10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2023
Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. However, during a storm the chains that kept it anchored broke off and the raft is now stranded on the shore, accessible to stray dogs and not used for breeding.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
I was born and bred by the banks of the Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece, one hour from the country’s second largest city Thessaloniki. In 2008, with my family decided to build the Limneo Lodge , a small accommodation with only 9 rooms. My name is Nikos Gallios. Best regards from Kerkini lake!
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10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2024
I have encountered a few of the more quirky members of the family, including the brilliant and aptly-named African Emerald Cuckoo, India’s ultra-shy Sirkeer Malkoha, and the fascinating Lesser Ground Cuckoo in Costa Rica. I wonder whether birds that breed in Europe ever meet up with those nest in southern Africa?
10,000 Birds
MAY 15, 2014
It is an early April morning and we are in the hills surrounding Lake Kerkini in the north of Greece. There are a few spots where entering the heronry is allowed and the birds breeding in that section seem to be habituated to the visits. Off we sail to another breeding colony – that of threatened Dalmatian Pelicans.
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. Five years ago, I observed Dalmatian Pelicans breeding on purpose-built platforms. But let’s start at the beginning. mi) above the lake.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2024
If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together. On their breeding grounds in Spain, Lesser Kestrels are very much city birds, for 95% of the population nests in towns.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2016
Migrants will be around but their hormone driven urges to get back to the breeding grounds for procreation make them less than reliable on count day. This year’s recipient was the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) in Greece. This was why the count organizers stressed the importance of focusing on common birds. VisitIsrael!
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