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Lesvos Greece Birds,Mammals and Reptiles from the Island of Lesbos

Images of Wildlife from the beautiful Greek Island of Lesvos.Lying in the Eastern Aegean Sea, during early spring (March- May), Lesvos provides a haven for birds migrating on the way to their summer breeding grounds.As at August 2013;145 species recorded. Check out Steve Dudley's website for further information: http://athene-birdinglesvos.blogspot.co.uk/
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Female. Both dark and light throated sub species breed on Lesvos.
Thrushes Wheatear Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica;Ipsilou, Lesvos 17/05/09

Female.
Both dark and light throated sub species breed on Lesvos.

 Thrushes Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Ipsilou 04/05/10
Thrushes Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Ipsilou 04/05/10		 Thrushes Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear oenanthe isabellina Ipsilou Lesvos 14/05/13
Thrushes Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear oenanthe isabellina Ipsilou Lesvos 14/05/13		 Thrushes Wheatear Northern Wheatear oenanthe oenanthe Ipsilou Lesvos 21/05/13
Thrushes Wheatear Northern Wheatear oenanthe oenanthe Ipsilou Lesvos 21/05/13
Thrushes Wheatear Northern Wheatear oenanthe oenanthe Sigri Sanitorium Lesvos 11/05/09
Thrushes Wheatear Northern Wheatear oenanthe oenanthe Sigri Sanitorium Lesvos 11/05/09		 Tit Blue cyanistes cueruleus Filia Lesvos 15/05/12
Tit Blue cyanistes cueruleus Filia Lesvos 15/05/12		 Tit great tit (parus major ) Petri Lesvos 05/05/11
Tit great tit (parus major ) Petri Lesvos 05/05/11		 Surprisingly difficult on Lesvos. Whilst we had good views of the Eastern race of these tits in the holm oaks, they were not photograph able.Ray Purser though, took some excellent photos.
Tit Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) Filia Radar Mast track Lesvos 16/05/13

Surprisingly difficult on Lesvos.
Whilst we had good views of the Eastern race of these tits in the holm oaks, they were not photograph able.Ray Purser though, took some excellent photos.
Tit Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris Anaxos Lesvos 08/05/09
Tit Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris Anaxos Lesvos 08/05/09		 Treecreeper Short-toed (certhia brachydactyla) Achladeri forest Lesvos 15/05/11
Treecreeper Short-toed (certhia brachydactyla) Achladeri forest Lesvos 15/05/11		 In alarm flight. Thought we were too near the young, though we couldn't see them anyway.
Waders Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Polichnites Salt Pans 11/05/13

In alarm flight.
Thought we were too near the young, though we couldn't see them anyway.

 Waders Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05/13
Waders Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05/13
Waders Curlew Eurasian (Numenius arquata Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Sheep Fields Lesvos 15/05/05
Waders Curlew Eurasian (Numenius arquata Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Sheep Fields Lesvos 15/05/05		 Waders Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans13/05/10
Waders Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans13/05/10		 Waders Greenshank ( tringa nebularia) Polichnictos Salt Pans Lesvos 10/05/11
Waders Greenshank ( tringa nebularia) Polichnictos Salt Pans Lesvos 10/05/11		 Waders Greenshank tringa nebularia Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 06/05/12.
Waders Greenshank tringa nebularia Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 06/05/12.
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Ivan Kruys22-Sep-2016 15:45
Excellent gallery with a great variety of shots from Lesvos. Makes me feel quite nostalgic. V!!
Peter Ericsson20-Aug-2014 13:32
Amazing gallery!
Regine L.03-Jul-2013 14:42
Wonderful collection of your native birds. It is a lifetime worth of pictures. It must have taken you an immense amount of time and effort to put it all together. Thank you for presenting the collection to us.
joseantonio03-Jul-2013 10:12
Spectacular collection. A very nice gallery.V
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