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  1. egalinou

    Lesvos Bird Reports 2017

    Hi Purple Heron. A quick answer is that we are seeing natural and expected seasonal and annual differences of the species populations that I wouldn't be in the position to name as declines (or increases!). Of course the migrating waterbirds are not expected to stop at our seasonal wetlands that...
  2. egalinou

    Lesvos Bird Reports 2017

    Condition of wetlands early April 2017, some photos! See how some of the Lesvos birding areas are like, this spring here: https://tinyurl.com/k4stfkb Greetings from Lesvos! Eleni
  3. egalinou

    Lesvos 2016

    Osprey Here are some photos of the Osprey from yesterday (4/9) by the Kalloni Pans.
  4. egalinou

    Lesvos 2016

    Pelicans Pelican season has started on Lesvos and the Kalloni Salt Pans! Had my very first single DALMATIAN PELICAN on 11/6 and again on the following days. Then on 20/6 I found at least 3 birds (not sure if more around) and today 25/6 I had 5. Other migrants recorded (since 20/6) are: Green...
  5. egalinou

    Lesvos 2016

    Lesvos bird sightings 2016 For news on birdsightings from Lesvos please ckeck Lesvos Bird News BLOG and Facebook group. The only regular but still local spring migrants are HOUSE MARTINS (around settlements) and NORTHERN WHEATHEARS (coastal areas). For more details on spring migrant arrivals...
  6. egalinou

    First migrants Lesvos, Greece

    Hi everyone, we have the first arrivals of migrants recorded on Lesvos these days: Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) and Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) but also small flocks of newcoming Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia). The wind has changed to South yesterday after a long period of cold and North...
  7. egalinou

    Advice on a buzzard

    Hi, I saw this bird a few days ago on Lesvos Island GREECE. The small size and the colour of it make me think might be a Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) and I would appreciate a second opinion on this, please. Thank you,
  8. egalinou

    new Lesvos bird news website

    Thank you! And have a nice trip to Lesvos.
  9. egalinou

    new Lesvos bird news website

    To everyone interested in Lesvos birds, I have recently created a blog about my bird sightings on the island. I live here the year round and get to birdwatch often enough, mostly around the Kalloni Gulf. http://lesvosbirdnews.org/ I hope you enjoy!
  10. egalinou

    spring arrivals

    Hello everyone, here are some sring-arrival news from the south. Mostly martins but also some swallows and swifts have appeared in Cyprus from the first week of February (my sightings at least...). Martins have already started occuping last year's nests. ;) see also http://www.springalive.net/
  11. egalinou

    The Eu Has Sent Its Final Warning To The Maltese Government

    malta ok! Cyprus is a very serious case also. Remember how in last spring the hunters got out in the streets protesting and managed to go for hunting on Turtle doves for 2-3 days!
  12. egalinou

    Help create a hunting-free zone at Kalloni Gulf wetlands, Lesbos, Greece

    petition We thank you all very much for your support! Lets hope more signatures are added!
  13. egalinou

    Help create a hunting-free zone at Kalloni Gulf wetlands, Lesbos, Greece

    The Forestry Department of Lesvos has recently proposed to create a hunting free zone in the wetlands of Kalloni Gulf, Lesvos (Greece). This (for those of you that have visited Lesbos) will cover the area from the Kalloni Salt pans to "Derbishire". The final decision to create this will be...
  14. egalinou

    Some photos of Birds Banded, Saint Joseph, Missouri

    photos Hi Larry, could you add some names to the nice photos you have sent to us? Thank you!:t:
  15. egalinou

    Juvenile Starling ringing

    very good numbers! What type of trap do you use exactly? I think starlings are rather difficult to capture- with mist-nets that is...
  16. egalinou

    Nesting already

    Hi lesf! When did your birds lay their first egg? Here on Lesbos Greece, in the population I study, the earliest clutches are of Blue Tit with a first egg day 13/3 and Great Tit with a FED 15/3.
  17. egalinou

    Spring migration

    Flocks of Himantopus himantopus ,Tringa nebularia and Sterna hirundo today on Lesbos-Greece. Large flocks of Larus melanocephalus passing all day!
  18. egalinou

    Spring migration

    Here are some migrants that I saw today at Lesbos Island Greece (Kalloni Gulf wetlands): Anas querquedula, Tringa stragnatilis, T.glareola, Charadrius dubius, Philomachus pugnax, Apus apus, Motacilla flava feldeg, Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbica, Oenanthe oenanthe.
  19. egalinou

    Spring migration

    Hi Colin! It is so amazing to hear your fledgling sightings. I saw 3 Hoopoes, several Red-rumped swallows and also caught one Sedge and one Reed warbler a few days ago- in Cyprus.
  20. egalinou

    Any tips on attracting Baltimore Orioles ?

    Hi guys, really funny to use an orange to attract an orange bird!
  21. egalinou

    Spring migration

    See also: http://www.springalive.net/ for sightings of Barn swallow, Swift, Cuckoo and White Stork.
  22. egalinou

    Spring migration

    Also Barn swallows and Swifts passing in Cyprus, yesterday.
  23. egalinou

    Do Hawks hunt at night

    Eleonora's falcons are known to forage during nights with moonlight, at their breeding colonies.
  24. egalinou

    Ringing opportunities in Milos Island-Greece for Spring 2007

    There are not any more vacancies available for the spring ringing session in Milos. Thank you very much for your interest!
  25. egalinou

    Birding Lake Kerkini, Norht Greece

    Dear Roller, a very nice trip you had!!!!! I haven't still visited Kerkini :t: Blackcaps are really common in winter in most parts of Greece. Also it is not unusual to see Black-storks in Northen parts of the country (usually Thrace and Aegean Islands) but of course only a few individuals...
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