Oropos Lagoon

38.33552 , 23.77136

Greece

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• geographic/ biogeographic location
• habitat and vegetation
• typical bird species/bird communities
• protection status
• land use and history
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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 38.3355/23.7714 (2020-11-15 21:41:16 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Oropos Lagoon" (2020-11-15 21:41:16 )

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  • 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)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:16:07)

Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:15:55)

Great Egret (Ardea alba) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:15:29)

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:15:06)

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:14:34)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:13:33)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:12:48)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:12:19)

Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:12:11)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:11:20)

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:11:08)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:55)

Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:39)

Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:31)

Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:20)

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:12)

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:10:03)

Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei) was added by Spyros Skareas (2023-01-13 09:09:52)

  • Timing and strategy

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  • Other attractions

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instance, these may include:
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• natural hazards
• dangerous or annoying animals or plants (mosquitoes, leaches, thorn bushes, etc.)
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