Millipedes, poppies, Marbled whites and others.

Swarms of black millipedes about lately, many reach 5 inches or so in length.

Poppies had second wind it seems, quite a few blooms noticed in past week.
Gazelles: Bucks glimpsed on the northern ridge skyline. Two individuals or one counted again later.

reptiles: On the central trail we met some boys returning from the with three wild tortoises. It's permitted to keep them as pets but not to harvest for trade.

Bee-eaters: Again lined up on the wires over the hillslopes north of gazelle field alternating with hawking flying insects over the area, fewer than yesterday, up to 40 birds.. other sub-group elsewhere this afternoon apparently.

Two great spotted cuckoos seen flying up north valley, then heard calling shrilly and loudly.
Swallows, at least 3 spotted briefly low over north valley.
Buteo on the ground lower slopes of hill to north, just stayed put, literally low profile, preened itself a little. Mostly chocolate brown with paler looking chest band. Staying put no doubt since there was a small flock of hoodies foraging a little farther up the slope and it didn't want to attract their attention.

House sparrows: very active around buildings as usual.Laughing doves: active cooing around buildings

Hooded crows: Active, some vocal Eurasian Jays: Active, relatively quiet today.

Feral pigeons: some activity around and between buildings.Greenfinches: plenty song and 'chaw calls' in the newer pine grove east end of north valley.Blackbirds: song, Chukar partridges: some calls north side slopes north valley

Collared doves: Plenty activity, coos and flight calls. Still no turtle doves

Stone curlews: some calls from fields east of north valley.Sunbirds: very vocal, plenty activity garden, Bauhinia.

Graceful warblers: calls, Syrian woodpeckers: calls, Bulbuls: some calls valley road area, Great tits: calls in pines

Plenty butterflies around, marbled white , which I first took for a Pierid but with a bit of research discovered is actually a Nymphalid though similar to a white in its colouring, drove us a little crazy since they'd land (usually on thistle heads) and open their wings tantalizingly then shut them whenever in view for a photo. We did get some nice side pics, by comparison same species as the one we used a few days ago so replacing that pic. Also saw a small blue Lycenid type which seems to disappear when it lands because its underwing pattern is a delicate tapestry of little ocellations which provide so much camouflage they almost seem to disappear when they land.. the gorgeous almost iridescent blue winks out of existence.