GreeK Mainland 2002 (Parga, North West Greece) (1 Viewer)

I've just noticed this thread and since you mentioned Igoumenitsa, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth.

Just back in October we (myself + 4 family members) were on a sailing holiday ~ not a birding holiday. Towards the end of the week we found ourselves having to make a stop in Igoumenitsa to get some munski out of the bank!
We were only moored for less than an hour as Igoumenitsa is a very busy international commercial port and isn't the most pleasant place for a yacht. The colour of the water isn't what I'd consider conducive to any kind of fish-eating creature, and that is why we were so surprised to see a Kingfisher land, and stay on our stern line for about a minute before flying off to land on a rail parallel to, and about half-a-metre above the waterline of a nearby ferry boat.
So, what do I know about fishing in murky brown dockland water?
Obviously not as much as that Kingfisher!

P.S. ~ I hope that you've got yourself a digital SLR by now !!! . . it's the only way to go!

The camera will be end of the month - still undecided which

When I was there I called into one of the holiday reps offices that was on the the main seafront walk to look for any literature that might have been on hand. I found the following little gems.

Ecotouristic Map of Amvrakikos.
This map is a drawing of the whole reserve with drawings of birds that can be found at various sites around the waters edge and beyond. It has a few photos of the general area together with some descriptions about the place. Well worth having.

Amvrakikos Gulf Wetlands
A small six page brochure with photos and descriptions, some taken from the map above.

A guide for Ecotourism. River Acheron, the Narrows & the Delta

This is a cracking 30 page booklet that comes complete with photos and a full description of sites to visit along the river. Not primarily a wildlife booklet but the descriptions and photos give enough away to tell you that this is an area worth looking at.

I have kept them all just in case I decide to go back there.

John