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Acheron Delta, Greece: Hell is Closed for Renovation

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And here I am now, avoiding the two barking dogs trying to bite my tires while I am driving through pre-dawn darkness towards the delta of the river Styx, or Acheron , as it is known today at the Ionian Sea coast of Greece. I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta.

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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. Iā€™m in Greece, after all. mi) above the lake.

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Pelican Lake (Greece): Magic Revisited

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The sun rises over the village of Chrysochorafa, by Kerkini Lake in the north of Greece, not far from the triple border with Bulgaria and FYRO Macedonia. Before this trip, I asked Steve Mills, the author of ā€˜ Birdwatching in Northern Greece ā€™, which sites would he recommend at this time of the year. Trips Europe Greece pelicans'

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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. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca 2. European Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur 11.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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I dipped it once before and only this autumn found them in Greece. The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur. Common Pochard Aythya ferina.

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BIRDING ACHERON: Hell is closed for renovation

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And here I am now, avoiding the two barking dogs trying to bite my tires while I am driving through pre-dawn darkness towards the delta of the river Styx, or Acheron, as it is known today at the Ionian Sea coast of Greece. I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta.

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Collaborative list ā€“ 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. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

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