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Crete Bird Reports
Crete Bird Reports were published by Stephanie Coghlan from 1986 to, so far, 2003.
Until now (April 2010), these have not been on the internet, so Honeyguide has set up this web page to start an online archive as a service to birdwatchers who may be visiting Crete.
Click on the links below to see Crete Bird Reports from 2000 to 2003.
The reports are in PDF format which requires a plug-in to enable you to download and print the reports. You can download the plug-in from here. |
We hope 1997-99 will be added soon, but reports from 1986 to 1996 were prepared on an old Amstrad computer so they are less easy to publish here, though we hope to complete the archive in time.
Stephanie started the Crete Bird Report as she was well-placed to gather bird records from British birdwatchers and groups visiting the island. These records have proved valuable for Crete-based ornithologists, based at the university in Heraklion, who now lead on bird recording for the island.
The early reports were unchecked records but recorders were asked to send an 'Unusual Bird Form' to the Recorder for Greece, George Handrinos.
In Dec 2004 a Greek Birds Committee was set up and in 2006 the website www.ornithologiki.gr. From this site an Unusual Bird Recording Form can be downloaded as well as a gallery of bird photographs checked.
Stephanie is now working on a backlog of records since 2003.
Imbros gorge entrance (Ivan Nethercoat)
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Stephanie Coghlan runs Snail’s Pace Wildlife Holidays.
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She is the author of A Birdwatching Guide to Crete, the only ‘where to watch’ guide to Crete, with useful background information and checklists of birds, butterflies, reptiles & amphibians and mammals. It is currently out of print but both Honeyguide and Stephanie have a few copies.
Stephanie can be contacted at
coghlansm@aol.com
Honeyguide has run at least one holiday on Crete every April since 1995. Our reports from 2001 to the present are here
Also see:
Crete pages on fatbirder.com
