23 April 2012

Eleonora's Falcon, Ipsilou (c) Steve Dudley

Blue skies, light southerly breeze, 25C

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

BAILLON'S CRAKE - 1

Common Pochard - fem 

Merlin - 1

Gull-billed Tern - 26

Marsh Sandpiper - 2

Curlew Sandpiper - 9

Little Crake - 1

Short-toed Lark - 15

Garganey - 3 males

Fan-tailed Warbler - 2 (1 by river mouth by beach cafe, 1 at east end of Alykes Wetlands sheepfields)

Montagu's Harrier - 1st sum male

Perasma Reservoir

Common Pochard - male

Dipi Larisos

Pygmy Cormorant - 2

Tsiknias River

Citrine Wagtail - 4 (2 males, 2 females)

Oystercatcher - 1

Little Bittern - 1

Glossy Ibis - 9

Mediterranean Gull - 2

Red-throated Pipit - 1

Collared Flycatcher - 1

Marsh Sandpiper - 1

Kantria

Whiskered Tern - 1

Skala Kallonis Pool

Night-heron - 3

Gull-billed Tern - 5

Little Crake - 4

Ipsilou

Pallid Harrier - ad fem

Eleonora's Falcon - 1 pale phase 

Lesser Kestrel - 4+

Usual Cinereous Bunting, Isabelline Wheatear, etc - no passage passerine migrants

Sigri Fields

Red-backed Shrike - male

Collared Flycatcher - 4+

Common Redstart - 1

Wood Warbler - 1

Orphean Warbler - 1

Tree Pipit - 3

Lesser Kestrel - 16+

plus Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, etc

Faneromeni 

Common Snipe - 1

Ruddy Shelduck - 2

Great Reed Warbler - 1

Cretzschmar's Bunting - 2

Rock Dove - 13

Lardia Valley

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler - 3 singing males

Red-footed Falcon - male

Short-toed Eagle - 2

Alpine Swift - 40+

Usual Rock Sparrow, Crag Martin, Long-legged Buzzard

Meladia Valley

Golden Oriole - 4 in fig grove

Soumouria Scops Copse

Scops Owl - 1 (in euclyptus with lilac sprig attached)

Kavaki

Ruppell's Warbler - 5 singing males

Sardinian Warbler

Blue Rock-thrush

Papania

Scops Owl - 1

Long-eared Owl - 1

both owls in trees at the school

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Lanner - 1

Black Stork - 7

Short-toed Eagle

Long-legged Buzzard

Lesser Kestrel

Goshawk - 1

Red-footed Falcon - 1

Peregrine - 2

Sardinian Warbler - 1

Sardinian Warbler - 1

Christou River

Spotted Crake - 1

Purple Heron - 3

Hobby - 1

Kalami

Black Stork - 11

Reasonable numbers of Tree Pipits and Whinchat reported today, plenty of Alpine Swifts over and several reports of calling Bee-eaters over.

2 May 2010 - Black-winged Pratincole

Baillon's Crake, Metochi Lake, 2 May 2010 © Steve Dudley

Lotzaria - SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 2 (near Tsiknias River mouth) (MO)

Faneromeni - SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 (MO), Night-heron 1, White-winged Black Tern 2, Whiskered Tern 2, Bee-eater 70, Little Crake 1.

Kalloni Saltpans (inc. flood opposite the saltworks entrance) - BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE 1 (Heatherlea group), CATTLE EGRET 1 (MO) (4 reported Mesa yday), GREAT SNIPE 1 (MO), Rufous Bush Robin 1 (compound in SW corner), Gull-billed Tern 5, Grey Plover 1, Turnstone 1, Bee-eater 1, Sandwich Tern 1, Pintail.

Metochi Lake - BAILLON'S CRAKE 1 (MO), Little Crake 5, Little Bittern 7, Night-heron 1,

Agra - Sideras - LANNER 1, Levant Sparrowhawk 1, Eleanora's Falcon 3, Cinereous Bunting 5+.

Efthalou - Skala Sikaminias - Red-breasted Merganser (good spring record), Honey-buzzard, Orphean Warbler, Long-legged Buzzard, Woodpigeon (good spring record).

Meladia Valley - Red-breasted Flycatcher female at chapel.

Kavaki - Eleanora's Falcon 2, Ruppell's Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Blue Rock-thrush.

Ipsilou - Eleanora's Falcon 1, Red-footed Falcon 5, Wood Warbler 5.

Sideras - Eleanora's Falcon 3.

Soumouria (Kalloni Soccer Mini Pitch) - Scops Owl 1.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint - Spoonbill 11 to north, Eleanora's Falcon 1, Short-toed Eagle 5, Long-legged Buzzard 3, Red-footed Falcon 1, Goshawk.

Perasma - Eleanora's Falcon 2, Ruddy Shelduck 5, Hobby.

Petri - Kalloni - Eleanora's Falcon 1.

Pandeleimonas (pools east of Eresos) - Roller 1, Little Crake 1 (Little Bittern 1 dead on road).

1 May 2010 - Semi-collared Flys

Ipsilou - SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER male (photo - Andy & Gill Swash, Ralph & Brenda Todd), RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK THRUSH 1 (Jeff & Helen Bailey), Levant Sparrowhawk male, Honey-buzzard 4+, Lesser Kestrel 20+, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 4, Collared Flycatcher 4, Icterine Warbler 1, Golden Oriole 10, Wood Warbler 30+, Cinereous Bunting 11+, Wood Nuthatch 1, Black-headed Bunting 3.

Meladia Valley - SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 1 female (John Glendinning & Jon Burton), Rufous Bush Robin 1, Pallid Harrier 1 (2CY male), Collared Flycatcher 2, Lesser Grey Shike 2, Red-backed Shrike 100+, Woodchat Shrike 10, Common Kingfisher 1, Cinereous Bunting 3, Golden Oriole 10, Lesser Kestrel 1, Orphean Warbler 2, Woodpigeon 1 (good record!), Serin 1, Common Cuckoo 3.

Metochi Lake - BAILLON'S CRAKE 1 (MO), Little Crake 2, Little Bittern 4, Purple Heron 1.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint - LANNER 1 (Dave & Jackie Nurney, Steve Chalmers), Eleanora's Falcon 1, Goshawk 1.

Skala Eresou - PENDULINE TIT - pr still at nest c. 100m north of the village end road bridge up the east track. Little Bittern 5, Common Kingfisher 1, Purple Heron 4, Squacco Heron 4.

Sigri Fields / Faneromeni area - GREAT SNIPE 1 (photo), Roller 1, Citrine Wagtail 2, Collared Pratincole 3, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Temmick's Stint, White-winged Black Tern 40, Whiskered Tern 10, Red-backed Shrike 10, Masked Shrike 2, Little Bittern 1, Garganey 1, Bee-eater 30+.

Nr Eresos - Marsh Warbler 1, Little Bittern 1.

Kalloni Saltpans / Tsiknias River - Rufous Bush Robin 1 (compound in SW corner), Mediterranean Gull 7, Collared Pratincole 3, Red-throated Pipit 4, Temminck's Stint 1, Little Stint 8.

Vigla (nr Ipsilou) - Red-footed Falcon 27, Lesser Kestrel 1, Isabelline Wheatear 5+.

Agra - Mesotopos - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1, Isabelline Wheatear 2, Orphean Warbler 1, Golden Oriole 4, Cinereous Bunting 2.

Skalochori to Filia - Roller 1.

Potamia Valley - Olive-tree Warbler - still performing - DO NOT ENTER THE OLIVE GROVES - they private fields. The birds are seen regularly from the track if you stay out of the fields. Entering the fields will not help!

30 April 2010 - birds, birds, birds!

Christou River - RED KNOT 1 at 7am (third record for Lesvos if accepted).

Kalloni Saltpans - GREAT SNIPE 1 in flood opposite saltworks entrance (also Common Snipe), LANNER 1 at 1pm, Osprey (first report for this spring), Spoonbill 6, Gull-billed Tern 40+ in off sea 12.10pm - 5 on flood throughout afternoon/evening, White-wing Black Tern 75+, Whiskered Tern 10+, Temminck's Stint 1, Garganey 9, Collared Pratincole 4, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Curlew Sandpiper 1, Rufous Bush Robin (compound in SW corner), Red-footed Falcon 1.

Faneromeni Upper Ford - GREAT SNIPE 1 50m upstream of ford.

Kalami Marsh (Mesa) - LANNER 1 at 10.45am and 3pm, Whiskered Tern 100+, Purple Heron 2, Squacco Heron 8, Shoveler 4, Black Stork 6.

Makara - LANNER 1, Levant Sparrowhawk 1.

Metochi Lake - BAILLON'S CRAKE 1, Little Crake 3, Little Bittern 3, Purple Heron 2, Squacco Heron 11, Hobby 2.

Potamia Valley - Olive-tree Warbler still 150m north of bridge by blue plastic drum. DO NOT ENTER THE OLIVE GROVES!

Meladia Valley - Red-breasted Flycatcher male at chapel.

Ipsilou - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 2, Icterine 1, Collared Flycatcher 2, Wood Warbler 20.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint - Pallid Harrier 1, Montagu's Harrier 1, Honey-buzzard 3, Levant Sparrowhawk 1, Orphean Warbler 1.

Skala Kallonis Pool - Night-heron 15 north at 6.15am, Purple Heron 2

Alykes Wetlands - Red-throated Pipit 3, Tawny Pipit 1, Short-toed Lark 25.

Tsiknias River - River Warbler 1 singing 200m north of ford

Mesa - Temmick's Stint 1.

Dimitrios - Middle-spotted Woodpecker pair actively feeding young. Park by bridge, cross road, walk through chapel along footpath to right and view nest in top of dead poplar. Grey Wagtail. Odalisque dragonfly.

28 April 2010 - marsh terns galore

A few new biggies found today, but the main spectacle was an influx of marsh terns to the Kalloni area.

Alykes Wetlands - WHITE PELICAN 1, Gull-billed Tern 2, Tawny Pipit 2, red-throated Pipit 12, Short-toed Lark 6, Montagu's Harrier 1 (same as saltpans).

Metochi Lake BAILLON'S CRAKE 1 (possibly since 24/4), Little Bittern 4, Little Crake 3, Purple Heron 1.

Mikri Limni - LANNER 1.

Tsiknias River - CITRINE WAGTAIL 2, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 4.

Kalloni Saltpans (inc. flooded fields) - Rufous Bush Robin 1 (by the electricity/pumping compound in SW corner), Whiskered Tern 130+, White-winged Black Tern 35+, Black Tern 1, Montagu's Harrier 1.

Kalami Marsh (Mesa) - Whiskered Tern 60+, White-winged Black Tern 11, Shoveler 4, Squacco Heron 10, Collared Pratincole 3.

Lotzaria - Red-footed Falcon 2, Red-backed Shrike 3, Marsh Harrier 5.

Mirsinia (near Mesa) - Thrush Nightingale.

Meladia Valley - Roller 2, Collared Flycatcher 2, Red-backed Shrike 30, Purple Heron 8, Squacco Heron 4, Little Bittern 2, Night-heron 1, Montagu's Harrier 1, Bee-eater 13, Golden Oriole 9.

Sigri Fields - Roller 2, Gull-billed Tern 1, Lesser Kestrel 20, Whiskered Tern 18.

Faneromeni Fords - Collared Flycatcher 1, Marsh Sandpiper 2, Ortolan 1, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Gull-billed Tern 1, Whiskered Tern 1, White-winged Black Tern 2, Hen Harrier 1, Montagu's Harrier 1, Common Starling 1.

Polichnitos Saltpans - Scopoli's Shearwater 2 offshore (unusual in the Gulf of Kalloni), Red-footed Falcon 1, Squacco Heron 1, Red-throated Pipit 1, Tawny Pipit 1.

Dimitrios - Middle Spotted Woodpecker nest. Park by bridge. View the poplars on opposite side of the road from car or from the chapel. The nest is in the top of the poplar with the dead top, about 2m down from top. The nest hole cannot be seen but the male returns frequently to feed the sitting female.

24 April 2010 - Another eagle day

IMPERIAL EAGLE - sub-adult south over Efthalou @ 14.45h (Bob Buckler, Wingspan).

LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE - 9 Polichnitos Saltpans (John Bowers), 1 Napi Valley (David Goodwin & Jenny Jones).

CITRINE WAGTAIL - male SW corner of Kalloni Saltpans (MO).

LANNER - 2CY Perivoli Monastery (Bernie Forbes, John & Shena Maskell, Avian Adventures).

PALLID HARRIER - 1 Tsiknias River (David Goodwin & Jenny Jones).

ROLLER - 1 Achladeri (Roger Lawrence, Chris Bushell, Ornitholidays).

SAVI'S WARBLER - 1 singing Metochi Lake (Jeff & Helen Bailey).

Perivoli Monastery - Collared Flycatcher 1, Ortolan Bunting 1, Eleanora's Falcon, Wood Warbler 4, Night-heron 1.

Hotel Pasiphae, Skala Kallonis - Collared Flycatcher male, Long-eared owl male calling between 0100-0400h at least.

Ipsilou - Bee-eater 50+, Rock Sparrow 4, Hobby 1, Short-toed Eagle 4, Long-legged Buzzard, Golden Oriole, Cinereous Bunting, Cretzschmar's Bunting, Blue Rock-thrush.

Metochi Lake - Savi's Warbler 1, Little Crake 2, Little Bittern 4.

Kavaki - Ruppell's 2prs active on seaward side of laybys, Sardinian Warbler 3-4 prs, Orphean Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Black-headed Bunting, Crag Martin, Blue Rock-thrush.

North Coast (Efthalou to Skala Sikaminias) - Little Gull 125+ west, Mediterranean Gull 2, red-footed Falcon 1.

Perasma Reservoir - Long-legged Buzzard 3, Russy Shelduck 2, Night-heron 1, Red-backed Shrike 1, Black-winged Stilt 6.

Kalami Marsh (Mesa) - Squacco Heron 6, Purple Heron 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Mallard 2.

Madaros - Black-headed Bunting 1.

Lotzaria - Black-headed Bunting 1.

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint - Bee-eater 17, Goshawk 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Hobby 2, Short-toed Eagle 1, Long-legged Buzzard 2.

Vigla (nr Ipsilou) - Isabelline Wheatear, Short-toed Eagle, Goshawk.

Gavathas - Montagu's Harrier male, Hen Harrier ringtail, Marsh HArrier, Yelkouan Shearwater 40+, Great Reed Warbler, Alpine Swift, Hoopoe, Flava wagtails.

Kalloni Saltpans west fields - White Stork 8 (single flock).

Achladeri - Kruper's Nuthatch, Masked Shrike, Goshawk.

Mandamados - White Stork on chimney nest, Goshawk circling over with Sparrowhawk.

10 May - Broad-billed Sandpiper day

Fine weather, blue skies and light winds and more photographers than birders!

Napi Valley - FINSCH'S WHEATEAR 1 reported at the north end of the valley. No further details. Note - only one accepted record and ALL those followed up in recent years have turned out to be black and white melanoleuca Black-eared Wheatears (now known to be a Black-eared Wheatear see here). LANNER FALCON 1.

Kalloni Saltpans area - reports of a 'large' pratincole movement this morning c.0730h inc. reported Black-winged Pratincole. Flood opposite saltworks entrance - BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER 1 reported, Black Stork 5, Great White Egret 3, Squacco Heron 9, Glossy Ibis 3, Garganey 2, Ruddy Shelduck 2, Mallard 3, Red-backed Shrike 2. Alykes Wetlands - BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER 2 reported with Little Stints late evening, Collared Pratincole 5, Black Stork 3, White Stork 1, Ruddy Shelduck 6, Grey Plover 1, Ringed Plover 1. Pans - Stone-curlew 5, Little Stint 60+, Ruff 20+. Beach - RUFOUS BUSH ROBIN still in tamerisks west of beach cafe. SW Corner - CITRINE WAGTAIL female.

Mesa - Black Stork 10, Ruddy Shelduck 26.

Skala Vasilikon - Little Bittern 1.

Tsiknias River - Little Bittern 1, Squacco Heron 2, Green Sandpiper 1.

2 May - reigning raptors

Rose-coloured Starling, Meladia Valley © Steve Dudley

Heavy showers in the morning in the Kalloni area eventually cleared and gave way to blue skies and followed by a string of raptors moving across the island. I wonder what we missed?!

General - arrival of Black-headed Buntings continues and they are all over the place. Bee-eaters everywhere. Large arrival of Sedge Warblers and Great Reed continues and large movement of swifts today inc. several Pallid.

Tsiknias River - WHITE-TAILED EAGLE subadult north at 1020h (fifth record for the island). Pallid Swift 1, Red-backed Shrike 2.

Vouvaris River Mouth - EGYPTIAN VULTURE subadult seen perched then flew north at 1800h (11th island record).

Agiasos - Large eagle sp. north at c. 1300h.

Makara - BLACK KITE 2 on off sea to north, Barred Warbler 1.

Meladia Valley - Rose-coloured Starling 1 (first report of the spring, and early), Pallid Swift sev, Alpine Swift 200+, Common Swift 400+.

Metochi Lake - Moustached Warbler reported for third day, Little Bittern 3.

Kalloni Saltpans area - RUFOUS BUSH ROBIN 1 in seaside tamerisks west of the beach cafe. Barred and Sardinian Warblers along the south road near hide. LANNER FALCON juv down the east pans track. White-winged Black Tern 1, Green Sandpiper 1 on pans. Gull-billed Tern 1, Black Stork 1, Glossy Ibis 10+, Squacco Heron 6+, Purple Heron 2, Great White Egret, Ruddy Shelduck and Garganey on flooded fields opposite the saltworks entrance. Collared Pratincole 2 in Alykes Wetlands (sheepfields).

Achladeri - ELEONORA'S FALCON 3 hawking insects over the car park for c.1/2 hour. Kruper's Nuthatch the male near the white building has managed to attract a mate at long last and both birds showed brilliantly today as they continued to excavate the nest hole. Night-heron 2 roosting in pine trees.

Farmakies Pool (Skala Vasilikon Harbour) - Citrine Wagtail female, Serin 2.

Kalloni Mini Soccer Pitch - Scops Owl 2. IMPORTANT NOTICE - please do not view either bird from the road. The Police have said they will book anyone doing so for obstructing the road.

Polichnitos Saltpans - Green Sandpiper 1, Red-throated Pipit 2, Bee-eater 100+ in area.

1 May - Lanner 1 Little Bittern 0

Night-heron and Little Bittern, Faneromeni Lower Ford © Steve Dudley

May Day holiday here with the locals out in force filling the tavernas. Fewer picnickers due to the heavy showers so perhaps the Kruper's Nuthatch won't have been scared too much!

Sigri & Faneromeni area - LANNER FALCON seen to take a Little Bittern at the the upper ford. Also there the Spotted Crake and another Little Bittern. At the lower ford, Night-heron 2, Little Bittern 4, Squacco Heron 3, Great White Egret (4 over). Around the fields and groves in this area hundreds of Bee-eaters and Spotted Flycatchers, Pied Flycatcher 3, lots of Great Reed and Sedge Warblers, Lesser Kestrel 20+, Red-footed Falcon 3+, Woodchat and Red-backed Shrikes, Collared Pratincole 1, Ruddy Shelduck 2. No sign of the Rufous Bush Robin at the Old Sanitorium gorge today.

Lardia Valley - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler - heard not seen. Eleonora's Falcon 3, Long-legged Buzzard, Blue Rock Thrush.

Turn to Monastery Alexander nr Petra - two Eastern Bonelli's Warblers singing.

Ipsilou - Eleonora's Falcon 1, Wood Warbler 50+, two pairs of active Rock Sparrows (on north side of monastery), Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Pied Flyactcher, Spotted Flycatcher (loads), Cinerous Bunting and Isabelline Wheatear.

Kalloni Saltpans - SPUR-WINGED PLOVER one in channel at entrance of Alykes Wetlands (sheepfields) - look inland. CITRINE WAGTAIL male in fields at SW corner.

Skala Kallonis Pool - Spotted Crake 1, Little Crake 1, Little Bittern 1.

Metochi Lake - Spotted Crake 1, Little Crake 4, Little Bittern 3, Squacco Heron 1.

Between Agra & Mesotopos - Eleonora's Falcon 1, Cinererous Bunting.

Thank you to all those providing info especially those entering their records in the Hotel Pasiphae log book.

18 April - Lanner Falcon and Krüper’s Nuthatch update

Terry & Sue Robinson report the following -

Mesa Wetland - LANNER FALCON 1

Achladeri Forest - Krüper’s Nuthatch is nesting in the same shattered tree as last year (with sharp point and the electric cabling around the top of it). Its just up and to left from the white building. Long-eared Owl - nesting in the same area just to the right of the white building. Also Masked Shrike in residence as usual by the white building.

River Tsiknias - Slender-billed Gull 1, Mediterranean Gull 4, Sandwich Tern 1, Grey Plover 2, Great Warbler 1, lots of Common Nightingales.

Donald & Jennifer Rhodes saw the following out west -

Meladia Valley - A single crake sp (possibly Baillon's) at the ford; Chukar, Long-legged Buzzard, Sedge and Icterine Warblers, Woodlark .

Sigri & Faneromeni Fields area - Collared Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and Spotted Flycatchers (latter everywhere), White Wagtail 1.

5 May 08 - Another big bird day

Overnight rain and an overcast morning had most of the birders scampering west this morning. And we weren't disappointed!

Weather: overnight rain gave way to a short-lived overcast morning but fine and sunny by mid-morning with scattered cloud. Moderate north-westerly wind. Max temp. c. 25 C.

Ipsilou - GRIFFON VULTURE 1 mid-morning (8th island record and first since 2002), IMPERIAL EAGLE over mid-afternoon (see Andissa below), Collared Flycatcher 4, Red-breasted Flycatcher 2, Thrush Nightingale 3, Icterine Warbler 2, Honey-buzzard 1, Marsh Warbler 6+, plus loads of common migrants inc. Red-backed Shrikes, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroas, etc.

Polichnitos Saltpans - BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER 1.

Nr Andissa - IMPERIAL EAGLE being mobbed by 3 Long-legged Buzzards mid-morning.

Meladia River Ford area - PALLID SWIFT 110+, Collared Flycatcher 1, Red-breasted Flycatcher 2, Olive Tree Warbler 1, Thrush Nightingale 1, Citrine Wagtail 2, Tawny Pipit 2, Ortolan Bunting 1, Little Bittern 1, Red-backed Shrike 30+, Lesser Grey Shrike 3.

Faneromeni area - CITRINE WAGTAIL 1, ROLLER 2, Eleanora's Falcon 1.

Skala Eresou - CITRINE WAGTAIL 1, Eleanora's Falcon 1 pale bird, Garganey 5 on sea, Squacco Heron 2.

Between Efthalou & Skala Sikaminias - LANNER1, Audouin's Gull 4.

Nr Sikaminia - LEVANT SPARROWHAWK 1 (fem).

Sigri Old Sanitorium - Rufous Bush Chat 2.

Lardia Valley – Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler 1, holding territory at eastern end. West of Vatousa park at eastern end of valley in ‘chalky’ coloured pull-in on right with small wooden gate. Walk west for three telegraph poles to small pool. Bird is in this area but can get to opposite side of valley. Rock Sparrow nesting in Rock Nuthatch nest on rocky outcrop on right from the pull-in.

Kalloni Mini Soccer – Scops Owl 1 - bird still in the fifth roadside tree from the mini soccer pitch entrance but can only be seen from along the road or safer(!) from the track opposite the soccer pitch entrance. It is c.7m up the tree and quote difficult to see.

Achladeri - Kruper's Nuthatch still showing well.

Mesotopos - no sign of yesterday's two Olive Tree Warblers just south of the Eko garage.

Thanks to everyone for their records and for those who enter their records in the Hotel Pasiphae bird log.

Printed copies of the daily Lesvosbirding.com summaries are also on reception at the Hotel Pasiphae by the bird log. Please do not remove them. Thanks.

25 April - Cattle Egret and more Rollers

Cattle Egret between Kalloni Saltpans and Tsiknias River © Steve Dudley

Weather: cloudy with sunny periods with strong north-westerly wind. Max. temp 23 C.

Nr Tsiknias River Mouth - CATTLE EGRET, only the seventh in recent years, was the above summer plumaged adult found this evening.

Platania - BOOTED EAGLE 1, LANNER 1, OLIVE TREE WARBLER 1 still showing on and off.

Tsiknias River - ROLLER 1, Slender-billed Gull 2, Little Bittern 1.



Alykodi Pool - GREAT SNIPE 1.

Metochi Lake - Little Crake 4, Spotted Crake 1, Purple Heron 1, Bee-eater 20+.

Kalloni Saltpans - Gull-billed Tern, Spotted Crake 1 (on pool opp. Saltworksentrance), Sanderling 3, Curlew Sandpiper 30+, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Spotted Redshank 1, Ruff 60+, Red-throated Pipit 5 (around pool opp. saltworks entrance).

Polichnitos Saltpans - Little Stint 60+, Temminck's Stint 1, Curlew Sandpiper 12, Black Stork 1.

Achladeri - Kruper's Nuthatch very active around nest stump, Roller 1, Lesser Grey Shrike 1.

Skala Vasilikon - Bee-eater 22.

Alykes Wetlands - Tawny Pipit 1, Short-toed Lark 2.

Mesa - Garganey 3, Shoveler 7.

A number of Black Storks reported moving north throughout the day.

Great Snipe at Alykoudi Pool © Mark Powell