It had been a very exceptionally cold and wet spring in Europe, this greatly affected the bird migration pattern. Most species were very late, some had not arrived at all! However, due to the wet conditions in March and April the flowers were prolific and this in turn encouraged a huge population of butterflies to emerge, the numbers of Persian Meadow Browns on Lesvos, were in the millions!! We had a great time throughout and eventually the weather improved to give some memorable days in the field.
Download Trip Report (1.43 MB)After several years of very poor raptor passage during this 'peak period' we had a bumper year this year! The Honey Buzzard passage was spot on with thousands of birds crossing from Europe to Africa every day whilst we were ...
View ReportIt was another fabulous birding tour of this wonderful country, the wildlife of the region is prolific. We saw 200 species of birds including some of Europes most sought-after: Spotted Nutcracker, Wallcreeper, Paddyfield Warbler, Pi...
View ReportThis Tour improves year on year, we discover new venues and add more species as time goes by. This year we saw over 190 species in and around Lake Kerkini! What a fabulous, tranquil, untouched place. Northern Greece remains one of Europe...
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