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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
23 December 2018 - Merlin , Mesa Wetland 23/12/18 Merlin Falco columbarius Mesa Wetland As reported by her on Lesvos Bird News today, local environmentalist and Bird Tour Guide, Eleni Galinou found the Merlin below, at Mesa Wetland. Photo by her kind permission. Although scarce, the odd bird...- Mick Sway
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- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
26 December 2018 - 5 Spoonbill - Gulf of Kalloni 26 December 2018 Gulf of Kalloni Eleni Galinou photographed 5 spoonbill along the north coast of the Gulf.- Mick Sway
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- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone on Birdforum. Not much news to report , except that there have been some good murmurations of common starlings around the Kalloni Salt Pans over the past week. Not a common species outside of winter.- Mick Sway
- Post #209
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
12 December 2018 Kalloni Salt Pans Local enthusiast, Giorgis Laskaridis photographed 8 Dalmatian pelicans.- Mick Sway
- Post #208
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
9 December 2018 - Cattle egret , Alykes Wetland 9th December 2018 Alykes Wetland Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - scarce visitor to the island Local photographer Petros Tsakmakis , photographed a cattle egret adjacent Kalloni Salt Pans. The photo, by kind permission of Petros, first appeared on...- Mick Sway
- Post #207
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
3 December 2018 Red Crested Pochard 03 December 2018 Gulf of Kalloni - Red crested pochard Local enthusiast, Giorgis Laskaridis found and photographed 9 red crested pochard, photos reproduced with his kind permission. The birds were seen on the Gulf of Kalloni, near the channel that runs out...- Mick Sway
- Post #206
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
03 December 2018 At list of birds seen at Kalloni saltpans & Achladeri 03/12/2018 (as reported on Lesvos Bird News) ~ Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) ~ Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) ~ Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) ~ Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) ~ Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter...- Mick Sway
- Post #205
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
01 December 2018 Kalloni Salt Pans A brief report on Lesvos Bird News mentions an influx, at Kalloni Salt Pans of small flocks wintering golden plover and sky larks. In addition to the massive rafts of coots and small numbers of Dalmatian pelicans, storks and common finches . As far as spring...- Mick Sway
- Post #204
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
25 November 2018 immature golden eagle 25/11/18 Mitilini to Kalloni Road near "the mill" Immature golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) reported by an ex pat staying on the island.- Mick Sway
- Post #203
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
Laughing Dove - Voreio Aigaio - 23/11/18 Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) Photographed on 23/11/18 at Voreio Aigaio by Alan Troyer , see here for more info. As first reported on Lesvos Bird News Facebook Group on 23/11/18 A very rare sighting for Lesvos.- Mick Sway
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
20th November 2018 Mitilini Lidl Supermarket Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Strange one this, Eleni Galinou photographed a Cattle Egret on a car park opposite the Lidl Supermarket at Mitilini , the islands capital. Cattle egrets are scarce vagrants to Lesvos , though sightings appear to becoming...- Mick Sway
- Post #201
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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.- Mick Sway
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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
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- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
- Post #198
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
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- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
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- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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
- Post #192
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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
- Post #191
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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
- Post #190
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 2018
Alpine tit query - should be tephronotu 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
- Post #189
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
- Post #187
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands
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Lesvos Bird Reports 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...- Mick Sway
- Post #186
- Forum: Greece & Greek Islands