3^rd Mar.  At Polymarchi.  An adult bonellis eagle

4^th Mar.  At Kamisiana.  3 ruff so waders are starting to arrive.

6^th Mar.  At Neo Chorio.  6 swallows flew by.

7^th Mar.  At Neo Chorio.  A flock of 12+ crag martins stayed for an hour.

9^th Mar.   On one of the peninsulas.  Were a bonellis eagle; and a peregrine falcon.
                 At Sirila.  A flock of 50+ sand martins.

10^th Mar. At Neo Chorio.  30+ swallows; and 100+ house martins.
                 At Naradzia.  Lovely views of a rough legged buzzard as it circled low down in search of a snack. Further on was a female whinchat so the passerines are starting to migrate through. We even found an early wheatear.

13^th Mar. At Neo Chorio. A flock of 6 honey buzzards lazily circled over our valley before drifting northwards.
                 On the coast.  13+ swallows; 5+ house martins; another wheatear; 2 wood sandpipers; and a little ringed plover.

15^th Mar. At Skoutolonas, We were amazed to see a collared pratincole, extremely early and unusually, on its own.

16^th Mar. On The National Road. Yet another barn owl run over.  Later. driving along, we saw over 30 common buzzards, they too are migratory not just resident.
                 At Platanias. A steppe buzzard and a booted eagle.
                 At Maleme. A booted eagle headed out over the coast. Driving along the National Road we saw over 30 common buzzards, they too are migratory not just resident.

17^th Mar. At Platanias. A steppe buzzard and another at Galatas.
                 At Gerani. A booted eagle.
                 At Tavronitis. A single ringed plover was foraging.

18^th Mar. At Aghia Marina. Another booted eagle headed for the coast.

21^st Mar. Heading for the coast. A juvenile bonellis eagle; and then, 
                 on the coast. A grey heron; lots of swallows; martins; and then super views of a lesser spotted eagle circling low over some fields in search of food.

22^nd Mar.  At Neo Chorio. 6 swifts; and a short toed eagle that circled over our valley calling repeatedly. Will they nest again in our area this year? We hope so!

25^th Mar.  At Neo Chorio. Lots of swifts and swallows; then a flock of 5 honey buzzards.
                 Along the coast. We found a steppe buzzard; several moorhen; a snipe; a grey heron; 2 purple herons; 4 ruff; 2 little ringed plovers; and then fleeting glimpses of a rose coloured starling.
 

27^th Mar. At Neo Chorio. The breeding swallows are back and immediately starting to prospect for nest sites.

29^th Mar. On the coast. A flock of 3 honey buzzards; a booted eagle; a black winged stilt; a little ringed plover; and then a single honey buzzard.

31^st Mar. At Neo Chorio. The first turtle dove of the year was singing.