TRIPREPORT

RHODES,GREECE

4TO11MAY2016

GLYN&CHRISSELLORS

MALELITTLEBITTERN,KREMASTI

FACTS&FIGURES

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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