10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It was also great to finally travel overseas again, meet a lot of people I did not know (and some I did), to be in a new country… and not just the new country, but its best birding area, where almost all local hotspots are yellow (150+ species) and several are ochre (200+ sp.), impressive for Central Europe.

Austria 294

Austria Factory Asia Battery 294

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ascending further requires a hike – required to see some high-elevation species absent from elsewhere on the island. Laziness definitely played a part in the decision but truth be told we were happy to simply be in the presence of the forest as it has been many moons since that happened.

Woodpeckers 236

Woodpeckers Trinidad Battery Hunting 236

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2015

This species is still uncommon in the Balkans and despite the recent spread, Kalamas is the most reliable site for it in Greece (and this made my only second ever observation of them in Europe). I reach for my camera, only to realise that the batteries were flat. Could they possibly be…? Barn Swallows and Sand Martins (a.k.a.

Greece 227

Greece Dogs Pelicans Fish 227