Greece Special Protection Area for birds
Lake Lysimachia
142 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
76 species in January.46 species in February.46 species in March.99 species in April.72 species in May.0 species in June.14 species in July.83 species in August.80 species in September.85 species in October.4 species in November.72 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.
VUVU
VU
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
142 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).
- 142Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,167Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 4Owls
- 4Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 71Songbirds
- 19Other 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 142 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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.
- Jan12°/6°104 mm
- Feb13°/6°81 mm
- Mar16°/8°67 mm
- Apr20°/11°40 mm
- May24°/15°29 mm
- Jun29°/20°20 mm
- Jul32°/22°17 mm
- Aug33°/23°16 mm
- Sep28°/20°61 mm
- Oct23°/15°86 mm
- Nov18°/12°107 mm
- Dec14°/8°126 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Lysimachia.
Lake in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Lake Lysimachia is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Greece.
142 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,167 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Common Buzzard and the House Sparrow.
35 species come for the summer, 33 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Red-footed Falcon and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Premier Agrinio Heartplace to stay · 6.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- Dhokímionnearest town · 5.4 km in a straight line
- Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 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 kmPremier Agrinio Heart, Agrinio Imperial, Agrinio ART Suites 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 Lake Lysimachia.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas20 mountains within 25 kmAracynthus · 10 kmStachtias · 12 kmVlochos · 14 kmKastro Eirinis162 m · 17 kmTrikardos · 23 kmPanaitoliko1,924 m · 23 kmXanthi · 23 kmVitsi · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLake Lysimachia9.8 km² · 0.3 km↗Stratos lake7.1 km² · 14 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 Lysimachia
Greece
- 62Birdyas Score
- 142Species
- 69Migrants
- 3Threatened
Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons
Greece · 20 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 206Species
- 111Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1553955) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,167 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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