COMMON KESTREL, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   We can ID this as a Common Kestrel as follows:

• Small raptor
• Greyish head with dark eyestripe and pale cheek patch  
• Chestnut brown upperparts
• Yellowish feet  

   The Common Kestrel is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 970.

GREAT EGRET, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

EUROPEAN SHAGS IN WATER, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

   The first two photos show a nonbreeding adult European Shag and last photo shows a juvenile.  We can ID these cormorants as European Shags as follows:

• Rounded head
• Thin bill
• Yellow throat patch
• Adult is black with green gloss and juvenile is brownish with grayish throat
• Adult has a dark bill and juvenile has a dull yellow bill

   The European Shag is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 969.

NONBREEDING COMMON REDSHANK, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

COMMON RINGED PLOVER MOLTING FROM BREEDING TO NONBREEDING PLUMAGE, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

LITTLE EGRET, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019

HOODED CROW WITH FOOD, OROPOS LAGOON,ATTICA REGION,GREECE, 10/10/2019