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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

10,000 Birds

impressive for Central Europe. 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.),

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Only for Dogs and Birders – Kalamas Delta, Greece

10,000 Birds

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. Further north, I reach the Kestrini River and turn left.

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