Snake which I almost stepped on.
Cretschmars bunting, cinereous bunting, rock nuthatch, sombre tit. Picnic beside the road overlooking the valley. Ham and cheese and tomatoes and banana.
Erressou village then the Meladia valley between Erressou and sigri. Warned about not driving it due to heavy rain which damaged the track. First part was not too bad. Arrived at ford and saw loads of flycatchers, orioles, crested larks and black headed buntings. Two pairs of nesting rock nuthatch and barred warbler.
Decided to drive on and took our wee car along an intermittently dreadful track. We were lucky not to get stuck in the deep channels and rough surfaces.
Sometimes the passengers had to get out as we gingerly negotiated the ruts. Scraaaape.....crrrunnnnch......oh my god.
Got across the 8 km of the bad track luckily.
Dinner in Sigri. Battered fish. Fresh Broad Beans cooked in fennel. Vegetable casserole with courgettes, carrots, aubergines and tomatoes.
Am reading this belatedly as have been busy all day and I can hear the whip bird cracking his whip down the backyard . Saves me walking all over Greece to see some birds but then I am not having the adventures that you are.
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