Greece Ramsar wetland
Lake Koroneia
234 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Christaras A · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
108 species in January.102 species in February.128 species in March.176 species in April.148 species in May.103 species in June.125 species in July.146 species in August.161 species in September.160 species in October.125 species in November.105 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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VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
234 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).
- 234Speciesrecorded more than once
- 140Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 20,143Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 68 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 23Raptors
- 4Owls
- 28Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 94Songbirds
- 28Other 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 234 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds94 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great titParus major
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- 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 in April.
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
Lake Koroneia.
Lake in Macedonia, Greece
Lake Koroneia is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Greece.
234 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 20,143 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Eurasian Magpie and the Coot.
82 species come for the summer, 55 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Προσκοπικό Κατασκηνωτικό Κέντρο "Θεόδωρος Λίτσας"campsite · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ξενοδοχείο Λουτρώνplace to stay · 7.5 km · 4 within 10 km
- Ágios Vasíleiosnearest town · 3.8 km in a straight line
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 24 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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmΠροσκοπικό Κατασκηνωτικό Κέντρο "Θεόδωρος Λίτσας"
- 4places to stay within 10 kmΞενοδοχείο Λουτρών and 3 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lake Koroneia.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmProfitis Ilias, Asvestochori · 9.9 kmMount Chortiatis1,201 m · 12 kmKedrinos Lofos · 13 kmLanaris · 16 kmVouzari · 21 kmProfitis Ilias · 22 kmSivri561 m · 22 kmKamila Mountain569 m · 23 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.
Lake Koroneia
Greece
- 79Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 140Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1472501) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 20,143 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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