Catch up, June and July.

Little tern, Benghazi, Libya.

Lesser crested tern at sunset. Benghazi, Libya.

For most of June and part of july, I was back in Libya again. We were based in Benghazi for the most part and didn't get out into the field much.

There was some consolation in the abundance of Lesser crested and Little terns around the port and the promenade. Though the smell of sewage around the port was off putting. Others of note were Southern grey shrike, Spanish sparrow, Crested lark and a Kentish plover on the beach, Hoopoes common.

Great spotted woodpecker, Tooting Bec Common. One of the six nests found.

For the rest of July I was on holiday in Tuscany...
A small species list but all quality: Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Sardinian, Fan-tailed and Melodious warblers, Black winged stilts, Alpine swift, Little and Cattle Egret amongst the more exotic.



Barn swallows in the rain...