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Lesvos - an owl (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Paul Hunt
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Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
Presumably Scops Owl, which occurs on the island and is strictly nocturnal.
Steve Dudley
aka The Toadsnatcher
Welcome Paul. I hope you enjoyed Lesvos.
Both Little and Scops Owl occur in the area, but Little is much, much commoner and in my experience is the one more likely to sit on aerials in an evening (I've never seen a Scops sit out out on top aerials/poles on Lesvos in 12 years - always in trees, against buildings, etc, but always where there is some). The call also sounds much more like a Little Owl and if they're anything like here in recent weeks, they'll be very vocal. Little Owl calls are very variable whilst Scops have a very distinctive single syllable 'pooop' repeated every 2-4 seconds. You can listen to calls on Opus at http://www.birdforum.net/opus/European_Scops_Owl.
Both Little and Scops Owl occur in the area, but Little is much, much commoner and in my experience is the one more likely to sit on aerials in an evening (I've never seen a Scops sit out out on top aerials/poles on Lesvos in 12 years - always in trees, against buildings, etc, but always where there is some). The call also sounds much more like a Little Owl and if they're anything like here in recent weeks, they'll be very vocal. Little Owl calls are very variable whilst Scops have a very distinctive single syllable 'pooop' repeated every 2-4 seconds. You can listen to calls on Opus at http://www.birdforum.net/opus/European_Scops_Owl.
