Birding at Spata fields, Athens
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Red-footed Falcon at Spata fields, Athens |
S(caps)pata fields can be easily considered a hidden gem for birdwatching, just beside Athens International Airport
During spring and autumn migration, this vast area of mixed vegetation is ideal for a surprisingly productive birding tour.
Many eurasian highlight species breed or simply stop by for a fiew days, such as Great Spotted Cuckoo, Red-footed Falcons, Lesser Kestrels, Bee-eaters, Hoopoes, Isabelline Wheatear, Short-toed Lark, Black-headed Buntings, Rollers, Woodchat Shrikes
Habitat
Wine orchards, olive groves, fig trees and mashes (depending on year's precipitation)All year breeding species
Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Little Owl, Crested Lark, Sardinian Warbler, Zitting CisticolaSpring and summer
Glossy Ibis, Squacco Heron, Pallid Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Red-footed Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Collared Pratincole, Turtle Dove, Red-throated Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Short-toed Lark, Black-headed Wagtail, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Roller, Woodchat Shrike, Black-headed BuntingAutumn
Bee-eater, Tawny Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Spotted Flycather, Barred Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Subalpine Warbler, Garden Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Grey ShrikeWinter
Sky Lark, Hen Harrier, Brambling, Reed Bunting