Interesting sightings from today (2021-09-06).
KALLONI GULF AREA
Polichnitos Salt Pans
Marsh Sandpiper 2
Redshank 1, Greenshank 1, Pied Avocet 4
Wood Pigeon 1
(Ray Purser via Lesvos Bird News FB)
Kandri marsh- pm
Short-toed eagle 1 (Eleni Galinou- Kalloni EIC)
Kalloni Salt Pans E parts (NE hide and track)- am
(Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Fan-tailed Warbler 2
Dalmatian Pelican 1
Black Stork 2, Spoonbill 2
Greenshank 1, Curlew 1
11 Alpine Swift (Ray Purser via Lesvos Bird News FB)
Kalloni Salt Pans S parts
Ringed Plover 1, Little Ringed Plover 1 (Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Marsh Sandpiper 1 (Ian Hardy via Lesvos Birders FB and by everyone else passing by the SW corner of the canal!)
Little Stint 5, Dunlin 1 (Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
Kalloni Salt Pans to Tsiknias river fields (Lotzaria)
Short-toed Eagle 2, pm (Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Common Buzzard 1 (Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
Montagu's Harrier 1 (Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Hoopoe 4 (Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
Nightjar 2, at dusk (Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Tawny Pipit 1 (Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Yellow Wagtails 500 (Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Masked Shrike 2, pm (Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Northern Wheatears, Whinchats, Willow Warblers, Spotted Flycatchers, Corn Buntings, Red-backed and Woodchats Shrikes
Montagu's Harrier (Howard Vaughan)
Hoopoe (Howard Vaughan)
Tsiknias river
Black Stork 1, Great White Egret 1 (Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Little Ringed Plover 2 (Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Green Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 1 (Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Sandwich Tern 20, at river mouth (Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Short-toed Eagle 1, am (Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
Marsh Harrier 1 (Andre Vuijk via Observado)
Sparrowhawk 1 (Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Kingfisher 1, am & pm (Andre Vuijk & Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Great White Egret (Howard Vaughan)
Metochi Lake
(Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
Greenshank 1, Green Sandpiper 1
Grey Herons, Little White Egrets, Black Storks
Potamia reservoir
Garganey 2 (Leo Tucker via Lesvos Birders FB)
NORTHERN LESVOS
Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint
(Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Woodpigeon 1
Short-toed eagle 4
Alpine Swift 31
Sardinian Warbler 1, Raven 11
Kavaki (between Petra and Molivos)
(Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Bee-eaters 70
Molivos (Perasma) reservoir
(Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)
Mallard 6, Little Grebe 16
Short-toed Eagle 2, Marsh Harrier, M 1
Green Sandpiper 1
WESTERN LESVOS
Agriosirkos (Filia)
Peregrine Falcon 1 (Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Petrified Forest (Sigri)
(Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)
Western Rock Nuthatch 2, Raven 2
Complete checklists submitted online can be accessed here:
e-bird (updated throughout the year and where we submit the Kalloni EIC records in the long term)
observado- lesvos (active during April-May and September by Dutch visitor birders)
bird-track (by British visitor birders)
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Masked Shrike, juv (Howard Vaughan)
