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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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Waders Lapwing Northern Lapwing vanellus vanellus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 15/05/12
Waders Lapwing Northern Lapwing vanellus vanellus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 15/05/12		 Waders oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus Tiskanias River Mouth Skala Kalloni Lesvos 15/05/12
Waders oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus Tiskanias River Mouth Skala Kalloni Lesvos 15/05/12		 Waders Plover Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Polichnites Salt Pans 11/05/13
Waders Plover Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Polichnites Salt Pans 11/05/13		 Waders Plover Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05.13
Waders Plover Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05.13
Waders Plover Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05/13
Waders Plover Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 22/05/13		 Waders Plover Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Faneromeni Lesvos 09/05/13
Waders Plover Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Faneromeni Lesvos 09/05/13		 Waders Plover Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Tsiknias River Lesvos Greece
Waders Plover Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Tsiknias River Lesvos Greece 		Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans 14/05/09
Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans 14/05/09
Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Kalloni 15/05/06
Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Alykes Wetland Skala Kalloni Salt Pans Kalloni 15/05/06		 Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Fanoremni Lesvos 04/05/10
Waders Plover Spur-Winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Fanoremni Lesvos 04/05/10		 Accepted as a record by the Hellenic Records Committee in 2013. Rare Lesvos/Greek migrant. From Birdlife Int: Identification 23-26 cm. A large pratincole. Grey-brown neck, upper breast, and most of upperparts, with darker primaries and secondaries. Rump, uppertail-coverts, and lower breast to vent whitish. Chin coloured cream, encircled by black line. Non-breeding birds less distinctly patterned, and immatures lack clearly defined pattern on chin to breast. Similar spp. Collared Pratincole G. pratincola overlaps in range and is very similar, but has white trailing edge to secondaries and, as does Oriental Pratincole G. maldivarum, chestnut-wing linings. Voice High, harsh, tern-like kik or kirrik calls, sometimes a rolling kikki-kirrik-irrik. See here for full description: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3189
Waders Pratincole Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)Skala Kalloni Salt Pans "Sheep Fields" 07/05/06

Accepted as a record by the Hellenic Records Committee in 2013.
Rare Lesvos/Greek migrant.
From Birdlife Int:
Identification
23-26 cm. A large pratincole. Grey-brown neck, upper breast, and most of upperparts, with darker primaries and secondaries. Rump, uppertail-coverts, and lower breast to vent whitish. Chin coloured cream, encircled by black line. Non-breeding birds less distinctly patterned, and immatures lack clearly defined pattern on chin to breast. Similar spp. Collared Pratincole G. pratincola overlaps in range and is very similar, but has white trailing edge to secondaries and, as does Oriental Pratincole G. maldivarum, chestnut-wing linings. Voice High, harsh, tern-like kik or kirrik calls, sometimes a rolling kikki-kirrik-irrik.
See here for full description:
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3189

 Waders Pratincole Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Salt Pans Pumping Station 100/05/2014
Waders Pratincole Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Salt Pans Pumping Station 100/05/2014
Waders Pratincole Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos Greece 10/05/13
Waders Pratincole Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos Greece 10/05/13		 Waders Redshank ( tringa totanus) Polichnictos Salt Pans Lesvos 10/05/11
Waders Redshank ( tringa totanus) Polichnictos Salt Pans Lesvos 10/05/11		 Poor shot I know, but the only record shot that we have.
Waders Redshank Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Tsiknias River 20/05/07

Poor shot I know, but the only record shot that we have.

 Waders Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Tsiknias River Mouth 11/05/10
Waders Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Tsiknias River Mouth 11/05/10
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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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