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Lesvos Bird Reports 2017 (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Mick Sway
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Mick Sway
Well-known member
4 October 2017
04/10/17 Kalloni Salt Pans
A juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
photographed this morning at Kalloni Salt Pans by Jan Bezemer.
One would assume this to be the same bird photographed by a local birder on 02/10/17
Photographs by kind permission of Jan, as posted on :
Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group.
04/10/17 Kalloni Salt Pans
A juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
photographed this morning at Kalloni Salt Pans by Jan Bezemer.
One would assume this to be the same bird photographed by a local birder on 02/10/17
Photographs by kind permission of Jan, as posted on :
Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group.
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peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) Kalloni Salt Pans c Jan Bezemer 03017 01.JPG -
red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) Kalloni Salt Pans c Jan Bezemer 031017 01.JPG -
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) Kalloni Salt Pans c Jan Bezemer 031017 01.JPG -
Juv White tailed eagle Kalloni Salt Pans c Jan Bezemer 041017 02.JPG -
Juv White tailed eagle Kalloni Salt Pans c Jan Bezemer 041017 01.JPG
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Hope it stays until Sunday. Guess where my first stop will be? Land at 06:25 so just as light improves!
Phil
Mick Sway
Well-known member
White Tailed Eagle
White Tailed Eagle - It appears to be around for a few days from the Achladeri report, but Good luck with that one Phil. Hope you check out the North Coast too. It's the time of year for vultures to be on the move, I can't believe that they all by pass Lesvos.
Have a good one.
White Tailed Eagle - It appears to be around for a few days from the Achladeri report, but Good luck with that one Phil. Hope you check out the North Coast too. It's the time of year for vultures to be on the move, I can't believe that they all by pass Lesvos.
Have a good one.
Mick Sway
Well-known member
8th September 2017
Thanks Hampers for your first report from Lesvos:
08/10/17 Kalloni Salt Pans
Dalmatian pelican 10
White-tailed eagle
Tsknias River
Grey plover 2
Curlew
Barn swallows 20
Whinchat 2
Yellow wagtail
Cetti’s warbler
Thanks Hampers for your first report from Lesvos:
08/10/17 Kalloni Salt Pans
Dalmatian pelican 10
White-tailed eagle
Tsknias River
Grey plover 2
Curlew
Barn swallows 20
Whinchat 2
Yellow wagtail
Cetti’s warbler
Mick Sway
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Mick Sway
Well-known member
10th September 2017
10/10/17
Hampers reports the following:
Meladia Valley and Faneromeni
Black-eared wheatear 1
Red-back shrike juv 10
Woodchar shrike juv 1
Whinchat 3
Stonechat 2
Peregrine female/juvenile
Long-legged buzzard
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Common Kestrel
Goshawk
Cirl bunting
Chukar 7
Middle-spotted woodpecker 1
Common snipe 1 - flushed from river at Faneromeni beach
Many willow warblers and chiffchaffs
Lardia Valley
Raven3
Jay 2
Robin 2
Long-tailed tits
Vatusa
Black redstart 2
Old news - new photo.
17/09/17 Lesser spotted eagle by Mark Cassidy
Mark and i were looking for a way up to the top of Mt Leptimonas and found a dead
end route to a view point near a small village under the mountain, but just above Sikimia View Point.
As we got out of the car , we spotted several raptors including this eagle , which Mark called.
Unfortunately it was some distance away and I managed to fix my view finder on a honey buzzard instead.
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10/10/17
Hampers reports the following:
Meladia Valley and Faneromeni
Black-eared wheatear 1
Red-back shrike juv 10
Woodchar shrike juv 1
Whinchat 3
Stonechat 2
Peregrine female/juvenile
Long-legged buzzard
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Common Kestrel
Goshawk
Cirl bunting
Chukar 7
Middle-spotted woodpecker 1
Common snipe 1 - flushed from river at Faneromeni beach
Many willow warblers and chiffchaffs
Lardia Valley
Raven3
Jay 2
Robin 2
Long-tailed tits
Vatusa
Black redstart 2
Old news - new photo.
17/09/17 Lesser spotted eagle by Mark Cassidy
Mark and i were looking for a way up to the top of Mt Leptimonas and found a dead
end route to a view point near a small village under the mountain, but just above Sikimia View Point.
As we got out of the car , we spotted several raptors including this eagle , which Mark called.
Unfortunately it was some distance away and I managed to fix my view finder on a honey buzzard instead.
Image by
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Mick Sway
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11th September 2017
11/09/17
Haramida Marsh - report by a local enthuiast
Common buzzards (Buteo buteo) 2
Lesser kestrel (Falco naumani)
Wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus) 80
Other species:
Blackbirds, Jays, Willow warbler, Chiffchaffs, Red - back shrikes (most of them juv.), Yellow and White wagtails, Siskins, Robins, Blackcaps, Sardinian, Songthrush, Spanish sparrows, Stonechats, Greenfinches
More from Hampers:
Lozaria,
Juv red backed shrike
Tsknias River
Curlew 1
Greater flamingoes 5
Salt Pans Pump House
Full of willow Warblers and chiffchaffs +2 White wagtails.
Flock of linnets, the usual Crested Larks and Corn buntings.
Petra Reservoir
20+ Coot, 30+ Hooded crows and 30+ Cormorants.
North coast.
Very quiet round and about but did notice number of Robins.
11/09/17
Haramida Marsh - report by a local enthuiast
Common buzzards (Buteo buteo) 2
Lesser kestrel (Falco naumani)
Wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus) 80
Other species:
Blackbirds, Jays, Willow warbler, Chiffchaffs, Red - back shrikes (most of them juv.), Yellow and White wagtails, Siskins, Robins, Blackcaps, Sardinian, Songthrush, Spanish sparrows, Stonechats, Greenfinches
More from Hampers:
Lozaria,
Juv red backed shrike
Tsknias River
Curlew 1
Greater flamingoes 5
Salt Pans Pump House
Full of willow Warblers and chiffchaffs +2 White wagtails.
Flock of linnets, the usual Crested Larks and Corn buntings.
Petra Reservoir
20+ Coot, 30+ Hooded crows and 30+ Cormorants.
North coast.
Very quiet round and about but did notice number of Robins.
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Mick Sway
Well-known member
Friday 13th September 2017
Haramida
Local birders reports:
12/10/17
Goshawk late afternoon
13/10/17
Common buzzards 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Wood pigeon 20
Osprey 1
Tree pipits 12
Skylark 1
Black redstart 1
a lot of White wagtails some Yellows
Lesvos Bird News
13/10/17
Hampers' report:
Meladia valley
1 juv Red-backed shrike
Eleanora’s falcon at the fig grove
Blue rock thrush near the Sanatorium.
Faneromeni
Lesser grey shrike
Spotted flycatcher
Ipsilou.
Sparrowhawk
Common buzzard.
Tsiknias River
2 Common buzzards
2 Little grebes.
But still plenty warblers along the Tsknias river.
Haramida
Local birders reports:
12/10/17
Goshawk late afternoon
13/10/17
Common buzzards 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Wood pigeon 20
Osprey 1
Tree pipits 12
Skylark 1
Black redstart 1
a lot of White wagtails some Yellows
Lesvos Bird News
13/10/17
Hampers' report:
Meladia valley
1 juv Red-backed shrike
Eleanora’s falcon at the fig grove
Blue rock thrush near the Sanatorium.
Faneromeni
Lesser grey shrike
Spotted flycatcher
Ipsilou.
Sparrowhawk
Common buzzard.
Tsiknias River
2 Common buzzards
2 Little grebes.
But still plenty warblers along the Tsknias river.
Mick Sway
Well-known member
14/15/16/17 October 2017
Catching up:
14 October 2017 - Hampers' report:
Potamia Res
50+ Little grebe,
1 Ruddy shelduck,
3 Sombre tit,
Between reservoir and bridge :
1 Sardinian warbler.
Many robins,
Skala Kallonis,
Little owl
Kingfishers 2 on fence by stream.
Potamia Res
Between reservoir and bridge
Lozaria
Red-backed shrikes 2
plus 1 each of Whinchat and Stonechat.
15th October 2017 :
Hampers:
Skala Kalloni Salt Pans & Tsknias River
Curlew
Spanish sparrow
Peregrine
Cetti's warbler 4
Dalamation Pelicans 20
Great White egret - numerous
Little egrets - numerous
Grey herons
Black stork 5
Cormorant.100+
Greater flamingos
Redshank 12
Common buzzard 1
Mallard 30+
Noticeably less warblers today and zero shrikes.
The weather has been magnificent!
A local birder reports:
A Saker falcon observed from a boat outside Lesvos to the south.
NB Probably does not count as a Lesvos record.
16 October 2017
North Coast
North today.
Some lovely small bays and coves in the area.
It has become very quiet here now and especially in the North.
Best was a lovely male Cirl Bunting.
Noticed Willow warblers in higher numbers again this morning, no shrikes at all today, around the Saltpans and in the North.
Been very, very warm today far and away the hottest day.
16th October 2017 cont - visiting Belgian birder reports
Sigri to Eresos track
Spotted flycatcher
Common snipe
Rock nuthatch
Blue rockthrush
Little owls 2
Whinchat
Faneromeni beach
red backed shrike
Ypsilou:
raven harassing an osprey.
Petrified Forest:
Northern wheatear 2
corn bunting and cirl bunting.
17 October 2017 - Hampers
Makara
Black redstart 3
Red-backed shrike
Cirl bunting
Perasma
Black redstart at Perasma makes me wonder if they have arrived given only saw 1 in previous 8 days.
17 October 2017 PM - Hampers final report.
Lozaria and the Saltpans
Red-backed shrikes 2
Common Kestrel
Stonechat 8
Little owl
and all the usual.
Final comments by Phil :
"...Was it a successful trip, yes. Completely different than Spring .
Sadly I missed the migration with having to change dates.
Unlike spring where it seems to be dripping with birds, this trip has been very hard indeed"
Thanks for allowing us access to your sightings Phil - Mick
Catching up:
14 October 2017 - Hampers' report:
Potamia Res
50+ Little grebe,
1 Ruddy shelduck,
3 Sombre tit,
Between reservoir and bridge :
1 Sardinian warbler.
Many robins,
Skala Kallonis,
Little owl
Kingfishers 2 on fence by stream.
Potamia Res
Between reservoir and bridge
Lozaria
Red-backed shrikes 2
plus 1 each of Whinchat and Stonechat.
15th October 2017 :
Hampers:
Skala Kalloni Salt Pans & Tsknias River
Curlew
Spanish sparrow
Peregrine
Cetti's warbler 4
Dalamation Pelicans 20
Great White egret - numerous
Little egrets - numerous
Grey herons
Black stork 5
Cormorant.100+
Greater flamingos
Redshank 12
Common buzzard 1
Mallard 30+
Noticeably less warblers today and zero shrikes.
The weather has been magnificent!
A local birder reports:
A Saker falcon observed from a boat outside Lesvos to the south.
NB Probably does not count as a Lesvos record.
16 October 2017
North Coast
North today.
Some lovely small bays and coves in the area.
It has become very quiet here now and especially in the North.
Best was a lovely male Cirl Bunting.
Noticed Willow warblers in higher numbers again this morning, no shrikes at all today, around the Saltpans and in the North.
Been very, very warm today far and away the hottest day.
16th October 2017 cont - visiting Belgian birder reports
Sigri to Eresos track
Spotted flycatcher
Common snipe
Rock nuthatch
Blue rockthrush
Little owls 2
Whinchat
Faneromeni beach
red backed shrike
Ypsilou:
raven harassing an osprey.
Petrified Forest:
Northern wheatear 2
corn bunting and cirl bunting.
17 October 2017 - Hampers
Makara
Black redstart 3
Red-backed shrike
Cirl bunting
Perasma
Black redstart at Perasma makes me wonder if they have arrived given only saw 1 in previous 8 days.
17 October 2017 PM - Hampers final report.
Lozaria and the Saltpans
Red-backed shrikes 2
Common Kestrel
Stonechat 8
Little owl
and all the usual.
Final comments by Phil :
"...Was it a successful trip, yes. Completely different than Spring .
Sadly I missed the migration with having to change dates.
Unlike spring where it seems to be dripping with birds, this trip has been very hard indeed"
Thanks for allowing us access to your sightings Phil - Mick
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No problem Mick. BTW Potamia not Perasma, my error. Phil
Mick Sway
Well-known member
21st October 2017
21/10/17
Dipi Larssos Marsh
A Bluethroat Luscinia svecica at Dipi Larssos Marsh , was a great find by Lefteris Kakalis today.
Photo by kind permission of Lefteris.
Photo first published on Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group.
Only four previous records accepted for Lesvos:
Four accepted records:
2013 ad fem , Faneromeni 1 Apr
2011 2CY male Upper Tsiknias River 23 Apr
2007 1 Pithariou Reservoir 22 Sep
2001 1 Vergias (Chalandra) River 24 Oct
21/10/17
Dipi Larssos Marsh
A Bluethroat Luscinia svecica at Dipi Larssos Marsh , was a great find by Lefteris Kakalis today.
Photo by kind permission of Lefteris.
Photo first published on Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group.
Only four previous records accepted for Lesvos:
Four accepted records:
2013 ad fem , Faneromeni 1 Apr
2011 2CY male Upper Tsiknias River 23 Apr
2007 1 Pithariou Reservoir 22 Sep
2001 1 Vergias (Chalandra) River 24 Oct
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Mick Sway
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Honey Buzzards
No news coming in at the moment.
However here are some images from the North Coast , Honey Buzzard migration, taken last month 15 - 18 Th September.
No news coming in at the moment.
However here are some images from the North Coast , Honey Buzzard migration, taken last month 15 - 18 Th September.
