Western Cattle Egret | Γελαδάρης | Bubulcus ibis
Three records (HRC 08):
1 nr Tsiknias River Mouth 25 Apr 08 (photo: S P Dudley, M Denman et al);
1 Skala Eresou 16 May 08 (R Ulph);
1 Polichnitos Saltpans Dec 08 (photo: T Robinson).
Steppe Eagle | Στεπαετός | Aquila nipalensis
One record (HRC 08):
a sub-adult near Efthalou 26 Apr (I & S Bambrough & S P Dudley).
The first accepted record for Lesvos
Corncrake | Ορτυκομάνα | Crex crex
One record (HRC 08):
2 first-year (1CY) birds found shot dead Akrotiri 28 Sept (M Kapiotas, I Peeters-Lenglet, I Peeters-Lenglet).
There have been at least 17 records. 34 of the 49 individuals recorded have been found illegally hunted.
Red Knot | Κοκκινοσκαλίδρα | Calidris canutus
2008 One record (accepted by HRC): an adult Polichnitos Saltpans 3 Sept 07 (photo: T Robinson: HRC 08).
2007 One record (accepted by HRC): an adult Kalloni Saltpans 23 Apr 05 (S P Dudley & D McDonald: HRC 08).
The first two records for the island recently accepted by HRC.
Pectoral Sandpiper | Θωρακωτή Σκαλίδρα | Calidris melanotos
a juvenile at Polichnitos Saltpans 24 Sept 08 (photo: T Robinson, S P Dudley & M Newell).
The first record for the island, and only the fourth record for Greece.
STEPPE Shrike | Διπλοκεφαλάς της Μεσογείου | Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris
1 nr Vatera 21 Sept (photo: G Sellors).
The the first record of pallidirostris for Greece.
bluethroat | Γαλαζολαίμης | Luscinia svecica
One record (HRC 08, Dudley 2009):
a first-winter (1CY) Pithariou Reservoir 22 Sept (S P & E F Dudley).
The first record for Lesvos.
