MARSH HARRIER

TAKEN ON SUNDAY THE 20TH MAY FROM THE MARSH HIDE STODMARSH NNR

ROCK NUTHATCH

ROCK NUTHATCH WAS TRICKY ONE TO GET A SHOT OFF DURING THE WEEK BEHIND METOCHI LAKE

GREAT REED WARBLER

ON OF FIVE ON THE EAST RIVER TOOK ALL WEEK TO GET A SHOT HE SHOWED REALLY WELL WHEN IT WAS RAINING HARD

CINEREOUS BUNTING

GREAT BIRD TO PHOTO AS JUST SIT IN THE DEAD TREE,RIGHT ON TOP OF IPSILOU MONASTERY

CRETZSCHMARS BUNTING

TAKEN ON THE WAY TO IPSILOU MONASTERY

SQUACCO HERON

TAKEN ON THE EAST RIVER

16TH MAY LESVOS

early start as i need to be at metochi lake for first light,so i can see the little crakes

and on time there appeared both male female on this note i wandered around seeing a woodchat shrike and two red rump swallows

heading back for brekkie i stopped off at the west river for the fan tailed warblers

so after brekkie we headed to the potamia valley mainly the reservoir so headed off on the best way off getting around the old dutch bike

loads of red back shrikes and wood chats on are way down to the valley but it was worth it

most off all is was the masses off dragonflys and butterflys that was seen

on the way back birds seen where long legged buzzards,shot fly,black eared wheatear

QUIET DAY 15TH MAY LESVOS

had a quiet day,after both getting burnt so it was up to the school for the owls,and saltpans in the evening

white stork and little owl(church down the road from scops owls)

scops owl

scops owl

tame pelican

curlew sandpipers(saltpans)

bee eater

bush robin(saltpans)

ruff(saltpans)

ruff(saltpans)

crested lark(east river)

little stint(saltpans)

ruff(saltpans)

grey wagtail(saltpans)

grey wagtail (saltpans)

LESVOS 14TH MAY

early start walked up to the east river and sat in the bandstand,as news of a rufous bush robin was in the area it soon appeared not as nice as the ones i saw yesterday spent most of the day on the river then head up to the saltpans late evening

bush robin at first light

white stork over (east)river

reed warbler(east)river

hooded crow (east)river

little bittern (east)river again super place to be at first light

black stork yet again(east)river

bee eater (saltpans)

little tern (saltpans)

black wing stilts (saltpans)

black headed bunting (sewage works saltpans)

bush robin (sewage works saltpans)