Lesvos.2026.
04th May 2026
Susan and I returned late last night from two weeks on the beautiful island of Lesvos in the North Aegean Sea. Although the last two days were more like the weather in the Shetland Islands. May the 1st bank holiday there, was the coldest for seventy years. We always pack fleeces for the evenings anyway, but I had to wear two for those days because of the biting wind. However, almost all of our time there was warm and sunny.
We decided prior to going that it would be a low-key affair in terms of birding and we would just enjoy the food, wine and scenery.
We did manage some birding and photography but there was no chasing around after species. Realistically though it’s almost impossible to come away from a place like Lesvos without some images and I will post a few blogs regarding birds in the coming days.
Alpine Swift in flight hunting insects.
Canon R5Mk2 + Canon 100-500 f7.1 lens.
500mm - 3200/sec - iso 1000 - handheld.
We decided prior to going that it would be a low-key affair in terms of birding and we would just enjoy the food, wine and scenery.
We did manage some birding and photography but there was no chasing around after species. Realistically though it’s almost impossible to come away from a place like Lesvos without some images and I will post a few blogs regarding birds in the coming days.
Alpine Swift in flight hunting insects.
Canon R5Mk2 + Canon 100-500 f7.1 lens.
500mm - 3200/sec - iso 1000 - handheld.