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Eleonorae's Falcon
Eleonorae's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Eastern Orphean Warbler
Eastern Orphean Warbler

Sylvia crassirostris

Cretzschmar's Bunting
Cretzschmar's Bunting

Emberiza caesia

Audouin's Gull
Audouin's Gull

Larus audounii

Black-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Hoopoe
Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanii

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Moustached Warbler
Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Hippolais pallida

Isabelline Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

Rueppell's Warbler
Rueppell's Warbler

Sylvia rueppelli

Short-toed Eagle
Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Spanish Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Subalpine Warbler
Subalpine Warbler

Sylvia cantillans

Woodchat Shrike
Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Bee-eater
Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Black-eared Wheatear
Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica

Chukar
Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Masked Shrike
Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus

Pallid Harrier
Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

Rose-coloured Starling
Rose-coloured Starling

Sturnus roseus

Sombre Tit
Sombre Tit

Parus lugubris

Alpine Swift
Alpine Swift

Apus melba

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle

Hieraaetus fasciatus

Cinereous Bunting
Cinereous Bunting

Emberiza cineracea

Levant Sparrowhawk
Levant Sparrowhawk

Accipiter brevipes

Olive-tree Warbler
Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum

Rock Nuthatch
Rock Nuthatch

Sitta neumayer

Rock Partridge
Rock Partridge

Alectoris graeca


Birdwatching tours around Athens 

 
Cretzschmar's Bunting      Rueppell's Warbler          Black headed Bunting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 If you are in Athens Greece for a few days, why do not take the opportunity and enjoy birdwatching tours just a few minutes from the city center. Take a look below of the most interesting bird species we might encounter:


Interesting bird species around Athens

Residents (all year long)

Ferruginous Duck, Bonelli’s Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Chukar, Kentish Plover, Sandwich Tern, Little Owl, Scops Owl, Sardinian Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Sombre Tit, Penduline Tit, Rock Nuthatch, Blue-Rock Thrush, Serin, Rock Sparrow (close to Athens area)

 Summer breeding visitors (Feb-Oct, depending on species)
Cory’s Shearwater, , Short-toed Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Auduin’s Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Turtle Dove, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Pallid Swift, Alpine Swift, Hoopoe, Greater Short-toed Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Black-headed Wagtail, Rufous Scrub Robin, Black-eared Wheatear, Easten Orphean Warbler, Rueppell’s Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Olive-tree Warbler (close to Athens area)
, Red-backed Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Cretzschmar’s Bunting, Black-headed Bunting

Regular spring migrants (seen for several days/weeks during migration)
Black-crowed Night Heron, Squacco Heron, White Stork, Glossy Ibis, Pallid Harrier, Montagu’s Harrier, Booted Eagle,  Honey Buzzard, Red-footed Falcon, Hobby, Eleonorae’s Falcon, Little Crake, Collared Pratincole, Stone Curlew, Curlew Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, White-winged Tern, Whiskered Tern, Bee-eater, Roller, Collared Flycatcher, Semi-collared Flycatcher, Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, Lesser Grey Shrike,  Golden Oriole, Rock Thrush

 Winter visitors (seen mostly from Nov-March)
Yelkouan Shearwater, Great White Egret, Flamingo, Spotted Eagle, Hen Harrier, Avocet, Whimbrel, Mediterannean Gull, Slender-billed Gull Moustached Warbler, Rock Bunting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Bird lists from our Destinations around ATHENS
Athens Panorama - Download
Imittos Mt - 111 species - Dowload
Schinias National Park - 223 species - Download

Birds recorded in some of our 2010 Athens trips

2010 Athens East Coast, June 30th - 43 spp - Black-headed Bunting
2010 Athens Panorama, May 15-16th - 60 spp, Rueppell's Warbler
2010 Athens East Coast, Apr 17th - 66 spp - Long-legged Buzzard
2010 Schinias National Park, Apr 11th, 52 spp - Spanish Sparrow
2010 Athens East Coast, Mar 27th - 61 spp - Cretzschmar's Bunting
2010 Schinias National Park, Mar 25th - 45 spp - Pallid Harrier
2010 Oropos Estuary, Jan 27th - 49 spp - Greater Flamingo

Greece's mainland
2010 Northern Greece, May 21-23rd  - 114 spp - Rose-coloured Starling
2010 Mesolongi Lagoons, May 27th - 42 spp - Rufous Scrub-Robin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eleonorae's Falcon Eastern Orphean Warbler Crested Lark Cretzschmar's Bunting Gull-billed Tern Audouin's Gull Black-crowed Night Heron Black-headed Bunting Black-winged Stilt Ferruginous Duck Flamingo Glossy Ibis Grey-headed Woodpecker Hoopoe Kingfisher Lesser Kestrel Long-legged Buzzard Moustached Warbler Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Isabelline Wheatear Penduline Tit Pygmy Cormorant Red-footed Falcon Red-rumped Swallow Little Crake Ruddy Shelduck Rueppell's Warbler Dalmatian Pelican Short-toed Eagle Slender-billed Gull Spanish Sparrow Squacco Heron Sardinian Warbler Subalpine Warbler Woodchat Shrike Bee-eater Black-eared Wheatear Chukar Kentish Plover Little Owl Short-toed Treecreeper Spur-winged Plover Scarce Swallowtail Jersey Tiger Moth Clouded Yellow Cleopatra Common Darter Red Darter Southern Darter Green Balkan Lizard Common Wall Lizard European Pond Terrapin European Four Lined Snake Marginated Tortoise Mediterranean Spur-thigh Tortoise Peloponnese Wall Lizard Southern Comma Avocet Ophrys tethredinifera "Sawfly Orchid" Barlia robertiana "Giant Orchid" Ophrys attica Ophrus cornuta "Horned Woodock Orchid" Orchis italica "Naked man Orchid Ophrys ferrum-equimun "Horse Shoe Orchid" Masked Shrike Pallid Harrier Rose-coloured Starling Spoonbill Zitting Cisticola Sombre Tit Alpine Swift Laudakia stelio Greek Rock Lizard Red Fox European Hedgehog Bonelli's Eagle Cinereous Bunting Egyptian Vulture Griffon Vulture Kruepers Nuthatch Levant Sparrowhawk Olive-tree Warbler Red-breasted Flycatcher Rock Nuthatch Rock Partridge Serin Southern White Admiral Black-tailed Skimmer Azure Bluet Beautiful Demoiselle Broad Scarlet Red-veined Darter Chamoix Jackal Mediterranean Monk Seal

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