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Wildlife around the villa and the island

The villa is situated in a lush and verdant part of Crete and benefits from an abundance of wildlife.

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We have Creten martens which frequently visit our poolside overnight and it is not unusual to see or hear Cretan hedgehogs and the Cretan spiny mouse on their nocturnal visits!

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In spring in particular the whole area is carpeted with wildflowers which attract butterflies, moths, insects and a host of birds - but there is actually lots of wildlife to see all year round.  Also, Crete is a stopping-off point for migratory birds travelling between northen Europe and Africa so you may be lucky enough to spot some unusual visitors.

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Birdlife

From the villa grounds we have often seen and heard:

  • Scops owl

  • Eurasian buzzard

  • Hooded crow

  • Carrion crow

  • Common raven

  • Sardinian warbler

  • Cetti's warbler

  • Wryneck

  • European robin

  • Great tit

  • Eurasian black cap

  • Eurasian blue tit

  • Song thrush

  • European goldfinch

  • Kestrel

  • Peregrine falcon

  • Swallow

  • Alpine Swift

  • Pipistrelle and Horseshoe bats

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...and just a little further afield (within 10 minutes walk) we have also recorded:

  • Common chaffinch

  • White wagtail

  • European stonechat

  • Common firecrest

  • Common chiffchaff

  • Rock bunting

  • Jackdaw

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Elsewhere on the island we have also come across:

  • Griffon vulture (numerous locations)

  • Booted eagle (Aghia reservoir)

  • Numerous water birds (Aghia reservoir, Georgioupolis and Kournas lake)

  • Golden eagle (numerous locations)

  • Bonelli's eagle (numerous locations)

  • Eleanora's falcon
  • Rock pigeon
  • Kingfisher

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