29 April - White-throated Robin performs again!

The White-throated Robin performed well this evening much to the delight of many. Two potential firsts for the island reported today - a sandplover species and Red-throated Diver. Another Booted Eagle, the wandering Griffon and an arrival of bush-robins complete what was otherwise a hard, hot day. Day time temperatures now daily in high 20Cs and already 30C recorded. Water levels dropping very quickly with the Alykes Wetlands now holding very little water and virtually not birds!

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
One male seen well this morning c.07.30 - 08.00. No sign of any birds throughout day, but one male again 18.00 onwards. 

We now have confirmation that we have two males and a female robin in the park. The males are holding territory close to one another and a female has been seen with the male near the concrete building. We are now treating this as a breeding attempt. Please therefore view only from the road and not from within the park to avoid disturbing them.

I've been told that the police are aware of misbehaviour here, including the use of recordings (illegal here) and are now going to be making patrols of the area, especially when the park is closed, to ensure that no one is using recordings or harassing the birds now they are presumed to be breeding. Please be sure to pass this message around.

It also means they are expected to hang around! Which is good news to those arriving today and next week.

Petrified Forest (cont)
GRIFFON VULTURE 1
Montagu's Harrier r/t
Ortolan Bunting 1

Skala Kallonis
Sandplover sp - adult reported on beach 100m east of harbour side tavernas and cafes. Flew on to marsh between Environmental Centre and Tsiknias River. No previous accepted records of any sand plover species on Lesvos.

Red-throated Diver 2 reported off Christou River mouth. No previous accepted records.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint
Booted Eagle 1
Levant Sparrowhawk 1

Ipsilou
Levant Sparrowhawk 2
Red-footed Falcon 7
Golden Oriole 3

Sigri & Faneromeni area
Semicollared Flycatcher 1 (lower ford)
Thrush Nightingale (upper ford)
Honey-buzzard 2
Collared Flycatcher 12
Pied Flycatcher 4
Lesser Grey Shrike 1
Red-backed Shrike 10
Woodchat Shrike 8
Little Bittern 1
Night-heron 1
Yelkouan Shearwater 300+

Tavari
Roller 1

Konditsia Valley
Bee-eater 12
Scopoli's Shearwater 30+

Makara
Bee-eater 6
Temminck's Stint 3
Golden Oriole several

Mt Ordimnos
Montagu's Harrier ad fem
Bee-eater 2

Lardia
Levant Sparrowhawk 1
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 2

Achalderi
Kruper's Nuthatch - female incubating and male visiting infrequently, expect to wait!

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Rufous Bush-robin 2 in bech tamarisks (view from shoreline, please don't walk through bushes)
Collared Pratincole 5
Red-footed Falcon 2
Garganey 1
Curlew Sandpiper
Eurasian Curlew 3
Oystercatcher 1

Tsiknias River
Squacco Heron 2

Metochi Lake
Squacco Heron 35
Night-heron 23
Little Crake 5

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well
Bee-eater 6

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl  nest with 3 young (same site as 2012) - adult not seen today.

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

28 April - Common Rock-thrush and Great Spotted Cuckoos


Female Common Rock-thrush, Ipsilou, 28 April 2013 
(Monticola saxatilis) Πυροκότσυφας © Steve Dudley

A female Common Rock-Thrush was the star find today at Ipsilou. White-throated Robins were seen first thing then not again until late evening. Five Great Spotted Cuckoos is possibly an island record count. Raptors included the wandering Griffon Vulture, single Lesser Spotted Eagle, Black Kite and Levant Sparrowhawk. Migrant passerines few and far between.

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Two males this morning c.06.30 - 07.30. No sign of any birds throughout day, but one male again 18.30. 

We now have confirmation that we have two males and a female robin in the park. The males are holding territory close to one another and a female has been seen with the male near the concrete building. We are now treating this as a breeding attempt. Please therefore view only from the road and not from within the park to avoid disturbing them.

I've been told that the police are aware of misbehaviour here, including the use of recordings (illegal here) and are now going to be making patrols of the area, especially when the park is closed, to ensure that no one is using recordings or harassing the birds now they are presumed to be breeding. Please be sure to pass this message around.

It also means they are expected to hang around! Which is good news to those arriving today and next week.

Ipsilou
COMMON ROCK-THRUSH female
Black Kite 1

Kavaki
LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE 1
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint
GRIFFON VULTURE 1
Levant Sparrowhawk 1
Eleanora's Falcon 1

Faneromeni
Great Spotted Cuckoo ad & 2CY (western fields)
Wryneck 1 (lower ford)
Roller 2 (1 main track and 1 western fields)
Red-throated Pipit 5 (cut hay field on beach road)
Lesser Grey Shrike 2
Golden Oriole 1
Collared Flycatcher 1

Achalderi
Great Spotted Cuckoo 2
Roller 1

Perasma
Great Spotted Cuckoo 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Spur-winged Plover 2
Purple Heron 12
Collard Pratincole 2
Gull-billed Tern 1

Tsiknias River
Temminck's Stint 3

Petri
Black Kite 1

Metochi Lake
Night-heron 8
Little Crake 1

Petrifies Forest
Barred Warbler

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl adult at nest with 3 young (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

27 April - White-throated Robin breeding!


White-throated Robin, Petrified Forest, April 2013 
(Irania gutturalis) Λευκόλαιμο Αηδόνι 
© Steve Dudley


South westerly winds saw a small movement of raptors in the morning, but high afternoon temperatures (29C) soon curtailed most bird activity until the evening.

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Two males showed on and off throughout the morning from the road overlooking the square concrete building. 

We now have confirmation that we have two males and a female robin in the park. The males are holding territory close to one another and a female has been seen with the male near the concrete building. We are now treating this as a breeding attempt. Please therefore view only from the road and not from within the park to avoid disturbing them.

I've been told that the police are aware of misbehaviour here, including the use of recordings (illegal here) and are now going to be making patrols of the area, especially when the park is closed, to ensure that no one is using recordings or harassing the birds now they are presumed to be breeding. Please be sure to pass this message around.

It also means they are expected to hang around! Which is good news to those arriving today and next week.

SEMICOLLARED FLYCATCHER female
Lesser Kestrel 52 over
Black-headed Bunting - several
Collared Flycatcher male
Golden Oriole male
Red-backed Shrike 2

Between Antissa and Ipsilou
Black Kite 4
Levant Sparrowhawk 3
Red-footed Falcon 14
Eleanora's Falcon 3

Ipsilou
GRIFFON VULTURE 1
Black Kite 2
Red-footed Falcon 4
Red-breasted Flycatcher male

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Gull-billed Tern 3
Purple Heron 3
Squacco Heron 5
Glossy Ibis 5
Marsh Sandpiper 1
Common Ringed Plover 3
Red-throated Pipit 5
Black-headed Bunting 10

Tsiknias River
Mediterranean Gull 9
Squacco Heron 6
Black-headed Bunting several

Potamia River
Purple Heron 2
Squacco Heron 1

Platania 
Golden Oriole 2

Metochi Lake
Night-heron 9
Little Bittern 7
Little Crake 5
Squacco Heron 3
Great Reed Warbler 2
Golden Oriole 2

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl adult at nest with 3 young (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

26 April - Rollers galore!


No news on the White-throated Robins today but a day of Rollers! The Griffon Vulture toured the west again and was enjoyed by many.

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
No news today but late news from yesterday, one bird seen late evening.

Faneromeni & SIgri area
SEMICOLLARED FLYCATCHER 2 males
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1
GRIFFON VULTURE 1 (also seen Lardia Valley & Ipsilou)
Eleanora's Falcon 1
Pallid Harrier 2CY
Montagu's Harrier 2CY
Roller 15 - inc. flock of 12
Purple Heron 15
Glossy Ibis 5
Lesser Grey Shrike 4
Golden Oriole 
Spotted Redshank 1
Black-headed Buntings

Ipsilou
GRIFFON VULTURE 1 (also seen Lardia Valley & Sigri)
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Lardia Valley
GRIFFON VULTURE 1 (also seen Ipsilou and Sigri)

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Pallid Harrier 2CY
Quail 2
Red-footed Falcon 2
Whiskered Tern 3
Glossy Ibis 33
Red-throated Pipit 32
Black-headed Buntings
Zitting Cisticola 
Oystercatcher 1
Great Crested Grebe 2

Tsiknias River
Little Bittern 6
White-winged Black Tern 4
Black-headed Buntings

Meladia Valley
Roller 4
Ortolan Bunting 2
Black-headed Buntings

Napi Valley
Roller 3

Polichnitos Saltpans
Roller 2
Marsh Sandpiper 1
Red-footed Falcon 1
Black-headed Bunting

Meldia Valley
Black-headed Bunting 2
Roller 1
Night-heron 3

Sigri Old Sanotorium
Wood Warbler 1

Metochi Lake
Little Bittern 4
Little Crake 4

Mesa
Garganey 3

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl adult at nest with 3 young (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

25 April - Rollers and reports of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Richards Pipit



Black Stork, Tsiknias River, 25 April 2013 
(Ciconia nigra) Μαύρος Πελαργός 
© Steve Dudley

Sorry about the update disappearing. It loaded last night but for some reason it was thrown out during the day!

No news on the White-throated Robins today, but Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (13 previous records) and Richard's Pipit (no records). Two Booted Eagles and a Black Kite also see, along with more Rollers.

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
No news today

Skala Kallonis
BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER
1 reported near the Imerti Hotel this morning.

Tsiknias River
RICHARD'S PIPIT
1 reported on track to Lotzaria/Saltpans this morning.

Ferruginous Duck pr between river mouth and ford
Roller 1
Mediterranean Gull 4
Squacco Heron 2

Perasma Reservoir
Booted Eagle 1
Eleanora's Falcon 2
Red-footed Falcon 2
Bee-eater 35

Ipsilou
Booted Eagle 1
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Pallid Harrier 2CY x2
Montagu's Harrier male
Whiskered Tern 17
White-winged Black Tern 1
Gull-billed Tern 13
Purple Heron 3
Squacco Heron 9
Temminck's Stint 4
Curlew Sandpiper 29
Eurasian Curlew 1
Oystercatcher 1 
Ruff 479
Wood Sandpiper 161
Little Stint 16
Zitting Cisticola
Red-throated Pipit 16
Short-toed Lark 16
Tawny Pipit 4

Meladia
Roller 3
Citrine Wagtail female
Tawny Pipit 2
Squacco Heron 3
Night-heron 1

Sigri Old Sanotorium
Roller 1
Golden Oriole 3
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1
Collared Flycatcher 2

Petri
Black Kite 1
Scops Owl 1

Faneromeni beach
Temminck's Stint 2

Polichnitos Saltpans
Black-headed Bunting 2
Marsh Sandpiper
Red-footed Falcon 1

Kalami Marsh
Spoonbill 1

Alikoudi Pool
Black-headed Bunting 2

Skamioudi
Ortolan Bunting 1

Platania
Masked Shrike 6
Black-headed Bunting 1
Olive-tree Roller 1

Skala Kallonis Pool
Little Bittern 1
Squacco Heron 9

Platania
Eleanora's Falcon 1
Red-footed Falcon 3
Hobby 1

Metochi Lake
Night-heron 7
Little Bittern 4
Little Crake 4

Lardia Valley
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 

Potamia Valley
Olive-tree Warbler 1
Black-headed Bunting 1

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl adult at nest with 3 young (same site as 2012) - one young has fallen from the nest, please do not approach it
Olive-tree Warbler 1
Collared Flycatcher 1

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

24 April - two White-throated Robins!


Now two male White-throated Robins at the Petrified Forest. A new Baillon's Crake at the Kalloni Saltpans and yesterday's two Spur-winged Plovers from Polichnitos pans appear in the Kalloni area today.

Sorry about the lack of photos but problems with the internet here with uploading photos and files!

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Now believed to be two males in the park around the same area and seen throughout the day - morning better than evenings though. again at the Petrified Forest Park showed throughout the morning and 

The park is open but i would suggest you view from the road. This will avoid disturbing the bird by going in to the park.

Park at the end of road by centre as normal. Walk back up the road and at c.200m look right in to park and for square concrete building with some tall, thin cyprus firs by it. The robin was feeding on the ground below these firs and bushes either side and further to the right around the bushes by the covered seating (bandstand).

Collared Flycatcher 1

Perasma Reservoir
Great Spotted Cuckoo 2
Red-footed Falcon 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 in NW corner
Baillon's Crake calling in evening down side of track just north of pumps house (no news on the the two birds north of here yesterday)
Pallid Harrier 2CY male
Montagu's Harrier male
Whiskered Tern 55
White-winged Black Tern 2
Gull-billed Tern 7
Collared Pratincole 48
Purple Heron 3
Zitting Cisticola
Red-throated Pipit 2
Red-footed Falcon 2 
Black-tailed Godwit 2

Mesa
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER

Tsiknias River
Black-headed Bunting 1 between ford and river mouth for much of afternoon.

Ipsilou
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3

Skala Kallonis Pool
Little Bittern 1

Mt Ordimnos
Pallid Harrier 2CY female
Hobby 2

Platania
Eleanora's Falcon 1
Red-footed Falcon 3
Hobby 1

Faneromeni
Roller 2
Citrine Wagtail 1
Golden Oriole 6
Lesser Grey Shrike 1
Collared Flcycatcher 10
Oprhean Warbler 3
Wood Warbler 3
Lesser Kestrel 6

Meldia Valley
Black-headed Bunting 2
Roller 1
Night-heron 3

Metochi Lake
Night-heron 9
Little Bittern 1
Common Snipe 1
Little Crake 6

Lardia Valley
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3+ at eastern lay-bys 

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl adult at nest with 2 young (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

23 April - WTR, Baillon's Crakes and Spur-winged Plovers


Scops Owl, Papiana, 23 April 2013 
(Otus scopsΓκιώνης 
Taken with iPhone with my new homemade adaptor.
© Steve Dudley

The White-throated Robin and Griffon Vulture remain out west. Three Baillon's Crakes were found today, along with two Spur-winged Plovers and a Black Kite. A count of 140 Spotted Redshank is amazing!

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Male again at the Petrified Forest Park showed on and off throughout the day.

The park is open but I would suggest you view from the road. This will avoid disturbing the bird by going in to the park.

I received a number of complaints today about birders and photographers pushing the bird around in the park. Nothing I can do only ask everyone to please view from outside the park and do not harass the bird. Thanks.

Park at the end of road by centre as normal. Walk back up the road and at c.200m look right in to park and for square concrete building with some tall, thin cyprus firs by it. The robin was feeding on the ground below these firs and bushes either side and further to the right around the bushes by the covered seating (bandstand).

Olive-tree Warbler 1
Eleanora's Falcon 1

Ipsilou
GRIFFON VULTURE 1 (also seen Petrified Forest & Faneromeni)
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3
Collared Flycatcher 2

Christou River
Lesser Grey Shrike
Zitting Cisticola

Faneromeni & Sigri
Citrine Wagtail male lower ford
Black Kite 1
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1
Red-footed Falcon 2
Collared Pratincole 1
Lesser Grey Shrike
Black Redstart
Collared Flycatcher 5
Grey Plover 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Baillon's Crake 2 in ditch c. 200m north of pump house corner
Pallid Harrier 2CY x2
Montagu's Harrier female
Hen Harrier female
Spoonbill 3
Citrine Wagtail 1 (east track)
Gull-billed Tern 8 (east track)
Slender-billed Gull 3
Whiskered Tern 42
White-winged Black Tern 9
Zitting Cisticola 9
Red-footed Falcon 3
Spotted Redshank 140
Black-tailed Godwit
Temminck's Stint 2
Northern Lapwing 1
Mallard 1
Shoveler 2
Black-headed Gull 1
Greater Flamingo 160
Tawny Pipit 6

Metochi Lake
Baillon's Crake 1 at north end
Little Crake 4
Night-heron 12
Purple Heron 2
Squacco Heron 1
Eleanora's Falcon 1

Kalami Marsh
Purple Heron 3
Great White Egret 2
Mallard 2 males

Polichnitos Saltpans
Spur-winged Plover 2
Roller 1
Black Tern 1
White-wing Black Tern 1

Lardia Valley
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3+ at eastern lay-bys 

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 1
Long-eared Owl 1 adult on nest (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

22 April 2013 - Eagles, Rock-thrush and that robin!

The White-throated Robin remains at the Petrified Forest. Two Choughs were reported from Ipsilou and a male Common Rock-thrush was found in Meladia Valley. Also what is presumed to be the same Griffon Vulture from Saturday was again seen in the west and two Lesser Spotted Eagles and a single Booted Eagle all seen today.

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Male again at the Petrified Forest Park showed throughout the morning and early afternoon then again periodically from 1800 onwards.

The park is open but i would suggest you view from the road. This will avoid disturbing the bird by going in to the park.

Park at the end of road by centre as normal. Walk back up the road and at c.200m look right in to park and for square concrete building with some tall, thin cyprus firs by it. The robin was feeding on the ground below these firs and bushes either side and further to the right around the bushes by the covered seating (bandstand).

Eleanora's Falcon 1

Ipsilou
CHOUGH 2 birds reported (only two previous records)
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3
Collared Flycatcher 2

Meladia valley
COMMON ROCK-THRUSH male between ford and Sigri
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3
Wood Warbler 1

Faneromeni & Sigri
SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER male at upper ford
GRIFFON VULTURE 1 near Sigri at c.17.30
Lesser Spotted Eagle 1
Levant Sparrowhawk male
Lanner adult
Pallid Harrier 2CY female
Montagu's Harrier female
Collared Pratincole 1
Citrine Wagtail male at the inlet nr Sigri
Roller at upper ford
Collared Flycacther 4+
Pied Flycatcher 2
Purple Heron 1
Red-backed Shrike 6+
Wood Warbler 1
Sigri to Faneromeni relatively quiet passerines wise

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Pallid Harrier 2CY birds
Montagu's Harrier female
Hen Harrier female
Spoonbill 3
Citrine Wagtail 1 (east track)
Gull-billed Tern 56 (east track)
Collared Pratincole 70+
Glossy Ibis 100+
Zitting Cisticola
Gadwall 3
Red-throated Pipit 2
Red-fotted Falcon 9+ 

Metochi Lake
Booted Eagle 1
Lesser Spotted Eagle 1
Little Crake 6

Lardia Valley
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3+ at eastern lay-bys 

Anaxos
Citrine Wagtail 1 on seafront

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana
Scops Owl 2+
Long-eared Owl 1 adult on nest (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

21 April 2013 - White-throated Robin (still) and more migrants arriving


Record shot of male White-throated Robin, Petrified Forest, 21 April 2013 
(Irania gutturalis) Λευκόλαιμο Αηδόνι 
© Steve Dudley


White-throated Robin still at the Petrified Forest and certainly more shrikes, flycatchers, etc. and herons today.


Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Male again at the Petrified Forest Park at 12.30pm (very briefly) and then seen very well from 5.30pm today.

The park is closed tomorrow but the bird was viewable fro the main road this evening.

Park at the end of road by centre as normal. Walk back up the road and at c.200m look right in to park and for square concrete building with some tall, thin cyprus firs by it. The robin was feeding on the ground below these firs and bushes either side.

Wryneck 1
Eleanora's Falcon 1
Tawny Pipit 1
Chukar - several

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Slender-billed Gull 3
Pallid Harrier 2CY female
Montagu's Harrier female
Spoonbill 2
Citrine Wagtail 1
Glossy Ibis 80+
Collared Pratincole 15+
Black-tailed Godwit 13
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Ringed Plover 6
Common Snipe 1
Olivaceous Warbler 
Zitting Cisticola 

Faneromeni
Citrine Wagtail m & f - upper ford
Roller - lower ford
Night-heron 1
Collared Flycacther 4+
Pied Flycatcher 2
Sanderling 3 at inlet nr Sigri

Lardia Valley
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 2 at first /main east end lay-by 

Metochi Lake
Night-heron 9

Tsiknias River
Pallid Swift 10
Little Crake 1
Little Bittern 1
Purple Heron 1
Night-heron 2

Skala Kallonis Pool
River Warbler between pool and Imerti Hotel
Little Bittern male 'barking' in evening
Purple Heron 9 over
Gull-billed Tern 33 over
Red-footed Falcon 5 over

Ipsilou
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3
Wood Warbler 2

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler showing very well
Audouin's Gull 1

North Coast Track
Pallid Harrier 2CY
Hen Harrier fem

Perasma Reservoir
Eleanora's Falcon 1

Christou River
Pallid Harrier 2CY

Makara
Alpine Swift 50+
Great Reed Warbler 
Short-toed Lark
Glossy Ibis 2

Mesa Wetlands
Squacco Heron 2
Purple Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 2

Papiana
Scops Owl 4+
Long-eared Owl 1 adult on nest (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl - several. Please do not harass the birds!

20 April 2013 - White-throated Robin!


Male White-throated Robin, Petrified Forest, 17 April 2013 
(Irania gutturalisΛευκόλαιμο Αηδόνι 
© Franke Balde

Petrified Forest
WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
Male again at the Petrified Forest Park from 5pm today.

Take the road between Ipsilou and Sigri down to the park centre. In the park follow the trail and the bird is just beyond tree/fossil no.16.

PLEASE do not stray off the paths in this protected site.

Griffon Vulture 1 (also seen over Dafia)
Roller 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 in field by pumping station in SW corner of pans
White-winged Black Tern 1
Little Crake 3 in channels in SW corner of pans
Pallid Harrier 2CY female
Montagu's Harrier male and female
Hen Harrier ring-tail
Glossy Ibis 5+
Black Stork 9
Collared Pratincole 4+
Squacco Heron 5
Ruff 30
Greenshank 1
Red-footed Falcon
Olivaceous Warbler 1
Zitting Cisticola 2

Parakila Marsh
Citrine Wagtail 2CY male
Caspian Tern 1 offshore
Green Sandpper 1

Polichnitos Saltpans
Marsh Sandpiper 1
Tawny Pipit 1

Tsiknias River
Slender-billed Gull 1
Little Crake 1
Little Bittern 1

Metochi Lake
Little Crake 3
Little Bittern 1
Common Snipe 1

Skala Kallonis Pool
Little Bittern male 'barking' in evening

Skala Kallonis Marsh (east of village)
Ortolan Bunting 1 over
Red-footed Falcon female
Squacco Heron 1

Christou (Kameras) River
Gull-billed Tern 4
Orphean Warbler 1

Lotzaria
Collared Pratincole 2

Kavaki
Ruppell's Warbler 4+
Thrush Nightingale 1

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl 4+
PLEASE to no harass then birds. A photographer was seen to flush one bird today.

Papiana
Scops Owl 4+
Long-eared Owl 1 adult on nest (same site as 2012)

LATE NEWS
RED-CRESTED POCHARD pr Parakila Marsh 17 April (photo) is the first confirmed sighting for the island!

Earlier bird news from 19 April back to January - see here