Lake Kerkini

Lake Kerkini is a significant birding site in Greece located at north Macedonia. The role of lake Kerkini is very important since it is situated along the migratory flyway for many species of migratory birds. 

The lake hosts at least 300 kinds of birds, many of them rare. 76 of them are recorded in the National Red Catalogue, and more than 30 of them are protected by EEC's Directive concerning wild life.

The wetland of Kerkini is included in the catalogue of the Ramsar Convention. It is considered the most significant area for hibernation of the Dalmatian Pelicans in Europe. Some rare species that use the wetland area are: the little egret, the European cormorant, the short toed eagle, the black tern, the pygmy cormorant, the squacco heron, the spoonbill, the white stork, the purple heron, the glossy ibis, the little grebe, the peregrine, etc