RFI Lesvos (1 Viewer)

[davidg]

I'm off for a family holiday to Lesvos in a couple of days, I was there in August last year which was just too late for the likes of Masked Shrike, Olive-tree Warbler and Cinereous Bunting so these are on my most wanted list this year. I understand the West River at Skala Kalloni is good for the first 2 but is there anywhere within cycling distance of Skala that is good for Cinereous?

Reading the reports of this spring in Lesvos I gather there is now a hide by the salt pans, whereabouts is it, please, and is it permanently open?

Many thanks for any help,

David

 

[Steve G]

Try the lower Potamia valley for Masked Shrike & Olive-tree warbler as well as the Olive plantations downstream of the Kalloni-Mytiline bridge over the East River (both easily reachable from S.K by pushbike).

Cinereous Bunting will be a real struggle -try the small chapel on the hill above the road to the west of the lower Potamia valley but I suspect that they will have left the upland areas by now in which case any pool of water that is attracting thirsty passerines might pull one in.
Best of luck!

 

[Sandra (Taylor)]

Directions to the hide: take the Mytelini road out of Kalloni. Pass the turn-off to the main saltpans on your right. After a short time there's a pull-off on your right and the hide is there, looking out over an inlet and saltpans. You will see the hide before you reach it - it's quite a splended construction and it was unlocked each time we passed. It may be locked at night - I'm not sure. (If you reach the turnoff to Achlederi you've gone too far!)

I agree with Steve G about the bunting.

Sandra

 

[davidg]

Thanks very much, Steve and Sandra, I'll post a report when I get back.

David