The Lesvos Bird Records Committee (LBRC) was established by the Hellenic Rarities Committee in its February 2nd, 2009 session.
The aim of the LBRC is to encourage visiting birders to submit their records, in particular to provide addiitonal details of national Greek rarities, local Lesvos rarities and breeding records of the scarcer breeding species.

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HRC decisions for 2007

The following Lesvos records have been accepted by the Hellenic Rarities Committee (HRC).

Western Cattle Egret | Γελαδάρης
Bubulcus ibis
One record (HRC 07):
1 nr Sigri Dec 07 (E Kakalis, E Gribylakou: HRC 07).



STEPPE EAGLE | Στεπαετός
Aquila nipalensis
One record (HRC11 in prep):
A sub-adult near Eresos 12 May (photo: Jonathan and May Yan Bryant).
This becomes the first of only two accepted records for Lesvos

WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER | Σμυρναλκυόνη
Halcyon smyrnensis
One record (HRC09):
1 Agios Fokas 29 September (J & D Main).
This is the first accepted record for Lesvos.
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