Jay sub species.

Sometimes referred to as the Black Capped or Black Crowned Jay, this subspecies of the nominate race – Garrulus glandarius, the Eurasian jay (which we see in the Uk) is seen across Lesvos. Garrulus meaning talkative and glandarius a reference to their principal diet of acorns succinctly describes these birds’ behaviour.
There are many subspecies of the Eurasian Jay, probably in double figures. However, based on geography, birds seen across Lesvos, which is only five miles from the Turkish mainland, are probably the Garrulus glandarius – anatoliae sub species, which inhabit the Anatolian region of Turkey.