Interesting sightings from today (2022-04-03). Data from the Kalloni EIC monitoring program unless stated otherwise.
partly cloudy with 5 B SW winds
KALLONI GULF AREA
Messa
Garganey 7
Little Ringed Plover 4
Kalloni Pans south parts ("entrance" fields)
Unfortunately, the flooding of the fields is very low, March gave nearly no rain and constant North winds (see photo below)
Ruddy Shelduck 48, Common Shelduck 18
Purple Heron 1 (Mirsini Kladogeni- LBN FB)- 1st SPRING ARRIVAL
Little Ringed Plover 4, Wood Sandpiper 5
Ruff 45, Little Stint 1
Yellow Wagtail 50-60
Barn Swallow 2
Marsh Harrier 1
Tsiknias River
(Lacco Slomp- Observado)
Black-winged Stilt 4, Wood Sandpiper 1
Hoopoe 1
Sand Martin 10- 1st SPRING ARRIVALS
Skala Kallonis
(Lacco Slomp- Observado)
Cattle Egret 1
Alpine Swift 2
Purple Heron (Mirsini Kladogeni)
Kalloni Pans south fields (opposite saltworks entrance) on April 3
WESTERN LESVOS
Vatousa gorge
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 1
Subalpine Warbler 2
Ipsilou Monastery
Hoopoe 1 (calling)
Blue Rock Thrush 1
Long-legged Buzzard 1
Petrified Forest Park road to Park
Isabelline Wheatear 1
Northern Wheatear 3
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 3
Whinchat 2
Woodchat Shrike 1
Western Rock Nuthatch 2
Common Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2
Petrified Forest Park
Chukar 1
Barn Swallow 15+ (passing through), Crag Martin 1
Whinchat 2 1st SPRING ARRIVAL
Redstart 1, female - 1st SPRING ARRIVAL
Eastern Orphean Warbler 2 (male singing, female seen also) - 1st SPRING ARRIVAL
Sub-alpine Warbler 4 (2 pairs by territory) - 1st SPRING ARRIVAL
Ruppel's Warbler 1 (female)
Short-toed Eagle 1, Marsh Harrier 1
Skala Eressos
Woodchat Shrike 1 (Steve Bird- LBN FB)
Whinchat (Eleni Galinou)
Sub-alpine warbler, female (Eleni Galinou)
EASTERN LESVOS
Dipi-Larssos reedbed
Alpine Swift 8 - 1st SPRING ARRIVALS
Short-toed Eagle 1
Haramida
Cretzshmar's Bunting 1+ (Valerie Karameta-Triboulot- LBN FB)
Cretzshmar's Bunting (Valerie Karameta- Triboulot)
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