Day 3 Tulips, Butterflies and Orchids

Yesterday we explored the area above Spili and were rewarded with hills covered with tulips and orchids, a few butterflies -Wall, Swallowtail and Cretan Festoon - and a Wall Lizard

Day 2 Crete Migration in Progress

A varied day with visits to the Imbros Gorge, Minoan City and a Lagoon by the shore where Swallows, House Martins etc and numerous Waders have stopped off for a rest before continuing northward. The highlight was hundreds of Yellow wagtails of both races in a marshy field. Finishing with a few resident species including the very attractive Sardinian Warbler

Day 1 Chania War Cemetery Insects and Orchids

After a bumpy flight, we arrived in Chania just about on time courtesy of a very strong tail wind. Our first stop on route to Plakias was at the War Cemetery in Chania where there were very large colonies of Tongue Orchids and quite a few insects. We also stopped once more for a leg stretch where there were some Sawfly orchids.

 

Trip to Crete 1. Gatwick Airport

I am staying on the top (10th) floor of the Premier Inn at Gatwick as the flight goes out early in the morning. After a rainy day the sky has cleared. Hope it will be good weather for the flight