DOCSLIB.ORG

Final Layout

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Final Layout THE ESSENCE OF LESVOS MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN LESVOS, GREECE K. ALLEN, D. BILIC, N. CAPELAN, A. CHANDRA, M. PETRASOVA, K. SULTANALIEV, N. WISESA MESPOM ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ (University of the Aegean) THE ESSENCE OF LESVOS MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN LESVOS, GREECE K. Allen, D. Bilic, N. Capelan, A. Chandra, M. Petrasova, K. Sultanaliev, N. Wisesa 15 June 2009 Mytilene, Lesvos Greece The Essence of Lesvos — Managing Water Resources in Lesvos, Greece Table of Contents Abstract 4 5.2 Component 1: Demonstrations and mainstreaming of IWRM approaches into 1. Introduction 4 existing cross sectoral approaches to 2. Methodological Framework 5 water management 23 2.1 Problem identification and data collection 5 5.2.1 Watershed management 23 2.2 Evaluation of the meteorological 5.2.2 Wastewater and sanitation parameters and development of management 24 water budget 5 5.2.3 Water resources assessment and 2.3 Water balance model architecture 5 protection 25 3. Situation analysis 7 5.2.4 Water use efficiency and water safety 25 3.1 Context and regional significance 7 5.3 Component 2: Legislative and institutional 3.2 Island level water budget 10 reform for IWRM for implementation of EU 3.3 Threats, root causes and barriers analysis 10 water policy and other national water management strategies 26 3.3.1 Threats analysis 12 5.4 Component 3: Local capacity building and 3.3.2 Root causes 12 sustainability programs for IWRM, including opportunities for community 3.3.3 Barrier analysis 13 knowledge exchange and public 3.4Stakeholder analysis 13 participation 27 3.4.1 Current stakeholder perceptions 5.4.1 Public participation in water 14 resource management 28 3.5 Policy analysis 14 5.4.2 Applying lessons learnt from Pinios River Basin 29 3.6 National and regional water management programs 15 5.5 Component 4: Monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management 30 3.7 Baseline management practices 15 6. Expected results, indicators and risks/ 3.7.1 Water supply and use structure 15 assumptions—Logical Framework Analysis 3.7.2 Discharge of wastewater 17 (LFA) 31 3.7.3 Quality of water 17 7. Conclusion 33 3.7.4 Water prices 17 Reference list 34 4. Future scenario 18 Annexes 37 4.1 Climate change challenges for water resource management 18 4.2 Water demand increase and in-efficiency 18 4.3 EU Water Directive and impacts of its implementation 19 4.3.1 EU Water Policy 19 4.3.2 Impacts of the implementation of the WFD 20 5. Management and strategy 21 5.1 Role of IWRM, WUE, and ecosystem- based management 21 3 The Essence of Lesvos — Managing Water Resources in Lesvos, Greece ABSTRACT Water is a precious resource and therefore needs to be respected. Integrated Water Resource Management, water use efficiency and ecosystem management are all approaches used to preserve and sustain water supply for future generations. These approaches are im- portant because improper management of water can lead to severe social and environmental concerns. An Integrated Water Management Plan highlighting water use efficiency and ecosystem management has been developed for Lesvos Island, located in the North Aegean Region of Greece. Lesvos Island currently implements very few environmental policies and lacks proper water resource management. The main objective of the study is to analyse current water resource issues on the island, create future scenarios of water demand and develop proper management strategies for the use of water resources on the island. The objective has been completed through first defining the methodological framework used, along with a detailed analysis of the baseline water resource conditions in Lesvos. The baseline analysis includes such components as an estimated water budget and model, a description of stakeholders, and current management practices on the island. Using baseline information future scenarios and alternative models have been developed, guiding the establishment of a three -component management plan. paper is to analyse the problems, future scenarios and management and use of the water resources in Lesvos. 1. Introduction It presents applied concepts of Integrated Water Re- sources Management (IWRM), Water Use Efficiency (WUE) and ecosystem-based management approach Greece is famous for its natural beauty, ancient my- to propose measures and actions for the management thology, elegant islands and delightful people. This of water resources in Lesvos. The report is divided vibrant atmosphere lures thousands of tourists to into four sections. Section 1 provides a brief account Greece and it’s many islands throughout year. The of methodology and tools used to analysis water re- summer months (June-August) are not only charac- sources and management of Lesvos. The general terised by peak tourist activities, but are also a period baseline situation is then presented in section 2 of the when Greece suffers from severe water imbalance, report providing an account of the major threats, root “increased demands for irrigation and potable water causes and barriers, stakeholder perceptions and cur- use due to tourism” (Tsagarakis et al. 2003). rent management practices. Section 3 of the report builds up on this, and details future scenarios of water Lesvos Island, situated in the North Aegean Sea, is resource availability and management. one of Greece’s vibrant islands that is with water management concerns. Water resources in Lesvos can The last section of the report proposes a management be characterised by the “quantity of water that is strategy that combines demonstration and main- available or can be used in a sufficient way, the ap- streaming, legislative and institutional reform, local propriate quality and the duration for the satisfaction” capacity building and sustainability and monitoring, of present and future demands (Sofios et al., 2008). evaluation and adaptive management for IWRM and Today with increasing demand for water, Lesvos WUE. The report concludes by recommending that suffers from water and environmental management large investments in political will, integrated policy problems. The common water resource management implementation and citizen participation are required and water use efficiency issues in Lesvos includes an for rational management of water resources in Les- increasing demand for water (potable, irrigation and vos. industrial), inadequate and inefficient capture, storage and distribution of water resources, pollution and associated reduction in water quality, climatic threats to water supplies, an overall lack of integrated ap- proach, administrative deficiencies and inefficient citizen participation in decision making processes. Hence water management in Lesvos presents prob- lems, both in the short and long-term, although it has enough water resources. The objective of the present 4 The Essence of Lesvos — Managing Water Resources in Lesvos, Greece 2. Methodological Framework The runoff estimation was performed based on the evapotranspiration method. The equation used for the supply (input) of the water balance is delineated in the following modified equation (Karavitis and Kerkides 2.1. Problem identification and data collection 2002): In assessing the existing water resources management, P = R + I + AEVT (1) the water policy framework and proposing recom- mendations, this paper takes an analytic approach. Where “P is the total precipitation; R is the surface This approach involved explaining the context of runoff; I is the infiltration (including deep percola- water resources management and uses within the tion); AEVT is the actual evapotranspira- social, environmental and economic considerations of tion” (Karavitis and Kerkides 2002). Evapotranspor- Lesvos in the analysis. Numerous policies that govern tation (Annex 2) is taken as a standard value of 62% water resource sectors in Lesvos and Greece were of the total precipitation, while the remainder (38%) is reviewed to provide entry points for policy main- calculated as run-off and infiltration based on pre- streaming and collaboration. defined values sourced from Ministry of Develop- ment. Stakeholder views formed a vital part of the report to understand different sectoral perceptions of water The estimate of run-off from infiltration (rI) is given management in Lesvos. A semi-structured question- by: naire (Annex 1) was designed and executed over four P x f (2) field trips. In total, four stakeholders from three dif- 3 ferent sectors (industry, wastewater management and Where P is the total average precipitation (m /yr) and energy) were interviewed between 28th May and 1st f is the average annual run-off coefficient for Lesvos June, 2009 alongside in-class fieldtrips. Additionally, (Karavitis and Kerkides 2002) information from printed and online sources was The estimate of infiltration from precipitation (Ip) () is consulted to provide background on the status of wa- given by: ter use, demand and degradation, as well the legisla- p tive framework for water management in Lesvos. A RI - r (3) large proportion of material consulted was from pub- Where RI is the run-off & infiltration (m3/yr) and rp is lished sources, with online technical reports providing the estimated run-off from precipitation. The avail- more current news from the field. A large portion of able infiltration (I) is given by: the work builds on concepts of IWRM, WUE and p Ecosystem-based management building on to the Ix 40% (4) work of international agencies such as Global Water Where Ip is the estimate of infiltration from precipi- Partnership, United Nations Development Pro- tation (m3/yr) and 40% is a constant value for water gramme (UNDP) and United Nations Environment infiltration into water aquifers (Gaganis per com. Programme (UNEP). 2009). The remaining 60% of water is estimated to be unusable due to pollution and mixing with saltwater (Gaganis per com. 2009). 2.2. Evaluation of the meteorological parame- ters and development of water budget Water Use: Water use for different sectors such as domestic/household, agriculture, animal framing and Water Supply: The necessary meteorological data husbandry, tourism, milk, slaughterhouse were cal- included precipitation data was from 1956-2007 and culated, and details of which are provided for in table the average values were used.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • IN STILL ROOMS CONSTANTINE JONES the Operating System Print//Document
    IN STILL ROOMS CONSTANTINE JONES the operating system print//document IN STILL ROOMS ISBN: 978-1-946031-86-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2020933062 copyright © 2020 by Constantine Jones edited and designed by ELÆ [Lynne DeSilva-Johnson] is released under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives) License: its reproduction is encouraged for those who otherwise could not aff ord its purchase in the case of academic, personal, and other creative usage from which no profi t will accrue. Complete rules and restrictions are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ For additional questions regarding reproduction, quotation, or to request a pdf for review contact [email protected] Th is text was set in avenir, minion pro, europa, and OCR standard. Books from Th e Operating System are distributed to the trade via Ingram, with additional production by Spencer Printing, in Honesdale, PA, in the USA. the operating system www.theoperatingsystem.org [email protected] IN STILL ROOMS for my mother & her mother & all the saints Aιωνία η mνήμη — “Eternal be their memory” Greek Orthodox hymn for the dead I N S I D E Dramatis Personae 13 OVERTURE Chorus 14 ACT I Heirloom 17 Chorus 73 Kairos 75 ACT II Mnemosynon 83 Chorus 110 Nostos 113 CODA Memory Eternal 121 * Gratitude Pages 137 Q&A—A Close-Quarters Epic 143 Bio 148 D R A M A T I S P E R S O N A E CHORUS of Southern ghosts in the house ELENI WARREN 35. Mother of twins Effie & Jr.; younger twin sister of Evan Warren EVAN WARREN 35.
    [Show full text]
  • Application to Extend the Area of the LESVOS PETRIFIED FOREST
    Application to Extend the area of the LESVOS PETRIFIED FOREST EUROPEAN and GLOBAL GEOPARK and the recognition of the LESVOS ISLAND GEOPARK for membership in the European Geoparks Network LESVOS – GREECE 2011 Extended Lesvos island Geopark Application Contents A. Identification of the Area............................................................ ................................ 3 1. Name of the proposed Geopark ......................................................................................... 3 2. Surface area, physical and human geography characteristics of the proposed Geopark .. 3 3. Organization in charge and management structure (description, function and organigram) of the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………………………………………….. 10 4. Application contact person (name, position, tel./fax, e-mail) ……………………………………….. 13 B – Geological Heritage ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 1. Location of the proposed Lesvos Geopark (please include a geographical map and the geographic coordinates longitude and latitude coordinates) ……………………………………………. 14 2. General geological description of the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………….. 14 3. Listing and description of the geological sites within the proposed Lesvos Geopark …….. 22 4 Details on the interest of these sites in terms of their international, national, regional or local value (for example scientific, educational, aesthetic) …………………………………………… 24 C. Geoconservation ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26 1. Current or potential pressure on the proposed Lesvos Geopark ……………………………………
    [Show full text]
  • Petrified Forest of Lesvos Island Taxodioxylon Gypasaceum
    IAEG Commission 16 - UNESCO World Heritage Greece Petrified Forest of Lesvos Island Engineering geological conditions and problem: The area enclosed by the villages of Eressos, Antissa and Sigri, exposes large accumulations of fossilised tree trunks comprising the Petrified forest of Lesvos. Isolated plant-fossils have been found in many other places of the island, including the villages Molyvos, Polichnitos, Plomari and Akrasi. The formation of the petrified forest is directly related to the intense volcanic activity in Lesvos island during late Oligocene - middle Miocene. The volcanic eruptions during this time, produced lavas, pyroclastic materials and volcanic ash, which covered the vegetation of the area. The rapid covering of tree trunks, branches, and leaves led to isolation from atmospheric conditions. Along with the volcanic activity, hot solutions of silicon dioxide penetrated and impregnated the volcanic materials that covered the tree trunks. Thus the major fossilisation process started with a molecule by molecule replacement of organic plant by inorganic materials. In the case of the Petrified forest of Lesvos, the fossilisation was perfect due to favourable fossilisation conditions. Therefore morphological characteristics of the tree trunks such as the annual rings, barkers, as well as the internal structure of the wood, are all preserved in excellent condition. •All of the genera and species determined, belong to higher plant groups: Angiospermae and Gymnospermae. Protection measures already have been taken or have to be taken: Taxodioxylon gypasaceum •In order to protect the Petrified forest and ensure its proper management, five terrestrial and marine areas with fossil accumulations, as well as all the isolated fossils were declared as Protected Natural Monument with a special Presidential Decree (443 /1985).
    [Show full text]
  • Lesbos Bird Checklist 04.05.-13.05.2019 by Frederik Bexter
    Lesbos Bird Checklist 04.05.-13.05.2019 by Frederik Bexter Introduction: At this time oft the year there were no direct flights to Mytilini from Germany. That`s why I have to fly above Munich and Athens but everything went well. As most of the birders visiting the island I stayed in Skala Kallonis in the Pasiphae Hotel. Many of the important bird areas lay nearby and in the evening there are several good tavernas around. My personal highlight was 3 juvenile foxes in the hotel garden and the daily calling Scop`s Owls. In the first days the weather was very windy and cloudy with some rain at temperatures around 20°C. But these conditions produce good numbers of waders. The last 3 days reached temperatures between 25-30°C followed by increasing activity of butterflies and dragonflies. A rental car is absolutely necessary to reach all areas. I booked a car of Thrifty car rental and had no problems. Sometimes the track conditions are really heavy caused by al lot of dirt tracks with big holes or livestock on the streets. The most difficult track is without doubts the road between Sigri to Eresos but driving carefully will be successful. Literature: Steve Dudley (2010): A Birdwatching Guide to Lesvos –just brilliant Facebook Group: Lesvos Birders + WhatsApp group Travel itinerary: 4/5 Kalloni Saltpans, Skala Kallonis Area 5/5 Metochi Lake- Kavaki-Perasma- Raptor Watch Point- Kalloni Saltpans- Tsiknias River-Christou River 6/5 Kalloni Saltpans- Achladeri Picnic Side- Achladerito Polochnitos- Polichnitos Saltpans- Potamia Valley 7/5 Kalloni Pool-
    [Show full text]
  • A Syrian Princess
    A Syrian Princess by Petros X, rescue and relief volunteer worker Lesvos island, Greece Cover: Painting by artist Sofia Filea, inspired by the chapter “Angels of the Aegean”. More information about the artist, her work and contact details can be found in Sofia’s personal Facebook account below. Sofia Filea: www.facebook.com/sofiafileasart In memory of all those little angels of the Aegean, (we are sorry for arriving too late...) Map of Lesvos island with places of interest for refugees and volunteers «…Πουθενά, σε κανένα άλλο μέρος του κόσμου, ο Ήλιος και η Σελήνη δε συμβασιλεύουν τόσο αρμονικά, δε μοιράζονται τόσο ακριβοδίκαια την ισχύ τους όσο επάνω σ‘ αυτό το κομμάτι γης που κάποτε, ποιός ξέρει σε τι καιρούς απίθανους, ποιός Θεός, για να κάνει το κέφι του, έκοψε και φύσηξε μακριά, ίδιο πλατανόφυλλο καταμεσής του πελάγους. Μιλώ για το νησί που αργότερα, όταν κατοικήθηκε, ονομάστηκε «Λέσβος»…» "...Nowhere, in any other part of the world, the Sun and the Moon are co-reigning in such harmony, sharing so faithfully their power as over this piece of land, that once, who knows in what improbable times, which god for the fun of it, cut it and blew it away, like a sycamore leaf in the middle of the sea. I'm talking about the island that later, when inhabited, was named “Lesvos” … " «Ο ζωγράφος Θεόφιλος», Οδυσσέας Ελύτης, 1973 “The painter Theofilos”, Odysseus Elitis, 1973 Contents Preface ....................................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • The Reconstruction Strategies of Vrisa, Greece After the 2017 Earthquake
    World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2018, 6, 24-33 http://www.scirp.org/journal/wjet ISSN Online: 2331-4249 ISSN Print: 2331-4222 The Reconstruction Strategies of Vrisa, Greece after the 2017 Earthquake Fangning Wu, Yinsheng Tian School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China How to cite this paper: Wu, F.N. and Abstract Tian, Y.S. (2018) The Reconstruction Strate- gies of Vrisa, Greece after the 2017 Earth- This paper focuses on a small Greek village named Vrisa and a specific condi- quake. World Journal of Engineering and tion of Lesbos as the arrival island for hundreds of thousands of refugees, Technology, 6, 24-33. aiming to reconsider places in state of emergency and think of flexible future https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2018.62B003 reconstruction strategies which are able to adapt to the new unpredictable Received: March 24, 2018 conditions of post-disaster. After the 2017 earthquake, the buildings in Vrisa Accepted: May 19, 2018 were marked with red, yellow and green which shows different levels of dam- Published: May 22, 2018 age. Also, there are some regulations to restrict the façade, square meter, de- coration and funding of rebuilding. By analyzing the characteristics of Vrisa village before earthquake and situation after earthquake, we came up with three reconstruction strategies from different aspects to find solutions. Meanwhile, this paper hopes to provide a reference and suggestions for simi- lar cases of post-earthquake reconstruction. Keywords Earthquake, Reconstruction, Strategies, Urban Planning 1. Introduction On 12 June 2017, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vrisa that a woman died and 10 people were hurt (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
    [Show full text]
  • Trip Report April 28 – May 7, 2019 | Written by Peg Abbott
    Lesvos Greece | Trip Report April 28 – May 7, 2019 | Written by Peg Abbott Guides Gina Nichol and Steve Byrd, Naturalist Journeys host Peg Abbott and 10 participants: Lise, Jean, Pat, John, Kelly, Bob, Freddy, Glenn, Steve, and Lori Naturalist Journeys, LLC | Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 | 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com | caligo.com [email protected] | [email protected] This was a splendid trip to a special place, a Greek island where scenic beauty and a sense of being away from the world with all its complex issues prevailed. We had a very compatible group that experienced a lot of fun while being diligent and enthusiastic in the field work, with the result being many good bird and wildlife sightings. Prominent in the “favorite” list at the trip’s end was the Krüper’s Nuthatch as this year seemed such a difficult one to find it and our persistence paid off in about an hour and a half, with some magical time spent in a mature pine forest where trees had once been tapped for turpentine. Other highlights included fabulous scope views (for the whole group) of a singing Olive Tree Warbler, found at a sight with a park-like spread of large olive trees on a rocky slope leading down to the sea, decorated by a carpet of flowers. Spring rains had been strong this year, resulting in a great show of flowers across the island, and with Bob and Kelly along (both professional botanists) we had a heyday identifying them.
    [Show full text]
  • Culicoides Imicola in Greece
    Epidemiology and vectors Vet. Ital., 40 (3), 232-234 Culicoides imicola in Greece M.J. Patakakis Department of Parasitology, Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutes, 25 Neapoleos Street, 15310 Athens, Greece Summary Culicoides imicola, the major vector of bluetongue virus in Africa and the Middle East, was recorded in Greece for the first time in 1982 following an outbreak of the disease on the island of Lesbos (October 1979). Since then, many hundreds of Culicoides trappings have been made and thousands of Culicoides have been collected from the islands and from mainland Greece. Culicoides imicola is now present on most of the eastern Aegean islands and in northern, central and south-eastern mainland Greece. Keywords Bluetongue – Culicoides imicola – Greece – Vector. Introduction identified. (Fig. 3). Since 1985, many hundreds of Culicoides trappings have been made and thousands In October 1979, an outbreak of bluetongue (BT) of insects have been sorted in the Parasitology caused by BT virus (BTV) serotype 4 was reported Department in Athens. A comprehensive account of on the Greek island of Lesbos. The disease affected this work is presented here, with emphasis on the mainly the eastern part of the island and caused distribution of C. imicola in the country. considerable economic prejudice to the farmers. Furthermore, the incident created a new field of investigation for many scientists within the Greek Veterinary Service (3, 5). John Boorman was the first scientist who studied Culicoides collected from Lesbos and identified at least 17 species, among which was C. imicola (2) (Fig. 1). This was the first record of C. imicola in Greece.
    [Show full text]
  • Belgian Arachnological Society ARABEL Spiders of Lesbos (Greece)
    Belgian arachnological Society ARABEL Spiders of Lesbos (Greece) A catalogue with all currently known spider reports from the Eastern Aegean Island of Lesbos. by ROBERT BOSMANS, LEON BAERT, JAN BOSSELAERS, HERMAN DE KONINCK, JEAN-PIERRE MAELFAIT AND JOHAN VAN KEER Arachnological Contributions Newsletter Belg. Arachn. Soc., volume 24 ( suppl.). 2009. ISSN 0774-7225 Spiders of Lesbos (Greece). A catalogue with all currently known spider reports from the Eastern Aegean Island of Lesbos. (1) (2) (3) by ROBERT BOSMANS , LEON BAERT , JAN BOSSELAERS , (4) (†) HERMAN DE KONINCK , JEAN-PIERRE MAELFAIT AND JOHAN (5) VAN KEER (1)Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. (2) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussel (3) Rerum Novarumlaan 2 B, 2340 Beerse (4) Smalvoortstraat 47/2, 2300 Turnhout (5) Bormstraat 204 bus 3, 1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos Arachnological Contributions. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 24 (1, suppl.). 2009 ARABEL v.z.w. / a.s.b.l. Bestuur/Bureau VOORZITTER/PRÉSIDENT: Léon Baert Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen Vautierstraat 29 1000 Brussel ONDERVOORZITTER/VICE-PRÉSIDENT: Mark Alderweireldt Begoniastraat 5 9090 Melle SECRETARIS/SÉCRÉTAIRE: Koen Van Keer Oude Beurs 60 2000 Antwerpen PENNINGMEESTER/TRÉSORIER: Domir De Bakker Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika Leuvensesteenweg 13 1380 Tervuren BIBLIOTHECARIS/BIBLIOTHÉCAIRE: Johan Van Keer Bormstraat 204 bus 3 1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos OVERIGE BESTUURSLEDEN: Kevin Lambeets Universiteit Gent, TEREC K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 9000 Gent Robert Kekenbosch Meerweg 51 1601 Ruisbroek LIDGELD/CÔTISATION: 15 Euro REKENING/COMPTE: 001-1662395-85 “Lidgeld/côtisation ARABEL” The spiders of Lesbos 2 Table of contents Summary................................................................................................................................................................. 4 I.
    [Show full text]
  • LESVOS TRIP REPORT April 20 - 27, 2019
    LESVOS TRIP REPORT April 20 - 27, 2019 Photos: Little Owl, Yellow Wagtail (feldegg), Black-winged Stilt, birding the Kalloni Saltpans. 1 Sunrise Birding LLC www.sunrisebirding.com LESVOS, GREECE European Spring Migration Tour Report April 20 – 27, 2019 Guides: Steve Bird, Gina Nichol HIGHLIGHTS (as voted by the group): The stunning flower fields Black Kite White-winged Terns Ferruginous Ducks Hoopoes in numbers! Scops Owl Broad-billed Sandpiper The Kalloni Saltpans The great birding! The Ouzo Flamingos Great Spotted Cuckoo Ipsilou Monastery Little Owl Petrified Forest Museum Studying the Yellow Wagtails Once again, the charming island of Lesvos captured the hearts of our group. This year, the flowers were outstanding with sprawling fields of reds, yellows, whites, pinks and mixed colors seemingly everywhere. We witnessed visible migration as birds arrived daily, sometimes hourly and in some cases, we could see them coming in off the sea. Our hotel was lovely and comfortable and offered great food and the friendliest staff. We visited tavernas, Ipsilou Monastery, the Petrified Forest museum and birded farm tracks to build our list of species. On two nights during the tour, we enjoyed socializing at our hotel with other birders on the island. 2 Day 1 By late afternoon everyone had arrived and settled into our lovely hotel. For an hour or so, we birded around the Skala Kalloni Pool, right across from the hotel. Despite the strong wind, we saw a Great Bittern, our first Squacco Herons, a Common Moorhen and a few Purple Herons in the pool. From the tower in the hotel parking lot, a few of us saw a Little Crake working in the reed grasses.
    [Show full text]
  • Περίληψη : Γενικές Πληροφορίες Area: 1.636 Km2
    IΔΡΥΜA ΜΕΙΖΟΝΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ Συγγραφή : Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Σαραντάκου Έφη , Μαυροειδή Μαρία , Μπαζίνη Ελένη , Αργύρη Άννα- Μαγδαληνή , Μπαζίνη Ελένη , Αργύρη Άννα-Μαγδαληνή , Αργύρη Άννα- Περίληψη : Γενικές Πληροφορίες Area: 1.636 km2 Coastline length: 382 km Population: 90.643 Island capital and its population: Mytilene (27.247) Administrative structure: Region of North Aegean, Prefecture of Lesvos, Municipality of Mytilene (Capital: Mytilene, 27.247), Municipality of Agia Paraskevi (Capital: Agia Paraskevi, 2.268), Municipality of Agiasos (Capital: Agiasos, 2.498), Municipality of Gera (Capital: Pappados, 1510), Municipality of Eresos-Antissa (Capital: Eresos, 1.097), Municipality of Evergetoula (Capital: Sykounta, 346), Municipality of Kalloni (Capital: Kalloni, 1.732), Municipality of Loutropoli-Thermi (Capital: Loutropoli-Thermi, 912), Municipality of Mantamados (Capital: Mantamados, 1156), Municipality of Methymna (Capital: Methymna, 1.497), Municipality of Petra (Capital: Petra, 1.246), Municipality of Plomari (Capital: Plomari, 3.377), Municipality of Polichnitos (Capital: Polichnitos, 2.763) Local newspapers: "Embros", "Politika", "Kyriakatika Aiolika", "Aiolika Nea", "Dimokratis Mytilinis", "Nea Poreia", "Kyriakatiki Lesvos", "Neo Embros", "Foni tis Lesvou", "Rhegma", "To Vima dialogou tis Geras" Local radio stations: Archipelagos (87.6), Sky FM (88.2 and 107.7), Best FM (98.1), Aegean Ε.RΑ. (99.4, 103.0 and 104.4), Kiss FM (101.3),
    [Show full text]
  • Wingspan Bird Tours Lesvos Trip Report
    WINGSPAN BIRD TOURS in LESVOS April 26TH – May 4TH 2019 TRIP REPORT Places Visited FRIDAY 26th FLIGHT LONDON TO LESVOS VIA ATHENS – TRANSFER FROM MYTILINE TO SKALA KALLONI – KALLONI POOL SATURDAY 27TH KALLONI POOL – CHRISTOU RIVER AND MARSHES – METOCHI LAKE – KALLONI SALT PANS – ALYKES WETLANDS – MESA BEACH – KALAMI MARSH – TSIKNIAS RIVER FORD AND RIVER MOUTH SUNDAY 28TH KALLONI SALT PANS (EAST TRACK) – KALLONI SCOPS COPSE – PETRA ROAD BAND STAND – KAVAKI – PERASMA RESERVOIR – SALT PANS WEST TRACK & ALYKES WETLAND MONDAY 29TH FILA RADIO MAST – LARDIA GORGE – ERESOS CROSSROAD – IPSILOU MONASTERY – SIGRI FIELDS – FANEROMENA UPPER FORD AND UPPER FIELDS – KALLONI SALT PANS & ALYKES WETLAND TUESDAY 30TH POTAMIA SMALL RESERVOIR – CHRISTOU MARSHES – ACHLADERI PINE WOODS – VATERA – AGIOS FOKAS – POLICHNITOS SALT PANS – KALLONI SALT PANS EAST AND WEST TRACKS – ALYKES WETLAND WEDNESDAY 1ST MELADIA VALLEY VIA ERESOS – SIGRI FIELDS – FANEROMENI LOWER FORD AND BEACH – KALLONI SALT PANS THURSDAY 2ND TSIKNIAS UPPER RIVER – AGIAS PARASKEVI – KREMASTRIS BRIDGE – PERASMA RESERVOIR – KALLONI SALT PANS – ALYKES WETLANDS FRIDAY 3RD POTOMIA SMALL RESERVOIR – METOCHI LAKE – AGIASOS WOODLANDS – KALLONI SALT PANS AND ALYKES WETLANDS SATURDAY 4TH NAPI VALLEY - TRANSFER TO MYTILINE AIRPORT Leader: Bob Buckler Participants: Ted Lyons, Gerald Farnell, Richard Pettett, Linda Williams, Mick & Jo Jones, Mike Hails, Guiani Luigi & Maria Teresa Castelli joined us for four days. Summary This tour was another classic ‘Lesvos’ spring trip, plenty of water, plenty of sightings in stunning scenery and lovely sunshine. Flowers and butterflies enhanced our enjoyment of this beautiful place. Birding highlights included the sighting of some uncommon species such as Broad-billed Sandpiper, Spur- winged Lapwing, Eleanora’s Falcon, we also had good views of Olive-tree Warbler, Rufous Bush Robin, Kruper’s Nuthatch and Great Spotted Cuckoo.
    [Show full text]