| 1st Oct. At Kolimbari. 7 Ravens.
At Neo Chorio. Another pair of Ravens.
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| 2nd Oct. On the coast. We found an adult rough legged buzzard, and
At Potamida. A booted eagle.
At the nest site. A single bearded vulture flew by as if prospecting for the coming breeding season.
At Vathi. A single steppe buzzard and a griffon vulture.
At Kambos. Good views of a third - year bonellis eagle plus a pair of ravens.
Along the coast. A flock of 4 purple herons.
At Neo Chorio. A large flock of purple herons was heard calling as they migrated at night.
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| 3rd Oct. Over a nearby gorge. Lovely views of a flock of 4 honey buzzards; later another 2 pairs; 8 griffon vultures; and excellent views of a lanner falcon soaring against a lovely deep-blue sky.
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| 4th Oct. At Neo Chorio. A flock of 5 honey buzzards. In the garden we still have cicadas calling.
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| 6th Oct. At Neo Chorio. 2 booted eagles.
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| 7th Oct. Along the coast. A flock of 5 little egrets flew west. The next day we found a kingfisher; a single skylark; and several thousand swallows streaming by.
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| 10th Oct. At Topolia. Three pairs of common buzzards in the air together; a pair of ravens; a single steppe buzzard; followed by a flock of 6 griffon vultures.
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| 11th Oct. At Neo Chorio. A rough legged buzzard; a male hen harrier.
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| 13th Oct. At Sirili. A rough legged buzzard.
At Norpigia. Another male hen harrier.
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| 15th Oct. At Georgiopoulu. In the morning, cettis warblers were calling; several moorhen' lots of coot; 12 little grebes; a male pochard.
At Meladania Cave. An eleonoras falcon flew over;
At Bali. A pair of ravens; a ring tailed harrier.
At Iraklion outskirts. 3 griffon vultures; in the city, a very big flock of starlings.
At Pedros Gorge. 2 griffon vultures.
At Georgiopoulu. 4 grey heron; moorhens; coot; little grebes; hundreds of swallows; and a flock of 63 gargeny.
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| 16th Oct. En-route to the coast. 1 booted eagle;
On the coast. a fan tailed warbler; a pair of white wagtails.
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| 18th Oct. At Neo Chorio. A pair of steppe buzzards; a flock of 17 bee-eaters was seen but many more went by very high up but could be heard clearly. Then a lesser spotted eagle.
At Sirili. A single hobby was hawking over the dry river bed.
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| 19th Oct. At Neo Chorio. A juvenile common buzzard perched in a walnut tree, calling repeatedly for food which it's parents provided in the form of a large lizard. This seemed very late for buzzard to be feeding young!
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| 21st Oct. Near the sea. A black kite.
At Neo Chorio. A short toed eagle; several blackcaps singing; an adult booted eagle; an eleonoras falcon. A pair of steppe buzzards circled above with a pair of honey buzzards and a single local buzzard. A few robins have arrived to winter.
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| 22nd Oct. On the coast. 4 purple and 2 grey herons together with a lovely great white egret. Several cettis warblers were calling ; on the beach we found the remains of adult roller which had been long dead.
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| 27th Oct. At Neo Chorio. Another pair of steppe buzzards being vigorously mobbed by a pair of hooded crows; a male hen harrier slipped by.
On the coast. 2 ringed plovers; a kingfisher; 5 grey herons.
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| 28th Oct. At Neo Chorio. An eleonoras falcon.
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| 29th Oct. On the Omalos Plateau. Several wrens were scolding and there were plenty of stonechats, one of them a very dark male. Hundreds of goldfinches were feeding on thistle seeds, including one pure white albino - how such a conspicious bird remains alive is a mystery given the raptor population. Over 100 swallows; 20+ craig martins;
flocks of 27; 16; 7; and 5 alpine choughs. There may have been more, it being difficult to tell if we were seeing the same birds again or new flocks. Best of all was a view of a juvenile bearded vulture, probably second year. 2 griffon vultures; several winchats; linnets; 3 tree pipits; a flock of 100+ starlings; a flock of 32 red billed choughs feeding on stubble; a pair of buzzards; a male
blackbird; a pair of ravens; a pair of steppe buzzards; a white wagtail; a flock of 32 5 meadow pipits; a male Italian sparrow; and a crested lark.
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| 31st Oct. On the coast. 16 white wagtails; a kingfisher; a flock of 50+ meadow pipits; a single sand martin; a moorhen; and a female kestrel.
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