10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Hawfinches have declined in the UK in recent years and become harder to see, though they remain common on the Continent: this year I’ve only seen them in Greece. It was a Barn Owl, or what country people around here still call the White Owl, hunting the water meadows at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2023
I also travelled to Kerkini in Northern Greece in June and Kefalonia in south-east Greece in October, so my overall year list was a more satisfactory 272 species. I only scored 43 in March, but that was because I was away birding in Portugal and Estonia. My overseas trips did boost the overall year list considerably.
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