TRIPREPORT
RHODES,GREECE
4TO11MAY2016
GLYN&CHRISSELLORS
MALELITTLEBITTERN,KREMASTI
FACTS&FIGURES
CARPARKINGATEASTMIDLANDSAIRPORT-£50JET2FLIGHTS–EASTMIDLANDSTORHODES-£200EACHACCOMMODATIONINIALYSOS–VILLASDUCHOTEL–APARTMENTWITHB&B-£[email protected](ASKFOREVELYNE)
CARHIREWITHJET2(HERTZ)£200FOR7DAYS
ITINERARY
FLIGHTFROMEASTMIDLANDSTORHODES–JUSTOVER4HOURS–WECOLLECTEDOURCARFROMHERTZ&DROVESTRAIGHTTOOURHOTELINIALYSOS.ICHOSEIALYSOSBECAUSETHERIVERATKREMASTIISONEOFTHEBESTSITESFORBIRDINGONRHODES&ONLYASHORTDISTANCEFROMOURHOTEL.IVISITEDTHERIVERATKREMASTIEVERYMORNING–ITWASEXCELLENTFORHERONS&WADERS,ALTHOUGHAPRILWOULDBEBETTERFORMOREVARIETY.(IDIDFLUSHAGREATSNIPE-&ITCALLED)FROMIALYSOSWEDIDDAYTRIPSTOOTHERPARTSOFTHEISLAND.LINDOS–ABEAUTIFULOLDTOWNWITHANACROPOLIS–FROMTHEACROPOLISWEWATCHEDLESSERKESTRELSFROMABOVEBREEDINGINACAVE–ALSOBLACK-EAREDWHEATEARSWEREBREEDINGINTHEWALLRIGHTNEXTTOTHETICKETOFFICE+ALPINE&PALLIDSWIFTS.APOLAKIADAM–NOTVERYPRODUCTIVE,BUTLONG-LEGGEDBUZZARDS&BEE-EATERS.AFANDOUBEACH–STONECURLEWS,BEE-EATERS,HOOPOESETC.–THISLOOKSAVERYGOODAREAFORMIGRATIONINAPRIL.
GADOURASRESERVOIR–BOTHSHALLOWENDSWEREEXCELLENT–WHITE-WINGEDBLACKTERNS,FERRUGINOUSDUCKS,SQUACCOHERON,BLACK-WINGEDSTILTS,WOODSANDPIPERS–2HONEYBUZZARDSNEARBY.WEALSOTRIEDOTHERPLACESTHATLOOKEDOFINTERESTONTHEMAP.RHODESISABEAUTIFULISLAND&WEWILLDEFINITELYDOANOTHERTRIP,BUTPROBABLYINMIDAPRILWHENTHEREARELOTSMOREMIGRANTS.
SYSTEMATICLIST
GREATCRESTEDGREBELITTLEGREBESHAG–1ONTHESEA–IALYSOSLITTLEBITTERNS–4ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI(BIRDSOFTHETRIP–IHAVEN’TSEENTHEMTHISWELLFORQUITEAFEWYEARS)NIGHTHERON–ANADULTATTHERIVER–KREMASTISQUACCOHERONS–3SHOWINGWELLATTHERIVER–KREMASTILITTLEEGRETSGREYHERONSPURPLEHERON–1NEARGADOURASRESERVOIRGLOSSYIBIS–1GADOURASRESERVOIRMALLARDSFERRUGINOUSDUCKS–C.15GADOURASRESERVOIRTUFTEDDUCKSSHORT-TOEDEAGLES–2LONG-LEGGEDBUZZARDS–C.6COMMONBUZZARDSHONEYBUZZARDS–2(MALE&FEMALE)NEARGADOURASRESERVOIRSPARROWHAWK–1
KESTRELSLESSERKESTRELS–SEVERALPAIRSWEREBREEDINGINACAVEATLINDOS–LOOKINGDOWNFROMTHEACROPOLISELEONORA’SFALCONS–6SHOWEDVERYWELLATIALYSOSBEACHONOURFIRSTEVENING–WEALSOSAW3ATTHEACROPOLISOFIALYSOS&2ONOURTRAVELSAROUNDTHEISLAND.CHUKARS–SEVERALSMALLCHICKSATKALITHEANORTHOFFALIRAKIMOORHENSCOOTSBLACK-WINGEDSTILTS–3ATGADOURASRESERVOIRSTONECURLEWS–4ATAFANDOUBEACHLITTLERINGEDPLOVERSRINGEDPLOVERSLAPWINGSCURLEWSANDPIPERS–2ATCOLOSSOSBEACHNORTHOFFALIRAKITEMMINCK’SSTINTS–4ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI&1ATTHERIVER–COLOSSOSNORTHOFFALIRAKILITTLESTINTS–1ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI&4ATTHERIVER–COLOSSOSNORTHOFFALIRAKIWOODSANDPIPERS–C.10ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI&SEVERALOTHERSCOMMONSANDPIPERSGREATSNIPE–IFLUSHED1ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI–ITSHOWEDWELLINFLIGHTBEFOREDROPPINGINTOCOVER–CROAKINGCALLCOMMONSNIPESRUFFS–C.4ATTHERIVER–KREMASTIBLACK-HEADEDGULLSYELLOW-LEGGEDGULLSSANDWICHTERN–1FLEWDOWNTHEBEACHATIALYSOS
WHITE-WINGEDBLACKTERNS–1ATTHERIVER–KREMASTI–1ATTHEBEACH–IALYSOS&7STUNNERSSHOWINGWELLATGADOURASRESERVOIRWOODPIGEONSCOLLAREDDOVESTURTLEDOVES–C.20LITTLEOWLS–2SWIFTSPALLIDSWIFTS–SEVERALATTHEACROPOLIS–LINDOSALPINESWIFTS–C.6HOOPOES–2ATAFANDOUBEACHBEE-EATERS–C.300ONOURTRAVELSAROUNDTHEISLANDWOODLARKS–SEVERALNEARGADOURASRESERVOIRCRESTEDLARKS–VERYCOMMONSANDMARTINSCRAGMARTINSSWALLOWSRED-RUMPEDSWALLOWSHOUSEMARTINSTAWNYPIPITS–2ATKALITHEANORTHOFFALIRAKIWHITEWAGTAILSYELLOWWAGTAILSWRENSROBINSNIGHTINGALESEASTERNBLACK-EAREDWHEATERS–2BREEDINGATLINDOS&1MALEATKALITHEANORTHOFFALIRAKI
WHINCHATSBLUEROCKTHRUSHES–LINDOS&KALITHEABLACKBIRDSBLACKCAPSSARDINIANWARBLERS–VERYCOMMONWHITETHROATSCETTI’SWARBLERSGREATREEDWARBLERSEASTERNOLIVACEOUSWARBLERS–COMMONSPOTTEDFLYCATCHER–ONLY1SEENBLUETITS–VERYELUSIVEMAGPIESJAYSJACKDAWSHOODEDCROWS–VERYCOMMONRAVENSGOLDENORIOLE–ONLY1–FLEWACROSSROADHOUSESPARROWSCHAFFINCHESLINNETSGOLDFINCHESGREENFINCHESBLACK-HEADEDBUNTING–ONLY1MALECORNBUNTINGS–THEONLYPLACEWESAWCORNBUNTINGSWASATGADOURASRESERVOIR
BUTTERFLIES
SWALLOWTAILS–COMMONCLEOPATRASCLOUDEDYELLOWS
REPTILES
WALL/ROCKLIZARDS&LARGERAGAMALIZARDS
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IMAGESBELOW
CRESTEDLARK
BEE-EATER
WHITE-WINGEDBLACKTERN
WHITE-WINGEDBLACKTERN
MALELESSERKESTREL
MALELESSERKESTREL
EASTERNBLACK-EAREDWHEATEAR
EASTERNBLACK-EAREDWHEATEAR
FEMALEHONEYBUZZARD
MALEHONEYBUZZARD
MALELITTLEBITTERN
MALELITTLEBITTERN
SARDINIANWARBLER
CLOUDEDYELLOW
LITTLEEGRET
SQUACCOHERON
SQUACCOHERON
TEMMINCK’SSTINT
NIGHTHERON
NIGHTHERON
WOODSANDPIPER
FEMALELITTLEBITTERN
WOODSANDPIPER
EASTERNOLIVACEOUSWARBLER
EASTERNOLIVACEOUSWARBLER
SWALLOWTAIL
TURTLEDOVE
FEMALELITTLEBITTERN
FEMALELITTLEBITTERN
FEMALELITTLEBITTERN