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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7.3.12

LBRC decisions for 2011


The Lesvos Bird Records Committee (LBRC) has accepted the following records for 2011:

GREYLAG GOOSE | Σταχτόχηνα
Anser anser
One record:
3 Upper Tsiknias Valley 27 April 11 (photo: Paul Aubrey, Gary Elton).
This is the first record for Lesvos.

FERRUGINOUS DUCK | (Ευρωπαϊκή) Βαλτόπαπια 
Aythya nyroca
Two records:
1 Kalloni Saltpans 11 – 12 April 11 (photo: Peter Vercruijsse et al).
1 Perasma Reservoir 4 October 11 (A J Swann)
This takes the number of records to 14.

CATTLE EGRET | Γελαδάρης
Bubulcus ibis
One record:
1 Kalloni area from 17 April 11 (photo: Killian Mullarney et al) and same bird Polichnitos Saltpans 1 July 2011 (Terry Robinson)
This takes the number of records to 14.

LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE | Κραυγαετός  
Aquila pomarina
One record:
1 Meladia Valley 15 May 11 (photo: Raymond de Smet)

EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE | (Ανατολικός) Βασιλαετός
Aquila heliaca
Two records:  
1 Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint and Metochi 29 April 11 (Paul Aubrey, Dave & Jackie Nurney, Steve Chalmers).
This takes the number of records to 12.

GRIFFON VULTURE | Όρνιο
Gyps fulvus
Two records:
1 Pithariou Reservoir 9 May 11 (Mike Carroll).
1 nr Mandamados 13 May 11 (photo: Mike Sveikutis)
This takes the number of records to 14+.

BAR-TAILED GODWIT | Θαλασσολιμόζα
Limosa lapponica
One record:
1 Kalloni Saltpans 30 August – 8 September 11 (photo: Dave Dickson).
The tenth record for Lesvos.

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE | Ερυθρόλαιμος Φαλαρόποδας
Phalaropus lobatus
Two records:
2 Kalloni Saltpans 16 August 11 (Oivind Egeland)
1 Polichnitos Saltpans 26 August 11 (Terry Robinson)
This takes the number of records to 14.

CALANDRA LARK | (Κοινή) Γαλιάντρα
Melanocorypha calandra
One record:
1 Kalloni Saltpans 24 April 11 (James Phillips, Jean Obray).
This takes the number of records to 14. 

FIRECREST | Πυροβασιλίσκος
Regulus ignicapilla
One record:
1 Meladia Valley chapel 17 – 20 April 11 (photo: David Fearn, Steve Dudley et al).
The first record since 2007.

RING OUZEL | Χιονοκότσυφας
Turdus torquatus
One record:
1 Ipsilou Ipsilou 23 – 28 April 11 (N Hewitt, S Wytema et al).
The fourth record for Lesvos.


The Committee considers the following records for 2011 as unproven:

STEPPE BUZZARD | «Στεπογερακίνα»

Buteo buteo vulpinus
Two records:
2010: 1 between Parakoila and Agra on 3 May
2010: 2 Kalloni Raptor Watchpoint on 4 May

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