Thursday 1 August 2019

Kefalonia

 
Myrtos Beach on the north-western coast of the Island.
 
A week's family break on the Ionian Greek Island of Kefalonia - a beautiful place and brilliant family destination, but only 29 bird species seen so not recommended for birding. Loved it all the same, as did Lu and the kids.
 

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler


3cy Yellow-legged Gull


Violet Dropwing - by far the most fantastic dragonfly I've ever seen, and a constant companion in the resort swimming pool.



Juvenile Red-rumped Swallow.



'Continental' Swallowtail - other species seen on the Island - Scarce Swallowtail, Wall Brown, Orbed Red Underwing Skipper, Mallow Skipper, Common Blue, Painted Lady, Southern Comma, Large White, Eastern Bath White, Eastern Wood White, Clouded Yellow, Geranium Bronze, Cleopatra, Long-tailed Blue and Southern White Admiral.
 
 
Scarce Swallowtail


Spotted Flycatcher


Hummingbird Hawkmoth


Mallow Skipper


Orbed Red Underwing Skipper
 
 
Showing underside of underwing.
 

Geranium Bronze on Geranium.


Cicada - providing a constant background noise on Kefalonia and occasionally mistaking me for a tree.


Juvenile Woodchat Shrike.




Alpine Swift


Pallid and Alpine Swifts.


Red-veined Darter



Southern Comma - a tatty individual.


Juvenile Eastern Black-eared Wheatear.


Eastern Wood White


Red-veined Darter (female)

 
Red-veined Darter (male).
 


Eastern Subalpine Warbler


Pale Shoulder



Eastern Bath White


Clouded Yellow



Four-spotted


Graphosoma semipunctata



Short-toed Eagle being harangued by a Sparrowhawk.



Long-tailed Blue minus the long tails.



Woodchat Shrike

 

Cetti's Warbler


Red-rumped Swallow




Painted Ladies were numerous on the island - this one a strikingly pale one.


Wall Brown



Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull.


2cy Yellow-legged Gull



Codophila varia


Sardinian Warbler - female above, male below. Very common everywhere we went but a nightmare to photograph.



Woodchat Shrike


Metacrambus carectellus


Dolicharthria metasialis



Jay - pretty much the only 'corvids' we saw except for a tiny number of Hooded Crows. Otherwise it was Collared Doves and House Sparrows that predominated.


Bee-eater



Gleaming Wave Idaea obsoletaria


Loggerhead Turtle - several of these watched in Argostoli Harbour - a famous site that attracts the crowds. One of the holiday highlights was watching these huge animals cruising around the fishing boats at point blank range. The kids loved these too.

 
Juvenile Bee-eater.
 
 
Assos Village

3 comments:

  1. Some nice stuff there. The shieldbugs are Graphosoma semipunctata + Codopjila varia.

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  2. Sorry a typo- should be Codophila!

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  3. Magic - thank you so much 'conehead54'! I've amended the blog. Thought C.varia was particularly smart - incredible, haunting skull pattern on back. Thanks again, your help is really appreciated.
    All the best.
    Matt

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