Lesvos Part 7 of 7, 17th May, 2006

Little Tern could be seen daily at the salt pans.



White stork feed at the salt pans and nest on suitable stuctures in surrounding towns and villages.



European Bee Eater at the salt pans.





Olivaceous Warbler at the salt pans - miles from its usual haunts !



A male Red-backed Shrike along the track to the 'Goat Pit'.



Yellow-legged Gull over the 'Goat Pit'. This area is not for the squeamish !



Eastern Black-eared Wheatear.



The Crested Lark is common here and approachable.



This Middle-spotted Woodpecker was very shy. It has a bill full of food for its offspring but the nest was well hidden deep in a fenced Olive grove.



This Eurasian Hoopoe was feeding in the same Olive grove. The shot was taken from the car through a chain-link fence.