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<blockquote data-quote="foresttwitcher" data-source="post: 2984714" data-attributes="member: 97625"><p>I presume there are probably a load of trip reports for Lesvos out there but I guess you can never have too many. So here is another take from a first timer on the island.</p><p></p><p><u>Saturday 26th April</u>:</p><p></p><p>A very early start meant an unusually quiet trip on the M25 to Gatwick for a Thomas Cook flight to <em>Mytilini</em>. Dozed most of the flight away but managed to time briefly coming to for a spectacular panorama of the Alps from southern Germany & again as we crossed the Lesvos coast & flew over the village where I would be staying.</p><p></p><p>Landed early to warmth & sunshine & quickly picked up the usual airport birds <strong>Feral Pigeon</strong> & <strong>House Sparrow</strong> plus numerous low flying <strong>House Martin</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Collection of the hire car went smoothly & I headed south as an introduction & for a look around an area I was not likely to get to again in the week.</p><p></p><p>On the road & whilst admiring the view from <em>Cape Lena</em> added <strong>Yellow-legged Gull</strong>, <strong>Hooded Crow</strong>, <strong>Blackbird</strong>, <strong>Starling</strong>, <strong>Goldfinch</strong> & <strong>Greenfinch</strong>.</p><p></p><p>On the wires alongside the coastal approach road to <em>Haramida Marsh</em> were <strong>Collared</strong> & <strong>Turtle Doves</strong> plus <strong>Barn</strong> & <strong>Red-rumped Swallow</strong> & a heard only <strong>Cuckoo</strong>. The scrub & reeds had <strong>Chaffinch</strong>, <strong>Sardinian Warbler</strong> &, the first lifer of the trip, a singing <strong><u>Eastern Olivaceous Warbler</u></strong>.</p><p></p><p>After a battle to get through & out of <em>Mytilini</em>, the drive across the island towards <em>Kalloni</em> gave my first sighting of the local black-crowned race of <strong><u>Jay (atricapillus)</u></strong>.</p><p></p><p>I couldn't resist stopping as soon as the <em>Gulf of Kalloni</em> was sighted & a spell on the old road bridge at <em>Kalami Marsh</em> plus the roadside areas of <em>Kalloni Saltpans</em> added: <strong>Little Grebe</strong>, <strong>Squacco Heron</strong>, <strong>Little Egret</strong>, <strong>Great White Egret</strong>, <strong>Shelduck</strong>, <strong>Ruddy Shelduck</strong>, <strong>Marsh Harrier</strong>, <strong>Moorhen</strong>, <strong>Black-winged Stilt</strong>, <strong>Ruff</strong>, <strong>Crested Lark</strong>, <strong><u>Eastern Orphean Warbler</u></strong>, <strong>Zitting Cisticola</strong> & <strong>Corn Bunting</strong>.</p><p></p><p>A brief issue finding my hotel in <em>Skalla Kallonis</em> turned in to a major issue when it transpired that the booking agent (found via a hotel search engine) had taken my money but failed to inform the hotel of the booking! Luckily for me, & thanks to the generosity & help of the proprietress, a cancellation allowed me to have a room - at least until the penultimate day of the holiday.</p><p></p><p>A good start & after a nice meal an earlyish night ready for an early start in the morning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="foresttwitcher, post: 2984714, member: 97625"] I presume there are probably a load of trip reports for Lesvos out there but I guess you can never have too many. So here is another take from a first timer on the island. [U]Saturday 26th April[/U]: A very early start meant an unusually quiet trip on the M25 to Gatwick for a Thomas Cook flight to [I]Mytilini[/I]. Dozed most of the flight away but managed to time briefly coming to for a spectacular panorama of the Alps from southern Germany & again as we crossed the Lesvos coast & flew over the village where I would be staying. Landed early to warmth & sunshine & quickly picked up the usual airport birds [B]Feral Pigeon[/B] & [B]House Sparrow[/B] plus numerous low flying [B]House Martin[/B]. Collection of the hire car went smoothly & I headed south as an introduction & for a look around an area I was not likely to get to again in the week. On the road & whilst admiring the view from [I]Cape Lena[/I] added [B]Yellow-legged Gull[/B], [B]Hooded Crow[/B], [B]Blackbird[/B], [B]Starling[/B], [B]Goldfinch[/B] & [B]Greenfinch[/B]. On the wires alongside the coastal approach road to [I]Haramida Marsh[/I] were [B]Collared[/B] & [B]Turtle Doves[/B] plus [B]Barn[/B] & [B]Red-rumped Swallow[/B] & a heard only [B]Cuckoo[/B]. The scrub & reeds had [B]Chaffinch[/B], [B]Sardinian Warbler[/B] &, the first lifer of the trip, a singing [B][U]Eastern Olivaceous Warbler[/U][/B]. After a battle to get through & out of [I]Mytilini[/I], the drive across the island towards [I]Kalloni[/I] gave my first sighting of the local black-crowned race of [B][U]Jay (atricapillus)[/U][/B]. I couldn't resist stopping as soon as the [I]Gulf of Kalloni[/I] was sighted & a spell on the old road bridge at [I]Kalami Marsh[/I] plus the roadside areas of [I]Kalloni Saltpans[/I] added: [B]Little Grebe[/B], [B]Squacco Heron[/B], [B]Little Egret[/B], [B]Great White Egret[/B], [B]Shelduck[/B], [B]Ruddy Shelduck[/B], [B]Marsh Harrier[/B], [B]Moorhen[/B], [B]Black-winged Stilt[/B], [B]Ruff[/B], [B]Crested Lark[/B], [B][U]Eastern Orphean Warbler[/U][/B], [B]Zitting Cisticola[/B] & [B]Corn Bunting[/B]. A brief issue finding my hotel in [I]Skalla Kallonis[/I] turned in to a major issue when it transpired that the booking agent (found via a hotel search engine) had taken my money but failed to inform the hotel of the booking! Luckily for me, & thanks to the generosity & help of the proprietress, a cancellation allowed me to have a room - at least until the penultimate day of the holiday. A good start & after a nice meal an earlyish night ready for an early start in the morning. [/QUOTE]
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