The day started at Ipsilou where it was sunny though at this height very windy. Hence I stayed in the relative shelter of the southern track.
A singing Cinereous Bunting was an early find and I could hear Hoopoe in the distance. There seemed a fair number of Wood Warblers in the oaks, and although none sang the calls were often heard.
On the walk back down a Golden Oriole flew into an oak where it was seen briefly. A Black-eared Wheatear then showed well and a Woodlark was in glorious song-flight.
Then onto the coastal plain of Faneromeni with its many small fields. Black-headed Buntings were hard to miss and sang incessantly. A pair of Cirl Bunting were also found, though more secretive and breeding locally no doubt.
Warblers generally stayed low in the wind though an Eastern Olivaceous was a first for the trip.
The habitat is ideal for shrikes, with two Woodchat and four Red-backed for the day, three of the latter species being males.
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| Ipsilou |
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| Cinereous Bunting |
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| Black-eared Wheatear |
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| Black-eared Wheatear |
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| Black-headed Bunting |
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| Black-headed Bunting |
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| Black-headed Bunting (female) |
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| Olivaceous Warbler |
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| Black-eared Wheatear |
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| Black-veined White |
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| Common Sandpiper at the ford |
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| Woodchat Shrike |
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| Red-backed Shrike |
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Cirl Bunting (female) |
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