Greece Ramsar wetland
Lake Volvi
197 bird species recorded; the most in January and in July.
Eftychia Zerde · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
118 species in January.100 species in February.63 species in March.93 species in April.73 species in May.62 species in June.115 species in July.88 species in August.108 species in September.101 species in October.78 species in November.88 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
197 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).
- 197Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,030Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 17Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 80Songbirds
- 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 197 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
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- 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 January and in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/4°52 mm
- Feb10°/4°40 mm
- Mar13°/6°48 mm
- Apr17°/10°39 mm
- May23°/15°43 mm
- Jun28°/20°35 mm
- Jul31°/22°26 mm
- Aug31°/22°19 mm
- Sep26°/18°44 mm
- Oct20°/13°49 mm
- Nov15°/9°46 mm
- Dec10°/5°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Volvi.
Lake in Macedonia, Greece
Lake Volvi is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Greece.
197 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,030 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Magpie, the Great Crested Grebe and the Hooded Crow.
49 species come for the summer, 51 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Long-tailed duck and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in January and in July.
Get there and watch
- Néa Apolloníanearest town · 6.7 km in a straight line
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 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
- 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
- places to stay 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 Volvi.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmKerdylio · 17 kmFlamouri Oros · 20 kmSougliani867 m · 20 kmPsiloma, Chalkidiki · 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 Volvi
Greece
- 76Birdyas Score
- 197Species
- 104Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q132099) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,030 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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