Lesvos is an island with a very rich and diverse nature, located at the border of Asia and Europe (NE Aegean Sea, GREECE). In Spring (and Autumn) it is also a very good area to observe migrant birds from Africa after (before) they cross the Eastern Mediterranean area.

The star birds of the island are the KRUPER’S NUTHATCH (resident of Lesvos and Lesvos Birdwatching’s logo!) and the CINEREOUS BUNTING.

Other birds to find here the year round (resident) are Western Rock Nuthatch, Sombre Tit, Blue Rock Thrush, Ruddy Shelduck, Chukar, Greater Flamingo, Long-legged Buzzard etc, and during Spring and Summer (breeding visitors) are Cretzschmar’s Bunting, Masked Shrike, Ruppell’s Warbler, Eastern Orphean, Sub-alpine and Olive-tree Warbler, Black-eared and Isabelline Wheatear, Rufous Bush Robin, Red-rumped Swallow etc.

Some good migrants from the area are White-winged, Whiskered and Gull-billed Tern, Temminck’s Stint and Marsh Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis, Red-footed Falcon, Squacco, Purple and Night Heron, and so many more -over 330 bird species recorded on the island!

(aerial photo, mid-April 2018: Hans Glader)

“I would like to express to you my great satisfaction, the stay met my expectations in every respect and I would like to thank you for it, because it is the result of your organization and your wise choices in any field.with Heleni, I was lucky to have the first guide of Lesvos, she had all the qualities, charming, very competent professional with a great knowledge of the birds, the natural environments of Lesvos and the road network and slopes of Lesvos. Thanks to her I was able to observe and photograph my 3 target species, Cinereous Bunting, Rüppel’s Warbler and Krüpper’s Nuthatch and of course many other species.”

Lesbos Birding Holiday

Jean- Paul, France – April 2018