Mid-April, full-day birding

Posted on by Eleni Galinou

(cover photo: Blue-cheeked and European Bee-eaters)

Steve, Bob and I made the very best of Lesvos in Spring with five full days (18-22/04) birding (primarilly just birdwatching) all around the island.

Here are some highlight shots from our birding:

Ruddy Shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea), at westernmost part of their distribution.
A White Strok (Ciconia ciconia) coming out of the sea by western Lesvos.
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
Glossy Ibisses (Plegadis falcinellus)
Spur-winged Lapwings (Vanellus spinosus)
Laughing Dove (Spilopelis senegalensis) away from any settlement…
Greater Short-toed Larks (Calandrella brachydactyla)
Yellow Wagtails (Motacilla flava)
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
Eastern Sub-alpine warbler (Curruca cantillans)
Kruper’s Nuthatch (Sitta krueperi)
Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Record shot of a Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) and a Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea) we had on one of our mornings!
Record shot of a European Roller (Coracias garrulus) and a Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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