On this Lesbos Birding Holiday you discover one of the most famous bird-watching sites in Europe with an expert bird guide.
Positioned between three continents, Lesbos island is on the migrating paths of most European and African bird species. Furthermore, being so close to the Turkish border, here’s where you see many birds of Asian origin. Every year many rare sightings are recorded here, as everything that flies, lands, or takes off is immediately spotted!
Since the early 1990s, Lesbos has established itself as one of the premier birding destinations in the Mediterranean basin. It combines the excitement of witnessing bird migration with several rare key species.
Highlights:
- Lesbos birdwatching hot spots at the peak of the spring or autumn migration!
- Springtime equals numerous birds and blooming wildflowers
- Ducks, egrets, and herons galore, as well as other waders and waterfowl
- Kalloni Salt Pans visit
- Look for the greatest drawcards of the island – Asian species at the westernmost edge of their range which are found nowhere else in Europe: Cinereous Bunting & Krüper’s Nuthatch.
Your local bird guide is a highly knowledgeable local ornithologist. This makes all the difference on this trip that is suitable for all. From easy birding to the absolute beginner or fanatic “twitchers”, the trip is catered to your needs.
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Departures in spring and autumn
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| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Lesvos, Greece |
| TOUR DURATION | 5-days |
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Day 1
Arrival at Lesbos airport. Transfer to Kalloni wetland and spend the night at your 3* Hotel. Get to meet with your knowledgeable and friendly local bird guide! The next days, your guide will show you the best bird-spotting spots.
Day 2
Birdwatching all day long. Spend your day with your expert guide at the Kalloni Gulf wetlands and the Achaderi Pine Forest. Full day private-guided birding. Get to see among others, many Collared Pratincoles that are grazing in fields around the Kalloni Saltpans. The shallow basin of the Gulf of Kalloni holds significant numbers of waterfowl and waders, as well as many Nightingales, Shrikes, Buntings and warblers. Later, we go to the Pine forest for a chance to uncover many forest species in, such as Short-toed treecreepers, long-tailed tits and of course the rare Krüper’s Nuthatch.
Dinner & overnight at 3* Hotel, Kalloni.
Day 3
Full day of birding at Gulf Kalloni wetlands and central Lesbos, Lepetimnos mountain.
The day will start with the wetland, in search of various waterbirds and waders such as Pied Avocet, various terns like Common, Little, Black, Whiskered and White-winged Tern, and others like Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Kentish and Little Ringed Plovers. Black-crowned Night Heron and Little and Spotted Crakes are also a possibility.
From there our next destination will be the rest of Central Lesvos, towards the North. Where we have the opportunity to observe Masked and Woodchat Shrikes, Sombre Tits, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Rüppell’s, Subalpine, and Olive-tree Warblers, Black-headed Bunting, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Little Owl, and Eurasian Scops Owl.
Dinner & Overnight at your 3* accommodation in Kalloni.
Day 4
Wonderful guided birding in the West of Lesvos. Cinereous Bunting is the main target for today. While searching for it we will be able to see a variety of species occupying the extensive garrigue areas of the western island with scattered and thin oak forest.
Dinner & Overnight at your 3* accommodation in Kalloni.
Day 5
Transfer to the airport and flight back home.
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Tour Reviews
I would like to express to you my great satisfaction, the stay met my expectations in every respect and I would like to thank you for it, because it is the result of your organization and your wise choices in any field.with Heleni, I was lucky to have the first guide of Lesvos, she had all the qualities, charming, very competent professional with a great knowledge of the birds, the natural environments of Lesvos and the road network and slopes of Lesvos. Thanks to her I was able to observe and photograph my 3 target species, Cinereous Bunting, Rüppel’s Warbler and Krüpper’s Nuthatch and of course many other species.
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