney

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Finding Birds in Northern Greece (2015) covers the birdwise very best northeast of the country (provinces of Macedonia and Thrace), from the wetland border with Turkey all the way to the mountains and lakes at the triple border with Albania and North Macedonia.

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Kerkini in Winter

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Whooper Swans winter in good numbers Around 20,000 Common Pochard winter on the lake A flock of Ferruginous Ducks (these were on nearby Lake Doirani on the border with North Macedonia ) One bird that has notably increased in numbers in recent years is the Common Crane , with January counts of up to 140 birds.

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Definitively the Egyptians!

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Neighbouring (FYRO) Macedonia nowadays has about 20 pairs, while two decades ago they had 135! And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white (above)… perhaps White Storks on migration? Reasons for this situation are numerous.

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Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home

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The series of birding workshops and meetings continued across the map, through Ulcinj, Montenegro, then Samobor, Croatia and Stip (described here ), North Macedonia, leading to Brussels, the unofficial capital of EU. He couldn’t understand. Neither can I.

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The Greek Strategy

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Driving from France or Germany to Greece, you are likely to pass through my hometown of Belgrade and continue south following the E75 through the FYRO Macedonia. Presuming that you live somewhere in Europe and plan a car trip to Greece, let me suggest a couple of routes that will increase your tour list. My recommendation?

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Serbia – birding overview of a year in the Central Balkans

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Interestingly, while they have not yet been recorded in Serbia in the breeding season, Masked Shrike , Olive-tree Warbler and Sardinian Warbler were seen breeding just south of the border, in North Macedonia, and it is likely that some pairs might choose localities further north. Autumn migration August to October , 266 eBirded species.

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