Greece Ramsar wetland
Ambracian Gulf
96 bird species recorded; the most in September and from November to January.
Flickr user [2] (Christina Milioni). Uploaded from wikimedia user Thiodor2012 . · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
54 species in January.28 species in February.29 species in March.17 species in April.37 species in May.18 species in June.38 species in July.44 species in August.51 species in September.42 species in October.53 species in November.54 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
96 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 96Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,084Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 1Owls
- 19Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 29Songbirds
- 6Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 96 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great titParus major
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in September and from November to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/2°101 mm
- Feb10°/2°81 mm
- Mar14°/5°72 mm
- Apr18°/8°44 mm
- May23°/12°37 mm
- Jun29°/17°22 mm
- Jul33°/20°18 mm
- Aug33°/20°19 mm
- Sep27°/16°68 mm
- Oct21°/11°92 mm
- Nov15°/7°108 mm
- Dec10°/3°127 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ambracian Gulf.
Bay in Greece, between Epirus and West Greece
Ambracian Gulf is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Greece.
96 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,084 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Little Egret and the Black-headed Gull.
8 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in September and from November to January.
Get there and watch
- Μάννα Γαίαplace to stay · 5.0 km · 8 within 10 km
- Vónitsanearest town · 9.5 km in a straight line
- Aktion National Airport (PVK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at PVK airport (Preveza)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 8places to stay within 10 kmΜάννα Γαία, 5alonia, Hotel Vonitsa and 5 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Ambracian Gulf.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas31 mountains within 25 kmKaraouli471 m · 19 kmArtoufa915 m · 21 kmKorombila913 m · 23 kmEnnia Adelfia965 m · 23 kmMakrynoros900 m · 23 kmPsili Koryfi1,589 m · 24 kmKatsimani1,041 m · 24 kmAgrapidaki1,041 m · 25 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLimnothálassa Logaroú26 km² · 9.1 kmLimnothálassa Liméni0.5 km² · 10 kmPogonitsa0.4 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Ambracian Gulf
Greece
- 51Birdyas Score
- 96Species
- 36Migrants
- 2Threatened
Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons
Greece · 73 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 206Species
- 111Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q284841) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,084 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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