1^st May.    At Tavronitis.  3 moorhen, 2 little ringed plovers and a female marsh harrier.
                 At Neo Chorio.  A turtle dove was singing.
                 

2^nd May.  At Neo Chorio.  A female sparrow hawk.
           At Tavronitis.  A single little ringed plover; a wood sandpiper and two white storks. 
                 At Kamisiana.  At Kamisiana a sedge warbler, a little stint, a yellow wagtail, a pair of whinchat and lovely close up views of a singing aquatic warbler that obligingly sat out in the open giving clear views of its plumage in good light.
                 At Skoutolonas. A single little ringed plover.

4^th May. At Neo Chorio.  A grey heron and a pair of serin.

5^th May. At Nembros.  2 golden orioles; 2 eleonoras falcons and a flock of 6 bee-eaters.

6^th May.  At Neo Chorio.  2 female golden orioles. 

7^th May.  At Neo Chorio.  2 male golden orioles and several small flocks of bee-eaters that could be heard but not seen as they were very high up.

8^th May. At Astratikas.  A male kestrel, a griffon vulture, a singing blue rock thrush, 5 red footed falcons, an eleonoras falcon and an adult bonellis eagle.
               At Neo Chorio.  2 eleonoras falcons, 3 bee-eaters and a flock of over 300 house martins.

9^th May. At Neo Chorio.  2 female hen harriers, a female sparrow hawk, a male golden oriole and a sub-alpine warbler.

10^th May. At Neo Chorio.  A flock of 8 ‘ring tail’ harriers too far away to identify. A golden oriole and sub- alpine warbler still present and the turtle doves are now singing every day.

12^th May. At Nembros.  A flock of 6 bee-eaters.

13^th May. At Maleme.  A shag was fishing just metres offshore while further out a dolphin was cruising by.

15^th May. At Topolia.  A colony of crag martins high up in the cliffs.  An adult golden eagle was heavily mobbed by a peregrine falcon when it came too close to where we think their nest is.  Good views of a pair of nesting lesser kestrels feeding their chicks.
                 At Elos.  A sub adult bonellis eagle.  At the nest site the bearded vulture chick was still in the nest but we saw no sign of the adults while we were there.  Also a male blue rock thrush and 2 pairs of turtle doves.
                 At Sfinari.  Another blue rock thrush while at home another golden oriole.

16^th May. At Tavronitis.  An eleonoras falcon, a pair of little ringed plovers and a red footed falcon.      
           At Neo Chorio.  An eleonoras falcon and the outrageous clamouring of a cettis warbler, they often turn up in unsuitable habitat for a few days before moving on.

17^th May. At Deliana.  A kestrel and a peregrine falcon were viciously mobbing each other, the peregrine clearly had the upper hand.  Several ravens were looking for trouble and at least 3 griffon vulture nests had chicks.  One of the nests was visited by a newly fledged chick that stayed for over an hour before flapping away to join the 3 adults that lazily circled above us.  Also there were 3 bonellis eagles flying together one of which was carrying food.  Perhaps these are the ones that lost their chick at Astrikas. and have nested again at Deliana?  Good views of a male blue rock thrush; several small colonies of crag martins; a pair of kestrels; a flock of 12+ bee-eaters and another cettis warbler singing in unsuitable habitat.

18^th May. At Maleme.  A flock of 21 bee-eaters flying strongly west along the coast.
                 At Neo Chorio.  An eleonoras falcon then later an adult light phase booted eagle that was heavily mobbed by a pair of crows and a pair of buzzards at the same time.

19^th May. At Tavronitis.  A single little egret.

20^th May. At Tavronitis.  A pair of little stints and an eleonoras falcon. At home an eleonoras falcon and a male golden oriole that sang for several hours before moving on.

21^st May. At Neo Chorio.  An eleonoras falcon. At Kolymbari a flock of 30 bee-eaters but no fan tailed warblers or lesser grey shrikes.

22^nd May^. At Neo Chorio.  A flock of 3 eleonoras falcons, all dark phase.
                 At Afrata.  A kestrel and a pair of peregrine falcons.
                 On the Rodopou peninsula.  There were at least 12 griffon vultures, several wheatears, 2 pied flycatchers, many wood larks in full song, a lanner falcon and best of all good views of a sub adult bearded vulture. This one has been seen here quite frequently and hopefully may be seeking to establish a territory.
                  In Rodopos village.  A male blue rock thrush and a pair of kestrels.
                  At Neo Chorio.  2 eleonoras falcons.

23^rd May. At Skoutolonas.  4 male and 3 female red footed falcons.
                  At Tavronitis.  2 male red footed falcons.
                  At Neo Chorio.  3 eleonoras falcons , a flock of 30 bee-eaters and a single grey heron – a very late migrant that was in tatty condition with several primary feathers missing from its left wing.

24^th May.  At Neo Chorio.  A flock of 3 eleonoras falcons.
                   At Maleme. A single cormorant fishing just metres offshore oblivious of the tourists sunning themselves on the beach.

25^th May. At Neo Chorio.  A light phase eleonoras falcon then later a group of 3 dark phase birds. One of these swooped and took a swallow over our garden.

26^th May. At Mesa Voukolies.  The colony of jackdaws is still present but has shifted from the big cave to a smaller one about 200 metres to the south. We saw at least six but there are probably more. The crag martins have left the cave as well – perhaps there has been some sort of disturbance.  A lesser kestrel was having a fine time mobbing a buzzard.

27^th May. At Neo Chorio.  A male red footed falcon.

27^th May. At Neo Chorio.  Several flocks of bee-eaters that again could be clearly heard but not seen as they were very high up.  A dark phase eleonoras falcon at dusk.

29^th May. At Tavronitis.  A female ruff. This is probably a non breeder, the bulk of ruffs passed through a long time ago.