Friday, 6 May 2016

Friday 6th May 2016

Lesbos 2016.. the penultimate blog...


Ringing yesterday yielded just four birds, a brood of Great Tits which were in themselves interesting as they are so far advanced in moult to be regarded as a 3 in ringing terms which means they are the older young of the year out of juvenile moult.

The rest of the day, given the weather was more cultural and included visiting the Roman bridge at Kermastes, where it is currently undergoing preservation by the authorities, ah a picture you may think well I didn't think to take one!!

I did manage to catch up with 7 Caspian Terns on the slat pans

Today we headed east to pick up a few odd and ends birds and managed to see Olive Tree Warbler, at a reliable site, OTW is a speciality of the island and is a large robust warbler and elusive so eh no photo...

Alpine Swifts were seen very well and low down again at a reliable spot along the beach.

It has been a tough birding fortnight, splitting time between ringing and birding, with the vast majority of passerines having seemingly moved through. However Lesbos remains a great place to visit for the warmth of its people, the unspoilt beauty of its scenery and of course the wildlife...

Dice Snake?


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