10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

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. When I came here for the first time, the Kerkini Lake was the only place in Europe where Dalmatian Pelicans were increasing their numbers.

Greece 194

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the British Trust for Ornithology’s BirdFacts website, “Although a small number of vagrant Red-breasted Geese from the declining arctic Siberian breeding population winter in Britain each year, the species is popular in wildfowl collections and many birds are of captive origin. That was in October 1991.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens.

Serbia 201

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 201

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

Editor Mitchell is the founder and managing editor of Birdwatch magazine, managing editor of Birdguides, a birding news website, and the author of two books on the birds of Europe and Great Britain. They are use the Objects concept as a framework for retelling the history of birding in an appealing, visual manner. Poro-prism binoculars (no.

Collecting 172

Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 172