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Species seen in and around the island of Kos, Greece between 4th May-19th May 2019.
​​Every effort has been made to accurately identify the following species.
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Birds

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) seen most days
Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) seen most days
Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male
Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) female
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Cretzschmar's bunting (Emberiza caesia)
Cretzschmar's bunting (Emberiza caesia)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) female
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Other bird species seen but not photographed during the trip
Swift
Pallid Swift
Alpine Swift
Raven
Jackdaw
Magpie
Serin
Cory's Shearwater
Yelkouan Shearwater
Cetti's Warbler
Scops Owl (Heard)
Kestrel
Nightjar (Heard)
Sand Martin
Little Bittern
Ruff
Fan-tailed Warbler
Great Spotted Cuckoo
​Chukar Partridge (Heard)


Butterflies and Moths 

Aegean Meadow Brown (Maniola telmessia)
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa)
Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)
Eastern Festoon (Zerynthia cerisy)
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera)
Large White (Pieris brassicae)
Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon)
Lesser Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea trivia)
Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Small White (Pieris rapae)
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica) May 2019
Hoary Footman (Eilema caniola) May 2019
Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) May 2019
Unknown Moth May 2019
​Other butterfly species seen but not photographed during the trip
Scarce Swallowtail

Other Invertebrates (all photos do not yet have IDs)

Ant Wasp May 2019
Bembix olivacea (Sand Wasp) Possible ID May 2019
Bembix olivacea (Sand Wasp) Possible ID May 2019
May 2019
Honey Bee May 2019
May 2019
Vespa orientalis (Oriental Hornet) May 2019
Paper Wasp May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2018
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Honey Bee May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Unknown Ant species May 2019
Unknown Ant species with dead spider May 2019
Unknown Ant species with Honey Bee May 2019
Unknown Ant species May 2019
Unknown Ant species May 2019
Unknown Ant species with beetle May 2019
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May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Eulasia vittata May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Oxythyrea Funesta May 2019
May 2019
Seven-spot Ladybird May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Swollen-thighed Beetle May 2019
Tortoise Beetle May 2019
Trichodes alvearius May 2019
May 2019
Eristalinus taeniops (Band-eyed Drone Fly) May 2019
Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled bee-fly) May 2019
Assassin Bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown instar bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown bug May 2019
Unknown instar shieldbug May 2019
Unknown instar shieldbug May 2019

Plants (IDs not yet established)

Reptiles and Amphibians  (Provisional IDs)

Other Wildlife


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