We visited the wetlands of the N and E Kalloni gulf coast during this partly rainy morning (June 11)- it had rained also the day before! Here are the highlights of the bird sightings:
Tsiknias river mouth and ford
Moorhen 2
Great White Egret 1
Common Tern 2
Bee-eater 3
Reed Warbler 4+, Black-headed Bunting 4+
Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, House Sparrow
Common Terns by the Tsiknias river
A leucistic House Sparrow
Black-headed Bunting
Tsiknias to Kalloni Pans track
Bee-eater 14
Olivaceous Warbler 2
Black-headed Bunting 3
Kalloni Pans west side
Common Shelduck 2 parents with 4 ducklings,
Black-winged Stilt 14+, Pied Avocet 50+
Flamingo, Black-headed Bunting, Olivaceous Warbler, Red-rumped Swallow
Flamingos and heavy machines in the Kalloni Pans
Kalami marsh pool (by the main road bridge)
Mallard, at least two family parties
Coot at least 3 family parties
Water Rail 1, Little Grebe 1 parent with 1 chick
Black Stork 2, Grey Heron 5
Steppe Buzzard 1
Messa lagoon
Common Shelduck 10
Dalmatian Pelican 3, imm.
Dalmatian Pelican by Messa lagoon
Achladeri forest
Kruper's Nuthatch 1, heard shortly
Masked Shrike 1
Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Serin
Mikri Limni forest
Turtle Dove 1
Kruper's Nuthatch 3, probably a family party, foraging silently around
Masked Shrike 2, a pair at the edge of the forest
Short-toed Treecreeper 3+
Spotted Flycatcher 2+
Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Wood Lark
Polichnitos village
White Stork 2 parents at nest with 2 chicks
White Stork nest by Polichnitos
Polichnitos Salt Pans
Common Shelduck 9, Ruddy Shelduck 2
Grey Heron 2, Flamingo 25
Pied Avocet 30+, Black-winged Stilt 20+
Kentish Plover 3, Little Ringed Plover 1
Common Tern 11, Little Tern 5
Pied Avocets
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