9,10,11 May, half-day birding

David has been to Lesvos in Spring for many years now. This was our second year out together. We spent two days in the west and one around the Kalloni Gulf.

I had the most impressive sighting of tens of Black-headed Buntings (Emberiza melanocephala) in a single flock out in the west:

Here are some more of the photos I managed to take:

Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)- one of the 4 species of shirkes we had!

Roller (Coracias garrulus)

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) ducklings

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)

Our black-capped Jay (Garrulus glandarius atricapillus)

Some poppies still in blossom (Papaver rhoeas)

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