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Continue reading →: Ferruginous Ducks, February 25, 2019This weekend we made a step back into winter again with 15 degrees drop in temperature, tremendous north winds and snowfall in most parts of the island. Yet Petros Tsakmakis was out yesterday and photographed 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (Aythya nyroca) in Kalami Marsh (Messa wetland) among the usual group of…
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Continue reading →: Pygmy Cormorant, February 19, 2019I had this Pygmy Cormorant (Microcabro pygmeus) fly over me yesterday (19/2) at Dipi-Larsos reedbed, by Gera Gulf. Also seen a single bird (have a more distant photo than this) on 11/2. First, distant impression: a briskly flying, beak-less Cormorant! I make stops everytime I pass from there in search…
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Continue reading →: Very first Spring arrivals! February 20, 2019The first 5 HOUSE MARTINS (Delichon urbicum) were recorded on 18/2 in Pamfila village (by Eleftheria Pavli) and the very first BARN SWALLOWS (Hirundo rustica) to return to their nest were recorded in Haramida (by house owner Elpa Spathari). The feature photo is part of a 550-600 MEDITERRANEAN GULLS (Ichthyaetus…
