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Naturalist Trip to Rhodes
7th to 27th April 2003,
Author
Georges & Mireille Olioso, le Mail, 26230 Grignan
(France)
Georges.oliosoATwanadoo.fr
Environment is varied. There are numerous rivers (all have water in April
2003), a large dam In the south, beautiful pines and cypress forests, small
garden near the towns, olive and orange trees, large cereal fields, rocky
hills with cliffs, etc.
The more widespread species are Crested Lark, Blue Tit, Greenfinch, House
Sparrow, Collared Dove, Hooded Crow and Sardinian Warbler. We saw 140 species
of which some rarities (White-tailed Lapwing, Lesser Short-toed Lark and Trumpeter
Finch, and also Spur-winged Lapwing, Little and Baillon's Crakes, Blue-cheeked
Bee-eater, tens of Red-throated Pipits and Short-toed Larks, numerous Squacco
Herons and Glossy Ibis, some Long-legged Buzzards, three species of harriers
(with Pallid), 6 species of falcons. At the end of our trip we saw Pallid
and Olive-tree Warblers, Black-headed Bunting and some Eleonora's and Red-footed
Falcons.
Sea birds are not common (but Yellow-legged Gull and Cory's Shearwater),
like Cetti's Warbler. Goldfinch is not common, but in cage !
Sites
Site 1.
Ialysos, residential area and beach.
We stay 3 weeks in the Sun Beach. Long and narrow pebble beach, numerous gardens
with exotic trees, but also vegetable gardens. A small river. Sardinian Warbler
is abundant like House Sparrow and Collared Dove and Hooded Crow. We saw rare
Spanish Sparrows with the House and we saw a very important migration of Spanish.
We found also a big roost with ± 5000 birds. At sea, every morning, numerous
Cory's Shearwater and very rare Yelkouan.
Ialysos Acropolis and close to area.
At the foot of the hill we eared 4 Scops Owls and 1 Little Owl.
Symi Island.
Very few birds (but very numerous cats !). There is no trees, but we saw 2
Audouin's Gulls.
Kremastis
bridge and the river.
The river is just before the Kremasti town arriving from the airport and was
a very good site during our stay. Highlight species are Glossy Ibis (36 birds,
19 April), White-tailed Lapwing, Squacco Heron, Great Snipe, Little and Baillon's
Crakes and numerous Yellow Wagtails (feldegg and flava are abundant,
and we saw also thunbergi and superciliaris), Great Reed Warblers
are regular in small number.
Apolakkia
dam and close to area.
Large lake with surrounding forests and wear and tear vegetation. We saw our
first Long-legged Buzzard, a Peregrine Falcon and eared Chukars. There were
also Black-necked and Little Grebes, Stonechats and Collared Flycatcher (and
also a Cormorant, not common in Rhodes).
Gorges and forest near Lakki.
Gorges start on the main road, near Lakki. We saw nest of Raven, Red-rumped
Swallow and Crag Martin.
Afandou
and Traganou beaches + a river without name (with a ford).
Back Afandou beach, there is a large piece of fallow land like a steppe. This
site is very interesting because a great variety of habitats. We saw here
hundreds of Swallows and Sand Martins with some tens of House Martins and
hundreds of Yellow Wagtails (2/3 de flava pour 1/3 de feldegg
with some thunbergi, superciliaris and dombrowski). In the
steppe area hundreds of Short-toed Larks, about 10 Lesser Short-toed Larks,
tens of Red-throated Pipits, some Stone Curlews and, very astonishing, a Trumpeter
Finch win a flock of Linnets. The golf also is interesting and we saw Red-throated
and Tawny Pipits and a Quail. Other species seen here are Red-footed Falcon,
Pied Flycatcher, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, etc. There is also a big lizard (Agama
stellio).
Traganou beach is near a military area (no photos). In a small lagoon there
is some waders and herons. Near this beach we saw Long-legged Buzzard, Chukars
and a male of Collared Flycatcher.
Gandouras river, olive trees orchard + river, castle
and small beach at Araki.
There are numerous Woodchat Shrikes and Blue Tits in the olive-trees. At
the mouth of the Gandouras (a large lake) we saw a Spur-winged Lapwing, a
Glossy Ibis, a Long-legged Buzzard and some Little Egrets. On the castle hill,
there are at least 3 pairs of Black-eared Wheatears. North of the castle,
a small beach has a small river with trees ; we saw here Semi-collared Flycatcher
and Pallid Warbler.
Old road from Malona to Archangelos.
The road is along a river with good riparian forest (Cetti's Warbler and Nightingale).
Near Archangelos, there is a rocky area with Long-legged Buzzard and very
large olive-trees orchard. In the orchard we saw numerous Hoopoes and Blue
Tits.
Small
road from the main road to the Kritinia castle.
The road crosses farmlands and pine and cypress forest before arriving at
the castle. We eared and saw Eastern Bonelli's and Eastern Orphean Warblers.
Kattavia area (far south of the island) and Lachania
a) Prasonisi and large cereal area.
The cereal area is good for migrating birds (Pallid Harrier, Spanish Sparrow
and Short-toed Larks near an old convent (Aghios Pavlos, on the right of the
main road driving to Lindos)
b) we walk along a small river on the left of the road before the Cape Angomasi
(driving from the south): Montagu's Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, Pallid and
Great Reed Warblers, Black-eared Wheatear, etc.
Gennadi beach and river mouth.
Good place for waders (we saw a Spur-winged Lapwing) at sea, a small flock
of Shags and Sandwich Terns. Watch the bushes (Olive-tree and Pallid Warbler)
Kiotari beach.
Like Gennadi beach. We saw Pallid Warbler and Black-headed Bunting.
Town, castle and olive-trees at Asklipio.
Orchards are good (Collared Flycatchers, Chukar and Ortolan Bunting).
Rocky hill above Glystra Beach. Good place to see the birds arriving from
the sea. There is also nest of Raven and Crag Martin.
Profitis Ilias Mountains.
Beautiful pine and cypress forest but very few birds species. Blue Tit, Blackbird
and Jay are common. Woodlark nests on the summit.
Artamiti convent.
Rocky area with forest. Red-rumped Swallow, Black-eared Wheatear, Raven,
Alpine Swift.
Kallithéa
and close to area.
A pair of Blue-rock Thrush breeds in the old houses. The pine forest was very
good for migrating biers (Pied, Collared, Semi-collared and Grey Flycatchers).
The hills also are good (Black-eared Wheatear, Blue-rock Thrush, Ortolan Bunting.
Lindos and close to area.
The site is very beautiful ! and the is good birds. Above the acropolis, numerous
Alpine Swifts ; in the gardens, Lesser Whitethroat, Eastern Orphean, Willow
and Wood Warblers, Redstart (samamisicus), Orioles, numerous Red-rumped
Swallows. A walk from the village to the Cleobule tomb is a good idea (Collared
Flycatcher, Common Whitethroat, Woodchat Shrike). Watch the cliffs, there
is a Peregrine nest.
List of the species seen
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. 21/04, Apolakkia dam,
3 birds (2 in song).
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis. One, nuptial, 08/04
Apolakkia dam.
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea. 54 crossing in front
of Ialysos beach in 20 min, 07/04. The same every morning. 17/04, 30 min
before arriving at the Symi island, a flock of ± 130 follows the boat. 26/04
in the morning, we count 187 birds between 6h30 a.m. and 7h.
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan. Rare, at least 3,
07/04 with the Cory's. 18/04, 14 at 17h30 in front of the Rhodes harbour.
- Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. One, immature, 08/04, Apolakkia
dam.
- Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmareti. 11/04, 7 fishing
just in front of Gennadi beach; at the place, 6, 21/04 and 22/04 and 8,
25/04.
- Little Bittern Ixobrichus minutus. Male, 08/04, Kremasti
river mouth. Two males, 24/04, upstream Kremastis bridge. Male, 25/04 Afandou
beach. Female, 25/04 Kremastis bridge.
- Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax. Adult flying to the sea
(!!),14/04, Afandou beach. 21/04, 5 adults, Afandou ford, but only one 24/04.
22/04, 3 upstream Kremastis bridge, and 2, 24/04.
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides. One 08 and 12/04, then
3, 13/04, Kremastis bridge. One, 09/04 Afandou beach and 3, same place,
16/04. 19/04, 5 Afandou beach, 1 Traganou beach and 13 Kremastis bridge.
21/04, 11 Apolakkia dam, 2 Gennadi beach and 16 Afandou. 22/04, 2 Kiotari
beach and at least 5 upstream Kremastis bridge but only 2 24/04 and 1 25/04.
23/04, 3 Traganou beach. Only one 24/04 Afandou beach. 25/04, two on the
road near Archangelos and 1 Gennadi.
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta. 2 07/07, then 6 08/04 and
12/04, Kremastis bridge. One, 08/04 Apolakkia dam. 8, 09/04, Afandou beach.
10/04, 19 Gandouras river. 14/04 and 16/04, 10 Afandou beach and 8 Traganou
beach. 20/04, 24 Afandou beach. 21/04, 22 same place, 2 Gennadi beach, 18
(leaving the roost) Apolakkia dam and 14 Traganou beach.
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. 1 adult 07/04, Kremastis bridge.
One, 08/04, Apolakkia dam. 14/04, 2 Traganou beach and 1 Kremastis bridge
(also 18 and 19/04 here). Two, 20 and 21/04 Afandou beach. One, 21/04 Traganou
beach.
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea. 19/04, 2 Afandou golf then
2 (the same ?), Traganou beach and 7 upstream Kremastis beach.
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus. 5 (4 adults), 07/04 Kremastis
bridge. Only 3, 10/04; this late day, 1 Gandouras river. At the Kremastis
bridge, 4 12/04, 1 13/04, 14/04 and 18/04 then a flock of 39 19/04; 7, 22/04 !
20/04, 6 Afandou beach. 21/04, always 6 Afandou beach and 1 Apolakkia dam.
23/04, un (migrating) Plimiri beach, 3 Traganou beach and 25 upstream the
Kremastis bridge then 15 24/04 and 6 25/04 at the last place. 25/04, 6 Afandou
beach.
- Garganey Anas querquedula. Female, 14/04 Afandou beach then
2 males and 1 female Kremastis bridge, 18/04.
- Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus. One, Kremastis bridge, 24/04.
- Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus. Female, 09/04, Kremastis
bridge. 11/04, south Kattavia, 2 males and 2 females. Male, 16/04 Traganou
beach. Male (migrating), 23/04 Plimiri beach.
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus. One (2 ?) female,
11/04, south Kattavia.
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus. Female migrating, 23/04
near the cape Angomasi (Lachania). Another female, 25/04 Gandouras mouth.
- Goshawk Accipiter gentilis. Male harassed by Hooded Crows,
06/04, Ialysos.
- Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. Female, 21/04, Apolakkia dam.
- Buzzard Buteo buteo buteo. 1 adult, Ialysos, 06/04.
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus. One, 08/04, near Apolakkia
dam. One, 09/04, Afandou beach and another Traganou beach (also 10/04) ;
always 10/04, one near the Gandouras. One, 11/04, 5 km south Apolakkia.
One, 14/04 Kremastis bridge. One, old road from Malona to Rhodes, 16/04.
One, 20/04, main road near Haraki. One, 22/04 Gennadi. One, 23/04, south
cape Angomasi (Lachania). One, 24/04, between Archangelos and Archipoli.
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus. One, light, 19 and 22/04
Kremastis bridge.
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni. 7, 14/04, main road, north
of Faliraki.
- Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Ialysos beach, 1, 06/04, then
07/04. 08/04, one near Kamiros and 1 Apolakkia dam. One, 09/04, Afandou
beach. 10/04, one, Gandouras, and one, Afandou beach. Pair at nest, 11/04,
Kritinia castle. Common in the south of the island. One, 12/04 Artamiti
convent. One, 15/04, Kallithéa. Male, 18/04, Kremastis bridge (also 19/04).
19/04, 2, Kallithéa. Two pairs at nest in the cliffs near Lindos (20/04).
One, 22/04, Kiotari beach. Pair, 23/04, near cape Angomasi (Lachania).
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. 3, 08/04, Kamiros Skala.
19/04, 4, Afandou golf and 2 near Kallithéa. 20/04, 3, Afandou and 3 (1
female and 2 males), Lindos. Male arriving from the sea, 25/04 near Glystra
Beach.
- Hobby Falco subbuteo. 1 (migrating), Ialysos beach, 06/04 ;
1, 07/04 near P. Kalamonas. One arriving from the sea, 25/04, near Glystra
Beach.
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae. One (dark) arriving from
the sea, 25/04, near Glystra Beach. Another dark, 26/04, in front of the
Ialysos beach.
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus. Female, 08/04, Apolakkia
dam. Male, 20/04, Lindos.
- Chukar Alectoris chukar. One in song, 08 and 21/04, Apolakkia
dam. 14/04, 2 Traganou beach. 21/04, 2 near the main road, Kiotari. One,
olive-trees orchard above Asklipio, 22/04. One, 25/04 near Glystra Beach.
- Quail Coturnix coturnix. One, 11/04, Kattavia. One, 14/04,
Afandou golf. One, 16/04, Haraki castle. One, 20/04, between Lindos and
Cleobule tomb.
- Little Crake Porzana parva. Male, 08/04 and 19/04, Kremastis
bridge.
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla. Adult, 22/04, upstream
Kremastis bridge.
- Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. 08/04, 2, Apolakkia dam and
12 Kremastis bridge. One, 09/04, Afandou beach. 10/04, 4, Traganou beach.
21/04, 3, Apolakkia dam. 22/04, one, Kiotari beach and 16 upstream Kremastis
bridge.
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus. One, 14/04, Afandou
beach. One, 22/04, Kremastis bridge. 23/04, 2, Afandou beach and 1 Traganou
beach. One, 25/04, Kremastis bridge.
- Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus saharae. One, 08/04, Kremasti
beach. 09/04, at least 5, Afandou beach and 3, 10/04. Always at Afandou
beach, 10 14/04 and 5 24/04. Two, displaying, 16/04, Haraki river. One eared
at 21h, 18/04, Ialysos beach. 22/04, at 8h25 a.m., 1 arriving from the sea,
Kiotari beach. Same place, 1, 25/04.
- Pratincole Glareola pratincola. Two, 23 and 24/04, Afandou
beach.
- Little Plover Charadrius dubius. One, 06 and 07/04, Ialysos beach;
one, 07/04, Kremastis bridge, then 2 at the Kremasti river mouth, 08 and
14/04. 3 Afandou beach, then 4 (pair displaying) Traganou beach, 09, 14
and 19/04. Two, 10/04, Gandouras river and 3 Afandou beach same day. 19/04,
2, near the Colossos Beach Hotel, Faliraki. 3 (a pair displaying), 21/04,
Gennadi river. Two pairs, 22/04, Kiotari beach. Two, 25/04, mouth of the
Kiotari river.
- Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus. Male, 14/04, Ialysos
beach.
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus. One, 22, 23 and 25/04,
Gennadi river mouth. A second, 25/04, Gandouras mouth.
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus. One, tame, 08/04,
Kremastis bridge. Always present 09 and 10/04. Perhaps the 5th
for Greece and 2nd for Rhodes.
- Sanderling Calidris alba. At Afandou beach, 3, 14/04 and
16/04, and 5, 20/04.
- Little Stint Calidris minuta. Two, 09/04, Afandou beach.
11/04, 11 Gennadi beach. One, 16 and 19/04, Traganou beach. 19/04, 2, Afandou
beach and 1 near the Colossos Beach Hotel, Faliraki. At the Gennadi river
mouth, 17, 21 and 22/04. One, 23/04, Between Gennadi and Lachania and 4,
Traganou beach. 25/04, 4 Afandou beach and 8 Traganou beach.
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii. One, 09 and 14/04,
Traganou beach. 21/04, 17 Gennadi river mouth and 4 Afandou beach. One,
21/04, Gennadi river mouth. One, 25/04, Kiotari beach.
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea. Two with the Sanderlings,
16/04, Afandou beach but just 1 20/04. One, 21/04, Gennadi river mouth.
- Dunlin Calidris alpina. One, 09/04, Traganou beach. One,
21 and 22/04, Gennadi river mouth. One, 22/04, Kiotari beach.
- Ruff Philomachus pugnax. 3, 07 and 08/04, Kremastis bridge
where there are 5 (10/04), 1 (14/04) and 7 (19/04). Six (1 male), 09/04,
Afandou beach, then 22 (14/04), 13 (16/04). At the Traganou beach, 8, 16
and 19/04. 21/04, 3, Gennadi river mouth. 23/04, 12 between Gennadi and
Lachania and 3 Traganou beach. 24/04, only 2 Afandou beach and 2 Kremastis
bridge, but 9, 25/04, here.
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago. 3, 08/04, then 2, 12/04,
Kremastis bridge.
- Great Snipe Gallinago media. One, upstream the Kremastis
bridge, 22/04.
- Redshank Tringa totanus. One, 16/04, Afandou beach.
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis. One, 08/04, Kremastis
bridge. One, 19 and 21/04, Traganou beach.
- Greenshank Tringa nebularia. One, 09, 10, 14, 19 and 21/04,
Traganou beach then 2, 23/04. 16/04, 3, Afandou beach then 1 20/04. One,
23/04 flying above the road near cape Angomasi.
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus. 4, 07, 08 and 10/04, Kremastis
bridge, then only one 12 and 14/04. 11/04, 3, Gennadi beach. 14/04, 4, Afandou
beach and 2 Traganou beach. One, 19/04, Afandou beach.
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola. At Kremastis bridge, 2 (09/04),
3 (10/04), 1 (12/04), 13 (14/04), 6 (19/04), 13 (22/04) and 5 (24/04). 14/04,
5, Afandou, 15 Traganou beach and 1 Ialysos beach. 19/04, 6 Traganou beach.
20/04, at least 25 Afandou beach. 21/04, 16 Gennadi river mouth, 17 along
the Afandou river and 8 Traganou beach. At the last site, 8 23/04. 24/04,
16 Afandou beach.
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos. On the Ialysos beach,
1 06, 07, 16 and 17/04), 3 (23/04). 2, 09/04, Traganou beach where there
are 3 19/04. One, 11/04, Gennadi beach. 14/04, 1 Afandou beach and 1 Kremastis
bridge. 21/04, at least 5 Apolakkia dam.
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus. One adult, Ialysos beach,
14/04. Another (the same), 16, 19 and 20/04, Afandou beach.
- Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii. Two adults, 17/04, in front
of the coast of Symi island.
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis. Numerous at sea in
front of Ialysos. Adult, 08/04, Apolakkia dam. Some every days near Afandou.
11/04, 104 at roost Loutanis mouth. 25/04, 58, Gandouras mouth.
- Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis. One, 11/04 Gennadi beach.
In front of Ialysos beach, 2 (4 ?), 17/04 and 1, 25/04.
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus. One, 14/04, in
front of the Ialysos beach. One (the same ?), 15, 16/04 then 24 and 25/04
Kremastis bridge. One, 19 and 20/04, Afandou beach and 1 (the same?), 20/04,
Traganou beach.
- Feral Dove Columba livia « domestica ». Common
in towns.
- Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus. Pair displaying, 07/04, Ialysos
acropolis. 08/04, 2 in song Apolakkia dam and one other near Lakki. 11/04,
one in song, Kritinia castle, then 2 flying south Kattavia. Singing birds
eared 12/04 Profitis Ilias and Artamiti convent. One in song, 24/04 between
Archangelos and Archipoli.
- Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto. Numerous in towns and
villages. Also on Symi island.
- Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur. 11/04, 3 south Kattavia
and 1 Gennadi beach. One, 12/04, Kremastis bridge. One in song, 15/04, Profitis
Ilias. 8; 19/04, Kallithéa forest. One in song, 21/04, Apolakkia dam. 22/04,
5 flying, Kiotari beach then 4 Asklipio. 23/04, 5 (migrating) Plimiri beach.
24/04, 5 (4 in song) between Malona and Archangelos and 3 in song between
Archangelos and Archipoli.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri. At least 6 near
Rhodes harbour (a pair goes out from a hole in a eucalyptus tree). At the
same place, 10 17/04.
- Cuckoo Cuculus canorus. 2 in song, 08/04 near Lakki. One
in song 11/04 Kritinia castle. One in song, 12/04 Artamiti convent, another
15/04 Profitis Ilias. Two (1 in song), 16/04, road between Malona and Archangelos.
- Scops Owl Otus scops cycladum. 16/04 (5h50 a.m.), 4 singers
near Ialysos village.
- Little Owl Athene noctua indigena. Only 1 cry, 16/04 (5h50
a.m.) near Ialysos village.
- Common Swift Apus apus. Seen everywhere in small number
from 06/04. At least 100, 08/04, Apolakkia dam. One, 17/04, Symi. The same
day, ± 100 above the town of Rhodes.
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus. One, 09/04, above Kremastis
bridge. One, 13/04, town of Rhodes. 14/04, 3 above Ialysos beach. 19/04,
3, Afandou golf. At least 2, Lindos, 20/04. 21/04, 2, Apolakkia dam.
- Alpine Swift Apus melba tuneti. 3, 10/04, Afandou beach.
12/04, 6 above Artamiti convent. At Afandou beach, 11 14/04 and 6 drinking
16/04. 19/04, one Afandou golf and 2 Traganou beach. At least 11, Lindos,
20/04. 21/04, 14, Apolakkia dam and 3 Gennadi beach. 2, 22/04, Kiotari beach.
25/04, 2, above Glystra beach.
- Kingfisher Alcedo atthis. Only at Kremastis bridge : 2 (3
?), 08/04 ; 2, 12/04 ; 3, 19/04 ; 2 (pair displaying) from 20/04 to 26/04
with pair copulating the last day.
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus. One, 19/04, Afandou
beach. Perhaps the second for Rhodes (Handrinos and Akriotis, 1997, Birds
of Greece).
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster. At least 2 eared, 10/04,
Afandou beach. 14/04, at the Kremastis river mouth, 9 flying to Turkey.
At least 6, 16/04, road between Malona and Archangelos. Eared, 22/04, above
Kiotari beach and 23/04 near cape Angomasi. 24/04, 14 between Malona and
Archangelos then 20 between Archangelos and Archipoli (holes in a sand quarry) ;
early morning (6p5), one flying to Turkey, Ialysos beach. 25/04, 3 (1 burrowing)
Kiotari beach, 11 arriving from the sea above Glystra Beach, 1 near Lardos
and 8 Gandouras mouth.
- Hoopoe Upupa epops. One, 08/04, Ialysos. One, 10/04, Afandou
beach and 2 11/04. At Gennadi beach, 2 (11/04) and 1 (21/04). 16/04, 3 in
song, road between Malona and Archangelos. One, 23/04, Plimiri beach. 24/04,
one between Malona and Archangelos then 5 (4 in song) between Archangelos
and Archipoli.
- Wryneck Jynx torquilla. One, 08/04, near Kremasti. One,
25/04, near Glystra Beach.
- Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla. Afandou beach
: ± 120 (09/04) ; ± 235 (10/04) ; 58 with 4 in song (14/04) ; 42 with 2
in song (19/04) and 45 with 4 in song (24/04). 11/04, 6 south Kattavia.
19/04, 6 Afandou golf. One, 18/04, Ialysos beach. One in song, 20/04, between
Lindos and Cleobule tomb. One, 21/04, Gennadi beach.
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens. ±
10 with the Short-toed, 09/04, Afandou beach. Perhaps the first for Greece.
(Handrinos and Akriotis, 1997, Birds of Greece).
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata. Uncommon in the north-west
of the island, but very common on the east coast and in the south.
- Woodlark Lullula arborea. One, 08/04, between Apolakkia
and the dam. One in song, 12/04, Artamiti convent. Two in song, 15/04, Profitis
Ilias summit.
- Skylark Alauda arvensis. Two, 10/04, Afandou beach.
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia. 08/04, 2 Apolakkia dam and
5 Kremastis bridge. ± 50, 09/04, Afandou beach and ± 100 same place 14/04.
One, 16/04, Haraki. One, 18/04, Ialysos beach. Tens, 19/04, Afandou beach
then ± 800, same place, 21/04.
- Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris. Pair at nest, 08/04,
Lakki gorges. At least 4 in the town of Rhodes, 13/04 and 2 same place 17/04.
Two, 14/04, Traganou beach. One, Profitis Ilias, 15/04. 16/04, one pick
up mud, Traganou beach. Nest, 25/04, hill above Glystra Beach.
- Swallow Hirundo rustica. Abundant at wetlands. At least
500, 09, 10 and 21/04, Afandou beach. Common in towns. Some, 17/04, Symi
island.
- Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica. Seen everywhere in small
number but Lindos where at least 20, 20/04. Pairs at nest 08/04, Lakki gorges,
22/04, Kiotari beach and 25/04 in a cave, Traganou beach.
- House Martin Delichon urbica. Uncommon along the coasts
(but hundreds arriving from the sea on the east coast, 19/04). Nests in
all villages, but not abundant. Some 17/04, Symi island.
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris. At Afandou beach, at least16
(09/04) ; 4 (10/04) ; 8 (14/04) ; 7 (19/04) and 2 (24/04). 10/04, 4, Gandouras
river. 11/04, 2, south Kattavia. 14/04, 4 Traganou beach. Some, 16/04, Haraki.
One, 20/04, Lindos. 23/04, one Plimiri beach and 3 near cape Angomasi..
25/04, 3 hill above Glystra Beach and 2 Traganou beach.
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis. Common in migration everywhere.
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Afandou beach, ±
40 (09/04) ; 29 (14/04) ; 6 (19/04) ; 1 (25/04). 14/04, 1 Kremastis bridge.
One, 17/04, Symi island. One, 18/04, Kremastis bridge. 23/04, 2 Plimiri
beach. One in flight, 24/04, between Malona and Archangelos. 25/04, 2 arriving
from the sea, above Glystra Beach.
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava. feldegg is common
06 and 07/04, Kremastis bridge. Same place, 07/04, we saw males M. f.
thunbergi (26, 08/04) and superciliaris (2, 08/04). At least
300 (2/3 flava, 1/3 feldegg, 2 thunbergi and 1 superciliaris),
09/04, Afandou beach. At the same site, at least 5 dombrowski 10/04.
14/04, ±150 Afandou beach (20 % de feldegg). Same site, 19/04, ±150
(60 % de feldegg and 40 % flava). 20/04, Lindos, we saw a
flock of 11flava arriving from the sea. 25/04, a flock of 22 arriving
from the sea, Gandouras mouth.
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba. 06, 07 and 08/04, Ialysos
beach. One, 08 and 12/04, Kremastis bridge. 09 and 14/04, 3 Afandou beach.
11/04, 3 south Kattavia. One in song, 16/04, Antony Quinn beach. Two, 17/04,
Symi island. 19/04, 3 Traganou beach. 21/04, one Apolakkia dam, 5 Gennadi
beach and 4 Afandou beach.
- Wren Troglodytes troglodytes. Singers 07/04, Ialysos acropolis.
Some in song, 08/04 near Lakki. One, 11/04, Kritinia castle. 12/04, Profitis
Ilias, 9 in song on 1 km then 11 in song on 3 km, 15/04 (a pair feeding
youngs at nest). One in song, 16/04 between Malona and Archangelos.
- Robin Erithacus rubecula. One, 13/04, garden in Rhodes town.
Another, 19/04, Kallithéa forest.
- Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Everywhere in small number
from the 08/04.
- Bluethroat Luscinia s. svecica. Male, 22/04, upstream Kremastis
bridge. Perhaps the first for Rhodes.
- Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. A male samamisicus,
20/04, Lindos. Female, 21/04, Gennadi beach. Male phoenicurus, 23/04,
Plimiri beach.
- Winchat Saxicola rubetra. Widespread in small number ; seen
everywhere. Maximum14, 23/04, Plimiri beach.
- Stonechat Saxicola rubicola. Not common. Male, 21/04, Apolakkia
dam. Pair with 3 juv., 22/04, Asklipio. Male alarming, 23/04, near cape
Angomasi. Pair, 25/04, hill above Glystra Beach.
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina. One, 18/04, Ialysos
beach.
- Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. Uncommon. 4 males, 09/04, Afandou
beach then 6 here, 10/04 and 3 14/04.At least 3, 11/04, south Kattavia.
Male, 12/04, Kremastis bridge. 18/04, 3 Ialysos beach. 19/04, one Afandou
golf, 1 near Colossos Beach Hotel (Faliraki) and 1 near Kallithéa. One,
20/04, Lindos. 21/04, 2 Traganou beach. Male, 23/04, Plimiri beach.
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca. 2 males,
09/04, Afandou beach. Female, 10/04, same place. 11/04, 2 males, south Kattavia.
Male in song,12/04, Artamiti convent. One in song, 15/04, Kallithéa. At
least 4 in song, Haraki castle, 16/04. Two in song, Symi island, 17/04.
18/04, 2 Ialysos beach. Two pairs, 19/04, above Kallithéa. At least 6 males
in song between Lindos and Cleobule tomb, 20/04. Female, 23/04, near cape
Angomasi. One in song, 25/04, hill above Glystra Beach.
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius. Pair, 15/04, Kallithéa.
At least 3 (2 in song), 17/04, Symi island. 19/04, pair, hill above Kallithéa.
One in song, 24/04 above the road between Malona and Archangelos. Two males
(1 in song), 25/04, hill above Glystra Beach.
- Blackbird Turdus merula. Widespread in the forests.
- Cetti Warbler Cettia cetti. One, 16/04, in the riparian
forest between Malona and Archangelos.
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Common in the
wetlands.
- Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus.. Common in the wetlands.
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. 08/04, one
Apolakkia dam and at least 3 Kremasti bridge (but only 1 14/04 in the last
site). 10/04 and 19/04 one Afandou beach. 21/04, one Gennadi beach and one
Traganou beach. One, 22/04, Kiotari beach. 23/01, 1 near cape Angomasi.
24/04, one between Malona and Archangelos, one upstream Kremastis bridge
and one in a garden near the airport, Paradisi.
- Pallid Warbler Hippolais pallida. One, 16/04, Haraki. One,
22/04, Kiotari beach. One (in song), 23/04 near cape Angomasi. One in song,
25/04, Gennadi.
- Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum. One, 21/04, Gennadi
beach.
- Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans albistriata., 2 males,
06/04 and 1 female, 07/04, Ialysos beach.
- Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala. Abundant everywhere
but the forests. Pair feeding 3 pulli, 06/04, Ialysos ; pair feeding youngs
14/04, Traganou beach.
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris. One in song,
11/04, Kritinia castle. One in song, 20/04, Lindos. One in song, 25/04,
hill above Glystra Beach.
- Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca. 19/04, 2 Afandou golf.
At least 3, 20/04, Lindos. One, 21/04, Apolakkia dam. 22/04, 3 Kiotari beach.
Two, 24/04, between Archangelos and Archipoli. 25/04, 3 hill above Glystra
Beach.
- Whitethroat Sylvia communis. One, 11/04, south Kattavia.
One, 16/04, Haraki. At least 2, 20/04, Lindos. 22/04, 2 Kiotari beach. 23/04,
one near cape Angomasi. One, 25/04, above Glystra Beach.
- Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Common and widespread (migratory
birds ?). One in song, 16/04, riparian forest between Malona and Archangelos
and another, 19/04 Afandou golf. Two in song, 20/04, Lindos.
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis. One,
07/04, Ialysos beach. One, 09/04, Afandou golf. One in song, 11/04, Kritinia.
16/04, 2 Haraki.
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. One, 15/04, Profitis
Ilias. 19/04, 2 Afandou beach and 2 Kallithéa. At least 4, 20/04, Lindos.
21/04, 4 Apolakkia dam and 3 Gennadi beach. One, 22/04 Kiotari beach. 24/04,
one between Malona and Archangelos and another between Archangelos and Archipoli.
- Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita. One in song (collybita),
14/04, Afandou. We saw twice P. c. tristis : 1, 07/04, in a garden
near Ialysos beach, and one 23/04 near Plimiri beach.
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus. 07/04, 1 Ialysos
beach and 2 Ialysos acropolis. 2, 08/04, Apolakkia dam. 09/04, 3 Afandou
beach, then 2 (14/04 and 16/04). One, 20/04, Lindos. One, 24/04, between
Malona and Archangelos.
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata. Widespread from the
19/04.
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata. Male, 16/04,
Haraki. Female, 19/04, Kallithéa.
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis. Male arriving from
the sea, 14/04, Traganou beach. Male, 20/04, between Lindos and Cleobule
tomb. Male, 21/04, Apolakkia dam. 22/04, at least 4 (3 males), Asklipio.
One, 24/04, between Malona and Archangelos.
- Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. 19/04, 1 Afandou beach,
2 Afandou golf and 3 Kallithéa. One, 20/04, Lindos. 21/04, 2 Apolakkia
dam. 23/04, 2 Plimiri beach. 24/04, 2 between Archangelos and Archipoli.
25/04, 2 (1 arriving from the sea) near Glystra Beach.
- Blue Tit Parus caeruleus calamensis. Widespread and common
in old olive-tree orchards (4 in song on 1 km, 16/04 between Malona and
Archangelos). 15/04, Profitis Ilias, 8 in song on 3 km. 24/04, on 3 km in
olive-tree, between Archangelos and Archipoli, 19 (8 in song). There is
no other Tit in the island. Not on Symi.
- Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus. 4 (3 males), 20/04, Lindos.
21/04, 2 Apolakkia dam. 24/04, one between Malona and Archangelos and 1
between Archangelos and Archipoli.
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator. Widespread and common, above
all in the olive-tree orchards in the south. 10/04, at least 4 in song (7
birds) in the old olive trees near the Gandouras mouth. 19/04, one L.
s. niloticus, Afandou golf.
- Jay Garrulus glandarius anatoliae. Widespread in all the
forests and old orchards. 24/04, 7 between Archangelos and Archipoli. This
birds are very different than west European. Cheeks are white and the birds
have a black cap.
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix sharpei. Common, also in towns.
Pairs building nests 20/04, Lindos and 21/04 Apolakkia dam. Not on Symi
island
- Raven Corvus corax laurencii. One, 07/07, Koumoulia summit.
Pair at nest, 08/04, Lakki gorges. 11/04, 2 Kritinia castle and 1 south
Kattavia. One, 12/04, Artamiti convent. Two, 16/04, Haraki castle. One,
20/04, Lindos. One, 21/04, Lardos beach. 2, 23/04, near cape Angomasi. 25/04,
3 pulli at nest, hill above Glystra Beach.
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus. Very abundant in towns.
Common on Symi island.
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis. One male and 3 females,
06 and 07/04, Sun Beach hotel, Ialysos. 11/04, 3 (2 males) south Kattavia.
Tens, in 3 flocks, 13/04, above Ialysos beach and at least 3000 in 2h, 18/04,
same place. Numerous also 19/04 on the east coast ( ± 300 in some flocks,
Afandou golf). 21/04, Apolakkia (± 400 in about 10 flocks). 22/04, 5 Kremastis
bridge. 23/04, very important migration on the both coasts. 24/04, between
6h and 6p5 a.m., thousands of birds (± 5 000 ?) leaving the roost,
Ialysos beach.
- Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs. Very common in forests (12
in song on 1 km Profitis Ilias, 12/04, then 17 in song on 3 km, 15/04).
One in song, 17/04, Symi island.
- Greenfinch Carduelis chloris. Common everywhere.
- Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis. Only 3, 06/04, in the gardens
near Ialysos where there are tens in cage !! 2, 08/04, Apolakkia dam. One
in song, 12/04, Artamiti convent. 22/04, 2 Kiotari beach.
- Siskin Carduelis spinus. About 30, together, Profitis Ilias,
12/04. Same place, 6, 15/04.
- Linnet Carduelis cannabina. About 35, 09/04, Afandou beach.
19/04, 2 hill above Kallithéa. 22/04, 2 Kiotari beach and 2 Asklipio. One,
24/04, Kremastis bridge.
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanethes githagineus. Male with the Linnets,
09/04, Afandou beach. Perhaps the first for Rhodes.
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana. 2, 18/04, Ialysos beach
and 1 Kremastis bridge. 19/04, one in song, hill above Kallithéa. 21/04,
one, Apolakkia dam. Male, 22/04, Asklipio.
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala. Male In song,
25/04, Kiotari beach.
- Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra. Widespread. About 30 (together),
21/04, south Apolakkia.
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