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ody said:

This photo is taken last July in Vegoritis.
Is it a Great Bittern or a Little Bittern?

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Tom Tarrant said:

Doesn't look like a Great Bittern, with that dark cap.
I would say juvenile Little.

Is Vegoritis in Greece?

Tom

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ody said:

Yes! The lake Vegoritis lays in North West Greece. The Village Agios Panteleimon where I go birdwatching it is about 126 Km away from Thessaloniki , direction Florina or Kastoria.

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Tom Tarrant said:

Hi Ody,

My first birding-trip outside the UK was to northern Greece in 1980, fantastic birding area. Visited Lake Mitrikou, Evros Delta, Avas Gorge and many other great spots, saw my first and only Common Cranes and Dalmatian Pelican, there.

Hope that it's still as good as I remember.

Tom

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Capercaillie71 said:

As JanJ says, it is a Squacco Heron - very common in Greece and not as secretive as either Bittern.

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ody said:

Thank you , Capercaillie71.
I could observe many Squacco Heron in Vegoritis.
I didn't know that this was a juvenile Squacco Heron!

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Tom Tarrant said:

Oops, If it wasn't for the visible wing-detail I would have still gone for Little Bittern.

Have a look here.

http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/s...esult&Bird_ID=1095&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1

Tom

PS: Nice Blog, Ody!

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