Black-necked
Grebe Podiceps nigricollis |
2 offshore
from Skala Kalloni on 26th. |
Little
Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Seen
on Kalloni Pool. |
Great
Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus |
1 offshore
from Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Cory's
Shearwater Calonectris diomedea |
Several
offshore from car park opposite Mytilini Airport on 2nd. |
Yelkouan
Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan |
100+
close inshore from Molivos to Skala Sikaminias road (near Efthalou)
on 28th. |
White
Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus |
The
resident bird seen at Skala Kalloni. On one evening even seen
walking around a restaurant! |
Great
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo |
2 high
over Kalloni West River on 28th. |
European
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
1 in
at Sigri Harbour on 29th. |
Little
Bittern Ixobrychus minutus |
Seen
very well at Kalloni Pool with 6+ present there on 26th. 1+ in
the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Black-crowned
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax |
1 near
Kalloni Pool on 26th. 2 at Skala Kalloni on 28th. 1 at Faneromeni
Valley on 1st. |
Squacco
Heron Ardeola ralloides |
Common. |
Little
Egret Egretta garzetta |
Common. |
Great
White Egret Egretta alba |
1 on
beach at Skala Kalloni on 26th. 2 at Kalloni Salt Pans and 2 at
Derbyshire on 27th. |
Grey
Heron Ardea cinerea |
3 at
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Purple
Heron Ardea purpurea |
3 at
Kalloni Pool on 26th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
White
Stork Ciconia ciconia |
1 near
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on
27th. 2 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Black
Stork Ciconia nigra |
2 near
Kalloni East River on 26th. 2 at Achladeri on 27th. 1 over the
Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Glossy
Ibis Plegadis falcinellus |
100+
present on Kalloni Pool on 26th was quite a spectacle but numbers
quickly decreased throughout the week. 5-10 on Kalloni Pool on
27th. 2+ on Kalloni Pool on 28th. 5 over the Faneromeni Valley
on 29th. 10 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia |
1 at
Kalloni Slat Pans on 27th. |
Greater
Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber |
Seen
at Kalloni Salt Pans where our highest count was 40+ on 27th. |
Mute
Swan Cygnus olor |
5 offshore
from Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Common
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna |
2 at
Kalloni East river on 26th. |
Ruddy
Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea |
1 at
Derbyshire on 27th. 2 at Kalloni West River on 28th. |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos |
2 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Northern
Shoveler Anas clypeata |
Kalloni
Pool. |
Common
Teal Anas crecca |
4 at
Kalloni Pool on 30th. |
Garganey
Anas quercedula |
c10
at Kalloni Pool on 26th. |
Short-toed
Eagle Circaetus gallicus |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans and 1 at Achladeri
on 27th. 1 at Skala Kalloni on 28th. 1 at Ipsilou Monastery on
29th. c4 in the Potamia Valley on 30th. 2+ along the Eressos to
Sigri road on 1st. |
Marsh
Harrier Circus aeruginosus |
1-2
at Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 at Achladeri on 27th. 1 in the
Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 2 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. 1 along
the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Montagu's
Harrier Circus pygargus |
1 male
at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 1 female at Kalloni West River on
28th. 2 female/imm in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 1 at Napi
Valley on 30th. 2 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Long-legged
Buzzard Buteo rufinus |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Derbyshire on 27th. 1 along Molivos
to Skala Sikaminias road (near Efthalou) on 28th. 1 along the
Parakila to Eressos road on 29th. 1 at the Sigri/Eressos junction
just west of Andissa on 29th. 1 along road from Ipsilou Monastery
to Sigri on 29th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 1 in the
Potamia Valley on 30th. |
Common
Buzzard Buteo buteo |
2 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 1 in the Potamia Valley on 30th. 2
at Napi Valley on 30th. |
Honey
Buzzard Pernis apivorus |
1 over
Achladeri on 27th. 1 at Napi Valley on 30th. |
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. |
Common
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
1 in
the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Lesser
Kestrel Falco naumanni |
1 1st
summer male along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Red-footed
Falcon Falco vespertinus |
2 males
north over Kalloni Pool and 1 male over Kalloni East River on
26th. A flock of 50+ seen circling on thermals over hils just
north of Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 3 females at Molivos on 28th.
Several including 2 in off the sea at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th.
2 at Napi Valley on 30th. 1 male along the Parakila to Eressos
Road on 1st. 2 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Hobby
Falco subbuteo |
1 roosting
in a fig tree in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Eleonora's
Falcon Falco eleonorae |
1 probable
at Sigri on 29th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Peregrine
Falcon Falco peregrinus |
1 probable
at Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 near Petra on 28th. 2 hunting
at Faneromeni Valley on 1st seen to take a Swallow as well as
a wader, possibly a Wood Sandpiper. |
Lanner
Falcon Falco biarmicus |
1 watched
for about 20 minutes hunting over Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. |
Chukar
Alectoris chukar |
1 at
Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. 1 along the Eressos to Sigri road on
1st. |
Quail
Coturnix coturnix |
Kalloni
Salt Pans (heard only). |
Little
Crake Porzana parva |
3+
seen very well on Kalloni Pool on 26th. |
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus |
Kalloni
Pool. |
Coot
Fulica atra |
Kalloni
Inland Lake. |
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta |
c7
at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on 27th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans
on 2nd. |
Black-winged
Stilt Himantopus himantopus |
Seen
at Kalloni Pool and Kalloni Salt Pans. |
Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus |
2 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 3 at Kalloni West River on 28th. |
Collared
Pratincole Glareola pratincola |
c6
at Kalloni Salt Pans (on rough ground near the beach) on 27th.
c3 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Little
Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius |
3 at
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. |
Ringed
Plover Charadrius hiaticula |
2 over
Skala Kalloni calling on 27th. |
Kentish
Plover Charadrius alexandrinus |
1 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. |
Sanderling
Calidris alba |
1 at
Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on 27th. |
Curlew
Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea |
70+
at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 40+ at Kalloni West River on 28th. |
Temminck's
Stint Calidris temminckii |
7+
at Kalloni Salt Pans and 5+ at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on
27th. 2 at Kalloni West River on 28th. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans
on 30th. |
Little
Stint Calidris minuta |
20+
at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. c3 at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans
on 27th. An increase in numbers noted at Kalloni Salt Pans on
2nd. |
Wood
Sandpiper Tringa glareola |
Common
thoughout the island - Kalloni Pool and Kalloni Salt Pans were
good sites. |
Common
Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos |
Present. |
Spotted
Redshank Tringa erythropus |
1 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 2nd. |
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia |
2 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 3 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 2nd. |
Marsh
Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis |
1 seen
very briefly on Kalloni Pool early morning on 28th. |
Eurasian
Curlew Numenius arquata |
1 over
high west at Skala Kalloni on 26th. |
Common
Snipe Gallinago gallinago |
Kalloni
Pool. |
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax |
37
on Kalloni Pool and 150+ at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. |
Black-headed
Gull Larus ridibundus |
1 at
Kalloni East River area on 26th. |
Mediterranean
Gull Larus melanocephalus |
7 flew
west at Skala Kalloni on 28th. Also 1 seen at the mouth of Kalloni
East River. |
Yellow-legged
Gull Larus cachinnans michahellis |
Very
common. |
Lesser
Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus |
1 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Little
Gull Larus minutus |
1 2nd
year at Kalloni West River on 28th. 1 1st summer at Kalloni Salt
Pans on 2nd. |
Little
Tern Sterna albifrons |
3 at
Skala Kalloni on 26th. |
Sandwich
Tern Sterna sandvicensis |
1 at
Skala Kalloni on 26th. |
Gull-billed
Tern Gelochelidon nilotica |
6 over
fields at Kalloni East River on 26th. |
Common
Tern Sterna hirundo |
1 at
Skala Kalloni on 26th. 10-15 at Kalloni West River on 28th. |
Caspian
Tern Sterna caspia |
2 along
the coast from Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. |
Black
Tern Chlidonias niger |
1+
at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. |
White-winged
Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus |
5+
at Kalloni Pool on 26th. 6 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. 2 at
Kalloni Pool on 28th. |
Whiskered
Tern Chlidonias hybridus |
1 at
Kalloni Pool on 26th. 3 at Kalloni Pool and 8 at Kalloni Salt
Pans on 27th. 1 at Kalloni Pool on 28th. |
Rock
Dove Columba livia |
3 near
the Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. 2 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Wood
Pigeon Columba palumbus |
1 along
the Kalloni to Molivos road on 28th. |
Eurasian
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto |
Very
common. |
European
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur |
1
at Skala Kalloni on 26th. Numbers increased markedly towards the
end of the week with good numbers in the Faneromeni Valley on
1st. |
Common
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus |
2-3
at Devil's Bridge on 26th including 1 rufous phase bird. 1 along
the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Great
Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius |
1 along
the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Barn
Owl Tyto alba |
1 seen
briefly as it left it's nest site in Skala Kalloni Square on 29th. |
Little
Owl Athene noctua |
1 seen
outside our apartment in Skala Kalloni on 28th. 1 along the Eressos
to Sigri road and 1 in Skala Kalloni on 1st. |
Scops
Owl Otus scops |
2 heard
and seen under street lights by school in Skala Kalloni on 28th.
1 seen very well roosting in daylight in a tree in the school
grounds at Skala Kalloni on 2nd. |
Common
Swift Apus apus |
Seen
at Kalloni Pool. |
Pallid
Swift Apus pallidus |
c3
at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. |
Alpine
Swift Apus melba |
2 over
Kalloni East River on 26th. c100 at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th.
c5 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Hoopoe
Upupa epops |
1 at
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 heard at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. |
European
Bee-eater Merops apiaster |
c8
at Kalloni East River on 26th. Also seen at Kalloni Salt Pans
on 27th with c15 there on 30th. c20 at Ruppell's site near Petra
on 28th. c50 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
European
Roller Coracias garrulus |
Appeared
to be small fall on 1st when the only birds of the trip were seen:
1 imm. on wires just south of Eressos, 2 (1 male and 1 imm.) on
rocks along the Eressos to Sigri road. |
Middle
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius |
A pair
seen extremely well visiting a nest hole along the road outside
the school in Skala Kalloni on 2nd. |
Crested
Lark Galerida cristata |
Common. |
Woodlark
Lullula arborea |
1 along
the Kalloni to Molivos road on 28th. 1 at Napi Valley on 30th. |
Short-toed
Lark Calandrella brachydactyla |
1 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th and 1 in song flight there on 30th.
c4 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. 7 at Kalloni Salt Pans
on 2nd. |
Sand
Martin Riparia riparia |
Faneromeni
Valley. |
Crag
Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. |
House
Martin Delichon urbica |
Faneromeni
Valley. |
Barn
Swallow Hirundo rustica |
Several
parties seen moving north in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. Large
numbers moving on 1st with c500 moving NW along the Eressos to
Sigri road and many moving north at Faneromeni Valley. |
Red-rumped
Swallow Hirundo daurica |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Ruppell's site near Petra on 28th.
1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 2 collecting mud at Kalloni
Salt Pans on 30th. |
Tawny
Pipit Anthus campestris |
1 at
Kalloni Salt Pans on 27th. c5 along the Eressos to Sigri road
on 1st. 1 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 2nd. |
Tree
Pipit Anthus trivialis |
1 on
wires at Skala Kalloni on 26th. 1 along the Eressos to Sigri road
on 1st. |
Red-throated
Pipit Anthus cerinus |
Best
numbers at Kalloni Salt Pans and Kalloni West River. |
Yellow
Wagtail Motacilla flava flava |
Most
birds were nominate M. f. Flava but several other races
were seen. |
Black-headed
Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg |
c3
at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on 27th including 1 M. f. superciliaris
bird. |
Common
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos |
Common. |
Rufous
Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes syriacus |
1 in
song and display flight along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Common
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
1 male
in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Northern
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe |
c5
along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Isabelline
Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina |
2 at
the Sigri/Eressos junction just west of Andissa on 29th. |
Black-eared
Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca |
Common
with both black-throated and pale-throated forms seen. |
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra |
1 male
at Kalloni East River on 26th. Many seen in the Faneromeni Valley
on 29th. c4 at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. 29 along the Eressos
to Sigri road on 1st. 1 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Stonechat
Saxicola torquata |
2 along
road from Ipsilou Monastery to Sigri on 29th. |
Blue
Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius |
3 at
Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. |
Blackbird
Turdus merula |
Common. |
Garden
Warbler Sylvia borin |
1 near
Petra on 28th. |
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla |
4+
at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th.
c4 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. 1 at Faneromeni Valley
on 1st. |
Orphean
Warbler Sylvia hortensis crassirostris |
1 male
at Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Ruppell's site near Petra on 28th.
1 along Molivos to Skala Sikaminias road (near Efthalou) on 28th.
1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 1 at Napi Valley on 30th.
1 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Lesser
Whitethroat Sylvia curruca |
1 at
Ruppell's site near Petra on 28th. 1 at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th.
1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 1 along the Eressos to Sigri
road on 1st. 1 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Ruppell's
Warbler Sylvia ruepelli |
5+
male and 1 female at site near Petra on 28th. 1 female at Ipsilou
Monastery on 29th. |
Common
Whitethroat Sylvia communis |
1 near
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 along the Eressos to Sigri road
on 1st. |
Subalpine
Warbler Sylvia cantillans |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Napi Valley on 30th. |
Sedge
Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaemus |
1 at
Molivos on 28th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Zitting
Cisticola Cisticola juncidis |
1 at
Kalloni West River on 28th. |
Cetti's
Warbler Cetti cetti |
Seen
at Kalloni Pool and Faneromeni Valley. |
European
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
1 at
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Great
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
3 at
Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th.
1 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. 2 at Faneromeni Valley
on 1st. |
Icterine
Warbler Hippolais icterina |
1 at
Ruppell's site near Petra on 28th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley
on 29th. 1 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Olivaceous
Warbler Hippolais pallida elaeica |
Common. |
Willow
Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus |
1 at
the Sigri/Eressos junction just west of Andissa on 29th. 1 in
the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. |
Wood
Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
1 at
Molivos on 28th. 6+ at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. 1 in the Faneromeni
Valley on 29th. |
Spotted
Flycatcher Muscicapa striata |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. c4 at Molivos on 28th. 40+ in the Faneromeni
Valley on 29th. c30 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. 10+
at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Pied
Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca |
2 at
Molivos on 28th. 1+ male and c10 females at Ipsilou Monastery
on 29th. 60+ in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. c9 along the Eressos
to Sigri road on 1st. 1 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Collared
Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis |
1 male
at Achladeri on 27th. 1 male and 1 female at Molivos on 28th.
2-3 males and 2 females at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. 1 male in
the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 2 males along the Eressos to Sigri
road on 1st. |
Great
Tit Parus major |
Very
common. |
Blue
Tit Parus caeruleus |
Common. |
Sombre
Tit Parus lugubris |
1 at
Potamia Valley on 26th. 2 at Napi Valley on 30th. |
Penduline
Tit Remiz pendulinus |
1 male
building a nest over the river at Faneromeni ford on 1st. |
Kruper's
Nuthatch Sitta krueperi |
2-3
seen at Achladeri on 27th, including 1 male excavating holes in
a dead tree very close to the main path. |
Western
Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer |
1-2
at Devil's Bridge on 26th. 1 at Ruppell's site near Petra on 28th.
1 along the Parakila to Eressos road on 29th. c5 along the Eressos
to Sigri road on 1st. |
Short-toed
Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla |
2 at
Achladeri on 27th. |
Red-backed
Shrike Lanius collurio |
2 males
at Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 male at Ruppell's site near Petra
on 28th. 1+ male and 1 female in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th.
1 male at Kalloni Salt Pans on 30th. 21 along the Eressos to Sigri
road on 1st. 10+ at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Woodchat
Shrike Lanius senator |
1 near
Kalloni Pool and 3 at Potamia Valley on 26th. 1 at Ruppell's site
near Petra on 28th. 1 at the Sigri/Eressos junction just west
of Andissa on 29th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 4 along
the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. 1 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Masked
Shrike Lanius nubicus |
A pair
near Kalloni East River and 1 male at Potamia Valley on 26th.
1 male at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on 27th. 1 male and 1 female
in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. 2 at Napi Valley on 30th. 1
female along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st. |
Lesser
Grey Shrike Lanius minor |
1 at
Napi Valley on 30th. 2 along the Eressos to Sigri road on 1st.
1 at Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
Eurasian
Jay Garrulus glandarius atricapillus |
Seen
near Kalloni East River on 26th and at near Skala Kalloni school
on 2nd. |
Jackdaw
Corvus monedula |
10+
at Sigri on 29th. |
Hooded
Crow Corvus cornix |
Very
common. |
Common
Raven Corvus corax |
1 along
Molivos to Skala Sikaminias road (near Efthalou) on 28th. 1 at
Napi Valley on 30th. |
Golden
Oriole Oriolus oriolus |
1 male
at Skala Polichnitou Salt Pans on 27th. 1 male at Ipsilou Monastery
on 29th. 1 male in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th. c10 at Napi
Valley on 30th. 1 male along the Eressos to Sigri road and 1 at
Faneromeni Valley on 1st. |
House
Sparrow Passer domesticus |
Very
common. |
Spanish
Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis |
Common
around buildings in Skala Kalloni. |
Rock
Sparrow Petronia petronia |
1 along
the Parakila to Eressos road on 29th. |
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs |
Very
common. |
Linnet
Carduelis cannabina |
Seen
along Eressos to Sigri coast road near east ford. |
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis |
Common. |
Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris |
Common. |
Serin
Serinus serinus |
1 at
Achladeri on 27th. |
Cretzschmar's
Bunting Emberiza caesia |
1-2
at Devil's Bridge on 26th. Several along Molivos to Skala Sikaminias
road (near Efthalou) on 28th. 2 at the Sigri/Eressos junction
just west of Andissa on 29th. Common along the Eressos to Sigri
road. |
Cirl
Bunting Emberiza cirlus |
1+
at Potamia Valley on 26th. c6 along the Eressos to Sigri road
on 1st. |
Cinereous
Bunting Emberiza cineracea |
1-3
males seen very well singing at Devil's Bridge on 26th. 1 male
at Ipsilou Monastery on 29th. |
Black-headed
Bunting Emberiza melanocephala |
1 male
at Kalloni East River on 26th. 1 in the Faneromeni Valley on 29th.
1 in the Potamia Valley on 30th. Numbers dramatically increased
towards the end of the week. 2+ males along the Eressos to Sigri
road on 1st. |
Corn
Bunting Miliaria calandra |
Very
common. |