https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/ Birds Antikythera Autumn and Spring Migrations 2008/2009 We departed on the 0800 ferry for our two hour mini cruise ! The peninsula of Gramvousa can be seen covered in cloud https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642379 16642379 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642384 16642384 Antikythera harbour in the small town of Potamos https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642401 16642401 Red-breasted Flycatcher.........Ficedula parva https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642383 16642383 There are two donkies on the island this one can cut up rough , the other is looked after by an elderly couple and is tethered. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642408 16642408 Honey Buzzard..........Pernis apivorus One of many that passed through, Notice the plumage variation to other pictures in this gallery https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642404 16642404 Blue Rock Thrush......Monticola solitarius https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642411 16642411 Peregrine Falcon.......Falco peregrinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642424 16642424 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642403 16642403 Honey Buzzard..........Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642405 16642405 Red Admiral Butterfly......Vanessa atalanta https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642385 16642385 Hoopoe....Upupa epops https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642406 16642406 This was a really hot day , we were raptor monitoring on the highest point of the island https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642386 16642386 Golden Oriole.....Oriolus oriolus taken whilst bird was being ringed https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642380 16642380 Golden Oriole.........Oriolus oriolus another species that was caught in the nets and ringed https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642387 16642387 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642414 16642414 The ringers hard at work at 0830am https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642402 16642402 Pomegranate......Punica granatum https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642388 16642388 Willow Warbler....Phylloscopus trochilus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642393 16642393 Bee-eater....Merops apiaster https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642394 16642394 Lesser Spotted Eagle......Aquila pomarina https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642412 16642412 Constructed in late 2007 this building accomodates eleven volunteers and was rebuilt from an old ruin https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642407 16642407 Black Stork........Ciconia negra https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642409 16642409 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642410 16642410 Redstart.........Phoenicurus phoenicurus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642390 16642390 Tawny Pipit........Anthus campestris https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642413 16642413 Greek Sowbread.......Cyclamen graecum https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642415 16642415 Constructed last year by the HOS https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642416 16642416 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642417 16642417 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642389 16642389 these could be found all over the island near the old ruins they were used for threshing the grains which were spread out in the circle. We believe a donkey was used in the processing. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642418 16642418 Red-footed Falcon.......Falco vespertinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642419 16642419 Sparrowhawk........Accipiter nisus. Caught in the nets this bird was ringed and sent on its way. Most days several of these raptors could be seen https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642420 16642420 Sparrowhawk........Accipiter nisus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642421 16642421 Red-rumped Swallow......Hirundo daurica https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642422 16642422 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642391 16642391 Kestrel.......Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642423 16642423 Short-toed Eagle......Circaetus gallicus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642392 16642392 Common Buzzard....Buteo buteo https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642425 16642425 Spotted Flycatcher.....Muscicapa striata https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16642426 16642426 Honey Buzzard.......Pernis apivorus a juvenile rufous. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16661671 16661671 Pergrine Falcon ....Falco peregrinus, https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16661682 16661682 Osprey.......Pandion haliaetus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056004 17056004 Sand Martin.....Riparia riparia https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17055918 17055918 Sparrowhawk.....Accipiter nisus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056007 17056007 Bonelli's Eagle.......Hieraaetus fasciatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17055919 17055919 Red-rumped Swallow....Hirundo daurica https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056005 17056005 Kestrel......Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056009 17056009 Common Buzzard.......Buteo buteo https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056006 17056006 Common Buzzard.......Buteo buteo https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056010 17056010 Lesser Spotted Eagle.......Aquila pomarina https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056012 17056012 Red-footed Falcon.......Falco vespertinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056008 17056008 Lesser Spotted Eagle.......Aquila pomarina https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17055920 17055920 Hobby......Falco subbuteo https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056021 17056021 This Goshawk....Accipiter gentilis was caught in the nets on the morning of the 01-10-08 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063251 17063251 Bee-eater......Merops apiaster https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063270 17063270 Bonelli's Eagle.......Hieraaetus fasciatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17056013 17056013 Taken from middway down the island the peninsulas of Gramvousa [extreme right] and Rhodopou [left] with the cloud covered White Mountains in the centre. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063268 17063268 Scops Owl.....Otus scops https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063250 17063250 Scolopendra cingulatus.... Europes largest centipede ....10cm....this has a painful and dangerous bite. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063254 17063254 Roller......Coracias garrulus and three Kestrel....Falco tinnunculus. Note the one sat under the Roller https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063249 17063249 Talons of a Goshawk......Accipiter gentilis, You really do not want to be on the receiving end of these. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063269 17063269 Goshawk.....Accipiter gentilis.....a juvenile female, caught in the nets duly ringed and sent on her way. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063253 17063253 Kestrel.....Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17122706 17122706 Goshawk.....Accipiter gentilis the sharp eye of the hunter. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17063252 17063252 Marsh Harrier.....Circus aeruginosus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17122707 17122707 This is the captive one and is quite tame https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123091 17123091 Osprey.......Pandion haliaetus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123476 17123476 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123500 17123500 Roller......Coracias garrulus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123508 17123508 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123504 17123504 Pallid Harrier....Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123501 17123501 Pallid Harrier....Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123502 17123502 Wheatear...Oenanthe oenanthe https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123509 17123509 Peregrine Falcon........Falco peregrinus, this adult bird [foreground] with prey pinned down on the rock , hunted along with the juvenile, for several days. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123477 17123477 Marsh Harrier.......Aeruginosus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123506 17123506 Pallid Harrier....Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123503 17123503 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus First seen at a distance we mistook this bird for a Steppe Eagle, closer study of the photo proved it to be Honey Buzzard . https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123507 17123507 Autumn Squill.........Scilla autumnalis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17126670 17126670 Marsh Harrier.......Aeruginosus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17123505 17123505 Osprey......Pandion haliaetus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17127784 17127784 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132686 17132686 Around this church "Agios Georgios" we watched the Hen and Pallid Harriers hunting https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132702 17132702 Corn Bunting.......Miliaria calandra https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132688 17132688 Male Redstart......Phoenicurus phoenicurus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132659 17132659 Starling........Sturnus vulgaris https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132687 17132687 Greek Sowbread.......Cyclamen graecum https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132660 17132660 Female Redstart......Phoenicurus phoenicurus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132701 17132701 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132690 17132690 Pallid Harrier........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132696 17132696 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132692 17132692 Pallid Harrier........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132695 17132695 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132689 17132689 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132691 17132691 Booted Eagle......Hieraaetus pennatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132694 17132694 Above the guest house one of many old mills. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132693 17132693 Pallid Harrier........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132697 17132697 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132698 17132698 Peregrine Falcon....Falco Peregrinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132703 17132703 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132699 17132699 Willow Warbler.......Phylloscopus trochilus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281852 17281852 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132721 17132721 Honey Buzzard......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17132700 17132700 Profet Ilias Church..... from here we watched as two hundred and fifty plus Eleonora's Falcon took to the skies to feed at dusk on the 8th October. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281826 17281826 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281830 17281830 The seed head of the artichoke flower https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281851 17281851 The bell tower of the Profet Ilias Church https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281850 17281850 The remains of the central shaft of one of the several old windmills that dot the island https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281827 17281827 Peregrine Falcon....Falco peregrinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281831 17281831 Black Kite........Milvus migrans, a group of five juveniles. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281828 17281828 Black Kite.......Milvus migrans, two juveniles https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281829 17281829 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281859 17281859 Robin........Erithacus rubecula https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281834 17281834 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281854 17281854 Kestrel......Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281853 17281853 Pallid Harrier.....Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281832 17281832 Kestrel......Falco tinnunculus Feeding on the wing https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281833 17281833 Spanish Sparrow......Passer hispaniolensis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281855 17281855 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281839 17281839 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281860 17281860 Red-breasted Flycatcher......... https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281835 17281835 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281856 17281856 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281862 17281862 Red-breasted Flycatcher........ https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281836 17281836 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281881 17281881 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281857 17281857 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281858 17281858 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281885 17281885 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281837 17281837 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281838 17281838 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281861 17281861 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281840 17281840 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281882 17281882 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281863 17281863 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281884 17281884 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281886 17281886 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17281864 17281864 The new guesthouse opened in spring 2008 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365269 17365269 Eleonora's Falcon........Falco eleonorae https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17282261 17282261 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365287 17365287 Kermes Oak https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365267 17365267 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365266 17365266 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365285 17365285 Merlin......Falco columbarius https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365268 17365268 To the north lies Kythera and the Peleponese https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365270 17365270 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus, these two birds hunted together for several hours near the St Georges church https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365301 17365301 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365286 17365286 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365271 17365271 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus, these two birds hunted together for several hours near the St Georges church https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365280 17365280 The entrance to another old anbandoned house https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365273 17365273 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365274 17365274 Song Thrush........Turdus philomelos https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365276 17365276 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365272 17365272 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365288 17365288 Ruins https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365289 17365289 The HOS Observatory , in the centre and the ringing site, in the left bottom corner of the picture https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365290 17365290 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365303 17365303 St Nikolaos church sits high above Potamos Bay https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365277 17365277 Red-backed Shrike.........Lanius collurio https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365275 17365275 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365291 17365291 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365278 17365278 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365279 17365279 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365292 17365292 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365293 17365293 Pallid Harrier.........Circus macrourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17365304 17365304 a few of the voluteers gathered to raptor watch after lunch...from left to right....Colin, Angelos, Sue, Raimo, Mia, Gayle, Kate, Manuela https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439978 17439978 Sparrowhawk......Accipiter nisus Two birds hunted together near the guest house late in the afternoon https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439977 17439977 Chukar......Alectoris chukar https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439979 17439979 Short-toed Eagle.....Circaetus gallicus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439949 17439949 Short-toed Eagle.....Circaetus gallicus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439980 17439980 Booted Eagle......Hieraaetus pennatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439951 17439951 Cannot name this species, but it wasnt Olympic Airways https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439950 17439950 Circling raptors on migration https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439981 17439981 Booted Eagle......Hieraaetus pennatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439982 17439982 Booted Eagle......Hieraaetus pennatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439983 17439983 The ferry to the island ...The Pegasus Express, calls four times a week in summer, Sunday Tuesday and Wednesday from the mainland and once a week on Thursday from Crete. The ferry turns in a very narrow bay before backing up to the quay. If the weather is too bad, 6+ Beaufort from the north it is unable to enter https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439987 17439987 Sparrowhawk....Accipiter nisus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439984 17439984 Cory's Shearwater.......Calonectris diomedea This bird was found washed up in the harbour and handed to Angelos the HOS coordinator https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439990 17439990 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439985 17439985 Siskin....Carduelis spinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439986 17439986 Bonelli's Eagle.......Hieraaetus fasciatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439952 17439952 These goats occupied the rocks where the pair of Peregrine Falcon fed. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439988 17439988 Grey Wagtail.....Motacilla cinerea https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439989 17439989 Cory's Shearwater.....Calonectris diomedea The bird refused to fly and sat partially submerged before being rescued yet again https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439992 17439992 St Nikolaos church the bell tower. After finding her Narcissus and Crocus Sue found a blue bell ! https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439993 17439993 Cory's Shearwater.....Calonectris diomedea After rehydrating and feeding the bird it was taken to the beach area where we hoped it would fly. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439991 17439991 Kestrel..........Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439997 17439997 Bonelli's Eagle.......Hieraaetus fasciatus Booted Eagle..... Hieraaetus pennatus endulging in some arial combat https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439994 17439994 Bonelli's Eagle.....Hieraaetus fasciatus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439953 17439953 Sparrowhawk....Accipiter nisus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439995 17439995 Kestrel..........Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439998 17439998 Kestrel..........Falco tinnunculus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439996 17439996 Cory's Shearwater.....Calonectris diomedea Looked after by Angelos, it refused to leave him ! https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17439999 17439999 Cory's Shearwater.....Calonectris diomedea Looking perfectly healthy this stranded bird still refused to fly and was eventually sent off to a wildlife hospital. https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17440000 17440000 Yellow-legged Gull......Larus michahellis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083908 56083908 Bee-eater.........Merops apiaster https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083909 56083909 Blackcap.......Sylvia atricapilla https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083911 56083911 Bee-eater.........Merops apiaster https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083910 56083910 Golden Oriole.......Oriolus oriolus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083912 56083912 Golden Oriole.......Oriolus oriolus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083913 56083913 Great Reed Warbler.......Acroephalus arundinaceus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083914 56083914 Great Reed Warbler.......Acroephalus arundinaceus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083915 56083915 Great Reed Warbler.......Acroephalus arundinaceus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083916 56083916 Great Reed Warbler.......Acroephalus arundinaceus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083917 56083917 Honey Buzzard.......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083919 56083919 Long-legged Buzzard....Buteo rufinus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084022 56084022 Honey Buzzard.......Pernis apivorus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083920 56083920 Kotschy's Gecko........Cyrtopodion kotschyi https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083921 56083921 Montagu's Harrier.......Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084026 56084026 Grey Wagtail.....Motacilla https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56083918 56083918 Montagu's Harrier........ Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084023 56084023 Montagu's Harrier.......Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084025 56084025 Montagu's Harrier.......Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084024 56084024 Montagu's Harrier.......Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084027 56084027 Montagu's Harrier.......Circus pygargus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084028 56084028 Pallid Harrier.....Circus macrorourus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084029 56084029 Pied Flycatcher.....Ficedula hypoleuca https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084031 56084031 Pied Flycatcher.....Ficedula hypoleuca https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084030 56084030 Pied Flycatcher.....Ficedula hypoleuca https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084032 56084032 Spotted Flycatcher.......Muscicapa striata https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084034 56084034 Spotted Flycatcher.......Muscicapa striata https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084033 56084033 Tree Pipit.....Anthus trivialis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084036 56084036 Tree Pipit.....Anthus trivialis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084037 56084037 Turtle Dove........Streptopelia turtur https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084038 56084038 Whinchat........Saxicola rubetra https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084039 56084039 Prasium majus https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084040 56084040 Spring on Antikythera ....some areas are full of beautiful wild flowers https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56084041 56084041 Yellow-legged Gull......Larus michahellis https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085931 56085931 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085932 56085932 Wood Warbler.....Phylloscopus sibilatrix https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085933 56085933 Wood Warbler.....Phylloscopus sibilatrix https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085934 56085934 Woodchat Shrike.....Lanius senator https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085936 56085936 Woodchat Shrike.....Lanius senator https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085935 56085935 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=57550495 57550495 Woodchat Shrike.....Lanius senator https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=56085937 56085937 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=57570479 57570479 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=57570480 57570480 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=57570481 57570481 https://www.crete-birding.co.uk/apps/photos/photo?photoID=57570482 57570482