Erythres Plain

38.23809 , 23.35256

Greece

Located c.60 NW of Athens, Erythres Plain is one of the most intact agricultural areas of the Prefecture of Attica. Vineyards, cotton crops and groves along with riparian patches along the numerous streams set up an ideal landscape for farmland birds while the surrounding slopes of Mt Kithaironas and Mt Pastra offer scrubby areas for numerous passerines. 

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• geographic/ biogeographic location
• habitat and vegetation
• typical bird species/bird communities
• protection status
• land use and history
• importance for birdwatching

Coordinates were changed by Lefteris Stavrakas : 38.2381/23.3526 (2024-03-05 18:58:36 )

Coordinates were set by Lefteris Stavrakas : 38.2381/23.3526 (2024-03-05 12:14:41 )

Site name was set by Lefteris Stavrakas as "Erythres Plain" (2024-03-05 12:14:41 )

Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-24 13:47:17
Located c.60 NW of Athens, Erythres Plain is one of the most intact agricultural areas of the Prefecture of Attica. Vineyards, cotton crops and groves along with riparian patches along the numerous streams set up an ideal landscape for farmland birds while the surrounding slopes of Mt Kithaironas and Mt Pastra offer scrubby areas for numerous passerines.  Birding highlights: White Stork (summer visitor) Short-toed Eagle (summer visitor) Long-legged Buzzard (resident) Lesser Kestrel (spring/fall migrant) Syrian Woodpecker (resident) Blue Rock Thrush (resident) Black-eared Wheatear (summer visitor) Sombre Tit (resident) Western Rock Nuthatch (resident) Penduline-Tit (resident) Lesser Grey Shrike (summer visitor) Spanish Sparrow (resident) Black-headed Bunting (summer visitor)  
Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-05 18:58:36
Located c.60 NW of Athens, Erythres Plain is one of the most intact agricultural areas of the Prefecture of Attica. Vineyards, cotton crops and groves along with riparian patches along the numerous streams set up an ideal landscape for farmland birds while the surrounding slopes of Mt Kithaironas and Mt Pastra offer scrubby areas for numerous passerines.  Birding highlights: White Stork (summer visitor) Short-toed Eagle (summer visitor) Long-legged Buzzard (resident) Lesser Kestrel (spring/fall migrant) Syrian Woodpecker (resident) Blue Rock Thrush (resident) Black-eared Wheatear (summer visitor) Sombre Tit (resident) Western Rock Nuthatch (resident) Penduline-Tit (resident) Lesser Grey Shrike (summer visitor) Spanish Sparrow (resident) Black-headed Bunting (summer visitor)
Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-05 12:27:49
Located c.60 NW of Athens, Erythres Plain is one of the most intact agricultural areas of the Prefecture of Attica. Vineyards, cotton crops and groves along with riparian patches along the numerous streams set up an ideal landscape for farmland birds while the surrounding slopes of Mt Kithaironas and Mt Pastra offer scrubby areas for numerous passerines.  Birding highlights: White Stork (summer visitor) Short-toed Eagle (summer visitor) Long-legged Buzzard (resident) Lesser Kestrel (spring/fall migrant) Syrian Woodpecker (resident) Blue Rock Thrush (resident) Black-eared Wheatear (summer visitor) Sombre Tit (resident) Western Rock Nuthatch (resident) Penduline-Tit (resident) Lesser Grey Shrike (summer visitor) Spanish Sparrow (resident)
Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-05 12:27:10
Located c.60 NW of Athens, Erythres Plain is one of the most intact agricultural areas of the Prefecture of Attica. Vineyards, cotton crops and groves along with riparian patches along the numerous streams set up an ideal landscape for farmland birds while the surrounding slopes of Mt Kithaironas and Mt Pastra offer scrubby areas for numerous passerines.  Birding highlights: White Stork (summer visitor) Short-toed Eagle (summer visitor) Long-legged Buzzard (resident) Lesser Kestrel (spring/fall migrant) Syrian Woodpecker (resident) Blue Rock Thrush (resident) Black-eared Wheatear (summer visitor) Sombre Tit (resident) Western Rock Nuthatch (resident) Lesser Grey Shrike (summer visitor) Spanish Sparrow (resident)

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Sombre Tit (Poecile lugubris)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Curruca cantillans)
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca)
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)

Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:49:11)

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:59)

Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Curruca cantillans) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:44)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:31)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:23)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:16)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:48:05)

Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:47:55)

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:47:46)

Sombre Tit (Poecile lugubris) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:47:37)

Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) was added by Lefteris Stavrakas (2024-03-24 13:47:30)

  • Timing and strategy

Apri to June are the best months to visit, when all summer visitors have arrived. 

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Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-24 13:49
Apri to June are the best months to visit, when all summer visitors have arrived. 
  • How to get there

Interurban bus connection is scarce. Prefer going by a private car. 

Explain from where and how to get to this site with private and public transport.

Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-24 13:50
Interurban bus connection is scarce. Prefer going by a private car. 

Most of the roads are dirt roads, sometimes they become muddy, drive with caution. 

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Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-24 13:51
Most of the roads are dirt roads, sometimes they become muddy, drive with caution. 
  • Other attractions

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• wildlife (apart from birds)
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Edited by Lefteris Stavrakas on 2024-03-24 13:51

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or near this site, including:
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• accommodation
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instance, these may include:
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