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South of Thessaloniki and Mt Olympos area rfi (1 Viewer)

tbcash80

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Any advice on locations to visit on the coast south-west of Thessaloniki and in the mountains south west/west of Katerini appreciated.

TIA - Mark
 
Just a few miles from the airport are the Angelochori and Epanomi lagoons.

Birds here include good numbers of passage waders I have seen Terek Sandpier here, breading Collared Pratingcole and Stone Curlew,good numbers of Black-winged stlits Greater Flamingo White Pelicans can be seen here along wiyh good numbers of Gulls and Terns including Slender-billed Gull and Gull-billed Tern,lots of Larks and Pipits in the area and Syrian Woodpecker can be found here also.
 
here is somes info I've read recently : just south-west of Thessaloniki, there are the aliakmon, gallikos and axios delta with glossy ibis, purple heron, wader, slender-billed gull, one pair of white-tailed eagle, pratincole, tern, penduline-tit, sometimes pelican and pygmy cormorant...wilson's phalarope and pectoral sandpiper were seen there in 2007.

Further south, there are the alikes kistrous kitrous saltwork (10km NE of Katerini) good for wader, slender-billed gull and other bird

There is an access to Mont olympus via litochoro but you have to walk 6km to the refuge and 5 more km to the summit. between the car park and the refuge, black, middle-spotted, three-toed, white-backed and grey-headed woodpecker are present in the forest but are rarely seen. there are also rock bunting, crossbill, crested tit,...
near the refuge, you can seen alpine choughs and accentor. lammergier was present in the past but has not been seen recently.
The walk to the summit is a very good spot for wallcreeper + alpine accentor, alpine choughs and alpine swift. Griffon vulture and lanner falcon can be seen.

Check the trip report for more info on the spot and sightings

FD
 
Thank you Francois.

Where did you find this information please ?


here is somes info I've read recently : just south-west of Thessaloniki, there are the aliakmon, gallikos and axios delta with glossy ibis, purple heron, wader, slender-billed gull, one pair of white-tailed eagle, pratincole, tern, penduline-tit, sometimes pelican and pygmy cormorant...wilson's phalarope and pectoral sandpiper were seen there in 2007.

Further south, there are the alikes kistrous kitrous saltwork (10km NE of Katerini) good for wader, slender-billed gull and other bird

There is an access to Mont olympus via litochoro but you have to walk 6km to the refuge and 5 more km to the summit. between the car park and the refuge, black, middle-spotted, three-toed, white-backed and grey-headed woodpecker are present in the forest but are rarely seen. there are also rock bunting, crossbill, crested tit,...
near the refuge, you can seen alpine choughs and accentor. lammergier was present in the past but has not been seen recently.
The walk to the summit is a very good spot for wallcreeper + alpine accentor, alpine choughs and alpine swift. Griffon vulture and lanner falcon can be seen.

Check the trip report for more info on the spot and sightings

FD
 
Back in about 1989, we drove from Thessaloniki to the Pelion peninsula. Not far out of Thessaloniki I found a roadside pond which had loads of waders and Lesser Grey Shrike. In the Pelion, we met the other family we were holidaying with (who flew into Skiathos) We stayed fairly local but had a few good birds: Sombre Tit was fairly easy, as was Rock Nuthatch. Icterine Warblers turned up occasionally and we also found several thousand Pallid Swifts one day in, or at least above, a port (can't remember which) along with a few Slender-billed Gulls. We also had both Red-breasted and Collared Flycatchers. I do recall seeing Beech Martin too. However, we were there in mid summer and it was stonking hot.

Having said all that it may be a bit far south for you!

Jon
 
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