Editor-in-Chief: Costas Papaconstantinou Editors: Yannis Tsougrakis Niki Kardakari Greek and English text: Niki Kardakari Costas Papaconstantinou Copyediting of Greek text: Fotini Soulioti Copyediting of English text: David Gibson Produced by: ANIMA GRAPHICS Graphic Arts Laboratory Ifantis Bros, Fragini 9, GR-54624 Thessaloniki, Greece Tel. (+3031) 273483 Graphic designer: Stavros Ifantis / ANIMA GRAPHICS Electronic image processing: Dimitris Stilidis / ANIMA GRAPHICS The front cover design has been based on photographs by G. Handrinos and Y. Roussopoulos Back cover photograph: D. Bousbouras Copyright © 1996, Hellenic Ornithological Society ISBN: 960-85597-4-X The copyright of the photographs is reserved by the photographers. Ío part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in, a retrieval system, copied or transmitted, in aréy form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without written, permission from the publisher or, in the case of photographs, from the photographers in accordance with the provisions of the Law 2121/1993 and of the international conventions. This publication was funded by the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works in the course of European Nature Conservation Year HELLENIC ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Emm. Benaki 53, GR-10681 Athens, Greece. Tel / Fax: (+301 ) 381 1271, 3301 167