Lesvos Bird News 2021 (1 Viewer)

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Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group update
Loutra 13/10/21
A second pair of laughing doves were found to be on their nest in the village.
This has caused quite a stir, with a Greek TV crewe turning up to film them on the nest.
The original fledglings disappeared at the weekend , it is not known whether they have flown.

 

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Re The Loutra , Laughing Doves - a new breeding species for Lesvos
Pleased to see that my birding pal, Mark Cassidy gets a mention for his 2014 find of this species.
Here's a google translation of an article as it app
"A new important news about the wealth of the bird fauna of Lesvos was located and came to light thanks to the observation of residents and bird watchers in the area of Mytilene. This is the Palm Tree which is a new breeding species for Greece! The Phoenix (Streptopelia senegalensis) is a bird that occurs in Africa (as its Latin name suggests), Asia Minor and the Arabian and Indian Peninsulas. In our neighbouring Turkey it has a discontinuous distribution in some areas: around Ankara, Istanbul, deep in the eastern part of the country and, finally, in central and southern areas along its coast.
The location of the location On September 27, George Mamolis, a resident of Mytilene, uploaded a photo on Facebook with his mobile phone with a strange eighteen. Stelios Zannetos (PhD candidate at the Department of Environment and a "little bird") noticed her and shared the news with the group (also on Facebook) "Lesvos Bird News", which manages the KPEN Kalloni. The appearance of Palm Tree in Greece was great news. The very next day another resident of the area, Valerie Karameta Triboulot, went to the spot to find the bird. In fact, he managed to see two (!) Birds together. This discovery was not enough and the next day the same observer managed to locate a nest of the species, in fact with two developed chicks! The disturbance created in the bird watching community in Greece was huge and justified: this is the first report of breeding of the species in our country!
For the Phoenix (Streptopelia senegalensis) in Greece there are recordings measured on the fingers and in Lesvos one from 1994 by Achladeri (PDHanson), one from 2014 from Anaxos (Mark Cassidy Snr) and one from 2018 from Panagiouda (Alan Troyer) . This appearance is associated with one of the main factors that give our island its wealth of bird species and is none other than the immediate proximity to the continent of Asia. If approved by the Committee of Rare Birds of Greece, it will officially become another breeding species of our country! The approval by the committee is a formal procedure followed in each country and concerns the documentation of the presence of bird species in its territory (after the submission of relevant reports with the description / photographing of new species by their observers).
Another member of the turtle family, which occupies mainly anthropogenic habitats (cities, settlements), the Streptopelia decaocto, has been observed to expand its distribution to the north in recent decades. Unfortunately, the same is not true of Streptopelia turtur, which is experiencing a dramatic decline in its breeding population in Europe. The Palm Trees hurried to see or even photograph all the "serious" bird watchers of Lesvos together with the foreigners who this time, as every autumn, were on the island to watch the autumn migration."

Original article here ;

Στη Λέσβο νέο αναπαραγόμενο είδος πουλιού για την Ελλάδα

Το Φοινικοτρύγονο (Streptopelia senegalensis) είναι ένα πουλί που εμφανίζεται στην Αφρική

www.stonisi.gr

 

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Eressos 19/10/21
First annual report of the overwintering
Black redstart P. gibraltariensis
by UK Eressos resident expat Steve Bird

 

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27/10/21
First seasonal record of this overwintering species at
The river at Skala Eressos
Moustached warblers - Acrocephalus melanopogon x 3
As reported by Stylianos Zannetos on Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group.

 

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Sunday 21 November 2021
Wryneck
This wryneck was captured during a ringing exercise on Sunday.
The information was posted by Kalloni Environmental Centre, no location given.
The bulk of birds ringed were common passerines, robins, cornbunting, blackcaps etc.

 

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New trip reports added to the Lesvos Birders website , click here to view and click on the month that you're interested in.

 

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Reports from Surveys conducted in early December 2021 , by Eleni Galinou and the Kalloni Environmental Centre.
Worth noting that the island has suffered rain and high winds in recent weeks, culminating in dropping
temperatures (likely to continue) over the past few days and snow on the hills yesterday.
For full details and images , click here!

GULF of GERA, area​

Dipi-Larsos reedbed (Gera Gulf)​

(Dec 5, after 2 days of real rain for this autumn...)
Ruddy Shelduck 1
Little Grebe 3,
Water Rail 2
Peregrine Falcon 1,
Kestrel 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Kingfisher 1
Wryneck 1
Meadow Pipit 5,
Skylark 2
Cetti's Warbler 6 (birds ringed)
Moustached Warbler 8 (birds ringed)
Also present: Robin, Blackcap, Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch, White Wagtail, etc

KALLONI GULF AREA​

Messa​

(Dec 11, 14)
Ruddy Shelduck 4, Flamingo 60

Northern parts of the Kalloni Gulf​

Red-breasted Merganser 20 (Dec 14)
Dalmatian Pelican 3 (Dec 11)
Great Crested Grebe 37 (Dec 11)
Great Cormorant 400+ (Dec 11)
Mediterranean Gull 1 (Dec 11)

Kalloni Salt Pans​

(Dec 11 and 14)
Ruddy Shelduck 12(Dec 11)4,
Common Shelduck 60
Wigeon 152,
Mallard 190
Teal 300,
Shoveller 13
Dalmatian Pelican 1
Flamingo 1.010
Slender-billed Gull 3
Tens of Chaffinches, Corn Buntings, Gold, and Green Finches.

Kalloni Salt Pans to Tsiknias river fields (Lotzaria) (Dec 11)​

Skylark 140
Corn Bunting 60

Tsiknias river (ford and mouth) (Dec 11)​

Slender-billed Gull 11
Sandwich Tern 24
Tens of Chaffinches, and Corn Buntings.

 

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Exhausted Purple Heron found today (18/12/21) near Mitilini.
See Eleni's Lesvos Bird News.

 

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Bird Sightings posted on the Kalloni Environmental Centre for The latter part of December 2022
Thanks to Eleni Galinou , news with pics here. (thanks also to local naturalist Stelios Zannetos)

DEC 18th​

KALLONI GULF AREA​

Polichnitos Salt Pans​

Dalmatian Pelican 2
Flamingo 230
Black Stork 3
Avocet 60, Grey Plover 1, Curlew 1
Redshank 19, Greenshank 1
Dunlin 53, Little Stint 1

Alikoudi marsh​

well flooded
Yellow-legged Gulls 500+
Meadow Pipit, Skylark

Vouvaris river mouth and sea
Curlew 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1

Mesa
Black redstart
Hen Harrier 1
Kentish Plover 13
Dalmatian Pelican 2

Northern parts of Kalloni Gulf
Great Crested Grebe 143

20 December
Black-throated Loon 6
Red-breasted Merganser 15
23 December
Black-necked Grebe 1
Mallard 8

23 & 26 December
Mesa
Crag Martin 9
Serin 60

Kalloni Salt Pans​

(Dec 17, 20, 23, and 26)
Ruddy Shelduck 227,
Common Shelduck 164 (Dec 26)
Mallard 203, Wigeon 103 (Dec 26)
Teal 248 (Dec 26),
Pin-tail 2 (Dec 20)
Shoveler 15 (Dec 17), 58 (Dec 26)
Dalmatian Pelican 6 (Dec 17), 14 (Dec 23), 3 (Dec 26)
Black Stork 4 (Dec 17)
Spoonbill 19 (Dec 26)
Flamingo 1485 (Dec 26)
Northern Lapwing 25 (Dec 20 & Dec 26)
Golden Plover 1 (Dec 26)
Curlew 9 (Dec 23), 2 in the west fields
Kingfisher 3 (Dec 17)
Merlin 1 (Dec 17)

Tsiknias river​

(Dec 20)
Reed Bunting 1 (Stelios Zannetos)

Kalloni Pool​

(Dec 25, by visiting Brit Mr Jackson)
Teal 10, Shoveler 7

Ennia Kamares (Christou)​

(Dec 21 & 28)
Ruddy Shelduck 2, Flamingo 47 & 70

Metochi lake​

(Dec 21 & 28)
Little Grebe 2, Coot 6, Moorhen 5
Kingfisher 1

Parakila marsh​

(Dec 21)
Black Stork 2

SOUTHERN LESVOS​

Mikri Limni forest​

(Dec 18)
Crag Martin 1
Kruper's Nuthatch 2, Treecreeper 2, Firecrest 5

Megali Limni​

(Dec 18) well flooded by now
Marsh Harrier 1, Sparrowhawk 1

EASTERN LESVOS​

Kratigos (south of Mitilini town)​

(Dec 18)
Purple Heron 1, found exhausted and sent to wildlife hospital

Charamida marsh​

(Dec 21,)
Crag Martin 2, Marsh Harrier 1