10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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. On a wire by the road, one European Bee-eater awaits me.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

This will be the first time I find myself in Greece in winter. Lesser White-fronted Goose and Greater Spotted Eagle came to mind, but what else? The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. The solution?

Greece 185

Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 185

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I dipped it once before and only this autumn found them in Greece. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. They do breed in the Balkans, in Montenegro and Greece where I observed them, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania.

Serbia 202

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 202

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Indeed, the proposal to up-list four southern African populations to Appendix I could well have opened a back door to illegal international trade.”.

Elephants 191

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 191

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

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. Short-toed Snake-eagle. Trips Greece wetlands' On a wire by the road, one European Bee-eater awaits me.

Greece 196

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 196

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white (above)… perhaps White Storks on migration? Reasons for this situation are numerous. The work is expected to take two months, after which the killer line will be removed.

Sudan 233

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 233