Lesvos BIRD NEWS

Western Lesvos, September 5-11, 2017

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Eleni Galinou

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September 13, 2017

Here are some observations of passing birds from Hanneke Hendricks that was based in Eressos: 5/9 Charamida 5 Goldern Orioles (Oriolus oriolus), 2 Alpine Swifts (Apus melba), 3 Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea) Kalloni Saltpans 3 Stone Curlews (Burhinus oedicnemus), 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata), 1 Slender-billed Gull (Croicocephalus genei), 1 Common…

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Kalloni Salt Pans area, uly 19, 2017

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Eleni Galinou

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July 20, 2017

A brief late afternoon visit to the east and west sides of the Kalloni Salt Pans was enough to convince me that autumn migration is on its way! There is an unexpected (for this time of year) small fresh water pool at the usual place behind the sewage treatment unit…

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Κατάσταση υγροτόπων αρχές Απριλίου 2017 | Condition of wetlands, early April 2017

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Eleni Galinou

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April 23, 2017

Κατάσταση υγροτόπων αρχές Απριλίου 2017 | Condition of wetlands, early April 2017

Αν και έβρεξε έντονα με πλημμύρες στα τέλη Νοεμβρίου 2016 και μας έκανε και χιόνια φέτος, η γενική εντύπωση είναι πως οι υγρότοποι δεν δέχθηκαν πολλά νερά φέτος το χειμώνα- με κάποιες εξαιρέσεις! Δείτε κάποιες χαρακτηριστικές απόψεις γνωστών περιοχών. Although it rained heavily causing floods in many parts of the…

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