Birdwatching in North Greece – Bird list

Trip report 3-10 April 2015 of the Northern Greece Birdwatching Holiday that Keith, Hazel and Michael from the UK enjoyed with our expert bird guide Georgos Spiridakis. Apart from numerous fantastic species they observed a rarity for Greece too: the Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), a black seaduck! The birdwatching sites visited during this 8-day trip starting from Thessaloniki include: Lake Kerkini, Mount Belles, Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli forest, Evros Delta, Lake Ismarida, Porto Lagos, Nestos. Here is the detailed bird list:

Species (scientific name)

1.Podiceps nigricollis

2. Podiceps cristatus

3. Pelecanus onocrotalus

4. Pelecanus crispus

5. Phalacrocorax carbo

6. Phalacrocorax pygmeus

7. Botaurus stellaris

8. Nycticorax nycticorax

9. Ardeola ralloides

10. Egretta garzetta

11. Casmerodius albus

12. Ardea cinerea

13. Ardea purpurea

14. Ciconia ciconia

15. Ciconia nigra

16. Plegadis faldnellus

17. Platalea leucorodia

18. Phoenicopterus roseus

19. Cygnus olor

20. Anser anser

21. Tadorna tadorna

22. Anas platyrhynchos

23. Anas strepera

24. Anas acuta

25. Anas clypeata

26. Anas penelope

27. Anas crecca

28. Anas querquedula

29. Aythya retina

30. Aythya nyroca

31. Melanitta fusca

32. Bucephala clangula

33. Mergus serrator

34. Gyps fulvus

35. Aegypius monachus

36. Neophron percnopterus

37. Haliaetus albicilla

38. Pandion hal iaetus

39. Aquila pomarina

40. Circaetus gall icus

41. Milvus migrans

42. Circus aeroginosus

43. Circus cyaneus

44. Circus pygargus

45. Circus macrourus

46. Buteo rufinus

47. Buteo buteo

48. Accipiter nisus

49. Falco tinunculus

50. Falco subbuteo

51. Coturnix coturnix (heard only)

52. Ral I us aquaticus

53. Porzana parva

54. Gallinula chloropus

55. Fulica atra

56. Haemantopus ostralegus

57. Recurvirostra avosetta

58. Charadrius alexandrinus

59. Pluvialis squatarola

60. Vanellus vanellus

61. Vanellus spinosus

62. Calidris al pina

63. Tringa glareola

64. Tringa ochropus

65. Tringa totanus

66. Tringa erythropus

67. Tringa nebularia

68. Tringa stagnatilis

69. Limosa limosa

70. Numenius arquata

71. Numenius phaeopus

72. Gallinago gallinago

73. Philomachus pugmax

74. Chroicocephalus ridibundus

75. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

76. Larus michahellis

77. Sterna sandvicensis

78. Sterna hirundo

79. Hydroprogne caspia

80. Columba palumbus

81. Streptopelia decaocto

82. Streptopelia turtur

83. Clamator glandarius

84. Bubo bubo

85. Athene noctua

86. Apus apus

87. Apus melba

88. Upupa epops

89. Alcedo atthis

90. Picus viridis

91. Picus canus (heard only)

92. Dendrocopos major

93. Dendrocopos syriacus

94. Jynx torquilla

95. Alauda arvensis (heard only)

96. Galerida cristata

97. Lullula arborea

98. Calandrella brachydactyla

99. Melanocorypha calandra

100. Riparia riparia

101. Ptyonoprogne rupestris

102. Hirundo rustica

103. Hirundo daurica

104. Delichon urbica

105. Anthus campestris

106. Anthus trivialis

107. Motacilla alba

108. Motacilla flava

109. Erithacus rubecula

110. Luscinia megarhynchos

111. Luscinia svedca

112. Phoenicurus phoenicurus

113. Phoenicurus ochruros

114. Oenanthe oenanthe

115. Oenanthe hispanica

116. Saxicola rubetra

117. Monticola solitarius

118. Turdus philomelos

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