(Oenanthe hispanica)
There is a monastery at Ipsalou on Lesvos which is worth visiting both for its own sake and for the birdlife it holds. We found Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) and Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) nesting in the walls, the thrush in a cavity and the sparrow in an old nest of a Rock Nuthatch ( Sitta neumayer).
Outside the monastery was this male Black-eared Wheatear carrying food for its young. Rather than give away the position of the nest this bird and its mate stood with their prey until we had photographed them, and moved on to leave them to the task of bringing up their nestlings.
