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Wryneck, Faneromeni. One of at least five found this spring, this bird fed out in the open in a freshly ploughed (with hundreds of other birds) for several hours and was enjoyed by manor birders - the first mass-viewed Wryneck on Lesvos © Steve DudleyWarm and sunny for most part, with some cloud cover during the afternoon leading to spots of rain ut past erly evening.
Black-headed Buntings at least appear to be reading the script and more birds seen today (inc. one flock of 25) Bee-eaters tomorrow? A single field in Faneromeni fields (along the beach road) held a staggering amount of birds (25+ species seen in or over it) including over 1000 flava wagtails, a very obliging Wryneck (feeing in the open field for several hours). See below for more details.
Semi-collared flycatchers – really? See here.
Common Nightingales are not Bush-robins - lots of birds seen feeding in open areas being reported as Rufous Bush-robin. Please check birds carefully - not all rufous-coloured birds feeding around rocks and in fields etc are Bush-robins (in fact, none of them are so far!).
Collared Pratincoles - there are lots of reports of exhausted birds (birds falling over, birds with pronounced sternums, etc). Please do not harass any birds, this is aimed especially to photographers who were observed climbing fences and entering fields around the saltpans today and stalking one exhausted individual.
Tsiknias River - LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE 2, Common Kingfisher 1, Night-heron 6, Purple Heron 3, Montagu's Harrier 1, Pallid Swift 1, Black-headed Bunting 1, Stone-curlew 3.
Metochi area - LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE 3, BLACK KITE 1, Black-headed Bunting 2, Little Crake 8, Water Rail 1, Little Bittern 2, Night-heron 2, Common Starling (breeding).
Skala Kallonis Pool - BLACK KITE 1, Eleonora's Falcon 1, Great Bittern, Squacco Heron 1.
Sigri Old Sanatorium - SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 1, Barred Warbler 1, Gull-billed Tern 10 (seen earlier in Meladia Valley), Lesser Kestrel 3.
Ipsilou - THRUSH NIGHTINGALE 1, Marsh Warbler 1, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 2, Wood Warbler 2, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler. Still lots of flycatchers, many Nightingales feeding in open areas. No bush-robins!
Polichnitos Saltpans - SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1, Red-footed Falcon 13.
Lardia Valley - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1 on territory.
Faneromeni - beach road Wryneck 1, Rufous Bush-robin 1, Yellow Wagtail 1000+ (inc. flava,feldegg and thunbergi) Red-throated Pipit 1, Tawny Pipit 2, Short-toed Lark 4, Northern Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike, Nightingale, Great Reed Warbler, White-winged Black Tern 3, Whiskered Tern 4, Purple Heron 1, Collared Pratincole 3. Lower Ford Little Crake 4, Green Sandpiper. Upper Ford Little Bittern 1, Black-headed Bunting 30+ (inc. flock of 25), Lesser Kestrel 34 (in one tree!).
Kalloni Saltpans - Rufous Bush-robin 1 in pumping station compound in SW corner of pans; Collared Pratincole 36, Red-footed Falcon 5, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Little Stint 150, Dunlin 1, Curlew Sandpiper 16, White-winged Black Tern 30, Whiskered Tern 42, Temminck's Stint 3, Eurasian Curlew 1, Common Greenshank. Alykes Wetlands Stone-curlew 1, Curlew Sandpiper 1, Red-throated Pipit 15, Tawny Pipit 2, Short-toed Lark 30, Ruff 300, Black-tailed Godwit 5, Montagu's Harrier 1, Marsh Harrier 2, Purple Heron 3, Alpine Swift 10. Barn Swallowtransitiva 1 (none accepted to Greek List - same bird reported yesterday).
Aghios Ioannis - Ortolan Bunting 1.
Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint - Honey-buzzard 1.
Parakoila Marsh - Great Bittern 1.
Pandeleimonas Pools (nr Eresos) - Honey-buzzard 1, Barred Warbler male, Little Bittern 1, Purple Heron 1.
Sigri - estuary inlet Purple Heron 1, Squacco Heron 1. Fields Golden Oriole 10, Hoopoe 5, lots of flycatchers still.
Lotzaria - Montagu's Harrier fem.
Meladia Valley - Red-backed Shrike male (first of year), Ortolan Bunting 1, Black-headed Bunting 2, Gull-billed Tern 10 (seen later at Sigri Old Sanatorium), Rock Sparrow (pr feeding young at 'old Rock Nuthatch nest' - yes I know, there are several in the valley!), Tawny Pipit 2.
