Bird news - April 11, 2022

Bird news
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KALLONI GULF AREA
Kalami marsh (Messa)

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Garganey 17

Common Snipe 2

Marsh Sandpiper 4

Sand Martin 20

Steppe Buzzard 1 (Paul Manning- LB- FB)

Kalloni Salt Pans south parts

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Ruff 20

Tawny Pipit 1

Tsiknias river lower area

Spoonbill 1 (Paul Manning- LB- FB)

Greenshank 9 (Paul Manning- LB- FB)

Common Tern 6 (Jacco Slomp- Observado)

200+ hirundines (Paul Manning- LB- FB)

Spanish Sparrows (Kevin Hazelgrove- LB FB) - 1st SPRING ARRIVALS

Reed, Great Reed and Sedge Warblers (Paul Manning- LB- FB)

WESTERN LESVOS

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Faneromeni

Common Redstart 1

Collared Flycatcher 2, males

Woodchat Shrike 2

Ortolan Bunting 1, female

Tsichliontas river valley (Meladia)

Tawny Pipit 1

Pied Flycatcher 1, male

Collared Flycatcher 1, female

Lesser Kestrel 8

Long-legged Buzzard 1

Pithariou reservoir

(Jacco Slomp- Observado)

Masked Shrike 1- 1st SPRING ARRIVAL

Short-toed eagle 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)

Share your own records

Please, submit your records via the above databases, share them on Facebook (Lesvos Bird News or Lesvos Birders groups), or send them directly to us here.

Citrine Wagtail (Kevin Hazelgrove)
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