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Birding in Greece – birdfinder book review

10,000 Birds

Since I live not very far from Greece, I have often combined my vacation there with birding. I have a handful of Greece travel guides (not that I am happy with any of them), but what I always missed was a specialised bird-finding guide. Greece is visited by millions of tourists every year (over 19.5 I chose paper.

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Analogue vs. digital birding

10,000 Birds

Many people are buying or downloading free bird ID apps, consequently narrowing the market niche and increasing the prices of paper books. Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. Cover photo: birding Greece. Then, there are apps. How about a notebook vs. eBird, Merlin or iNaturalist?

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