Schinias National Park

Birdwatching tours at Schinias National Park, Marathon

Schinias National Park is the best and most important birdwatching area around Athens. An extensive wetland, surrounded by rocky hills, wineyards, olive and fig orchards make it sheltet than 200 species of birds, both migants and residents.

Ferruginous Ducks breed at Schinias National Park

It consists of the Olympic Rowing Center, surrounded by an extensive reedbed with tamarisks and water ponds

The whole region has unique archeological sites, such as the Tomb of Marathonas,Marathon Archeological area, and much more.
Distant runners from all over the world gather in Marathonas every year for the Athens Authentic Marathon, while the Marathon Run Museum is open all year long.

Habitat

Maze of marshes and reedbeds, surrounded by wine orchards, olive groves and rocky mountains with makia shrubs

All year long breeding species 

Duck, Long-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Little Owl, Scops Owl, Chukar, Rock Nuthatch, Blue Rock Thrush, Sardinian Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Penduline Tit, Cirl Bunting

Spring and summer

Squacco Heron, Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged Stilt, Marsh Sandpiper, Short-toed Eagle, Pallid Harrier, Eleonorae's Falcon, Little Crake, Spotted Crake,  Hoopoe, Whiskered Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Black-eared Wheatear, Black-headed Wagtail,  Woodchat Shrike, Eastern Orphean Warbler, Subapline Warbler, Cretzschmar's Bunting, Black-headed Bunting

Autumn

Broad-billed Sandpiper, Bee-eater, Redstart, Lesser Grey Shrike, Red-backed Shrike

Winter

Red-crested Pochard, Pygmy Cormorant, Great Spotted Eagle, Hen Harrier, Moustached Warbler