Just back from a great trip to the region of Campania in southern Italy. Report as follows.
A family holiday this, so limited opportunities for birding. However the binoculars were duly packed just in case. 
Arrived in Napoli on the Friday evening just as dusk was falling. Groups of corvids were heading to roost high overhead and a single bat sp fluttered around the coach park. An after-dark walk around Sant'Agnello and down to the coast produced calling Cicadas in the palm trees and more bats under the cliffs. 
Saturday was spent becoming orientated to the area. Two walks into Sorrento produced no wildlife sightings of interest except abundant small fish in the main harbour. Views across the bay to Mount Vesuvius were exceptional. Back at the hotel, the common birds of the area soon revealed themselves to be Collared Dove, Feral Pigeon, Blackcap and Blackbird. Lizards were also common around the pool and gardens.
Saturday was largely taken up with a trip to Capri. For scenery, life and colour, this was the highlight of the trip. The crossing itself was lacking in bird interest with only a few distant gull sp for company (what a contrast to my Isle of May trip of a few weeks ago). However the scene on arriving at Marina Grande was breathtaking.
Headed up to Capri Town via a bewildering series of steps and passageways, admiring the colour and tremendous views back down to the coast. Then headed to the Belvedere punta Cannone for spectacular views of the Islas Faraglioni. 



Birds along this route consisted of Spotted Flycatcher, Collared Dove, Blackcap and Feral Pigeon. Calls of what I thought were Goldcrests may well have been made by Firecrests. However the highlight of this part of the day was a Swallowtail butterfly which flew along part of the path. 

After an afternoon in Capri Town, the return walk to the harbour by the Via Truglio was equally colourful. 
Monday was spent relaxing and walking around Sant'Agnello and Sorrento. A walk down one of the gorges produced a distant wagtail sp, singing Blackcap, more lizard sp and a dead rat!
Tuesday began with three Swallows over Sant'Agnello train station. The train journey to Pompeii was memorable for fantastic mountain and coastal views. The bus journey up to Vesuvius was tortuous but very scenic with staggering views of the Bay of Naples before the cloud closed in near the summit. The walk up to the crater from the car park was notable for Hummingbird Hawk Moth,Painted Lady and Clouded Yellow butterflies, Valerian, Yellow Poppy and Broom, a big flying beetle (possibly a Cockchafer) and a single Rock Thrush (others were calling but remained unseen). The crater itself was a fantastic sight, the swirling cloud making the scene all the more dramatic. The only bird present up there was a Black-eared Wheatear.
Back at the top car park, three Ravens were swooping around looking for tourist scraps, while at the lower car park (in the pine forest), two Swifts flew over and a Firecrest showed well in the trees.
The remainder of the holiday was more of the same - lizards round the hotel (a Gecko and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth appeared on the last day), Collared Doves and Blackcaps along the roadsides and spectacular views around every corner. The bus journey back to Napoli was particularly memorable with the whole of the bay bathed in sunshine and laid out before us.