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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25.8.14

Lesvos rare birds: 2012

The Lesvos Bird Records Committee (LBRC) has accepted the following records for 2012:


COMMON POCHARD | Γκισάρι | Aythya ferina
Two records:
An adult female Kalloni Saltpans 22 Apr - 10 May (K Mullarney, S P Dudley et al).
An adult male Perasma Reservoir 23 Apr – 6 May (photo: H Vaughan, S P Dudley et al).
This takes the number of records to 18.
















Common Pochard, Perasma Reservoir, April 2012 © Steve P. Dudley

FERRUGINOUS DUCK | (Ευρωπαϊκή) Βαλτόπαπια | Aythya nyroca
Four records:
Adult male off Skamnioudi 27 Apr (M Sweers).
Adult male Tsiknias River mouth 30 Apr – 3 May (S P Dudley et al) presumed same Metochi Lake 5 May (J Packer, A Slade et al).
Adult male Almyropotamos River (Lisvorio) 10 – 31 May (photo: M Analeson, T Robinson et al).
Adult male Perasma Reservoir 25 – 27 Sep (photo: B Voorn).
This takes the number of records to 18+.














Ferruginous Duck, Almyropotamos River, May 2012 © Terry Robinson

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET | Γελαδάρης | Bubulcus ibis
One record:
1 Kalloni Saltpans 20 Apr (photo: B Brussard).
This takes the number of records to 8 (of 14 birds).













Western Cattle Egret, Kalloni Saltpans, April 2012 © Bob Bussard

GRIFFON VULTURE | Όρνιο | Gyps fulvus
One record:
2 birds seen at Ipsilou 9 Jul (P Schaft) present in the west of the island to at least 3 Aug (J Norgate) with at least one bird present to at least 19 Sep (S & I Misselbrook).
This takes the number of records to 15+.

GOLDEN EAGLE | Χρυσαετός | Aquila chrysaetos
Two records:
Subadult Napi Valley 26 Apr (photo: I Ford et al).
Subadult Sigri Old Sanatorium 28 Apr (J Coppock).
This takes the number of records to 21+.













Golden Eagle, Napi Valley, April 2012 © Ian Ford

LANNER FALCON | Χρυσογέρακο  | Falco biarmicus
One record:
1 Sigri 5 Sep (R Thorpe).

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE | Ερυθρόλαιμος Φαλαρόποδας | Phalaropus lobatus
One record:
Adult male Kalloni Saltpans 27 - 29 Aug (G Tebb et al).
This takes the number of records to 15.

RED KNOT | Κοκκινοσκαλίδρα | Calidris canutus
Three records:
Singles: ad summer plumage Christou (Kamares) River 13 May (P & V Manning); ad summer plumage Kalloni Saltpans (A J Swann, M Local) 18 May; 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 23 – 24 Aug (G Coultrip, T Robinson).
This is the first year with more than one record and only the fourth, fifth and sixth records for Lesvos.

CASPIAN GULL | Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας | Larus cachinnans
One record:
A first-year bird at Skala Kallonis 18 Sep (photo: S Wytema
et al).
This is the first confirmed record for Lesvos.

BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE | Τριδάκτυλος Γλάρος | Rissa tridactyla
One record:
A first-year bird at Mytilini Harbour 17 Nov (N Probonas).
This is the first confirmed record for Lesvos.

STOCK DOVE | Φασσοπερίστερο | Columba oenas
Two records:
1 Molivos 3 Oct (R Thorpe, M Hodgson et al).
3 Faneromeni 5 Oct (R Thorpe, M Hodgson et al).
This is only the seventh confirmed record for Lesvos.

EURASIAN MAGPIE | (Κοινή) Καρακάξα  | Pica pica
One record:
1 Dipi Larisos 27 Apr (S Wytema et al).
This is only the fifth confirmed record for Lesvos.


The Lesvos Bird Records Committee (LBRC) considers the following records from 2012 as unproven:


Ferruginous Duck | (Ευρωπαϊκή) Βαλτόπαπια | Aythya nyroca
1 Kalloni Saltpans 28 Mar.

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