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  1. Great snipe (Gallinago media) Achladeri Lesvos 30/04/22

    Great snipe (Gallinago media) Achladeri Lesvos 30/04/22

    Skulking around a small marshy area, Marc and I initially dismissed this as a common snipe when we found it on the 29th April. A closer look the following day rewarded us with better views and confirmation through the wing bars, that the species was indeed a Great snipe , another scarce passage...
    • Mick Sway
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Spotted crake Porzana porzana Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 30/04/22

    Spotted crake Porzana porzana Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 30/04/22

    This diminutive member of the rail family was found by visiting birders foraging in a rapidly drying up pond , adjacent Kalloni Salt Pans., during the last week of April. Normally very skulking ,a scarce passage migrant to Lesvos, this particular bird proved reasonably confiding , particularly...
    • Mick Sway
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Tsiknias River Mouth Lesvos 30/04/22

    Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Tsiknias River Mouth Lesvos 30/04/22

    A single found foraging for dung beetles on the beach near a river mouth. Collared pratincoles can be seen in small flocks near salt pans during Spring passage on Lesvos.
    • Mick Sway
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Mick Sway

    Lesvos Bird News 2022

    Lesvos Bird News 2022 Thought I'd start this, even if I don't finish it in 2022. These updates are designed for those who are not in the Facebook groups but are still interested in the bird news. You can catch Eleni Galinou's Lesvos Bird News updates here, but you will have to join to see her...
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