Bird news - Sept 05, 2021

Interesting sightings from today (2021/09/05). Data from the Kalloni EIC monitoring program unless stated otherwise

Evergetoulas river (Dipi- Larssos, Gera bay)

(Howard Vaughan via Lesvos Birders FB)

Black Stork 1

Kingfisher 2

Hawfinch 5, Grey Wagtail 2, Bee-eaters

Kalloni Salt Pans (NE hide)

Black Stork 2, Spoonbill 14

Dalmatian Pelican 4

Pied Avocet 100+

Kentish Plover 2, Little Ringed plover 5

Redshank 5, Greenshank 2, Curlew 2

Slender-billed Gull 6

Agia Paraskevi south

(the area just north of the Kalloni Pans)

Turtle Dove 5, in one flock

Kalloni Salt Pans (NW hide ans S parts)- pm

Marsh Sandpiper 1 (Howard Vaughan), in the canal by the south corner (pumping station)

Kalloni Salt Pans to Tsiknias river fields (Lotzaria)- pm

Montagu's Harrier 1, juv (Howard Vaughan)

Short-toed Eagle 2 (Howard Vaughan)

Peregrine Falcon 1

Hoopoe 4

Nightjar 2 (Howard Vaughan)

Masked Shrike 2, Lesser Grey Shrike 1

Yellow Wagtails, Corn Buntings, Willow Warblers, Whinchats, Barn & Red-backed Swallows, Red-backed and Woodchat Shrikes

Tsiknias river 

Sanderling 1, Kentish Plover 1, Grey Plover 1, Curlew 1 (Michael Jackson)

Little Ringed Plover 4 (Howard Vaughan)

Cretzschmar's Bunting 1, at the ford (Howard Vaughan)

Metochi Lake

(Andre Vuijk & Patrick Keirsebilck via Observado)

Black Stork 12, Spoonbill 1

Grey Heron 8, Little White Egret 15

Green Sandpiper 5, Common Sandpiper 2, Greenshank 1 

Lesser Spotted Eagle, possible (Pia Lisa Dahl Schrader)

Marsh Harrier 1

Kingfisher 1

Zitting Cisticola 1

Potamia valley 

(Andre Vuijk via Observado)

Squacco Heron 2

Masked Shrike 2

Reed Warbler 1

Chrousos

(Andre Vuijk via Observado)

Bee-eater 50, Whitethroat 1

Mesotopos pools

(between Mesotopos and Eressos, by the main road)

Northern Pintail 2 (Andre Vuijk via Observado)

Pithariou reservoir (Eressos)

(Andre Vuijk via Observado)

Eleonora's Falcon 2

Crag Martin 25

 

 

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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