10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

Located in Thessaly province in central Greece, what is now left of the lake where the god Apollo was married and where the Argonauts built their kingdom is officially called the reservoirs of the former Lake Karla. Spring (migrants and breeding species) and winter (wintering waterbirds). Have you ever been at a former lake?

Greece 203

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

I was driving along the legendary eastern levee of the Kerkini Lake in northern Greece ( Google Map ) and, listening to the first Golden Oriole flute, was slowly getting closer to a wooded Mt. It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns.

Greece 202

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

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. These birds (usually juveniles) are clearly linked to the growing breeding population in the region. My overseas trips did boost the overall year list considerably.

Estonia 240

Estonia Portugal Greece Barn Owls 240

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I dipped it once before and only this autumn found them in Greece. The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations.

Serbia 203

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 203