A day dominated by the strong ENE wind that ended up as a gale in the afternoon. As a consequence looking for grounded migrants was very challenging !! The only sheltered area of bushes was by the church at Paliros.
Grounded Migrants: Very few ! Representative counts were 4 Turtle Dove, 3 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Great Reed Warbler, 6 Nightingale, 1 Redstart and 6 Wheatear. On a very windswept Pipit Plateau there were 3 Red-throated Pipit, 2 Tawny Pipit and 2 Short-toed Lark.
Visible Passage: A few Swallows (10) slipped through during through during the afternoon, and there were some small parties of grounded flavas that totalled 67 by the end of the day.
Raptors: Despite the wind a few raptors made it through, mostly during a short period in the early afternoon: 4 Montagu's Harriers, 1 Harrier Sp, 5 Kestrels and 7 Falcon Sp (probably Kestrels).
Overall Total: 0 birds ringed.
Weather: Wind ENE all day, starting F6-7 increasing F8 later; overcast with poor visibility and Saharan murk.
Ongoing IT glitch means no pictures again - Sorry
Ongoing IT glitch means no pictures again - Sorry
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