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A Balkan Top Ten

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Take a quick look at the breeding distribution of European birds and you will see that there are a surprising number of species that are restricted to the Balkans. 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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Definitively the Egyptians!

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But, from the existing data, the authors have drawn a different conclusion – there is no proof that the breeding population ever existed, that the south of Africa was beyond the species range and that that all observations were of vagrant individuals. During my lifetime, this species was rare in my native Serbia, too.

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Birding in Greece – birdfinder book review

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True, because of higher precipitation, more luxurious vegetation and higher diversity of altitudes and habitats, east Macedonia and Thrace may offer better birding and a longer bird list, but for those, there is a more informative new book, Birdwatching in Northern Greece – a site guide by Steve Mills (2011, 2nd edition).

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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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. In all that swirling of swallows, I am not certain was there a third species, so I keep watching. Coming from the northeast, there are two tarmac roads leading there. Other taxa.

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Kerkini in Winter

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Last year, in November, I notched up a dozen species of butterflies, an impressive total anywhere in Europe so late in the year. Herds of domesticated Water Buffalo can be seen around the lake A week’s winter birding should produce a tally of anything from 120 to 130 species, depending on how hard you work, luck and the weather.

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Serbia – birding overview of a year in the Central Balkans

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Serbia has 317 eBirded species so far, or 89% of the 356 in the national checklist. The country has one eBird hotspot with 200+ and 48 with more than 100 bird species. The country has one eBird hotspot with 200+ and 48 with more than 100 bird species. Spring migration March to April , 270 eBirded species.

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