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Greece

Birds, destinations and field guides for Greece.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 456
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 5

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Identify

Birds you are likely to see in Greece

Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Eurasian Goshawk

Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis

Great Egret Ardea alba

Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus

Western Marsh Harrier

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Little Egret

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Sanderling Calidris alba

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Plan

Where to go birding in Greece

Greece Lesvos An Aegean island where eastern Mediterranean specialities meet spring migrants.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

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Field guides for Greece

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe Rob Hume, 2010 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Beginners

Collins Bird Guide

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al., 2000 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more All levels

Birds of Greece Rebecca Nason, 2020 Greece All levels

Birds of Greece

Birds of Greece George Handrinos et al., 1997 Greece All levels

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic Nils Van Duivendijk, 2011 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Experts and researchers