Lesvos Sylvias

Male Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans near Molivos, Lesvos 9 May 2012.

 One of my favourite excursions during the Lesvos week is to the coastal cliffs in the north of the island. The scrub here is superb breeding habitat for Ruppell's S. rueppelli (male, above) with Sardinian S. melanocephala, Eastern Orphean S. crassirostris and Subalpine Warbler S. cantillans in the same patch.

Ruppell's Warbler (male).

 This nice male Subalpine Warbler (below) showed very well indeed; a nice example of the subspecies albistriata with a whitish belly and broad white "moustache". 
Looking forward to more trips for W. Palearctic birds next year.