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Continue reading →: Polichnitos Pans, October 2020It was salt harvesting time for the Polichnitos Salt Pans on Sunday and I very much enjoyed seeing birds and people side-by-side, once again. A sunny day, perfect for birdwatching: 170 Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta)- yes, only a few (c. 20) around the Kalloni Pans by now 6 Black Storks…
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Continue reading →: Swallow passage tragedy, April 2020Hirundines and Swifts have well started their passage since late March. I could see all four species of them (Barn and Red-backed Swallow, House and Sand Martin) from my back yard, especially during the rainy weather of the beginning of April. Unfortunately, the weather changed abruptly to cold north winds…
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Continue reading →: Some special migrants, April 2020I am lockdown in Mitilini while Thekla Koukourouvli is allowed to go on walks by the Kalloni Gulf wetlands as she lives there! Here are some photos from yesterday (1/4). 2 Spur-winged Plovers (Vanellus spinosum), many Yellow Wagtails (Motacilla flava), Ruffs (Calidris pugnax) and Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa), 2 Black…
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