September has come and migrant numbers build up: A flock of more than 40
Bee-eaters was flying high above Vravrona, while a male
Rufou-tailed Rock Thrush was seen atop a rock in the opposite hill. Migrant warblers are also very common;
Subalpine is the one seen in large numbers everywhere, along with a few
Garden, Lesser Whitethroat and
Common Whitethroat, while
Willow is also widespread. The
Spotted Flycatcher is also seen very frequently.
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Subalpine Warbler |
Waders are also moving south;
Ruffs, Wood Sandpipers, Little Stints, Black-winged Stilts and
Marsh Sandpipers were seen in Artemis Lagoon, along with c.
20 Ferruginous Ducks.
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| Marsh Sandpiper |
It is not just the birds that migrate, though. The
Plain Tiger, a butterfly relative to the American Monarch is a regular autumn arrival from Egypt, after crossing the Mediterranean Sea...
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Plain Tiger
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