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<blockquote data-quote="RoyCo" data-source="post: 1838022" data-attributes="member: 58339"><p><strong>Lesvos 2010 high & low lights</strong></p><p></p><p>Our first visit to lesvos: Aegeon Appartments, Skalaa Kalloni, 8th - 22nd May 2010.</p><p><strong>Some of the birds we thought we might have seen but missed</strong>: Chukar - Scops Owl - Golden Oriole - Hoopoe - Crake - Ruppell's Warbler - Spur-winged Plover - Penduline Tit </p><p></p><p>However, approximately 120 species noted with photographs where possible:</p><p><strong>Common sightings included</strong>: Crested Lark - Cetti's Warbler - Bee-eaters - Corn Bunting - Hooded Crow - Black-headed Bunting and Yellow-legged Gull.</p><p></p><p><strong>Notable Sightings </strong>(for us!):</p><p>Fan-tailed warbler - by the Aegeon Hotel, a good start to our visit (8/5)</p><p>Stone Curlew - a pair, apparently trying to nest South of the West River bridge, despite the best efforts of the local dog patrol (8/5 - 22/5). Also, calling VERY early and not to be confused with the local shepherd's spookily sound-alike whistle!</p><p>Eleonora's Falcon - a pair flying very close over the West River towards the monastery (8/5) and five seen from the Raptor Watch Point looking West (16/5).</p><p>Temminck's and Little Stint - 3 and 8 repsectively on mud banks of the East River (8/5) and more Little Stint at the Kalloni Salt Pans pool during the week.</p><p>Short-toed eagle - One, "floating" over the Aegeon Appartments (8/5).</p><p>Barn Owl - Sk. Kalloni, just off the square at 8.45pm (!) - blink and you missed it (8/5 - 22/5).</p><p>Kruper's Nuthatch - Achladeri site but good views away from the shattered trunk (and the photographers!). Male feeding the female (10/5 and 17/5).</p><p>Short-toed treecreeper - Achladeri site (10/5) 3 seen together whilst watching the Nuthatch.</p><p>Bee-eaters - Skala Vasilika (10/5) where there were 38 on the lines like musical notes on a stave, plus many other sightings including a flock of about 60 over the Raptor Watch Point (16/5) and one that flew onto a stick less than a metre away from us where we sat in the car at the Kalloni Salt Pans and waited patiently to be photographed.</p><p>Masked Shrike - Achladeri Forest (10/5) and Napi Valley (18/5).</p><p>Purple Heron - Vouvaris River Bridge (10/5) and Salt Pans Road canal (17/5).</p><p>Whiskered Tern - Two together along the entrance road canal to the Salt pans (11/5) and then singletons (14/5) and (19/5) at the pans.</p><p>Shag - sitting on the pier at the salt pans beach (11/5).</p><p>Red-rumped Swallow - drying off on the wires at the Salt Pans race track (11/5).</p><p>Kentish Plover - Salt Pans pool (11/5 and 15/5); East River and Alikoudi Pool (17/5).</p><p>Rufous Bush Robin - salt Pans pumping station (11/5); on the pale-coloured, low, thorny bushes at the salt pans beach area and along the East track of the East River, displaying! (14/5).</p><p>Long-legged buzzard - Potomia River Valley (12/5) and Raptor Watch Point (16/5) where 5 were spotted drifting North-East.</p><p>Woodchat Shrike - Potomia Valley (12/5), Metochi Lake (19/5) and Aghios Ionnia chapel (14/5).</p><p>Rock Nuthatch - along the walk to Metaxi - five in total (3 juv.).</p><p>Black-eared wheatear - quite a few!</p><p>Nightingale - Opposite Potomia Valley Weir (12/5), singing for over 20 minutes as we lunched - sublime!</p><p>Red-breasted flycatcher - same place (and initially mistaken for a young robin!)</p><p>Olive-tree warbler - by Potomia Valley Reservoir (12/5) and in the olive groves - Achladeri to Skaminoudi (17/5).</p><p>Crag Martin - Lardia Valley (13/5)</p><p>Turtle Dove - On wires, Lardia Valley (13/5)</p><p>Blue Rock Thrush - Lardia Valley (13/5)</p><p>Middle-spotted woodpecker - Perivolis monastery (13/5) feeding at a nest.</p><p>Icterine Warbler - Perivolis monastery (13/5)</p><p>Spotted Redshank - Faneromeni ford (13/5) - dark plummage - super spot!</p><p>Night Heron - smae place - flushed by a passing moped.</p><p>Alpine Swift - Faneromeni Beach (13/5) - 5 seen.</p><p>Red-throated pipit - Faneromeni beach (13/5) on wire near to river mouth.</p><p>Little Bittern - Meladia River Ford (13/5) and Metochi Lake (19/5).</p><p>Cretzschmar's Bunting - Meladia valley to Eressos track (13/5) and Aghios Ionnis Chapel (14/5)</p><p>Isabelline warbler - Meladia valley to Eressos track (13/5)</p><p>Citrine Wagtail - female at Kalloni Saltpan pool (14/5)</p><p>Orphean warbler - Aghios Ioannis chapel (14/5)</p><p>Red-footed falcon - singleton, low over Skala Kalloni harbour (15/5)</p><p>Great Egret - Kalloni Salt Pans Road Canal - (15/5, 18/5 and 19/5)</p><p>Lesser Grey Shrike - On wire over Kalloni Salt Pans (15/5) and Achlederi Forest (17/5)</p><p>Litle Owl - Cattlesheds at the Kalloni saltpans fields (15/5)</p><p>Sub-alpine warbler - Kavaki (16/5) whilst trying (unsuccessfully) for the Ruppell's warbler!</p><p>Lesser Kestrel - Perasma Reservoir (16/5) "buzzing" the gulls and a family of Ruddy Shelduck (9 juv.)</p><p>Peregrine - Kavaki (16/5) and Napi (18/5)</p><p>White-winged black tern - Alikoudi Pool (17/5) amongst 35 Common tern</p><p>Cirl Bunting - Achladeri to Pesa Springs road (17/5) and Napi (18/5)</p><p>Sombre Tit - at first elusive for us but eventually found quite a few at the stop before Napi, along the river and opposite slopes (18/5) </p><p>Sardinian warbler - Metochi Lake (19/5)</p><p>Olivaceous warbler - walking around Metochi Lake (19/5)</p><p>Marsh Harrier - West of the Kalloni Salt Pans Road, low over fields</p><p>Swift - 100+ over the Kalloni Salt pans (20/5)</p><p>Rose-coloured starling - (20/5) Kalloni salt pans fly over and (21/5) in bushes along the West track of the East River following a raptor stoop</p><p>Grey Plover - East River estuary (21/5)</p><p>Ring Ouzel - East River (21/5)</p><p>Curlew sandpiper - (22/5) on marsh, opposite Aegeon appartments</p><p></p><p>... not to mention Black Stork, White Stork, Pallid Swift, Squacco Heron ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Butterflies</strong>: (that we could ID)</p><p>Eastern Dappled White</p><p>Balkan Marbled White</p><p>Small Skipper</p><p>Ilex hairstreak</p><p>Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow</p><p>Spotted Fritillary</p><p>Swallowtail</p><p>Scarce Swallowtail</p><p>Small Copper</p><p>Amanda's Blue (prob.)</p><p>Nettle Tree</p><p>Painted Lady</p><p>Clouded Yellow</p><p>Red Admiral</p><p>Lattice Brown</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoyCo, post: 1838022, member: 58339"] [b]Lesvos 2010 high & low lights[/b] Our first visit to lesvos: Aegeon Appartments, Skalaa Kalloni, 8th - 22nd May 2010. [B]Some of the birds we thought we might have seen but missed[/B]: Chukar - Scops Owl - Golden Oriole - Hoopoe - Crake - Ruppell's Warbler - Spur-winged Plover - Penduline Tit However, approximately 120 species noted with photographs where possible: [B]Common sightings included[/B]: Crested Lark - Cetti's Warbler - Bee-eaters - Corn Bunting - Hooded Crow - Black-headed Bunting and Yellow-legged Gull. [B]Notable Sightings [/B](for us!): Fan-tailed warbler - by the Aegeon Hotel, a good start to our visit (8/5) Stone Curlew - a pair, apparently trying to nest South of the West River bridge, despite the best efforts of the local dog patrol (8/5 - 22/5). Also, calling VERY early and not to be confused with the local shepherd's spookily sound-alike whistle! Eleonora's Falcon - a pair flying very close over the West River towards the monastery (8/5) and five seen from the Raptor Watch Point looking West (16/5). Temminck's and Little Stint - 3 and 8 repsectively on mud banks of the East River (8/5) and more Little Stint at the Kalloni Salt Pans pool during the week. Short-toed eagle - One, "floating" over the Aegeon Appartments (8/5). Barn Owl - Sk. Kalloni, just off the square at 8.45pm (!) - blink and you missed it (8/5 - 22/5). Kruper's Nuthatch - Achladeri site but good views away from the shattered trunk (and the photographers!). Male feeding the female (10/5 and 17/5). Short-toed treecreeper - Achladeri site (10/5) 3 seen together whilst watching the Nuthatch. Bee-eaters - Skala Vasilika (10/5) where there were 38 on the lines like musical notes on a stave, plus many other sightings including a flock of about 60 over the Raptor Watch Point (16/5) and one that flew onto a stick less than a metre away from us where we sat in the car at the Kalloni Salt Pans and waited patiently to be photographed. Masked Shrike - Achladeri Forest (10/5) and Napi Valley (18/5). Purple Heron - Vouvaris River Bridge (10/5) and Salt Pans Road canal (17/5). Whiskered Tern - Two together along the entrance road canal to the Salt pans (11/5) and then singletons (14/5) and (19/5) at the pans. Shag - sitting on the pier at the salt pans beach (11/5). Red-rumped Swallow - drying off on the wires at the Salt Pans race track (11/5). Kentish Plover - Salt Pans pool (11/5 and 15/5); East River and Alikoudi Pool (17/5). Rufous Bush Robin - salt Pans pumping station (11/5); on the pale-coloured, low, thorny bushes at the salt pans beach area and along the East track of the East River, displaying! (14/5). Long-legged buzzard - Potomia River Valley (12/5) and Raptor Watch Point (16/5) where 5 were spotted drifting North-East. Woodchat Shrike - Potomia Valley (12/5), Metochi Lake (19/5) and Aghios Ionnia chapel (14/5). Rock Nuthatch - along the walk to Metaxi - five in total (3 juv.). Black-eared wheatear - quite a few! Nightingale - Opposite Potomia Valley Weir (12/5), singing for over 20 minutes as we lunched - sublime! Red-breasted flycatcher - same place (and initially mistaken for a young robin!) Olive-tree warbler - by Potomia Valley Reservoir (12/5) and in the olive groves - Achladeri to Skaminoudi (17/5). Crag Martin - Lardia Valley (13/5) Turtle Dove - On wires, Lardia Valley (13/5) Blue Rock Thrush - Lardia Valley (13/5) Middle-spotted woodpecker - Perivolis monastery (13/5) feeding at a nest. Icterine Warbler - Perivolis monastery (13/5) Spotted Redshank - Faneromeni ford (13/5) - dark plummage - super spot! Night Heron - smae place - flushed by a passing moped. Alpine Swift - Faneromeni Beach (13/5) - 5 seen. Red-throated pipit - Faneromeni beach (13/5) on wire near to river mouth. Little Bittern - Meladia River Ford (13/5) and Metochi Lake (19/5). Cretzschmar's Bunting - Meladia valley to Eressos track (13/5) and Aghios Ionnis Chapel (14/5) Isabelline warbler - Meladia valley to Eressos track (13/5) Citrine Wagtail - female at Kalloni Saltpan pool (14/5) Orphean warbler - Aghios Ioannis chapel (14/5) Red-footed falcon - singleton, low over Skala Kalloni harbour (15/5) Great Egret - Kalloni Salt Pans Road Canal - (15/5, 18/5 and 19/5) Lesser Grey Shrike - On wire over Kalloni Salt Pans (15/5) and Achlederi Forest (17/5) Litle Owl - Cattlesheds at the Kalloni saltpans fields (15/5) Sub-alpine warbler - Kavaki (16/5) whilst trying (unsuccessfully) for the Ruppell's warbler! Lesser Kestrel - Perasma Reservoir (16/5) "buzzing" the gulls and a family of Ruddy Shelduck (9 juv.) Peregrine - Kavaki (16/5) and Napi (18/5) White-winged black tern - Alikoudi Pool (17/5) amongst 35 Common tern Cirl Bunting - Achladeri to Pesa Springs road (17/5) and Napi (18/5) Sombre Tit - at first elusive for us but eventually found quite a few at the stop before Napi, along the river and opposite slopes (18/5) Sardinian warbler - Metochi Lake (19/5) Olivaceous warbler - walking around Metochi Lake (19/5) Marsh Harrier - West of the Kalloni Salt Pans Road, low over fields Swift - 100+ over the Kalloni Salt pans (20/5) Rose-coloured starling - (20/5) Kalloni salt pans fly over and (21/5) in bushes along the West track of the East River following a raptor stoop Grey Plover - East River estuary (21/5) Ring Ouzel - East River (21/5) Curlew sandpiper - (22/5) on marsh, opposite Aegeon appartments ... not to mention Black Stork, White Stork, Pallid Swift, Squacco Heron ... [B]Butterflies[/B]: (that we could ID) Eastern Dappled White Balkan Marbled White Small Skipper Ilex hairstreak Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow Spotted Fritillary Swallowtail Scarce Swallowtail Small Copper Amanda's Blue (prob.) Nettle Tree Painted Lady Clouded Yellow Red Admiral Lattice Brown [/QUOTE]
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