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  1. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks Oli, feel free to drop me a message if/when you are heading out that way and I'll see if I can help.
  2. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks Brian, I read your report in preparation - it was useful in providing some tips for various sites. I agree re. Hawfinch, on a trip with some many highlights it is somewhat absurd that a roost hosting C.100 Hawfinch is relegated to "also ran", but such is the quality on offer - for...
  3. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks for your kind words Chris, appreciated. Sadly we missed out on the old railway station, and struggled to find many places to eat - though likely more as a result of dawn - dusk birding sapping any enthusiasm for driving around looking for restaurants!
  4. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Trip report now on Cloudbirders (here), also JFT was commended for his superb Hen Harrier photo by Birdguides.
  5. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks for the kind words James, we just got (very) lucky I think! Thanks for following up with Kostas and providing the update regarding access, hopefully of use to anyone visiting in the future.
  6. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Day 5: Lake Kerkini to Thessaloniki Our final morning dawned rather cool and overcast, a bit of a surprise to the fine, dry and rather pleasantly warm weather we had enjoyed so far. A quick breakfast and the Dacia once again fully laden with our belongings, we calculated we had approximately 5...
  7. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Day 4: Lake Kerkini and nearby surrounds Having had a full day around the lake, we decided to go a little off-piste on our final full day, taking in some of the surrounding mountains as well as targeting other species that had so far eluded us. Our morning began at the Vyroneia tracks, an area...
  8. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks James, it is entirely possible that we were speaking at cross purposes, but he did say that we shouldn't drive along the embankment, and would be in trouble if the police happened to see us - this alone meant that we did not attempt it again. Interestingly when we left the embankment to...
  9. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Thanks all for the positive comments, much appreciated and glad it is providing some entertainment. The next instalment is a biggie... Day 3: Lake Kerkini Our third day in Greece, and we had finally arrived at our destination - Lake Kerkini. The main area to concentrate on was the east bank...
  10. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    I'll try to get some photos organised shortly (John took many but will need to process them) but I have to share just a quick video Kieran took of the Jackals - incredible experience (and more to come!).
  11. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Day 2: Around Thessaloniki to Lake Kerkini After a decent nights sleep, we were up before dawn, and already adding birds to our list from the apartment, with Serin, Siskin and Greenfinch along with Black Redstart and a flyover Marsh Harrier. Our day started with some birding around Kalochori...
  12. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Day 1: Around Thessaloniki Following a morning flight, we arrived in Thessalonki around mid-morning with enough time for a few hours birding. Once we had collected our hire car, we headed for a potential Wallcreeper site to the north-west of the city (see here), but not before a brief stop to...
  13. dwatsonbirder

    Lake Kerkini and surronds

    Introduction The end of January 2024 saw me changing companies, and after five years of continuous employment, I decided to undertake a short trip between contracts. Initially I had grand aspirations of perhaps taking a month or so off and heading out to Asia, however with a mortgage to pay...
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