Re: North-West Greece
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:50 am
Trip Summaries:
Final Butterfly total: 88 species, of which roughly 49 cannot be regularly seen in the UK.
Butterflies by area:
Prespa lakes stops: about 60 species
Mt. Varnous/Peristeri: 43
Mt. Vitsi (Oxia): (2 visits): 21
Mt. Kaimaktsalan: (1 visit): 20
Birds, 75 (4 lifers): a smallish but rather nice list, though fewer large raptors than I was expecting. Not at all bad considering that I generally only noted down the birds seen from the road.
Common Buzzard, Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, Bee-eater, Great White Pelican, Great Crested Grebe, Magpie, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Swift, Crag Martin, Great White Egret, White Stork, Pygmy Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican, Greylag Goose, Hooded Crow, Red-backed Shrike, Starling, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Black Redstart, White Wagtail, Jay, Red-backed Shrike, Woodlark, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, House Martin, Chaffinch, Grey Heron, Squacco Heron, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Middle-spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Kestrel, Wryneck, Raven, Tree Sparrow, Black Stork, Lesser Grey Shrike, Crested Lark, Alpine Swift, Corn Bunting, Booted Eagle, Coot, Little Owl, Turtle Dove, Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Linnet, Sombre Tit, Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Nightingale, Nuthatch, Northern Wheatear, Wood Pigeon, Long-legged Buzzard, Short-toed Eagle, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis, Moorhen, Bearded Tit, Little Bittern, Little Grebe
Reptiles: Tortoises seen frequently by or on the roads around the lakes; Balkan Green Lizard occasionally seen; Balkan(?) Wall Lizards very common; I probably saw some snakes but don’t have any notes about these
Final Butterfly total: 88 species, of which roughly 49 cannot be regularly seen in the UK.
Butterflies by area:
Prespa lakes stops: about 60 species
Mt. Varnous/Peristeri: 43
Mt. Vitsi (Oxia): (2 visits): 21
Mt. Kaimaktsalan: (1 visit): 20
Birds, 75 (4 lifers): a smallish but rather nice list, though fewer large raptors than I was expecting. Not at all bad considering that I generally only noted down the birds seen from the road.
Common Buzzard, Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, Bee-eater, Great White Pelican, Great Crested Grebe, Magpie, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Swift, Crag Martin, Great White Egret, White Stork, Pygmy Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican, Greylag Goose, Hooded Crow, Red-backed Shrike, Starling, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Black Redstart, White Wagtail, Jay, Red-backed Shrike, Woodlark, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, House Martin, Chaffinch, Grey Heron, Squacco Heron, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Middle-spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Kestrel, Wryneck, Raven, Tree Sparrow, Black Stork, Lesser Grey Shrike, Crested Lark, Alpine Swift, Corn Bunting, Booted Eagle, Coot, Little Owl, Turtle Dove, Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Linnet, Sombre Tit, Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Nightingale, Nuthatch, Northern Wheatear, Wood Pigeon, Long-legged Buzzard, Short-toed Eagle, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis, Moorhen, Bearded Tit, Little Bittern, Little Grebe
Reptiles: Tortoises seen frequently by or on the roads around the lakes; Balkan Green Lizard occasionally seen; Balkan(?) Wall Lizards very common; I probably saw some snakes but don’t have any notes about these