KALLONI GULF AREA
Messa
Marsh Sandpiper 5 (Kevin Hazelgrove- LB FB)
Black Stork 1
Kalami marsh
Shoveler 4, Garganey 15+
Common Shelduck 12
Water Rail 1
Short-toed Eagle 2
Yellow Wagtails, Swifts, Barn Swallows, House Martins & close up Flamingos
Kalloni Pans north area
Black Stork 1
Long-legged Buzzard 1
Kalloni Pans south parts
(Kevin Hazelgrove- LB FB)
Ruff 12
Sand Martin, Barn and Red-rumped Swallow 200
Tsiknias river lower parts
the best spot is 200m north of the ford where a swallow pond is formed in the riverbed
Black Stork 1 (Paul Manning- LB- FB)
Squacco Heron 2
Ruff 10+, Wood Sandpiper 20+
Alpine Swift 2
Hoopoe 1
Barn Swallow, Sand and House Martin, SwiftsTens of Yellow Wagtails (at least 4 subspecies)
Great Reed, Reed, Sedge, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Nightingale
Kalloni Gulf sea area (Tsiknias mouth)
Yelkuan Shearwaters 400+
Marsh Sandpiper (Eleni Galinou)
NORTHERN LESVOS
Molivos
Great Spotted Cuckoo 1 (Stefanos Karafyllis- LB FB)- 1st SPRING ARRIVAL!
EASTERN LESVOS
Pagani cliffs (just before entering Mitilini)
Alpine Swifts 20
Blue Rock Thrush 1
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Stefanos Karafyllis)
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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Flamingos (Eleni Galinou)
