Friday, 25 September 2015

Friday 25th September 2015 LESBOS TRIP last field day

Today we set off West to visit the Meladia Valley area and the Ipsilou Monastery,

On route we found the four European Rollers I read about on Facebook this morning, it pays to check!!
believe me its a Roller


European Roller in flight, look at the colours!

Whilst the photos are rubbish it was thanks to Nick (again, he's been on form this week spotting odd birds, I just wish he would identify them!!) that the first one was spotted so followed by the others.

Short-toed Snake Eagles, Marsh Harrier, Eleonoras Falcon, Common Buzard and Common Kestrel made up the raptor list today.
Red Backed Shrike, cropped to hell

Common Buzzard





The Meladia valley has a few hotspots, and by checking them we found Wood Warbler, and an un identified flycatcher.....

Bird, Butterfly, Reptile, and Dragonfly  wise it was quiet by great quality in Wood Warbler made up for it.

Pithariou reservoir and monastery






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