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Only for Dogs and Birders – Kalamas Delta, Greece

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“The estuary and the delta of the River Kalamas form the most important wetland of northwest Greece”, so the “ Birding in Greece ” guidebook claims for the area where I am heading, a bit late since I overslept this morning. I am checking the grass for any flash of white and soon my suspicion is confirmed: Cattle Egrets (cover photo)!

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What is killing birds at Karla Lake (Greece)?

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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. A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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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. Out of some 4000 buffaloes still being kept in Greece, about 3000 are at this lake. I’m in Greece, after all. mi) above the lake.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 01 Jun 2019.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Round Pond, Greece. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. Jardines El Rey De Cocora.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. 19 Apr 2019.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

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