Lesvos Birdwatching

07/07/2024

Summer is the best period to try to find Black Storks around Lesvos, as they congregate in the island's few freshwater wetlands. This one is from Messa wetland, July 5, 2024.

02/07/2024

For those who can read Dutch, here is an article about Lesvos birding.

Vogels spotten op Le**os. Tips voor birdwatching op het Griekse eiland Le**os. Interview met deskundige Eleni Galinou over vogelsoorten.

04/05/2024

https://lesvosbirdnews.org/2024/05/03/3-may24/

Eleonora’s Falcon (Michael Sveikutis) Find here the HIGHLIGHTS of bird sightings and check for more common birds on the LINKS at the end of the post. The island is packed …

04/05/2024

One out of four Dalmatian Pelican seen at the Kalloni Salt Pans yesterday evening.

15/04/2024

https://lesvosbirdnews.org/2024/04/14/14-april-24/

Ferruginous Duck (Paul Manning) Find here the HIGHLIGHT bird sightings and check for more common birds on the LINKS at the end of the post. CENTRAL LESVOS METOCHI LAKE Ferrugino…

13/04/2024

A male Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea). Find this species all over the island in suitable habitat (even by the smallest body of coastal or inland water).

05/04/2024

One of the 15 Black Storks present in the area of the Kalloni Salt Pans (SW fields) yesterday afternoon (4/4). I just love those "metallic" tones!

25/03/2024

29 migrant species have already been recorded for this Spring on Lesvos.
Check the latest post:

As recorded until Sunday, March 24, 2024 CENTRAL LESVOS POTAMIA (HIDDEN) RESERVOIR Common Pochard 2 (Mar 24, Stylianos Zannetos), a species that is rarely seen on Lesvos… KALLONI SQUARE 1 Whi…

18/03/2024

Photo of the VERY 1st!! Dates and species! Find here a “calendar” about the birds arriving on the island of Lesvos for this Spring. Mar 17 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), si…

17/03/2024

A Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) singing softly next to my car- clearly annoyed by the Corn Bunting nearby 😁.
Kalloni Pans S fields, Mar 15.

14/03/2024

ΕΡΤ1 «Φτάσαμε» με τον Ζερόμ Καλούτα «Λέσβος» (Β’ Μέρος) Κυριακή 17 Μαρτίου 2024, στις 17:00 Το ταξίδι της εκπομπής «Φτάσαμε» στη μαγευτική Λέσβο συνεχίζεται, την Κυριακή 1...

06/03/2024

The LESVOS BIRD NEWS website is running again with regular updates!

All you need to know about birding on Lesvos sland, Greece

17/02/2024

Yes, the 1st (10) House Martins (Delichon urbicum) are here. Feb 16 at Dipi reedbed, Gera Gulf.

13/02/2024

Yelkouan Shearwaters (Puffinus yelkuan) are making a stop by the Kalloni Gulf before breeding on the Aegean Sea islands!
Feb 11, 2024


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20/01/2024

I really enjoy seeing these birds in their full (beak) colour!

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)- one of the four birds that spend winter by the Kalloni Gulf- 20/01/2024

13/01/2024

https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1228421/lesvos-fast-becoming-a-mecca-for-birdwatchers/

With more than 9,000 birdwatchers having already booked visits to Lesvos in April and May, the Aegean island is rapidly evolving into a popular destination for fans of the activity from all over the world.

25/11/2023

Flamingos by the Kalloni Salt Pans

16/06/2023

A Little Owl (Athene noctua) possed for me yesterday 🥰 (Agia Paraskevi, 15/6/23).

05/05/2023

Just a few moments of a Cinereous Bunting- April 29, western Lesvos.

15/01/2023

Just posted another birding trip report from last April.
There are some photos there to enjoy!📸






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(with Jean-Paul from France) During this series of full days around Lesvos, we got the main target species to take photos from (Kruper’s Nuthatch, Olive-tree Warbler, Cinereous and Cretzschmar’s Bu…

14/10/2022

https://www.wellnesstales.com/lesvos-a-four-season-destination/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR3ZIe6GUpIo7EzgBF1JtHwGS_vp__Nu3oP2xUWUvF2HjnYDAScYAUAXoYE

Lesvos is the third largest island of Greece, birthplace of the famous painter Theophilos and place of origin of other talented writers and poets. A wonderful destination with a unique identity offering beautiful images from one coast to the other....

15/09/2022

Kruper's Nuthatch from last week (hand-held...)!!!

24/08/2022

19/07/2022

Φλαμίνγκο ή Φοινικόπτερο - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), July '22, Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos, Greece.

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13/07/2022

Visit the "Island of Lesvos" stand at the Global Birdfair (15-17 /07)!!!

11/07/2022

Western Rock Nuthatch, from yesterday morning, just outside Agia Paraskevi!

15/06/2022

Αιγαιοτσιροβάκος | Ruppell's Warbler (Curruca ruppeli), end of April 2022, Haramida

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13/06/2022

Find out more about the birds I find and photograph on my Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/e.galinou/

📷Black-winged Stilt- Himantopus himantopus

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19/05/2022

The first thunderstorm for this year..while standing for 3 hours on my balcony, the temperature dropped 15 degrees..and a very hard wind blew all my potplants through the garden.. not that I cared, as I was shooting away...and having a real good time! Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece

16/05/2022

Daily birding is over for this Spring and I am up to very early morning to noon field trips, as breeding is nearly over for most species and the heat of midday is making birding not so prolific.

Thank you, Chris Vlachos, for this picture of mine trying to get a photo of a Kruper's Nuthatch.

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