FEMALE SARDINIAN WARBLER, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   We can ID this bird as a female Sardinian Warbler as follows:

• Brownish -grey head
• Red-brown iris surrounded by reddish eyering 
• Cream-buff underparts
• Brownish upperparts
• Dark tail

   The Sardinian Warbler is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 965.

EUROPEAN ROBIN, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   We can ID this bird as a European Robin as follows:

• Red-orange face and throat bordered with grey, except on forehead
• Black eyes
• Brownish crown, nape and upperparts (as much as we can see of the upperparts)

   The European Robin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 964.

HOODED CROW FLAPPING WINGS, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

NONBREEDING MALE CIRL BUNTING, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   We can ID this bird as a nonbreeding  male Cirl Bunting as follows:

• Yellow head with a dark crown and black eyestripe
• Mottled back bib on throat with a yellow band beneath it
• Broad, streaked greenish breast band across its otherwise yellow underparts
• Upper mandible of bill is dark and lower mandible is pale
• Blackish tail with whitish outer feathers

   The Cirl Bunting is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 963.

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FEMALE BLUE ROCK THRUSH, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   Even though the photos are somewhat blurred, we can ID this bird as a female Blue Rock Thrush as follows:

• Habitat - Rocky, precipitous habitat on mountainside
• Brownish head and face
• Barred light brownish chest
• Barred buff belly and vent
• Although it it difficult to make out the wings, what we can see are dark

   The Blue Rock Thrush is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 962.

COMMON RAVEN IN FLIGHT, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/20/2019

WESTERN ROCK NUTHATCH, MOUNT PARNITHA FOOTHILLS,AVLONA,ATTICA,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   Since the MS Koningsdam was in the Pireaus port overnight, we were able to tour Athens and the Agora the first day and do birding the second day.  Our birding guide was Akis Gaitanakis from Greece Bird Tours.  He was great.  He knew where the birds were and how to find them.

   We can ID this bird as a Western Rock Nuthatch as follows:

• This is perfect habitat for this bird - bare rock in mountainous area
• Pale blue-grey upperparts
• Conspicuous, long, black eyestripe from lores to side of neck base
• Rest of face, sides of neck, throat, center of breast and belly are whitish
• Pale cinnamon sides of breast and rest of underparts
• Dark bill
• Greyish legs

   The Western Rock Nuthatch is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 961.