Beskrivning
South of the Kerkini Village, the tarmac more or less follows the lake shore. In the shallows of the Korifoudi, krushuvad pelikan and dvärgskarv are feeding, fisktärna resting, vit stork and svart stork foraging, while above all of them, Brun glada , dvärgörn , mindre skrikörn and ormörn soar. Bushes are alive with cettisångare , rödstrupig sångare , eksångare , medelhavsstenskvätta , ortolansparv and pungmes . The Kroussia Mountain foothills offer häcksparv , balkanmes , masktörnskata and svartpannad törnskata .
From late summer to early winter, större flamingo become numerous. In winter, the place is bursting with numerous vattenpiplärka , enkelbeckasin , with occasional mosnäppa among them.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
Explore by car or bicycle. Park wherever you like, but at the side – each straight section of the road inspires the locals to press the accelerator as if they were racing! Explore by walking, or further driving. For driving directions, zoom in on the map and click on the "P" (parking) sign.
Terräng och habitat
Våtmark , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Sjö , Gyttjig strandFörhållanden
Platt , Kulligt , Sumpigt , Risk för högvatttenRundtur
NejTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Året runtBästa tid för ett besök
Vårsträck , Höststräck , Vår , VinterRutt
Asfalterad väg , Smal stigHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Bil , CykelFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
Lake Kerkini is one of the youngest national parks of Greece, protected only in 2006 and inhabited by 11 amphibian, 27 reptilian, 44 mammal and 320 bird species. The best birding season here is spring, from mid-April to mid-June.
My accommodation of choice is the Limneo Lodge in Chrysochorafa Village, a small guesthouse with only 11 rooms (see the links below).
The most detailed description of the wider area is to be found in the Birdwatching in Northern Greece (2023) by Steve Mills. A shorter version is available in Finding Birds in Northern Greece (2015) by Dave Gosney.
Länkar
- Korifoudi marsh & Kerkinitis river mouth eBird list
- Lake Kerkini National Park authorities
- Accommodation around the lake
- Travel Guide to birdwatching sites in Greece (Lake Kerkini chapter starts at pg. 48)
- Limneo Lodge in Chrysochorafa Village
- Birding in Greece – Travel Guide to birdwatching sites in Greece (2014, pdf download) by Vlachos, Trigou & Stavrakas


