Greece / North Macedonia Ramsar wetland
Dojran Lake
177 bird species recorded; the most in May and from December to February.
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This month here
98 species in January.96 species in February.59 species in March.92 species in April.101 species in May.85 species in June.58 species in July.82 species in August.57 species in September.79 species in October.70 species in November.99 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
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,023Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 142 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 3Owls
- 10Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 71Songbirds
- 23Other 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 177 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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 May and from December to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/-2°52 mm
- Feb9°/0°45 mm
- Mar14°/3°53 mm
- Apr18°/7°51 mm
- May24°/12°59 mm
- Jun30°/17°53 mm
- Jul34°/20°38 mm
- Aug33°/20°37 mm
- Sep27°/15°52 mm
- Oct21°/9°59 mm
- Nov14°/4°53 mm
- Dec8°/0°66 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Dojran Lake.
Lake in Greece and North Macedonia
Dojran Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Greece.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,023 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Cormorant, the Black-headed Gull and the Eurasian Magpie.
42 species come for the summer, 49 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in May and from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Плажа Карачcampsite · 3.7 km · 7 within 10 km
- Апартмани Јаневplace to stay · 3.8 km · 174 within 10 km
- Star Dojrannearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmEuropean long distance path E6 - part Greece, East, E6 εναλλακτική διαδρομή
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmТуристичко информативен центар
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmПлажа Карач, Младински камп на мали пионери, Камп Партизан and 4 more
- 174places to stay within 10 kmАпартмани Јанев, Vila Toto, Хотел Романтик Дорјан and 171 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Dojran Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas30 mountains within 25 kmBandera478 m · 7.7 kmArap Erek553 m · 8.1 kmAda Bash523 m · 12 kmAylan Eyrek Kran830 m · 16 kmBara865 m · 18 kmTumba Peak1,880 m · 20 kmAydut Tash669 m · 21 kmAdbasti575 m · 22 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmDojran Lake35 km² · 0.5 km↗Paluško Ezero0.2 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmTumba PeakBortle 2 · 20 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.
Dojran Lake
Greece
- 75Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 91Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q158077) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,023 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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