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White Stork, Kalloni Saltpans © Steve Dudley
Light rain dominated the morning but had cleared by lunch time and back to a warm, bright afternoon. Thunderstorms threatening this evening but hadnt broken by 2300. Two Lesser Spotted Eagles over the pan and a male Citrine Wagtail were the main birds of note reported today.
Water levels going fast. The saltpans season pools are now very low and will soon evaporate once the sunny weather returns.
Water levels going fast. The saltpans season pools are now very low and will soon evaporate once the sunny weather returns.
Weather - Rain in morning, 19C, warm and bright afternoon with light NE, 24C.
Day trips - see here.
Don't drive down the rivers - see here.
Petrol/Deisel - see here.
Other news - see here.
BIRD NEWS
Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands
Lesser Spotted Eagle 2 over at 1540
White-winged Tern 5
Whiskered Tern 5
Gull-billed Tern 4
Collared Pratincole 6
Ruddy Shelduck 8
Garganey male
Squacco Heron 2
Great White Egret 2
Little Egret 21
Grey Heron 4
White Stork 2
Black Stork 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Marsh Sandpiper 1
Curlew Sandpiper 2
Greenshank 1
Common Snipe 1
Lapwing 1
Ruff 140+
Little Stint 85+
Ringed Plover 16
Skala Kallonis Pool
Citrine Wagtail male
White-winged Tern2
Whiskered Tern 1
Purple Heron 1
Purple Heron 1
Achladeri
Roller 1
Kruper's Nuthatch - the young have fledged! Good luck finding the family in coming days. There are two other pairs in this area for you to find too!
Meladia Valley
Red-breasted Flycatcher female at chapel
Roller 2 at chapel
Lesser Grey Shrike 2
Golden Oriole 5
Rufous Bush-robin 2
Dipi Larisos
Purple Heron 1
Little Bittern 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Nr Skamnioudi
Olive-tree Warbler 2
Platania
Olive-tree Warbler 2
Goshawk 1
plenty of commoner species inc. Hoopoe, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Sombre Tit, Masked Shrike, etc.
North Coast track
Again no sign of the White-throated Robin.
Marsh Harrier 1
Thousands of Barn Swallows moving along with hundreds of Common Swifts and 60+ Alpine Swifts, flocks of female Black-headed Buntings and loads of Red-backed Shrikes.
Papiana
Papiana
Scops Owl 2
Long-eared Owl (nest with 2 young in the largest eucalyptus tree near school)
Soumouria 'Scops Copse'
Scops Owl 1 - in 3rd tree on right as you enter from the Kalloni end
