Lesvos Bird Reports 2018 (1 Viewer)

Mick Sway · Sep 28, 2018

28 September 2018 - Griffin vulture, Booted eagle

The last full day for many of the visiting Northern Birders brings hurricane force winds to the Eastern Mediterranean, this mornings BBC weather forecast said: "A Mediterranean hurricane dubbed 'Medicane' to hit Greek islands. There is a risk of severe gales and 250mm of rain in parts of the Mediterranean where the storm has developed".
It might shake things up a bit:

Friday 27 September 2018
A holidaying birder in the Skala Eressos area , reports:
Pithariou monastery reservoir:

Eleonoras Falcons 14
Black Stork 1
Common Buzzard 2
Ravens 3
Blackcap 1
Garden Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Sombre Tit
Alpine Swift 1

The Marsh between Eressos and Mesotopos
Teal 14
Little Grebes
Peregrine falcon

Lesvos Bird News reports
Kalloni Salt Pans - East side
Griffon Vulture 1
Booted Eagle 1
Peregrine Falcon
Short-toed Eagle 5
Black Storks 3
Dalmatian pelicans 15

Sikiminia Watchpoint
Honey buzzard 2
Marsh harrier 1

Mick Sway · Sep 29, 2018

28 September 2018 cont
Perasma/ Petra Reservoir

Eleonora's Falcon 5

Mick Sway · Sep 30, 2018

30 September 2018 - more Eleonora's

Sunday 30 September 2018
Lesvos residents woke up to a break in the weather, with torrential rain hitting the island overnight.
A brief report from Skala Eressos mentions the only significant birds as
Eleonora's Falcon x 4

Kalloni Salt Pans
Dalmatian pelicans 11 (counted from photo)
Black stork 1

Mick Sway · Oct 3, 2018

03 October 2018 Night herons

03 October 2018
Just a brief report offered up to-day from someone staying in
Skala Eressos
AM
Night heron C15 , a coastal fly bye
Meadow pipit 2 *
* this species rarely reported on Lesvos, said to be a winter visitor
the reportee originally thought them to be tawny pipits, amongst a
flock of yellow wagtails. Tree pipits much more common on migration.
PM
Another report from the same person and location:
wryneck 1
tree pipit 1
red backed shrike - several seen

Eresou/Mesotopo Marsh
Ruddy shell duck 2
teal 2
little grebe - a congregation
goshawk 1

Mick Sway · Oct 4, 2018

04 October 2018 - 13 Red Foots, Golden oriole

04/10/18

Skala Kalloni Salt Pans
Eleni Galinou reports on Lesvos Bird News :
Dalmatian Pelican 16
Osprey

Lotzaria
Red footed falcon - a count of 13

The Greek Army was conducting parachute manoeuvrers/war games at Alykes Wetlands today.
This activity takes place several times annually, in the wetlands, which is a shame
given that it is an area preferred by ground nesting and migrating birds and that
they have many other similar areas to operate in.

From another reporter:
Skala Eressos
European robin - not a common sight on Lesvos
Reed warbler
Golden oriole

Mick Sway · Oct 5, 2018

5 October 2018 - Common starlings

05/10/18
Our correspondent from the Eressos area continues to submit brief reports.
Over wintering birds are creeping back.

Meladia Valley (Sigri - Eressos)
Red Backed Shrike 3
Whinchat 1
Tree Pipits 2
Blackcap 1
Stonechat 2
Eleonora's Falcon 4
+ lots Corn Buntings ,Crested Larks and occasional Rock nuthatch

Skala Eressos
Eleonora's falcon 8 - islands offshore
Common starling 9

Mick Sway · Oct 5, 2018

List of birds recently reported as seen on Observado:
You can check locations by clicking on this link
Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio 2018-10-02
Black-headed Bunting - Emberiza melanocephala 2018-10-02
Corn Bunting - Emberiza calandra 2018-10-01
Eleonora's Falcon - Falco eleonorae 2018-10-01
Western Rock Nuthatch - Sitta neumayer 2018-09-30
Red-footed Falcon - Falco vespertinus 2018-09-30
Cirl Bunting - Emberiza cirlus 2018-09-30
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus 2018-09-29
Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe 2018-09-29
Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio 2018-09-29
Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra 2018-09-29
Alpine Tit - Aegithalos caudatus alpinus 2018-09-29
Short-toed Treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla 2018-09-29
Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius 2018-09-29
Common Redshank - Tringa totanus 2018-09-29
Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus 2018-09-29
Blue Rock Thrush - Monticola solitarius 2018-09-28
Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis 2018-09-27
Crested Lark - Galerida cristata 2018-09-27
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus 2018-09-27
Black Stork - Ciconia nigra 2018-09-27
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta 2018-09-27
Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea 2018-09-27
European Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola 2018-09-27
Unidentified Spoonbill - Platalea spec. 2018-09-27
Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis 2018-09-27
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 2018-09-27
Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix 2018-09-26
Eurasian Crag Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris 2018-09-26
Common Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2018-09-25
Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata 2018-09-25
Northern Raven - Corvus corax 2018-09-25

The only bird of note on this list would be the black headed bunting at the Meladia on 2 October,
this is a very late sighting for the species.

Andy Adcock · Oct 5, 2018

Alpine Tit....?

New name for me there.

Mick Sway · Oct 5, 2018

Alpine tit query - should be tephronotu

andyadcock said:
Alpine Tit....?

New name for me there.

I think that he's referring to the Asian sub-species of long tailed tit,
Aegithalos caudatus tephronotus , not alpinus.

I have only just looked it up myself, so thanks for the reminder to query it with them on Observado.

Thanks Andy.

Mick Sway · Oct 9, 2018

7 October 2018 Lesser Spotted Eagle

7 October 2018 Tsiknias River
A local wildlife enthusiast working the Tsiknias River ford, photographed a juvenile :
Lesser Spotted Eagle

Lesvos Bird News

Mick Sway · Oct 10, 2018

7 October 2018 Lesser Spotted Eagle

Images by permission of Giorgis Laskaridis,
Lesser spotted Eagle, Tsiknias River Sunday morning 07/10/18
Note the king fisher flying just to the right of the eagle, in the first image.
See Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group for more updates.

Mick Sway · Oct 15, 2018

10th October 2018 - black redstarts in

10/10/18
Eleni reports on Lesvos Bird News that a pair of black redstarts, an overwintering bird, have been seen on Molivos castle.

Mick Sway · Oct 16, 2018

16/10/18 Tsiknias River Ford
News to-day from an expat couple staying on Lesvos, that the vegetation and undergrowth surrounding the main Tsiknias River ford area, has been decimated .Workmen have cleared most of the: shrubs, grasses and reeds from the surrounding area, apparently in the name of flood relief.
To some degree the area had become somewhat overgrown, making it difficult to see warblers, crakes and herons. However the same foliage provided cover for nesting birds, including nightingales and cett's warblers ( in the past penduline tit) and many insects, amphibians and reptiles.
I have witnessed similar events on Lesvos , both on the East River and at Faneromeni Ford in the distant past, lets hope that the vegetation quickly recovers.

Mick Sway · Oct 26, 2018

Tsiknias Ford clearance images October 2018

The only recent bird news from Lesvos was the report by Stylianos Zannetos of a Goshawk and Sparrow Hawk at Amali's forest on 24 October 2018.
In the meantime Mr & Mrs Buczko have given their king permission
to share some images of the clearance work along the Tsiknias River
at Skala Kalloni.
First image is looking downstream to the Gulf of Kalloni, from the ford, second is a view of the ford from the East Bank,
third photo is looking upstream from the ford itself.
Lesvos Bird Watching featured in a November magazine supplement.
The November edition of Bird Watching magazine features a 24 page supplement World Birding Guide
which includes a feature on Lesvos amongst it's pages.
See here for more info

Mick Sway · Nov 7, 2018

04 Nov 2018 - Steppe Buzzard - village of Kidonies near Mistegna

04 Nov 2018 Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)
Stylianos Zannetos photographed a Steppe Buzzard near the village of Kidonies
in North Eastern Lesvos.
As first reported on Lesvos Bird News.
Photograph by his kind permission.

Mick Sway · Nov 7, 2018

04 Nov 2018 - Kalloni Salt Pans Survey

04 Nov 2018 Kalloni Salt Pans
Eleni Galinou recorded 47 species in total on Lesvos Bird News
Highlights:
Northern Shoveler 16
Eurasian Wigeon 4
Northern Pintail 6
Common teal 61
Greater Flamingo 1360
European Golden-Plover 1
Eurasian Curlew 2
Dunlin 40
Greenshank 5
Common Redshank 23
Slender-billed Gull 2
Black-headed Gull 54
Yellow-legged Gull 79
Black Stork 5
Dalmatian Pelican 24
Great Egret 74
Eurasian Spoonbill 4
Eurasian Skylark 6
Crested Lark 9
Eurasian Blackcap 2
Sardinian Warbler 1
European Robin 8
Black Redstart 15
Song Thrush 2
Meadow Pipit 2
Corn Bunting 15

Mick Sway · Nov 11, 2018

The Orchids of Lesvos Kindle Book

The Orchids of Lesvos Kindle Book
Many of those who follow this thread will be aware that Lesvos is
not only noted for it's birds and other wildlife, but also for it's flora
and especially it's orchids.
After many years of visiting and researching Orchid species on Lesvos,
Brian and Eileen Anderson have written an extensively illustrated e-guide
to the Orchids of the Island of Lesvos.
For anyone interested the guide is available from Amazon at a cost of £9.99.
click HERE

Mick Sway · Nov 11, 2018

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Alikudi Pool Lesvos 11/05/17

2017 news
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Alikudi Pool Lesvos 11/05/17
I heard from the Hellenic Records Committee on 01/11/18 that Tina and myself's
record of the Pec Sand, at Alikudi Pool, Lesvos has been accepted as a
record by their rare birds committee.
I would still be interested in the two guys (possibly from the West Midlands)
with whom I discussed it at that site, contacting me,
if by any slim chance they see this post.

Mick Sway · Nov 18, 2018

17 November 2018 White Tailed Eagle

17/11/18 Kalloni Salt Pans
White tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Eleni Galinuo photographed a white tailed eagle at the Kalloni Salt pans.
This report first appeared on her Lesvos Bird News, Facebook Group.

Mick Sway · Nov 19, 2018

Black-eared Wheatear - New Report in Journal of Evolutionary Biology
The Journal of Evolutionary Biology has produced an article supporting the separation of
the Eastern and Western species of Black Eared Wheatear.
Please click here and here , for more info.

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