10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic.

Greece 198

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

I have caught a bus across Europe, but I can’t really claim to have “been” to Germany or Belgium. Perched high above the river were a number of birds of prey, including the one with the most evocative call of the African bush, the African Fish-eagle. Water Thick-knees. Wood Sandpiper. African Jacana.

Botswana 162

Botswana Birds Lesotho Elephants 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2014

For dinner, there are several taverns at the village square, some 100 metres away, which, among other dishes, serve local specialty – water buffalo sausages. Trips Europe Greece pelicans' Dalmatian Pelicans – nesting platform. The Lake Kerkini chapter starts with page 48. My Lake Kerkini eBird list.

Greece 163

Greece Pelicans Breeding Buffalo 163