点评:We had a very fun three days of birding in Mesologgi, Western Greece. Arrangements were easy, Spyros was always accessible when planning the trip and all logistics during the three days were relaxed and great (including food and hotel).
The birding was amazing. As an ornithologist who has worked for NJ Audubon for 20+ years, I wanted to be fully immersed watching avian life in a new setting, and this was perfect. Within hours, the trip felt like birding with a friend, not a guide. Our trip list was more than 90 birds, but the pace was comfortable. We took time to chase down birds like Griffon Vulture and Stone Curlew, to pull off town roads to see nesting storks, and to scan through distant flocks of waders. We watched nesting swallows and house martins, listened to Calandra Larks displaying, did some digiscoping, and found scops-owls right outside our hotel at night. A couple of non-birding side trips/activities, visiting a salt museum (yes, there is really such a place!), and getting a boat tour of the local fish aquaculture farms enriched the experience and gave us a sense of place.
Great area to visit, and we can’t wait to go birding with Spyros again.
翻译:我们在希腊西部梅索洛吉度过了三天非常愉快的观鸟之旅。行程安排非常便捷,斯皮罗斯在规划行程时总是能及时联系到,三天行程中的所有后勤安排都轻松周到(包括餐饮和酒店)。
观鸟体验令人难忘。作为一名在新泽西州奥杜邦协会工作了20多年的鸟类学家,我一直渴望在一个全新的环境中全身心地投入到观鸟活动中,而这次旅行正合我意。短短几个小时内,我们就感觉像是和朋友一起观鸟,而不是和向导一起。我们记录了超过90种鸟类,但整个行程节奏非常舒适。我们花时间追寻秃鹫和石鸻等鸟类的踪迹,驶离城镇公路去观赏筑巢的鹳,并仔细观察远处成群的涉禽。我们观察了筑巢的燕子和家燕,聆听了卡兰德拉百灵的求偶表演,进行了数码望远镜拍摄,并在夜里于酒店外发现了角鸮。除了观鸟之外,我们还安排了一些其他的短途旅行/活动,比如参观盐博物馆(没错,真的有这么个地方!),以及乘船游览当地的鱼类养殖场,这些都丰富了我们的体验,也让我们对这片土地有了更深的了解。
这里真是个值得一游的地方,我们迫不及待地想再次和斯皮罗斯一起去观鸟了。