Day 4 Life on the Rockface

I spent yesterday afternoon at the foot of the Imbros Gorge looking at what was growing on and living in the rocks including Field grasshopper, Black Plant Bug, Eastern Dappled White, Dark Pigmy Skipper, Lizards, the impressive and very smelly Dragon Arum etc

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.