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  1. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Report by a visiting UK birder on the Lesvos Bird News Facebook group 26th December 2023 Kalloni Salt Pans. no 1 Hide and track. Dalmation Pelicans x9 Hen Harrier x1 male Chiff Chaff x4 Spoonbill x 8 Redshank x6 Winter Wren Meadow Pipits Golden Plover x 40+ Reported on 20th Dec same site on...
  2. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Some of the more interesting sightings of over-wintering birds recorded by local conservationists, over the past few days. Dipi-Larsos reedbed 9th December 2023 Water Rail 2 Moustached Warbler 2 Penduline tit 2 Kalloni Salt Pans 7th & 8th December 2023 Species included: Slender billed gull...
  3. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Planning a birding trip to Lesvos in 2024 ? Here's a reminder of our Wonderful Lesvos Birders Website: For birding locations, species lists, images & culture etc , click here For detailed annual reports 2009- 2015 , click here!
  4. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    A late report from the: 20th November 2023 Mitilini Harbour Black-throated diver As reported by Eleni Galinou on eBird. 27 November 2023 A report of overnight snow in the hills surrounding Agiassos
  5. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    A LATE SCARCE LESVOS RECORD FROM : 19TH SEPTEMBER 2019 Red knot Calidris canutus Gulf of Kalloni discovered by Belgian birder Johan De Rycke . The image appears here with his kind permission. This is the first image from Lesvos that I recall seeing in nearly 20 years. There has been no more...
  6. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Just a couple of uncommon wintering birds, as recorded on eBird : Mitilini 25-10-23 Woodpigeon 12 Hawfinch 2 Siskin 4
  7. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    For Howard Vaughan's Full trip report September - October 2023 Please click here
  8. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    The following is a summary of a report by Howard Vaughan from Lesvos Birders Facebook group. Howard is a Lesvos regular and a professional Bird / Wildlife Guide. You can find his itinerary for UK (mainly South of England) and foreign guided tours on his Blue Eyed Birder web site, along with...
  9. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    3rd October 2023: Summary of Howard's daily report : Skala Kalloni Common Starling North Coast Raptor Watch Points & surrounds Sparrowhawk Goshawk Common Buzzards Short-toed Eagle European Robins Gold, Greenfinch and Chaffinches Siskin 2 Hawfinch 5 Meadow Pipit Blackcaps Lesser Whitethroat Cirl...
  10. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    1st October 2023 Missed from yesterdays post, Merlin female, Kalloni Salt Pans The following is a summary of a report by Howard Vaughan on Lesvos Birders Facebook group. Howard is a Lesvos regular and a professional Bird / Wildlife Guide. You can find his itinerary for UK (mainly South of...
  11. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    1st October 2023: Summary of Howard's daily report : Kalloni Salt Pans East - early morning Curlews 18 Dalmatian pelicans 18 Cormorants Pintail Mallard 2 Grey Plovers Corn Buntings Zitting Cisticola w Kingfisher Marsh Sandpiper Common Redshanks Greater Flamingos Tsiknias River , mouth and...
  12. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    The following is a summary of a report by Howard Vaughan on Lesvos Birders Facebook group. Howard is a Lesvos regular and a professional Bird / Wildlife Guide. You can find his itinerary for UK (mainly South of England) and foreign guided tours on his Blue Eyed Birder web site. For details of...
  13. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    29th September 2023: Summary of Howard's daily report. Skala Eresou river bridge Night Heron- juvenile Cetti's Warblers and Water Rail - heard Eresos , Meladia Valey to Sigri Blue and Great Tit Willow Warbler Blackcap Cirl Buntings Collared Flycatcher 1st winter male Rock Nuthatches Crested...
  14. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Images from the past few days, digi scoped and shown here by kind permission of Craig Shaw Details on the pics.
  15. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    The following is a summary of a report by Howard Vaughan on Lesvos Birders Facebook group. Howard is a Lesvos regular and a professional Bird / Wildlife Guide. You can find his itinerary for UK (mainly South of England) and foreign guided tours on his Blue Eyed Birder web site. For details of...
  16. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    27th September 2023 - highlights from a report on Lesvos Birders FB group Skala Kalloni Tree Pipits 35 on passage heading East with hirundines. Spotted Flycatcher Common Redstart Red rumped swallows Dalmatian pelican fly over Black Kite - an early movement of 20 birds was reported Achladeri...
  17. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Lesvos 26th September: Summary as reported by Howard Vaughan on the Lesvos Birders Facebook group. Kalloni Village complex Tree Pipits, Serins,Spotted flycatchers,RB Shrikes ,Willow warblers and Chaffinches coming to the garden irrigation system. Golden Oriole flashed & Spotted Woodpeckers also...
  18. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    25th September 2023 - as reported on Lesvos Birders Facebook Group Kalloni Village Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) This is only the second record for Lesvos, the previous one being Hamrida in 1997 and the 5th for Greece. It was photographed by a UK birder, in Kalloni Village enjoying itself...
  19. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    The last few weeks have seen temperatures in the high 30c's obviously exacerbating the very dry conditions on Lesvos. Rain is expected later this week , the forecast showing thunderstorms and temperatures in the 20's At last a report with some decent numbers of raptors , by visiting birder Jed &...
  20. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    19th September 2023 Still spot fly's wheatears, chat's, shrikes and willow warblers passing through in numbers , otherwise very little out of the ordinary reported today : Facebook Lotzaria (fields between river and Kalloni Salt Pans) Montagu's harrier - juvenile Tsiknias River Auduin's gull...
  21. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Some images by kind permission of Thomas-Jorge Luke Cameron Gibson, taken during his stay on Lesvos 07/09-14/09 2023 - species as stated on image.
  22. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    A summary of the more interesting recent sightings as reported on : 17th September 2023 From Facebook, Lesvos Birders Group: Potamia Reservoir Dalmatian Pelican 4 Potamia Old Reservoir Pigmy cormorant 16th September 2023 Observation.org Tsiknias River Squacco heron Purple heron Slender billed...
  23. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Some migration highlights: From eBird: 13th September 2023 Brief report from a visiting birder: Argenos Honey buzzard x 2 being mobbed by a succession of ravens. Also a few short toed eagles around and one carrying a snake From eBird: Kalloni Pool Scops owl 2 Barn owl Potamia Reservoir Little...
  24. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    Summary of highlights: NB Shrikes , wheatears, warblers and other common passerines are still seen in good numbers: 13th September 2023 From Lesvos Birders Facebook Group : Tsiknias River Spotted redshank x 2 Kalloni Salt Pans Dalmatian Pelican 5 Spoonbill 9 Potamia Old Reservoir Night heron...
  25. Mick Sway

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2023

    11th September 2023 Some highlights as reported on Facebook Meladia Valley Rock sparrow 10 Honey buzzard juv Red backed shrike 10 Achladeri Krüper' s nuthatch 3 Short toed treecreeper Woodlark Serin Lotzaria Osprey Short toed eagle Kalami Marsh Bonelli's eagle Kalloni Salt Pans Broad billed...
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