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Raptor migration in Greece: a review 26 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
A very intesting article about raptors migration in Greece, by Panuccio et al (2013), Avocetta 37: 1-7 Abstract – Greece is located at the southernmost end of the Balkan Peninsula and the shorte...
Savi's Warbler in Loutsa Lagoon! 26 Aug 2013 | 04:51 pm
Savi's Warbler is one of the least known birds of Greece. Despite the fact that it is breeding in several sites of Northern Greece, there are very few records and most birdwatchers looking for it retu...
Summer moments in Athens 14 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
August is here, and for most migrants the time has come for the long trip to Africa and Asia... Fledged juvenile Red-rumped Swallows are still being fed by their parents, while perched or in flight, ...
White Storks at Schinias! 9 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
Every August, a substantial number of White Storks migrates south through Attica. Even though the main migration path is the Bosporus Straits and the turkish coast, flocks of hundreds of birds can be ...
Fall migration 2013 5 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm
Fall migration has already started and the first important sightings for this year was the Spotted Crake at Vravrona Wetland and the flock of more than 140 White Storks at Cape Sounio! Spotted Crakes...
Summer time birding 2 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
Yellow-legged Gull Yellow-legged Gull Yellow-legged Gull Cory's Shearwater Yelkouan Shearwater Yellow-legged Gull Summer is great for sea birding on board. These pics are from the ferry bo...
Black storks near Athens! 23 Jul 2013 | 09:17 pm
A group of four adult Black Storks was sighted at a small gorge east of Erythres village, at the northwest of Attica. This small gorge with a very beautiful stone bridge is formed by Asopos River, a s...
The closest to Athens Shore Lark site 25 Jun 2013 | 07:13 pm
Mt Zireia in the Peloponnese is one of the closest places to visit, if you leave in Athens, and see alpine species like the Shore Lark, Alpine Accentor and Snowfinch, along with pretty difficult fores...
Crete's unique sparrows 22 Jun 2013 | 05:27 pm
The island of Crete is unique in many ways. One of these, is the avifauna as its breeding birds behave quite differently than in the rest of Greece. For example, Wood Pigeons are found in very arid ar...
Whoopy summer surprise at Schinias! 13 Jun 2013 | 01:59 am
Whooper Swans are very rare in Attica, seen exclusively in winter and not every winter. Seeing one in summer is out of the question, or isnt't it? Schinias is still flooded, even though it is June, a...
