BIRD OF THE DAY: LITTLE CRAKE
It got too hot today, up to 30 C in the afternoon, a very slow birding day with nothing major to report. We set off at 6:15am to Metochi Lake just noirth of Kalloni. We saw 5 Little Crakes, one or two showed extremely well and the group had excellent views. Not much else was on show.
GREAT WHITE EGRET - SHOWING ITS FACIAL BREEDING PLUMMAGE
THE GROUP STANDING ON THE 8.5 METER HIGH KREMASTI BRIDGE (16TH CENTURY)
At Petra we stopped at Kavaki on the coast road and spent a nice hour watching Ruppell's Warblers on two breeding territories. We also found Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Turtle Dove and Blue Rock Thrush.
RED-THROATED PIPIT - NOT MUCH OF A RED THROAT YET!
Other birds seen on the res were Ruddy Shelduck and a Grey Heron. We ate our lunch on the beach at Eftalou, it was cooler there and we saw a Shag and several groups of Yelkouan Shearwaters from there.The afternoon got really hot, we spent our time in the shade of trees whislt looking for raptors and woodland species along tracks in the Napi valley; we found Red-footed Falcon, Hobby, Common Buzzard, Short-toed Eagle, Raven and a Common Kestrel. Woodland species included: Sombre Tit, Hoopoe, Common Cuckoo, Turlte Dove and lots of common species.
At the Salt pans we saw all the usual species with noteable additions of: Collared Pratincole (2), Red-footed Falcon (8), Black Stork, Garganey (2) and Stone Curlew.
We got back to hotel at 7pm. it had been a long hot day, but we enjoyed it emensely and logged nearly 100 species!!!
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