The group is now going to the Evros Delta, but the papers were not yet available for me, so I walked around the area around the hotel. This time I was busy with well-known birds. In the afternoon we went together to the valley of the Potamos River. For me, the abandoned station from the steam era was the nicest.
Eurasian collared dove
Turkse tortel
Streptopelia decaocto
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 9.46 m
The photo shows a Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto). It is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 07:49 on Friday May 08, 2026.
Black-headed bunting
Zwartkopgors
Emberiza melanocephala
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 49.5 m
The photo shows a Black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 10:03 on Friday May 08, 2026.
Common starling
Spreeuw
Sturnus vulgaris
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 12.4 m
The photo shows a Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 10:07 on Friday May 08, 2026.
European goldfinch
Putter
Carduelis carduelis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 21.1 m
The photo shows a European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 11:11 on Friday May 08, 2026.
Looking for an Isabella Wheatear
Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/4329 sec at F1.8, ISO 64
The guide heard an Isabella Wheatear and also saw it briefly, but I don't have any photos of it.
The photo was taken at Municipality of Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 14:45 on Friday May 08, 2026.
European roller
Scharrelaar
Coracias garrulus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 71.1 m
The photo shows a European roller (Coracias garrulus). It is a bird in the order Coraciiformes and the family Coraciidae. The photo was taken at Alexandroupolis, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece at 15:19 on Friday May 08, 2026.
The Potamos River
Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/822 sec at F1.8, ISO 80
We walk through a valley of the Potamos river.
The photo was taken at 17:37 on Friday May 08, 2026.
The old railway line Komotini–Alexandroupoli
Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/1222 sec at F1.8, ISO 64
It was once a busy route in the steam era, but there is now a new route. The boom for the railway was from 1890-1950. It's now a nice walk along a rusted railtrack..
The photo was taken at 17:42 on Friday May 08, 2026.
Syrian woodpecker
Syrische bonte specht
Dendrocopos syriacus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 123 m
The photo shows a Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae. The photo was taken at 17:58 on Friday May 08, 2026.