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Sunday, 3 May 2009

3 May - Imperial and Lesser Spotted Eagles


Nr Efthalou - IMPERIAL EAGLE sub adult low in from north and headed east along coast at 1020h.

Petra Reservoir (Perasma) - DALMATIAN PELICAN imm until c.1045h. BLACK KITE 1 (also seen over Kavaki later).

Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint (bandstand) - LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE 1 north at c.1800h.

Faneromeni Upper Ford - LEVANT SPARROWHAWK 2 in evening, CITRINE WAGTAIL fem, Purple Heron, Night-heron, Little Bittern.

Kavaki (nr Petra) - Ruppell's Warbler 3prs active. Please refrain from walking through the scrub to the north of the road as birds are now feeding young and should be easily seen from the laybys, pavement and track up the southern hillside. Also here Hobby, Orphean Warbler, Sardinian Warbler fem, Mediterranean Gull 8.

Ipsilou - Eastern Bonelli's Warber 1, Icterine Warbler 4, Red-breasted Flycatcher fem, plus lots of Wood Warblers and Spotted Flycatchers and usual breeding birds.

Meladia Valley - Rose-coloured Starling and Eastern Common Redstart just west of the chapel. Thrush Nightingale at the ford. Icterine Warbler 4 in the ford fig grove.

Kalloni Saltpans (and surrounding fields) - RUFOUS BUSH CHAT 1 in tamarisks west of beach cafe - please be aware of breeding Stone-curlews along beach! Little Gull 1st sum, White-winged Black Tern 7 on pans. Barred Warbler 1 in Alykes Wetlands (sheepfields). Black Stork 4, Glossy Ibis 8+, Purple Heron 2, Squacco heron 8, Great White Egret 1, Ruddy Shelduck 4 on flooded fields opp saltworks entrance. If the birds on the floods are close to the track please stay in your vehicle to avoid flushing them!

Petrified Forest Road - TREE SPARROW 1 by toilet block (only the sixth record for the island!). 2 euros entry fee for toilet!

Metochi Lake - Little Bittern 12+, Little Crake m&f.

Tsiknias River - CITRINE WAGTAIL male, Little Bittern 1 by ford.

Between Ipsilou and Sigri - Lesser Kestrel 42+, Red-footed Falcon 7.

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