Eleanora’s falcon. Photo Jakob Fric.
Flying high: birdlife on Aegean island of Karpathos beckons tourists
By James Brewer
Blue bays, secluded beaches and white-washed villages might be enough to lure most visitors to the southern Aegean island of Karpathos.
Sun and sand-seeking tourists are increasingly being joined by a different breed: enthusiasts for the island’s plant, animal and bird life. Spotting avian species, many of which themselves as migrants have a kind of tourist status – is taking...