1^st Feb.  At Neo Chorio.  A female Italian sparrow fell down the chimney and was trapped in the stove. Luckily that was not alight at the time! Released uninjured.

4^th Feb.  Along the coast.  We found 20 crag martins; a male whinchat; 30+ meadow pipits; and a grey heron.

11^th Feb.  At Neo Chorio. At least 6 chiffchaffs were busy feeding in the garden, and a male blackcap gave us lovely views as it fed in a lemon tree just below the house.

12^th Feb.  Along the coast. With our good friends John and Patty.  We started along the coast and saw a female kestrel; more than 70 greenfinches; 9 red throated pipits; a white wagtail; 5 chiffchaffs; a female whinchat; 21+ meadow pipits; 2 honey buzzards; a very early yellow wagtail; a snipe; and an early whitethroat.
Then we moved on to Agia reservoir where we counted 50+ crag martins; a white wagtail; 100+ teal; 80+ shoveler; 60+ pochard; 20+ mallard; 48 wigeon; 14 ferruginous duck; 150+ coot; 100+ moorhen; 30+ little grebes; 3 tufted duck; 5+ meadow pipits; 3+ chiffchaff, a marsh harrier; and 2 gadwall. On some mud banks 20+ terrapins were lazing in the warm sunshine.

19^th Feb. Another trip out with John and Patty.

                 Along the motorway.  Yet another barn owl had, sadly, been squashed.

                 At Agia reservoir.  There were the usual numbers and variety of ducks; coot; moorhen; and little grebes; plus a grey heron; several chiffchaffs; and a flock of 15 starlings.
                 At  Omalos.  We found 10+ cirl bunting; 5 ortolan bunting; many chaffinches; goldfinches; sparrows; greenfinches; 8 chough; several stonechats and whinchats; a brambling; a tawny pipit; a redstart; and then, to our great surprise, we found 2 adult male and a first winter eye browed thrushes. On the journey back down we watched 2 immature imperial eagles; an adult golden eagle; a flock of 12 rock doves; a steppe buzzard; and 4 ravens.

21^st Feb. At Tavronitis.  There were 4 swallows. Wintering or early migrants?

23^rd Feb. Near Maleme. Another steppe buzzard.

27^th Feb. Another joint trip with John and Patty. At Topolia were 10 griffon vultures and a raven.       
                 At the nest site. where both adult bearded vultures were watched.  One of them went into the nest where the chick must be well grown by now.  On the way back we saw an immature bonellis eagle; and 3 redstarts.
                 Along the coast. There were lots of flocks of finches and pipits, including 30+ red throated pipits; a siskin; a marsh harrier; and then a strange chiffchaff that had us scratching our heads for a while.  We decided it was one of the eastern subspecies, probably abietinus.
                 Nearing Neo Chorio.  We found 19 crag martins and 4 swallows.

28^th Feb. Near Neo Chorio. A single chiffchaff and 20+ meadow pipits.