The most common of the countryside birds yet it is so beautiful in song and appearance. This was a rare chance where the male chaffinch allowed me to get very close and get a detailed picture
Σπίνος/Fringilla coelebs/ Common chaffinch
Thanks to the large numbers of livestock there is always a carcass for the scavengers so the Griffon vultures are thriving in Crete
Όρνιο/Gyps fulvus/griffon vulture
Σταχτοκουρούνα/Corvus cornix/ Hooded crow
Καλόγερος/Parus major/ Great tit
This was my first time I took a picture of a linnet. It seems to be a male that is has still to grow all of its summer plumage.
Φανέτο/Linaria cannabina/ Common linnet
The Red-billed chough was singing while also opening its wings each time it made a sound.
Κοκκινοκαλιακούδα /Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax/ Red-billed chough
Βραχοχελίδονο/Ptyonoprogne rupestris/ Eurasian crag martin
The Sardinian warbler is a shy bird that I can hear often but it is very rarely sitting in a spot that is good for taking a picture. This was my first time that I manage to find one that is not hiding inside foliage or is perching at the shadow of a branch.
Μαυροτσιροβάκος/ Sylvia melanocephala /Sardinian warbler
Κατσουλιερης/ Galerida cristata/ Crested lark
The European stonechat is also extremely common in Crete and it could often be seen singing from a perch.
Μαυρολαίμης/Saxicola rubicola/European stonechat
Blue tits are some of the most strikingly beautiful birds one can see in Greece. It is a shame that they are not as common as their cousins the Great tits
Γαλαζοπαπαδίτσα/Cyanistes caeruleus/Blue tit
Barn swallows are among my favorite birds, their diet is beneficial to humans, their song is lovely, they are cute and very common in Spring and Summer.
Σταβλοχελίδονο/Hirundo rustica/Barn swallow.
