Kefalonia 18th - 25th June. A few insects and birds.

A week trip to the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia. As I already knew, not a bird hot spot so very few species seen. However, plenty of butterflies, but with temperatures rising to 40C it was not always possible to be out to photo them.
Bird wise: kestrel, Eleanora's falcon, yellow legged gull, wood pigeon, collared dove, turtle dove, swift, hoopoe, greater short toed lark, crag martin, swallow, red rumped swallow, house martin, wren, robin, blackbird, whitethroat, olivaceous warbler, (ssp elaeica), chiffchaff, woodchat shrike, jay, hooded crow, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, goldfinch, greenfinch.

On the butterfly front: cleopatra, southern white admiral, scarce swallowtail, wall brown + plenty of fast flying whites, probably southern small whites and several small brown jobs that refused to settle whilst I watched them.

Moth; a stunningly large surreptitious palm borer on the bonnet of a chevrolet. Just been informed only 2 records exist for the whole of Greece. Strange, as I saw 3 in 2 days, all at different locations, but I suspect, Kefalonia remains somewhat under recroded for moths.

Mammals; goats!! not even a donkey

Reptiles; an Ionian wall lizard

Not a great haul, but then this was a none nature holiday and I only saw what was about as we wandered short distances in high temperatures. Wonderful break and some glorious scenery. Oh, and thousands of cicadas.

Podarcis tauricus ionicus, Ionian Wall Lizard



Podarcis tauricus ionicus, Ionian Wall Lizard

Surreptitious palm borer

southern white admiral

cicada

swallow

wall brown

woodchat shrike

Myrtos beach, 1000 feet below

To the beach

Assos

Fiscardo

Drogorati caves