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Continue reading →: A passing Eagle, November 17, 2018On November 17 morning, as counting the Kalloni Salt Pans birds far up from my usual hilltop I was thrilled to spot a White-tailed Eagle. It was rather easy as the whole of the present birds in the pans (even the Pelicans!!) were scared and flying around- an amazing thing…
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Continue reading →: A rare dove, November 25, 2018Alan Troyer, a visiting birder from the US, photographed this Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) in Panagiouda, just north of Mitilini, among Collared Doves. A rare-bird sighting form was sent to the Greek Rarities Committe for this sighting. The weather was very harsh the following days and none of the local…
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Continue reading →: A possible mega-rarity for Greece- and Europe! May 2, 2018
With only a few (4?) previous records for Europe, a possible CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD (Pernis ptilorhynchus), was spotted and photographed yesterday (2/5) by STELIOS ZANNETOS, a local avid birder -while performing his rodent surveying!!- just outside Mitilini (to the North, towards Alifanta village). Six visible fingers, profound tail bands,…
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