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Shearwaters were
coming in closer here due to the strong wind and we
had a number of Cory's mixed in with the seemingly
continuous stream of Yelkouans. Further along
the ridge we watched three Eleonora's Falcons
hunting for migrant passerines..... report by Avian
Adventures
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- For the fourth time I paid a visit
to Lesvos. As usual I was staying at Vatera (Madonna
Studios), an excellent place to discover the rich-on-nature
South of Lesvos....Dirk Raes reports
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Birdwatching Report from Vatera - Lesvos 29.04.02 - 13.05.02
- We visited Vatera, Lesvos for the first time
with our young family and a friend and stayed at comfortable and
homely apartments...The southern tip of Vatera on the island of
Lesvos benefits from some unique advantages, it is ideally situated
for bird migration coming in from Africa and Turkey due to its
southern location on the island and it has a protruding point
into the sea, the cape of Agios Focas, which naturally attracts
a lot of migratory birds.....Dirk Demey & Karen Op de Beek
report.
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Dirk and Karen stayed in
Lesvos courtesy of: Hibiscus
Travel formally The
Vatera Specialists
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Birder friendly
accommodation on the southern tip of the island (Brochure)
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Lesvos
Apr - 2004 
161 Bird Species recorded
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Parking up we walked slowly up the
central track and here amongst the pine trees we had
excellent views of the islands star bird the delightful
little Kruper's Nuthatch. The bird was excavating a
hole and gave us the opportunity to scope it well!...Steve
Bird reports for Birdseekers
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Lesvos 19th May - 2nd June 2005
- We chose to visit Lesvos in the “off season” just outside the main migration period, hoping the weather would be more settled, and that there would still be plenty of birds to see – but no so many birdwatchers!...Alan Saunders reports
Lesvos May
5th - 12th 2005
- On the way back to the apartment we visited
the Salt Pans where we had 4 Collared Pratincoles, a flock of
c40 Whiskered Terns plus the usual single Sanderling and small
flock of Curlew Sandpipers.....David Mason reports.
Lesbos
Greece 7-21 May 2004
- Although this was already our 7th visit to
Greece this was actually the first time that bird watching was
one of our main occupations. Greece is a wonderful country to
visit with very friendly people, a relaxed atmosphere and excellent
food in cosy taverns. Combining this makes Lesbos an ideal destination
for a relaxed bird watching holiday...Jos Wanten
reports..
Lesvos 27th
of April to 6th of May 2003
- Those with special interest in migrating
raptors and other large birds should pay a visit to the lay-by
about 2 km North of Kalloni. On the fifth of May the winds were
more easterly and the raptors tended to take a course right above
a small chapel close to the Limonos Monastery...Niclas Winqvist
reports.
Lesvos 1-8th
May 2003
- Immediately after seeing the Dalmation Pelican,
a Little Crake appeared out of the reeds. Things were looking
up. We then moved to the Saltpans and
got excellent views of Lesser Grey Shrike and distant views of
a number of common waders....Bob Biggs reports.
Mytilini/Lesvos in winter 06-13.01.2003
- A little bit further from Vatera, but still
within a 45min. drive along the road towards Kalloni is the flatland
of Derbyshire which produced 30 wintering Great White Egret, 8
Ruddy Shelduck and also some Mute Swans. Another day 9 Whoopers
came to visit this beautiful area too....Dirk Raes
reports.
Lesvos, Greece 26
April to 2 May 2002,
- This was our first trip to Lesvos and we
were very impressed with the quality of the birding. The speciality
birds were easy to see and there were good numbers of passage
migrants moving through all week, with a noticable fall occurring
on the 1st...Peter Alfrey and Lee Dingain report,
Birding Lesvos 3rd
-17th May 2001
- Having read reports about how good Lesvos
is for spring migration we decided to give it a try. We stayed
at the Kalloni 11 Hotel at Skala Kalloni and had a ground floor
room with terrace onto the garden in front, and a view of Skala
Kalloni Pool. We were greeted with Whiskered Tern, White-winged
Black Tern, Black-winged Stilt, Squacco Heron, Purple Heron and
Garganey from our room as we unpacked...Alan and Anne Miller
report
Lesvos Trip Report April
12th - 19th 2001
- We decided to try Lesvos in April after reading
several good trip reports, mainly when visited in May. Several
reports indicated that late April would be worth a visit, and
having 2 weeks off in mid-April we decided to give it a whirl...James
Eaton reports
Lesvos 04/05/2000
- 11/05/2000
- Thirteen members of the Cambrian Ornithological
Society visited Lesvos from 4th to 11th
May 2000. We were fortunate in the week we chose, in that rain
during the previous week meant that there was quite a lot of water
at sites such as the East River and Kalloni Pool early in the
week, with impressive numbers of herons, egrets and waders present....Rhion
Pritchard reports
Lesvos 24th
August and 4th Sept '97.
- "If we ever won the lottery there would
be a more than even chance that we would look for somewhere to
buy on this lovely island." John Jennings explores
the birds and the character of the Island of Lesbos.
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