9 May - Great Snipe, Caspian Tern and rain!

We woke to overcast skies and by lunchtime the threat of rain out west and by late afternoon it arrived and continued to increase during the evening. But is it too late?

A Great Snipe (Kalami) and Caspian Tern (Kalloni pans) were new in and the Griffon Vulture still out west, and another Lesser Spotted Eagle today. Apart from a few sites out west, virtually no passage migrant passerines reported. No news of the robins.

Petrified Forest

WHITE-THROATED ROBIN

No news today.

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.

Kalami Marsh

GREAT SNIPE 1
Spotted Redshank 1

Petrified Forest

GRIFFON VULTURE 1

Platania

Lesser Spotted Eagle 1
Levant Sparrowhawk 2 males
Eleanora's Falcon 1
Olive-tree Warbler 1
Bee-eater 2

Sigri & Faneromeni

Purple Heron 1

Golden Oriole 4

Red-backed Shrike 50

Lesser Grey Shrike 3

Sigri Old Sanatorium

Golden Oriole 3

Red-backed Shrike 50

Lesser Grey Shrike 3

Woodchat Shrike 10

Meladia Valley

Roller 1
Red-footed Falcon 1
Lesser Grey Shrike 1
Bee-eater 2

Red-backed Shrike 100
Lesser Grey Shrike 1
Woodchat Shrike 6
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1 (chapel)

Skala Eresou

Barred Warbler 1

Vigla (near Ipsilou)

Barred Warbler 1

Kallon Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Caspian Tern 1
Slender-billed Gull 1
Little Gull 1
Black Tern 1
Gull-billed Tern 1
Collared Pratincole 3

Voulgaris River

Marsh Warbler 1

Moni Mirsiniotissus

Ortolan Bunting 1

Lardia Valley

Olive-tree Warbler 1

Tsiknias River

Little Bittern 1
Squacco Heron 5
Whiskered Tern 4

Podaras

Little Bittern 2

Makara

Little Bittern 1
Alpine Swift 80

Limnos Monastery

Middle Spotted Woodpecker 1 - nesting near the taverna. Park by the taverna and look back up the access road and on the right there is a double telegraph post. The nest is low down in the left hand post (the one with all the wires) facing the taverna. Adults feedings young 7/5.

Achalderi

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

Kavaki

Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana

Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl - the young have left the nest, no sign of them or adults

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'

Scops Owl. Please do not harass the birds!

7 May - shrikes, shrikes and more shrikes

Roller, Sigri Old Sanatorium, 7 May 2013 
(Coracias garrulus) (Ευρωπαϊκή) Χαλκοκουρούνα 
© Steve Dudley

Meladia Valley was ripping with Red-backed Shrikes today, but seemingly on its own. A Lesser Spotted Eagle and the Griffon Vulture seen again, plus reports of Rock Bunting and Red Knot.  Still no news of the robins in recent days.

Petrified Forest

WHITE-THROATED ROBIN

No news today. 

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

Rock Bunting - 1 reported
Lesser Spotted Eagle 1
Eleanora's Falcon 1

Kallon Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Red Knot - 1 adult reported
White-winged Tern 100
Whiskered Tern 20
Gull-billed Tern 7
Little Gull 1
Glossy Ibis 1
Black Stork 20
White Stork 6
Red-footed Falcon 1
Turnstone 2
Grey Plover 1
Common Ringed Plover 1
Ruddy Shelduck 17
Peregrine 1
Great Crested Grebe 1 offshore

Sigri & Faneromeni

GRIFFON VULTURE 1
Little Bittern 2
Bee-eater 30
Squacco Heron 1

Tsiknias River

Collared Pratincole 4
Glossy Ibis 1
Little Bittern 1
Purple Heron 1
Bee-eater 4

Meladia Valley

Eleanora's Falcon 1
Red-backed Shrike 340+
Lesser Grey Shrike 4
Rufous Bush-robin 6+
Whinchat 80+
Spotted Flycatcher 60+
Common Whitethroat 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Nr Petra

Roller 1

Sigri Old Sanatorium

Roller 1
Lesser Grey Shrike 1
Red-backed Shrike 20+

Makara

Eleanora's Falcon 1
Alpine Swift 60

Metochi Lake

Night-heron 21
Little Bittern 3
Common Sandpiper 1

Nr Anemotia

Tree Pipit 1 (only second record this spring!)

Achalderi

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

Kavaki

Ruppell's Warbler showing very well

Papiana

Scops Owl 
Long-eared Owl - the young have left the nest, no sign of them or adults

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'

Scops Owl 5l. 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!

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!

13 May 2012

No sign of yesterday's Blue-cheeked Bee-eater but a Red Knot at Christou (4th record), a Dalmatian Pelican at Kalloni pans and the Spur-winged Plover still at Faneromeni. PLenty of Red-backed Shrikes out west and a couple of Rollers.

Weather - Bright with increasing cloud during day and a thunderstorm late afternoon. Light to moderate NE. 27C. 

Day trips - see here.

Don't drive down the rivers - see here.

Petrol/Deisel - see here.

Other news - see here.

BIRD NEWS

Achladeri & 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!

Christou River

Red Knot 1 - only 4th record for Lesvos

Grey Plover 3

Curlew Sandpiper 14

Greenshank 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Dalmatian Pelican 1 (no details as to where or when)

Gull-billed Tern 23

White-winged Tern 20

Black Tern 1

White Stork 9

Black Stork 3

Curlew 2

Tsiknias River

Honey-buzzard 1

Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 out from river mouth

Christou River

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Sigri / Faneromeni

SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 in plough field along Faneromeni beach road

Levant Sparrowhawk 2 (m&f) over Sigri

Stone-curlew - near plover

Lesser Grey Shrike 2

Bush-robin 2 near end of Faneromeni beach road

Bee-eater 6

Red-backed Shrike 15+

Vigla (nr Ipsilou)

Roller 2 - 1 at the main 'Isabelline Wheatear layby' up the hill from the Eresos road junction, and 1 several km south of the junction towards Eresos.

Meladia Valley

Little Bittern 2

Bush-robin 2

Red-backed Shrike 40+

Skala Eresou

Collared Pratincole 2

Little Bittern 1

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Lesser Spotted Eagle 3 reported

Goshawk 1

Platania
Great Spotted Cuckoo 1

11 May 2012

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. 

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

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

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

7 May 2012

Scops Owl, Soumouria 'Scops Copse', Kalloni 

© Steve Dudley

The Broad-billed Sandpiper by the saltworks entrance performed well most of the day and was watched until dusk. A Common Snipe present at the same site, and said to be present yesterday too, casts a shadow over yesterday's claimed Great Snipe from these pools. A Lesser Spotted Eagle was seen near Molivos and Scops Owls remain in the Soumouria Scops Copse and at Papiana.

Faneromeni - please do not drive up and down the river here. It is selfish as all it does is flush everything off the river for others to enjoy. I witnessed two birder/photographers cars today and photographed them both and will pass the images on to their respective hire companies. If you see anyone driving down the rivers please photo them and send me the photos (photos must show registration and tell me who the hire company is).

Petrol/Deisel - the cheapest stations are just after EKO the Plomari (Dipi Larisos) turn c.13km out of Mytilini and at Petra. So those collecting cars from the airport might want to fill up as you drive west. Those collecting cars at the hotels are best to use Petra.

Weather - Blue skies, light to moderate southerly breeze, 28C, turning overcast mid-afternoon providing a pleasant cooler 20C for the evening 

NEW - news on day trips (those with spaces remaining), events and other info (like what new cafes/tavenras might be worth trying) for the 2012 birding weeks - see here.

BIRD NEWS

Achladeri & Kruper's Nuthatch

One pair feeding young near last years nest site along the top. Park your car by the white building building, walk up the main track through the forest, bear left at the fork, then follow the track left past the rubbish pile on the next corner and up the straight section of track. After c200m look for a thick black pine tree with a sap scar and a pile of 4 sandy-coloured rocks at the base. From this tree look in to the forest at 90 degrees from the track and look for a sheep/rams skull at base. Nest is in this tree on left hand side between two very short broken branch stumps.

Nr Molivos

Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 north at 1620

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Broad-billed Sandpiper 1 - on pools opp saltworks

Common Snipe 1 - on pools opp saltworks - if you have any photos of yday's reported Great Snipe I'd appreciate them. Thanks

Lapwing 1

Curlew Sandpiper 4

Ruff 64

Little Stint 41

Temminck's Stint 1

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Greenshank 1

Gull-billed Tern 1

Garganey 1

Ruddy Shelduck 8

Squacco Heron 6

Great White Egret 3

Little Egret 14

Grey Heron 4

White Stork 1

Rufous Bush-robin 1 along beach
Greater Flamingo - 100+ landed in Alykes Wetland sheepfields at back of pans at c. 1630

NOTE - on no account must you enter the saltworks! Today I found one of the pieces of metal fencing by the gate had been untied and birders were entering the site. This is private property.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Red-footed Falcon 1

Goshawk 3 inc. 2 displaying birds

Short-toed Eagle 4

Long-legged Buzzard 2

Common Buzzard 2

Hobby 1

Peregrine 1

Madaros

Levant Sparrowhawk 1

Tsiknias River

Little Bittern 1

Temminck's Stint 1

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'

Scops Owl 1 - in 2nd tree on right as you enter from the Kalloni end

Papiana

Scops Owl 1 - in 4th eucalyptus down from the green and blue waste bins past the school (and on opposite side from school)

Long-eared Owl 1

Faneromeni

Levant Sparrowhawk 1

Ipsilou

Montagu's Harrier 1

Eleonora's Falcon 3

Lardia Valley

Honey-buzzard 1

Polichnitos Saltpans

Curlew Sandpiper 18

4 May 2012

Ruppell's Warbler, Kavaki (c) Steve Dudley

Another slightly cooler day but the wind got up during the afternoon and seem to suppress evening bird activity in many areas. A Lesser Spotted Eagle was today's highlight, along with three Great Spotted Cuckoos which were enjoyed by many.

Petrol/Deisel - the cheapest stations are just after EKO the Plomari (Dipi Larisos) turn c.13km out of Mytilini and at Petra. So those collecting cars from the airport might want to fill up as you drive west. Those collecting cars at the hotels are best to use Petra.

Weather - Blue skies, light to moderate southerly breeze, 27C 

NEW - news on day trips (those with spaces remaining), events and other info (like what new cafes/tavenras might be worth trying) for the 2012 birding weeks - see here.

Don't forget Lesvos Birding is on Twitter and Facebook too.

BIRD NEWS

Achladeri & Kruper's Nuthatch

One pair feeding young near last years nest site along the top. Park your car by the white building building, walk up the main track through the forest, bear left at the fork, then follow the track left past the rubbish pile on the next corner and up the straight section of track. After c200m look for a thick black pine tree with a sap scar and a pile of 4 sandy-coloured rocks at the base. From this tree look in to the forest at 90 degrees from the track and look for a sheep/rams skull at base. Nest is in this tree on left hand side between two very short broken branch stumps.

Dipi Larisos
PYGMY CORMORANT 1 still present
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 still present

Madaros 

Rufous Bush-robin  1

Koriani (Napi Valley)

Great Spotted Cuckoo 2

Platania

LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE 1

Great Spotted Cuckoo 3 (2 same as Napi Valley)

Olive-tree Warbler 1

usual commoner birds inc. Orphean Warbler, Rock Nuthatch, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Sombre Tit, etc

NOTE - the Platania track is very poor and I suggest parking at the beginning or within first 1km and walking rest of way

Kalloni Saltpans

Rufous Bush-robin  2 (one on beach and one at pumping station)

White-winged Tern 35

Gull-billed Tern 12

Black Tern 1

Slender-billed Gull 1 ad

Little Gull 1

Black-headed Gull 1

Collared Pratincole

Curlew Sandpiper 15

Spotted Redshank 1

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Common Ringed Plover 1

Black Stork 3

Glossy Ibis 21

Short-toed Lark 4

Red-throated Pipit

Zitting Cisticola 1

Perasma

Common Pochard 1

Ruddy Shelduck 2

Tsiknias River

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Squacco Heron 1

Little Bittern 1

Black Stork 11

Metochi Lake
Little Crake 1
Night-heron 1
Little Bittern 1

Filia Masts

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Ipsilou

Lanner 1

Honey-buzzard 1

Montagu's Harrier 1

Usual buntings, wheatears, Rock Sparrow, etc. Few migrants.

Kavaki

Audouin's Gull 1

Ruppell's Warbler still showing very well

plus usual other species

Meladia

Rufous Bush-robin 1

Golden Oriole 1

Papiana

Scops Owl

30 April 2012

Barred Warbler, Makara (c) Dave Nurney

Clearly more birds coming in out west, including plenty of Red-backed Shrikes and Black-headed Buntings plus a couple of Barred Warblers and Rollers. A Ferruginous Duck and Lesser Spotted Eagle were pipped to top bill by three Dalmatian Pelicans. 

Weather - Blue skies, light W breeze, 28C

NEW - news on day trips (those with spaces remaining), events and other info (like what new cafes/tavenras might be worth trying) for the 2012 birding weeks - see here.

BIRD NEWS

Achladeri & Kruper's Nuthatch

One pair feeding young near last years nest site along the top. Park your car by the white building building, walk up the main track through the forest, bear left at the fork, then follow the track left past the rubbish pile on the next corner and up the straight section of track. After c200m look for a thick black pine tree with a sap scar and a pile of 4 sandy-coloured rocks at the base. From this tree look in to the forest at 90 degrees from the track and look for a sheep/rams skull at base. Nest is in this tree on left hand side between two very short broken branch stumps.

Achladeri

DALMATIAN PELICAN - three over at 1430

Kalloni Saltpans 

BAILLON'S CRAKE - still present along reeded channel in SW corner near pumping station

Collared Pratincole 23

Spotted Redshank 2

Sanderling 1

Marsh Sandpiper 2

Ruff 140

Garganey 2

Whiskered Tern 11

White-winged Tern 7

Glossy Ibis 12

Lotzaria 

Montagu's Harrier 2

Skala Kallonis Pool 

Ferruginous Duck male - also seen at mouth of Tsiknias River

Penduline Tit 3 (m, 2f)

Slender-billed Gull 1 west

Purple Heron 3 over

Little Crake 1

Little Bittern 1

Tsiknias River

Ferruginous Duck male at river mouth - same as Skala Kallonis Pool

Sanderling 1

Oystercatcher 1

Green Sandpiper 1

Temminck's Stint 5

Red-footed Falcon 2

Squacco Heron 4

Little Bittern 4

Night-heron 1

Great Reed Warbler 3

Black-headed Bunting 8

Kalami Marsh 

Savi's Warbler 1

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Lesser Spotted Eagle 1

Roller 1

Potamia Valley

Eleonora's Falcon 1

Soumouria Scops Copse

Scops Owl 1 - the bird is in the second eucalyptus on the right of the Kalloni end entrance

Papiana

Scops Owl 2

Long-eared Owl 1

Makara

Barred Warbler  1 male

Nr Agra

Eleonora's Falcon 3

Sigri & Faneromeni 

Roller 1
Citrine Wagtail 1
Yellow Wagtails 'thousands'
Red-throated Pipit 9

Lesser Kestrel 30+

Bee-eater 40+

Sigri Old Sanatorium

Barred Warbler 1

Red-backed Shrike 8

Collared Flycatcher 1

Meladia Valley

Red-backed Shrike 20

Golden Oriole 5

Kavaki

Ruppell's Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Blue Rock-thrush, etc

Platania

No sign of Olive-tree Warblers today

NOTE - the Platania track is very rough in places and should only be attempted with extreme caution. I would advise parking after 1km from the road then walk in

Polichnitos Saltpans
Rufous Bush-robin 1

Dipi Larisos 

Pygmy Cormorant 2 still, ranging widely from river mouth, upstream (inc. getting in reeds up from the bridge) and bot hflew off and went down by the Mytilini road

Lesser Grey Shrike 1

Christou River 

Temminck's Stint 2

Purple Heron 1

Glossy Ibis 1

Black Stork 6

Stone-curlew

Zitting Cisticola

Whiskered Tern 4

Black-headed Bunting 5

Vatera
Thrush Nightingale 1

Makara 

Barred Warbler 1

Meladia Valley 

Roller 2

Papiana 

Scops Owl 2

Alikoudi Pool 

Mediterranean Gull 2

Filia mast 

Eleonora's Falcon 2

Red-footed Falcon 2

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 8

Hawfinch 1

Long-tailed Tit 4

Pandeleimonas Pools (E of Eresos)

Sanderling 1

Purple Heron 2