4 May - Spur-winged Plover and Red-breasted Flys

Cretzschmar's Bunting, Mesotopos, 4 May 2013 
(Emberiza caesia) Φρυγανοτσίχλονο 
© Steve Dudley
Lots of pairs around the west today, most of them actively collecting nest material like this bird

Change over day for the Brits, so far fewer people in the field today. A new Spur-winged Plover was found at Perasma Reservoir, but sign of either of yesterday's Great Snipe. Four Red-breasted Flycatchers out west.

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.

Perasma Reservoir

Spur-winged Plover 1

Sigri & Faneromeni area

Spotted Crake 1 (lower ford)
River Warbler 1
Citrine Wagtail 3 (1 upper ford, 2 beach)
Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 (beach) + 1 Sigri beach

Meladia Valley

River Warbler 1 (river mouth)
Red-breasted Flycatcher 2 (fig grove)

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Rufous Bush-robin 2 in beach tamarisks (view from shoreline, please don't walk through bushes)
White-winged Tern 46
Whiskered Tern 22
Little Gull1 
Red-throated Pipit 6
Ruff 1285
Curlew Sandpiper 19
Turnstone 8
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Eurasian Curlew 1
Common Redshank 1
Little Stint 60
Black Stork 4

Christou (Kameras) River

Citrine Wagtail 2 (m&f)
Purple Heron 3
SandwichTern 1

Mesotopos

Eleonora's Falcon 2

Tsiknias River

Eleanora's Falcon 1
White-winged Tern 7
Little Gull 1 (same as saltpans)
Golden Oriole 2
Bee-eater 1
Rufous Bush-robin 2 (river mouth)

Podaras

Squacco Heron 8
Stone-curlew 1
Alpine Swift 6

Skala Eresou

Pallid Swift 2
Squacco Heron 6

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 adult by nest with 3 young (same site as 2012)

Soumouria 'Scops Copse'

Scops Owl 5l. Please do not harass the birds!

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

Scops Owl, Papiana, 23 April 2013 

(Otus scops) Γκιώνης 

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!

14 May 2012

A very quiet day. News of the first Rose-coloured Starlings yesterday and a couple more today. The Spur-winged Plover remains at Faneromeni and bush-robins are all over the place!

Weather - Sunny with scattered cloud with light to moderate NE. 25C. 

Don't drive down the rivers - see here.

Petrol/Deisel - see here.

Other news - see here.

BIRD NEWS

Rose-coloured Starlings

5 Sigri yesterday (13th)

2 over to north btwn Kalloni and Tsiknias River this morning

Achladeri & Kruper's Nuthatch

I've not heard any news from this site since the young fledged.

Sigri / Faneromeni

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

Tawny Pipit 1

Short-toed Lark 1

Ipsilou

Eleonora's Falcon 8

Red-footed Falcon 1

Eastern Bonelli's Eagle 1

Golden Oriole 8

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Eleonora's Falcon 15+ between 1130-1230 hunting the ridge running east from Filia Mast (see also Filia Mast below)

Plus usual local birds inc. Short-toed Eagle 6+, Long-legged Buzzard 

Filia Mast

Eleonora's Falcon 4 hawking over the ridge west of mast 1130 on (see raptor watchpoint above)

Levant Sparrowhawk 1

Eastern Bonelli's Eagle 10+

Tsiknias River

Spotted Crake still just north of the upper (rough) ford were the single wire crosses the river. View from the west bank.

Little Bittern 6

Black Stork 1

Oystercatcher 1

Christou River

River Warbler singing near Aegeon Hotel

Zitting Cisticola - at least six zitting males on west side of the river in juncus areas to the west of the viewing screen

Grey Plover 3

Curlew Sandpiper 15

Greenshank 2

Skala Kallonis

Purple Heron 1 over village

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

12 May 2012

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Kalloni Saltpans © Steve Dudley

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater! What a stunner. Seen by quite a few birds. Fewer things reported as many British birders left today (best part of two planes) and far fewer birders arriving for this week.

Weather - Bright with scatter cloud and afternoon showers. Light NE breeze. 28C. 

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!

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER - a single bird with Bee-eaters at the pumping station in SW corner of pans 1730-1910h. All the bee-eaters went to roost between the pans and Tsiknias River and I suggest looking around the pumping station and the area to the NW of here tomorrow

Gull-billed Tern 17

White-winged Tern 16

Whiskered Tern 2

Ruddy Shelduck 4

Squacco Heron 1

Great White Egret 2

Little Egret 17

Grey Heron 5

Temminck's Stint 1

White Stork 1

Black Stork 2

Greenshank 1

Ruff 110+

Little Stint 65+

Ringed Plover 13

Tsiknias River

Spotted Crake 1 just north of upper ford where single wire crosses river viewed from west side

Little Bittern 2

Red-throated Pipit 1

Quail 1 (seen!)

Bee-eater 20+

Short-toed Lark

Christou River

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Skala Kallonis

Mediterranean Gull 2 adults in harbour

Little Bittern 1 on pool

Whiskered Tern 1 on pool

Platania

Red-footed Falcon 1

Kavaki

Marsh Warbler 1

Ruppell's Warbler, etc

Skala Eresou

Night-heron 1

Sigri / Faneromeni

SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 near irrigation wheels before the beach road turn

Lesser Grey Shrike 1

Meladia Valley

Lesser Grey Shrike 1

Lesser Kestrel

Papiana

Scops Owl 2 - in same eucalyptus tree by black gates on other side of road from the school (up towards the green and blue waste bins). look for the cut off trunk in the middle of the tree- one bird immediately below the cur off trunk when viewed from the black gates and another bird above when viewed from other side of road

Long-eared Owl - adult by nest with 2 chicks in largest eucalyptus tree by field with the black horse (on school side of road)
Eleonora's Falcon 2 over

NOTE - this is a residential area. Please park with care, respect the privacy of local residents and beware traffic on the road - one birders was knocked over here last week!

10 May 2012

Chukar, nr Mesotopos © Steve Dudley

Hoorraahh! We woke to cloud cover and drizzle over high ground and with immediate effect, out west at least, with masses of Red-backed Shrikes, Black-headed Buntings and a few warblers. Star bird of the day was a Spur-winged Plover at Faneromeni, but no sign of yesterday's White-throated Robin or Broad-billed Sandpipers.

Weather - Morning, low cloud and drizzle over higher ground, clearing to blue skies by end of day. Moderate NE wind dropping to light by end of day. 24C.

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

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.

The young still haven't fledged but are very close to fledging - I expect them to leave the nest the next day or so.

WHITE-THROATED ROBIN - no sign today despite extensive searching but it will be looked for again tomorrow

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Rufous Bush-robin 4 (3 at beach and 1 at pumping station)

Gull-billed Tern 4

Whiskered Tern 1

Turnstone 3

Red-throated Pipit 2

no sign of Broad-billed Sandpipers today

Tsiknias River

Spotted Crake 1

Faneromeni

SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 in ploughed field on left by irrigation 'wheels' before the turn to the beach

Collared Pratincole 9

Roller 1

Olive-tree Warbler

Rufous Bush-robin 1

Lesser Grey Shrike 2

Red-backed Shrike 30+

Bee-eater 30+

Montagu's Harrier 1 fem

Marsh Harrier 1 fem

Red-throated Pipit 4

Golden Oriole 5

Meladia Valley

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1

Icterine Warbler 1

Wood Warbler 8

Willow Warbler 1

Chiffchaff 1

Red-backed Shrike 30+

Spotted Flycatcher 40+

Pied Flycatcher 3

Rufous Bush-robin 1

Black-headed Buntings 00s inc. flocks of 30+

Filia Mast

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 5

Skalochori

Roller 1 c.1km east of town on road to Vatousa

Almyropotamos River 

Ferruginous Duck male at river mouth

Skalochori

Roller 1 c.1km east of town on road to Vatousa

Little Owl, nr Sigri © Steve Dudley

5 May 2012

Rufous Bush-robin, Madaros © Steve Dudley

Change over day for many and fewer birders out in the field. Late news of  a Dalmatian Pelican arriving at the Kalloni Pans at 1900 last night saw some down the pans early morning to find the bird on the sea. Other than that, nothing major reported and I enjoyed a day of Cinereous Buntings, Eastern Bonelli's Warblers and Bush-robins on my day off.

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, 25C 

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.

Kalloni Saltpans

Dalmatian Pelican - 1 on sea off pans early morning

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

Madaros 

Rufous Bush-robin  1

Tsiknias River

River Warbler - singing by third mown field on left (from which end I don't know!)

Spotted Crake - 1 c.100m south of the upper (pebble) ford

Temminck's Stint 2

Little Bittern 2

Metochi Lake

Night-heron 4

Skala Kallonis Pool

Purple Heron 1

Ipsilou

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1 on territory still

Usual buntings, wheatears, Rock Sparrow, etc. No migrants.

Filia mast

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 6+ on territory

Lardia Valley

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 3 on territory

Dipi Larisos

Spur-winged Plover 1 on pool along track north of the road bridge

Roller 1

no sign of Pygmy Cormorant

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint

Honey-buzzard 1

Goshawk 1

Short-toed Eagle 4

Long-legged Buzzard 4

Long-legged Buzzard, Ipsilou © Steve Dudley

2 May 2012

Black Stork, Tsiknias River (c) Steve Dudley

Still too settled and too hot but birds still arriving. A Spur-winged Plover and Broad-billed Sandpiper are sure signs of birds arriving. But where are the Bush-robins?

Weather - Blue skies, light W breeze, 29C (too settle and too hot!)

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.

Dipi Larisos 

Spur-winged Plover 1 at river mouth

Purple Heron 1

Pygmy Cormorant  - no sign today

Agiasos

Booted Eagle 1

Kalloni Saltpans & Alykes Wetlands

Broad-billed Sandpiper 1 (Alykes Wetlands sheep field pools)

Marsh Sandpiper 5

Curlew Sandpiper 41

Ruff 215

Garganey 3

Whiskered Tern 7

White-winged Tern 21

Gull-billed Tern 17

Sandwich Tern 2

Mediterranean Gull 6 (all 2CY)

Marsh Sandpiper 1

Red-footed Falcon 5

Fan-tailed Warbler 1

Squacco Heron 9

Lotzaria 

Montagu's Harrier 2 (ad fem & 1st sum male)

Lesser Grey Shrike 2

Tsiknias River

Spotted Crake 1

Little Bittern 4

Squacco Heron 4

Temminck's Stint 6

Greenshank 4

Oystercatcher 2

Turnstone 1

Metochi Lake 

Night-heron 2

Little Bittern 3

Masked Shrike 1

Kalami Marsh 

Great Bittern 1

Purple Heron 3

Squacco Heron 3

Platania

Black Kite 1

Red-footed Falcon 1

Papiana

Scops Owl 4

Long-eared Owl 1

Soumouria Scops Copse

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

Madaros

Roller 1

Ipsilou

Collared Flycatcher 1

Wood Warbler 3

plus usual buntings, wheatears, etc.

Lardia Valley

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1

Sigri Sanatorium

Roller 1

Icterine Warbler 1

Red-backed Shrike 6

Nightjar 1

Meladia Valley

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler 1

Icterine Warbler 1

Lesser Grey Shrike 1

Collared Flycatcher 5

Wood Warbler 2

Red-backed Shrike 2

Song Thrush 1 (very late record)

Kavaki

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

Platania

Olive-tree Warbler  - none seen/heard 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

Almyropotamos River (Vatera)

Citrine Wagtail 1

Skala Kalloni

Scops Owl 2 calling at Hotel Pasiphae for most of the night (outside my bloody room!)

Achladeri

Osprey 1

20 April 2011 - Another Spectacled Warbler

Cold and windy with torrential rain in the west for most of the day and scattered showers elsewhere. Low of 5C plus windchill – still very cold! But the sun did come out this evening - fingers crossed it comes out tomorrow.

Still lots of passerine migrants inc. Collared Flycatcher, Orphean Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Blackcap

Semi-collared flycatchers – really? See here.

Konditsia valley – SPECTACLED WARBLER male, SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 1, Thrush Nightingale1, Barred Warbler 1, plus lots of migrants.

Skala Kallonis – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 2 fems, Whiskered Tern (pool), Common Kingfisher (Environmental Centre), Night-heron (over Hotel Pasiphae).

Achladeri – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER male, Collared Flycatcher 2+, Kruper's Nuthatch pr using the shattered stump on left just up from the white building. Bee-eater 6.

Dimitrios - SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER fem, Collared Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Wagtail, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Robi, Crag Martin, Serin.

Lambou Mill – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 2 (m&f), Collared Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart.

Metochi Lake – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER male, Savi’s Warbler 2+, Little Crake 9, Night-heron 3, Purple Heron 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull (with Yellow-legged Gulls in field between lake Christou River).

Faneromeni – SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 (on road to beach). Wryneck (up track on right before upper ford) Fords Citrine Wagtail 3 (2 males and one fem – upper), Little Crake 2 (lower), Little Bittern 1, Common Kingfisher 1, Green Sandpiper 1, plus many common migrants.

Sigri – Estuary inlet Great Bittern, Spotted Crake, Purple Heron 3, Squacco Heron 3, Glossy Ibis 4, Citrine Wagtail 2 (males),

Meladia Valley – chapel Wryneck 1, Firecrest 1, Icterine Warbler 1, Barred Warbler fem, Wood Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Sombre Tit; ford area and fields Tawny Pipit 15, Great Reed Warbler (many), Quail 2 calling, plus lots of migrants.

Kalloni Saltpans (and surrounding area) – Red-footed Falcon 3, Collared Pratincole 38, Gull-billed Tern 2, Whiskered Tern 2, Glossy Ibis 150+, Black-tailed Godwit 23, Ruddy Shelduck 23, Montagu's Harrier 2, Marsh Harrier 2, Little Stint, Ruff.

Mesa & Kalami Marsh – Red-footed Falcon male, White-winged Black Tern 4, Whiskered Tern 1, Gull-billed Tern 16, Ruddy Shelduck 6, Tawny Pipit 5, Ortolan Bunting 2, Siskin 1,

Polichnitos Saltpans – Hen Harrier male, Meadow Pipit 1, Marsh Harrier 1, Marsh Sandpiper 5.

Tsiknias River – Caspian Tern 1, Hen Harrier 2 ring-tails, Little Bittern male, Night-heron 3, Red-footed Falcon male, Squacco Heron 12, Gull-billed Tern 9, Black Stork 2, Whiskered Tern 1, Montagu's Harrier 5 (2m, 2f plus one melanastic bird)

Agios Fokas – Yalkouan Shearwater 50+, Scopoli's Shearwater 5+, Ortolan Bunting 1, Common Cuckoo 1.

Vatera – Tawny Pipit 1, Whimbrel 2, Sardinian Warbler.

Ambeliko Valley – Ortolan Bunting 3, Tree Pipit, Short-toed Eagle.

nr Efthalou – Audouin's Gull 1.

Perasma – Whiskered Tern 1.

19 April 2011 - Spectacled Warbler in large arrival of migrants

Cold and windy and occasionally wet. Low of 5C plus the windchill – its cold!

Loads of passerine migrants. Collared Flycatchers still everywhere from the other days arrival, but today saw a huge influx of warblers (mainly Sylvia), Nightingales, Turtle Doves, Whinchats, Common Redstarts and other species.

A Spectacled Warbler found today is, if accepted, the first record for Lesvos!

Semi-collared flycatchers – really? See here.

Sigri Fields – SPECTACLED WARBLER male in sheltered fig grove with many other migrants (Common Whitethroats, Blackaps, Collared Flys, Nightingales); Citrine Wagtail 4 (inc. 2 males), Gull-billed Tern 1, Purple Heron 2, Squacco Heron 4, Golden Oriole 2, Common Kingfisher 1.

Skala Kallonis – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 2 fems, Golden Oriole, Long-eared Owl (all Hotel Pasiphae garden).

Perasma Reservoir – SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER male, Whiskered Tern 1, Hobby 1.

Napi Valley - SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 2 (m&f), Ortolan Bunting 1, Red-footed Falcon fem.

Konditsia Valley- SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER 1, Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler 1.

Faneromeni – SPUR-WINGED PLOVER 1 (on road to beach), Yelkouan and Scolopoli’s Shearwaters offshore. Fords Citrine Wagtail 2 (m&f – upper), Little Crake 2 (lower), Little Bittern 1, Common Kingfisher 1, Green Sandpiper 1, plus many common migrants – Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Orphean Warbler, Common Redstart, Collared Flycatcher.

Metochi Lake – PENDULINE TIT fem, Savi’s Warbler 1, Honey-buzzard 1 (first reported), Little Crake 4.

Sigri Old Sanitorium – Barred Warbler 2 (m&f) – loads of commoner migrants.

Meladia Valley – Wryneck 1 (on track to river mouth), Wood Warbler (chapel), Purple Heron 2, Glossy Ibis 1, Montagu's Harrier 5 (2 males, 3 r/t), Marsh Harrier 2, Hen Harrier 2, Great Reed Warbler 10+.

Tsiknias River – Temminck’s Stint 2, Common Ringed Plover 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Sandwich Tern 3, Squacco Heron 5.

Christou (Kamares) River – Gull-billed Tern 3, Whiskered Tern 1, Dunlin 20, Mediterranean Gull 1.

Petrified Forest Park – Red-footed Falcon male.

Soumouria (Scops Copse) – Scops Owl 2.

Kalloni Saltpans – Glossy Ibis 200+ on flood opp saltworks entrance, Hen Harrier 1, Marsh Harrier 1.

Lotzaria – Montagu’s Harrier 4.

Polichnitos Saltpans – Whiskered Tern 1, Black-tailed Godwit 8.

Ipsilou – completely shrouded in cloud – no news.

Black Kite 1-2 Antissa - Sigi.