Birding Athens: Guided Tour, Jan 21st 2023

Birding tour in Athens: Jan 21st 2023

On January 21st 2023 we organized a bird tour around Athens for a couple of american birders. Here are some photos, taken by S.Wight, from our visit at Oropos Lagoon, Rafina River Mouth, Artemis Lagoon and Hymettus Mt. 

Kingfisher at Rafina river mouth

Black Redstart at Rafina

Black-headed Gulls are abundant at Rafina Port

An active Coal Tit at Hymettus Mt, Athens

Kingfisher waiting for a morning catch
at Rafina River Mouth

Eurasian Jay at Hymettus Mt, Athens

The highlight of the day: a flock of Golden Plovers
at Rafina river mouth, first record for the area!

Stonechat

Sardinian Warbler, one of Athens' target species

Water Rails are shy and not easy to approach.

Full bird list (62 species) for Jan 21st 2023, around Athens
Locations: Oropos, Rafina, Artemis, Mt Hymettus

Mute Swan
Northern Shoveler
Wigeon
Mallard

Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Pochard
Flamingo
Feral Pigeon
Collared Dove
Magpie

Hooded Crow
Jay
Moorhen
Coot
Black-winged Stilt
Grey Plover
Golden Plover
kentish Plover
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Curlew
Ruddy Turnstone
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Great White Heron
Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Tawny Owl
Kingfisher
Kestrel
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Crested Lark
Chiffchaff
Cetti's Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Blackcap
Sardinian Warbler
Wren
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Robin
Black Redstart
Stonechat
House Sparrow
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail

Meadow Pipit
Water Pipit
Chaffinch
Goldfinch