Lesbos, 4th-11th May, 2000 continued
Species list
Little Grebe 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00
Great Crested Grebe 2, on the sea by Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00
Cory's Shearwater c30 south of airport, 4/5/00
Yelkouan Shearwater c10, south of aiport, 4/5/00
European Shag c10, Petra-Molivos area, most well out to sea, 6/5/00
Dalmatian Pelican 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00
Little Egret c20, Kalloni East River
Grey Heron several sighting during week, Kalloni Salt Pans
Purple Heron 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/2000; 1, Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Great White Egret 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00; 1 Skala Kalloni beach
Squacco Heron East River, Kalloni 2 Pool, Inland Lake, Parakila Marsh, Faneromeni
Night Heron 8, Kalloni East River, 8/5/00; 1, Kalloni Inland Lake, 7/5/00
Little Bittern 1,Faneromeni, 5/5/00; c6 Inland Lake, 7/5/00; 1, Charamida Marsh, 4/5/00; 2, Kalloni 2 Pool
Black Stork 1, East River most days; 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 11/5/00
White Stork 1, East River most days
Glossy Ibis 52, East River, 4/5/00; c6, Kalloni 2 Pool, 9/5/00; 4 Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Spoonbill 2, Kalloni Salt Pans, 9-11/5/00
Greater Flamingo c100 Kalloni Salt Pans
Ruddy Shelduck 8, Derbyshire, 9/5/00; 11 on 11/5/00
Shelduck 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00
Pintail 1, Derbyshire, 9/5/00
Honey Buzzard 1, Napi Valley, 10/5/00; 1, Agra-Messotopos Road 8/5/00; 1, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00
Short-toed Eagle 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00; several others; 1, Agra-Messotopos Road, 8/5/00; 2+, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00; 2, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Marsh Harrier 1, Kalloni 2 Pool, 9/5/00; 1, Inland Lake, 7/5/00; 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00 & 11/5/00
Hen Harrier 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 4/5/00; 1, Faneromeni, 5/5/00
Pallid Harrier 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Montagu's Harrier 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 4/5/00; 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Levant Sparrowhawk 1m, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; 2f, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00
Common Buzzard 1, Agiassos, 9/5/00; several, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00; 1, Napi Valley, 10/5/00
Long-legged Buzzard 1, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; several, Napi Valley, 6/5/00; 1, Agra -Messotopos Road, 8/5/00; 2, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Lesser Spotted Eagle 1, Sirgi-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Golden Eagle 1, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00
Bonelli's Eagle 1, Napi Valley, 6/5/00
Booted Eagle 2, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Lesser Kestrel c6, Sigri, 5/5/00; 2, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Kestrel 1 from Vasso Apartments
Red-footed Falcon 18, Napi Valley, 6/5/00; singles seen throughtout the island
Eleonora's Falcon 1, Ipsalou Monastery, 5/5/00; 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00; 1, near Vafious, 6/5/00; 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Hobby 2, near Vafious, 6/5/00
Lanner Falcon Pair near Molivos, 6/5/00; 1, Agra-Messotopos Road, 8/5/00
Little Crake 3, Inland Lake, 7/5/00
Moorhen 1, Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Coot 2, Kalloni 2 Pool, all week
Oystercatcher 1, Skala Kalloni beach, 9/5/00
Black-winged Stilt c10, Kalloni 2 Pool, all week; several Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Avocet c100, Kalloni Salt Pans, all week
Stone-curlew 1, West River, 7/5/00
Collared Pratincole c60 over Vasso Apartments, 5/5/00
Grey Plover 2, Derbyshire, 9/5/00
Ringed Plover 1, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00
Little Ringed Plover 1, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00; several East River
Kentish Plover 2, Kalloni Salt Pans, 9/5/00; 2, West River, 7/5/00; 3, Skala Polichnitos Salt Pans, 9/5/00
Snipe 1, Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Redshank 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, 11/5/00
Greenshank 1, Kalloni Salt Pans, all week
Wood Sandpiper 1, Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00; 2, Skala Polichnitos Salt Pans, 9/5/00
Common Sandpiper 2, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00
Little Stint 5, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00; c250, Kalloni Salt Pans; East River; c20, Skala Polichnitos Salt Pans, 9/5/00
Temminck's Stint 1, Faneromeni, 5/5/00; 2, East River, 5/5/00
Curlew Sandpiper 3, East River, 8/5/00; c6, Kalloni Salt Pans, 6/5/00
Ruff c100, Kalloni Salt Pans; East River
Audouin's Gull 1, Skala Kalloni, 6/5/00
Yellow-legged Gull Common
Common Tern Common
Little Tern Several, East River
Whiskered Tern East River; Kalloni 2 Pool
White-winged Tern c20 Faneromeni, 5/5/00; c20, East River; Kalloni 2 Pool
Turtle Dove 1, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Barn Owl 1 heard, Vasso Apartments, 7/5/00
Common Scops Owl 1 heard near water tower, Skala Kalloni
Little Owl 2, East River; 1, near Messotopos, 8/5/00
Alpine Swift 2, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; 3, Agra-Messotopos Road, 8/5/00
Swift Very common
Kingfisher 1, Inland Lake, 7/5/00
European Bee-eater Seen daily in flocks of up to 20
Hoopoe 1, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; 1, Napi Valley, 10/5/00
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 1, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; pair feeding young, by water tower Skala Kalloni, 9-10/5/00
Short-toed Lark 3, Sheep Field, 6/5/00; 2, 11/5/00
Crested Lark Abundant
Wood Lark 2 singing, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00; 3, Napi Valley, 10/5/00
Sand Martin Common
Crag Martin 1, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Swallow Very common
Red-rumped Swallow c100, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
House Martin Very common
Tawny Pipit 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00; 1, Skala Polichnitos Salt Pans, 9/5/00
Red-throated Pipit c10, Sheep Field, 6/5/00
White Wagtail 2, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00
Citrine Wagtail 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Blue-headed Wagtail 30+, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Black-headed Wagtail 3, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00;
Wren Several Agiassos, 9/5/00
Rufous Bush Chat 1, East River, 10/5/00
Robin 2, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Nightingale Very common
Blackstart 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Whinchat Fairly common in west
Black-eared Wheatear Common
Isabelline Wheatear 2, near Ispsilou Monastery
Blue Rock Thrush 1, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00
Song Thrush 1 singing, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Mistle Thrush c6, Agiassos, 9/5/00; 2, near Madamados, 6/5/00
Cetti's Warbler Common
Zitting Cisticola 1 zitting, Sheep Field, 6/5/00
River Warbler 1, Kalloni 2 Pool, 9/5/00; 1 heard, Skala Sikamia-Eftalou Road, 10/5/00
Sedge Warbler 4+, Inland Lake, 7/5/00
Reed Warbler Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00; Inland Lake; Kalloni 2 Pool
Great Reed Warbler Several, East River; 2+, Inland Lake, 7/5/00; 1, Parakila Marsh, 7/5/00
Olivaceous Warbler Very common
Upcher's Warbler 1, Skala Sikimia-Eftalou Road, 10/5/00
Olive-tree Warbler 3, Napi Valley, 6/5/00 & 10/5/00
Blackcap 1, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Common Whitethroat 1, East River, 5/5/00
Orphean Warbler c12 altogether in scattered localities
Rüppell's Warbler 1, Petra-Molivos Road (near disco), 6/5/00
Subalpine Warbler Common
Willow Warbler 1, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Chiffchaff 2+, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Wood Warbler c10, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00; 4 Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00
Spotted Flycatcher 4+, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00; many Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00; c10, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Pied Flycatcher 1, Faneromeni, 5/5/00; c6 Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Collared Flycatcher 1f, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Red-breasted Flycatcher 1f, Faneromeni, 5/5/00
Sombre Tit 1, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00
Great Tit Common
Blue Tit Common
Krüper's Nuthatch Pair, Achladeri, 9/5/00; pair, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Rock Nuthatch Pair, Napi Valley, 6/5/00
Nuthatch 1, Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00
Short-toed Treecreeper 1, near Madamodos, 6/5/00; several, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Golden Oriole 1, Faneromeni, 5/5/00; 1, Ipsilous Monastery, 5/5/00
Red-backed Shrike 2, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00; Skala Sikimia-Eftalou Road,
Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Agios Georgios, 4/5/00; 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00
Woodchat Shrike 1, Sigri-Eressos Road, 5/5/00; 2, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00
Masked Shrike Pair, Potamia Valley, 7/5/00; 1 Sigri-Eressos Road, 8/5/00; 1, Napi Valley, 10/5/00
Jay Several, Agiassos, 9/5/00. Single birds seen around the island
Hooded Crow Common
Raven 2, near Madamados, 6/5/00
House Sparrow Common
Spanish Sparrow Common Skala Kalloni
Rock Sparrow 2 Ipsilou Monastery, 5/5/00; 6+ Agra-Messotopos Road, 8/5/00 near white building with 2 columns at front at corners above road 1-2 km past Agra.
Chaffinch Common
European Serin 2-3, Dipi Larssos, 4/5/00; several, Agiassos, 9/5/00
Greenfinch Seen most days in small numbers.
Linnet 2, Grand Canyon, 5/5/00
Hawfinch 1 carrying food, Napi Valley, 10/5/00
Cirl Bunting Common
Cinereous Bunting 3+, Agra-Messotopos Road. 1 by white building with 2 columns at front corners above road, 2 by EKO sign
Cretzschmar's Bunting Common in west
Black-headed Bunting Common
Corn Bunting Common
151 species
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