Greece Special Protection Area for birds
Epanomi Lagoon
132 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
Vasileios Karapanagiotidis · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
40 species in January.30 species in February.77 species in March.71 species in April.75 species in May.54 species in June.54 species in July.59 species in August.33 species in September.10 species in October.50 species in November.19 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
132 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).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,711Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 57Songbirds
- 13Other 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 132 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great titParus major
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/1°47 mm
- Feb10°/2°38 mm
- Mar14°/4°48 mm
- Apr18°/8°40 mm
- May24°/13°46 mm
- Jun30°/18°38 mm
- Jul33°/21°28 mm
- Aug33°/21°24 mm
- Sep27°/17°47 mm
- Oct21°/11°50 mm
- Nov15°/7°44 mm
- Dec9°/2°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Epanomi Lagoon.
Protected natural site
Epanomi Lagoon is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Greece.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,711 open records.
The most recorded are the Crested lark, the Great Cormorant and the Yellow-legged Gull.
37 species come for the summer, 20 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Yelkouan Shearwater, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Ακτή Ρετζίκαcampsite · 1.9 km · 2 within 10 km
- Ακτή Ρετζίκαplace to stay · 1.9 km · 4 within 10 km
- Epanomínearest town · 4.5 km in a straight line
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at SKG airport (Thessaloniki)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmCape Epanomi
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmΑκτή Ρετζίκα
- 4places to stay within 10 kmΑκτή Ρετζίκα, Helena's Beach House, Elena Studios & Apartments and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 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 Epanomi Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmKalavros Oros292 m · 20 kmKatsika · 23 kmLanaris · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmAngelochori Lagoon0.9 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.
Epanomi Lagoon
Greece
- 61Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 59Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q53672658) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,711 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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