Greece · Thessaly
Lake Karla
231 species and 21,236 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 158 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great EgretArdea alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 231 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Karla?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 158 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Karla?
231 species, from 21,236 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Karla in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Little Egret, Pygmy Cormorant, Eurasian Magpie and Great Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.