Just back from two weeks of beautifull sunshine, but this place is not for those also interested in birds Only 10 species seen, although I must be honest in that I gave up after a few days and just relaxed in the sun and drank lots of beer Kamari- where we stayed; 6 Cory's Shearwater( a first for me ), 1 Shag (no smirking at this), lots of House Sparrows and Collared Dove. Pirgos- 2 Common Buzzard and 2 Raven. Above Port Athinios- 5 Yellow Legged Gull, 1 Eleonora's Falcon, 2 Hooded Crow. Ia- 1 Blue Rock Thrush. Not a great haul and my wife said I can choose next year so I'm thinking Lesvos where, apparently, there are all kinds of interesting birds Cheers Ian
Mike Chorley said
Wed Jul 22 6:01 PM, 2009
Mark Rigby wrote:
Santorini-have city signed him as well
Not a good idea. I hear he blows up early, makes waves and leaves a big hole behind
Ian Campbell said
Tue Jul 21 6:38 PM, 2009
Mark Cheers Ian
Mark Rigby said
Tue Jul 21 5:18 PM, 2009
Santorini-have city signed him as well
Ian Campbell said
Tue Jul 21 2:58 PM, 2009
Thanks Ian, I had found your suggested web-site, it doesn't look to promising but you never know . Simon, thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Paul, at least if trapping is a big problem there must be birds to trap!. I really just wondered if any GM birders had any 1st hand experience of Santorini. Cheers Ian
Paul Heaton said
Tue Jul 21 9:03 AM, 2009
Ian just did a websearch for BIRDING IN SANTORINI and as Ian says trapping appears to be a big problem,
However a couple of good write ups, but be a pioneer and put the place on the map!
Keep birding.
Simon Warford said
Mon Jul 20 9:59 PM, 2009
Ian, just one bit of advice really, next time book the holiday yourself, somewhere else
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jul 20 2:20 PM, 2009
Not known as a birding location but that makes no difference at all, it's all good
Check out:
http://www.biomi.org/biology/santorini/index.html
Personally I'd go with an open and pioneering mind. Olive groves offer great birding with warblers and shrikes etc. Any open ground (often with plenty of scrub) affords chances of more warblers, wheatears, buntings, chats and the like but get out as early as you can, the heat of the midday makes birding unpleasant and the birds generally go 'quiet' around then anyway so it's a good time for spending time with the wife! Could be a few raptors about (depending on how heavily shot they may be!) and there's usually some gulls offshore somewhere.
Ian Campbell said
Mon Jul 20 2:02 PM, 2009
Plea for help, lady wife has just booked 2 weeks in Santorini going 28 July. Anybody out there ever been?, are there any recommended birding locations, any help gratefully received.
Cheers Ian
Only 10 species seen, although I must be honest in that I gave up after a few days and just relaxed in the sun and drank lots of beer
Kamari- where we stayed; 6 Cory's Shearwater( a first for me ), 1 Shag (no smirking at this), lots of House Sparrows and Collared Dove.
Pirgos- 2 Common Buzzard and 2 Raven.
Above Port Athinios- 5 Yellow Legged Gull, 1 Eleonora's Falcon, 2 Hooded Crow.
Ia- 1 Blue Rock Thrush.
Not a great haul and my wife said I can choose next year so I'm thinking Lesvos where, apparently, there are all kinds of interesting birds
Cheers Ian
Not a good idea. I hear he blows up early, makes waves and leaves a big hole behind
Cheers Ian
I really just wondered if any GM birders had any 1st hand experience of Santorini.
Cheers Ian
However a couple of good write ups, but be a pioneer and put the place on the map!
Keep birding.
Check out:
http://www.biomi.org/biology/santorini/index.html
Personally I'd go with an open and pioneering mind. Olive groves offer great birding with warblers and shrikes etc. Any open ground (often with plenty of scrub) affords chances of more warblers, wheatears, buntings, chats and the like but get out as early as you can, the heat of the midday makes birding unpleasant and the birds generally go 'quiet' around then anyway so it's a good time for spending time with the wife! Could be a few raptors about (depending on how heavily shot they may be!) and there's usually some gulls offshore somewhere.