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A website, produced by the nature photographer, Pete Hardiman, that showcases over 1,300 wildlife species found in Corfu. Explore the island's unique flora and fauna through stunning images. YOUR FIELD GUIDE TO CORFU WILDLIFE Discover the wild side of Corfu nature Explore more than 1,300 species, identify your finds and immerse yourself in the rich Corfu wildlife. Animal months Butterfly months Bird months Nature, beautifully documented in Corfu A living photographic record of Corfu's extraordinary wildlife - made by people who know and care about the island. 8,000+ photographs 1,300+ species all year new discoveries Explore Corfu Nature Start with what you saw - or the wildlife you hope to see Animals Lizards, Mammals, Marine Life, Newts, Salamanders, Snakes, Toads, Frogs, Tortoises, Terrapins Birds Land, Sea, Waterside Birds Flowers Wild Flowers, Garden Flowers Moths Macro-moths, Micro-moths Arachnids Spiders, Harvestmen, Ticks, Scorpions Butterflies Skippers, Gossamer-winged, Brush-footed, Swallowtails, White, Yellow butterflies Fungi Mushrooms, Toadstools Other Insects Ants, Earwigs, Lacewings, Stick insects, Antlions, Planthoppers, Owlflies, Scorpionflies, Silverfish etc. Bees/Wasps Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Velvet Ants Dragonflies Dragonflies, Damselflies Grasshoppers/Crickets Grasshoppers, Locusts, Bush-crickets, Mole-crickets, Cave-crickets, Tree-crickets Other Invertebrates Centipedes, Millipedes, Slugs, Snails , Isopods Beetles Beetles, Ladybirds, Weevils, Ant-like Beetles Flies Flies, Fungus-gnats, Mosquitoes Mantids European, Giant, Dwarf, Iris, Ground, Conehead True Bugs Aphids, Aquatic Bugs, Assassin Bugs, Capsids, Cicadas, Froghoppers, Shield Bugs etc. Blue Rock Thrush Ilene J Klein Marbled Bush-cricket Dimitri Theotokis Southern Skimmer Dimitri Theotokis Sea Squill Peter van-Velzen Burr Oak Peter van-Velzen Nettle Tree Peter van-Velzen Nettle Tree Peter van-Velzen Green Drab Moth Sandra Walser Silver-washed Fritillary Fred Merttens Wall Brown Fred Merttens Latest discoveries Fresh photographs and sightings from the community, with every contribution helping to build a richer record of Corfu's wildlife. Submit a new record

The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a small, widely celebrated Eurasian songbird belonging to the true thrush family (Turdidae). It is best known for its exceptionally loud and melodic voice, which features a distinctive habit of repeating musical phrases. Contributor: Geula Hartmann Birds Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) Link The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a small, widely celebrated Eurasian songbird belonging to the true thrush family (Turdidae). It is best known for its exceptionally loud and melodic voice, which features a distinctive habit of repeating musical phrases. Contributor: Geula Hartmann Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small, slender waterside shorebird with brown upper parts and white underparts. It has a distinctive, jerky flight and a white wing bar. Found along shorelines and wetlands across Europe, it forages for insects and small invertebrates. Contributor: Geula Hartmann Birds Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Link The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small, slender waterside shorebird with brown upper parts and white underparts. It has a distinctive, jerky flight and a white wing bar. Found along shorelines and wetlands across Europe, it forages for insects and small invertebrates. Contributor: Geula Hartmann Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small wading waterside bird with sandy-brown upper parts, white underparts, and a distinctive black-and-white head pattern with a yellow eye-ring. It is found near freshwater shores and gravel banks where it nests on open ground. Birds Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Link The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small wading waterside bird with sandy-brown upper parts, white underparts, and a distinctive black-and-white head pattern with a yellow eye-ring. It is found near freshwater shores and gravel banks where it nests on open ground. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also affectionately called the dabchick, is the smallest member of the grebe family found in Europe. This diminutive, dumpy waterbird is famous for its exceptional diving skills and its secretive nature. Birds Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Link The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also affectionately called the dabchick, is the smallest member of the grebe family found in Europe. This diminutive, dumpy waterbird is famous for its exceptional diving skills and its secretive nature. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is in the family Pipits/Wagtails/Thrushes/Larks and is a slender, long-tailed songbird with bright yellow underparts and olive-green upper parts. Found across Europe in summer, it breeds in wet meadows and farmland. It is migratory and winters in Africa. Birds Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Link The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is in the family Pipits/Wagtails/Thrushes/Larks and is a slender, long-tailed songbird with bright yellow underparts and olive-green upper parts. Found across Europe in summer, it breeds in wet meadows and farmland. It is migratory and winters in Africa. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a small, slender swallow with brown upper parts and a white belly, marked by a narrow brown breast band. It nests in colonies, excavating burrows in sandy banks or riverbanks. Migratory, it feeds on flying insects over water and open fields. Birds Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) Link The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a small, slender swallow with brown upper parts and a white belly, marked by a narrow brown breast band. It nests in colonies, excavating burrows in sandy banks or riverbanks. Migratory, it feeds on flying insects over water and open fields. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a tall, slender wading waterside bird found in wetlands across Europe. It has dark reddish-purple plumage with streaked neck and chestnut-brown accents. Preferring reed beds and marshes, it hunts fish, amphibians, and insects. More secretive than the Grey Heron, it moves slowly and quietly, blending into dense vegetation while stalking prey. Contributor: Katho Menden Birds Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Link The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a tall, slender wading waterside bird found in wetlands across Europe. It has dark reddish-purple plumage with streaked neck and chestnut-brown accents. Preferring reed beds and marshes, it hunts fish, amphibians, and insects. More secretive than the Grey Heron, it moves slowly and quietly, blending into dense vegetation while stalking prey. Contributor: Katho Menden Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), also known as the Common Coot, is a distinctive, slate-black waterbird belonging to the rail and crake family, Rallidae. Despite swimming like a duck, it is not part of the duck family. It is widely recognized by its stark white beak and prominent white forehead "shield". Birds Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) Link The Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), also known as the Common Coot, is a distinctive, slate-black waterbird belonging to the rail and crake family, Rallidae. Despite swimming like a duck, it is not part of the duck family. It is widely recognized by its stark white beak and prominent white forehead "shield". Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

Discover the birds that can be found on Corfu in January. Birds seen in: January Filter by Family Alpine Swift Black Redstart Black-headed Gull Chaffinch Chiffchaff Collared Dove Common Buzzard Curlew Eagle-owl Eurasian Teal Goldcrest Golden Plover Goldfinch Great Cormorant Great Crested Grebe Great Egret Greater Flamingo Grey Heron Grey Wagtail Hooded Crow House Sparrow Little Grebe Magpie Mallard Marsh Harrier

The House Martin (Delichon urbicum) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a small migratory swallow with glossy blue-black upperparts, a white rump, and pure white underparts. It nests in mud-built cups under eaves, often in colonies. Agile in flight, it feeds on airborne insects. Arriving in Europe in spring, it departs for Africa in autumn. Birds House Martin (Delichon urbicum) Link The House Martin (Delichon urbicum) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a small migratory swallow with glossy blue-black upperparts, a white rump, and pure white underparts. It nests in mud-built cups under eaves, often in colonies. Agile in flight, it feeds on airborne insects. Arriving in Europe in spring, it departs for Africa in autumn. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a graceful, long-winged swallow with a pale belly, dark blue back, and distinctive reddish rump and nape. It builds mud nests under cliffs or buildings and is found across southern Europe, Asia, and Africa where it feeds on flying insects. Birds Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) Link The Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) is in the family Swallows/Swifts and is a graceful, long-winged swallow with a pale belly, dark blue back, and distinctive reddish rump and nape. It builds mud nests under cliffs or buildings and is found across southern Europe, Asia, and Africa where it feeds on flying insects. Months seen on Corfu Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 🐤 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather