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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

10,000 Birds

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. Yet, we didn’t get far when a smallish falcon flew over the dyke and landed on a log in the mud. Stopping here and there to scope the mudbar…. Kerkini Factfile.

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