West Coast of Greece in October (1 Viewer)

[simon]

I am going on a family hol at the end of October to Paleros on the west coast of the greek mainland and am hopeing to retain my sanity by getting out for a day or so birding reasonably local. Has anyone got any info on this area please ? Is it any good for birding ? Any local reserves etc?
Thanks in advance 8-P

 

[simon]

Anybody???

 

[Reader]

I am going on a family hol at the end of October to Paleros on the west coast of the greek mainland and am hopeing to retain my sanity by getting out for a day or so birding reasonably local. Has anyone got any info on this area please ? Is it any good for birding ? Any local reserves etc?
Thanks in advance 8-P

Hi Simon

I am at work at the moment but I will try and help when I get home later on.

I had a fortnight in Parga (about 50 miles north of Paleros) and did some extensive birding around there. I had some fantastic birds and will link a trip list and locations if I can.

 

[Reader]

I am going on a family hol at the end of October to Paleros on the west coast of the greek mainland and am hopeing to retain my sanity by getting out for a day or so birding reasonably local. Has anyone got any info on this area please ? Is it any good for birding ? Any local reserves etc?
Thanks in advance 8-P

Hi Simon

Here are a few links that might help. The first is to a trip report of mine from 21/09/2002 to 05/10/2002 2002.

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/Greece/mainland3/greece-sept02.htm

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/greece/nwgreece2/pargasept2001.htm

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/greece/nwgreece/

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=1036&m=0

http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/sppe/en055.htm

http://www.ionio.gr/~cs200431/page2.html

http://www.wetlands.org/RDB/Ramsar_Dir/Greece/GR009D02.htm

http://www.ac-nantes.fr:8080/peda/disc/svt/euroforum/actionpz.htm

http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/ambracian/ambracian-resources.html

http://www.cyclegreece.gr/pages/Unique_tour_Birdwatch_Bike.htm

http://www.nicopoli.com/preveza/Acheron-engl 01.htm

http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/sppe/en051.htm

Hope this helps

 

[simon]

Wow, thanks for the links, will check them out tomorrow (when sober) B B

 

[Reader]

Amvrakikos Gulf is a massive area but one you must visit. It has a wealth of different habitats surrounding it and anything could turn up there.

Give mine, and the other reports, a good read and i'm sure you will find places to go to.