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The Monthly Checklist and society news
May 2015 - Issue 5
Field Meetings and Activities 2015 April 2015 Waterbird Count and Report
April 2015 Systematic List Field Meeting Reports
Highlights of Winter 2014/5 Photographic Exhibition
Monthly Bird Quiz Akrotiri Marsh project – update
Summer Buntings Former Cyprus resident - Dipper
ΤΜ ΟΤΛΙΟ & ΠΡΟΩΠΙΚΟ ΣΟΤ ΤΝ ΜΟΤ
COUNCIL MEMBERS & STAFF OF THE SOCIETY
Πλσ λκμ / President θα Ϊ δκμ Λ ίΫθ βμ / Mr. A.P. Leventis
πέ βηα ΜΫζβ / Honorary Appointments
πέ δηκδ ΠλκΫ λκδ / Honorary Chairmen: λ. ΚυλδΪεκμ Πδ λέ βμ / Dr. Kyriacos Pierides, Dr. W.R.P. Bourne, Michael Gore, The Viscount Southwell υλυπέ βμ Μδχαβζέ βμ / Evripides Michaelides, Jeff Gordon.
υηίκτζδκ / Council
Πλσ λκμ / Chairman
Μ ζάμ Υαλαζαηπέ βμ / Melis Charalambides, 99653205 email melis@cytanet.com.cy θ δπλσ λκμ / Vice Chairman
John Stapley, 99554561 email johnstapley8@gmail.com Γλαηηα Ϋαμ / Secretary
ατλκμ Υλδ κ κυζέ βμ / Stavros Christodoulides, 99425050 email christodoulidess@yahoo.com Σαηέαμ / Treasurer
Υλδ Ϊεβμ Υαλαζαηπέ βμ / Chris Charalambides, 99541054 nataliac@cytanet.com.cy Τπ τγυθβ Κκδθωθδευθ ε βζυ ωθ / Social Secretary
Λυλδα Φυζαε ά / Loria Phylakti, 99413383 email loriaph@gmail.com Τπ τγυθβ Birdline / Birdline Officer
June Neal, 25932008 email chris.june.neal@cytanet.com.cy Τπ τγυθκμ ι τλ βμ Χλβηα κ σ β βμ/ ε σ δμ / Fundraising / Publications Officer
υΰΫθδκμ θδαηέθ / Eugene Benjamin, 99900177 email benjamin@cytanet.com.cy Τπ τγυθκμ ικληά ωθ/ Fieldtrips Officer
Dave Walker 99915907email davidwalker@cytanet.com.cy ΜΫζκμ / Member
Chris Stavrou, 99530213 email stavrouchris@gmail.com
Rarities Committee Colin Richardson, Melis Charalambides, Stavros Christodoulides, Jeff Gordon, Hugh Buck, Chris
Stavrou, Martin Hellicar Τπ τγυθβ Κα αΰλαφυθ / Bird Recorder Jane Stylianou, 99558953 janestycy@yahoo.co.uk
Τπ τγυθκμ αε υζδυ ωθ / Ringing Officer Alan Crabtree, 99455345, crabtree@cytanet.com.cy
Πλκ ωπδεσ κυ Π βθκζκΰδεκτ υθ Ϋ ηκυ / BirdLife Cyprus Office Staff
ε ζ δεά δ υγτθ λδα / Executive Director λ Κζαέλβ ΠαπΪακΰζκυ / Dr. Clairie Papazoglou Τπ τγυθκμ Έλ υθαμ / Research Coordinator ΜΪλ δθ ΥΫζζδεαλ / Martin Hellicar
υθ κθέ λδα ΠλκΰλαηηΪ ωθ / Project Coordinator ΜΫζπω πκ κζέ κυ / Melpo Apostolidou Λ δ κυλΰσμ δε τκυ Natura 2000 / Natura 2000 Officer Filio Ioulianou / Φδζδυ Ικυζδαθκτ
Τπ τγυθκμ Eε λα έαμ θΪθ δα β Λαγλκγβλέα / Illegal Bird Killing Campaigns Manager ΣΪ κμ δαζάμ / Tassos Shialis
Λ δ κυλΰσμ θΪπ υιβμ / Development Officer Μαλέα Υλδ κ κτζκυ / Maria Christodoulou Λ δ κυλΰσμ ΜΜ / Media Officer - ΝΪ αζβ υζδαθκτ/ Natalie Stylianou
πδ βηκθδεσμ υθ λΰΪ βμ / Research Assistant Υλδ δΪθα Σκυλαπά / Christiana Tourapi Λκΰέ λδα / Accountant Μτλδα χδζζΫωμ / Myria Achilleos Γλαηηα Ϋαμ / Secretary Έζ θα υγυηέκυ / Elena Efthimiou
P.O. Box 28076, 2090 Nicosia Tel: +357 22455072, Fax: +357 22455073
birdlifecyprus@birdlifecyprus.org.cy www.birdlifecyprus.org
ISSN 1986-2938
CONTENTS Page No.
4 BirdLife Cyprus Field Meetings & Activities 2015 7 Field Meeting Report – Cape Greco Stavros Christodoulides 8 Field Meeting Report – Kannaviou & Paphos Forest Dave Walker
9 Photographic Exhibition, Nicosia Maria Christodoulou 10 Monthly Bird Quiz Stavros Christodoulides 11 The New Akrotiri Marsh Project Melpo Apostodoulidou
12 Highlights of Winter 2014 – 2015 Jane Stylianou 15 Migrant Buntings in Cyprus Jane Stylianou 17 Former Cyprus Breeder – Dipper Jane Stylianou
18 Monthly Systematic List – April 2015 Jane Stylianou 54 BirdLife Cyprus Wetland Count – April 2015 Christiana Tourapi/Martin Hellicar
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Birdline Operated by June Neal on behalf of BirdLife Cyprus is the bird information hotline. To hear a pre-recorded message with recent interesting bird sightings and to add your own observations, please
phone 00357 25 934076.
The Monthly Newsletter and Society News is compiled by Jane Stylianou. Any suggestions concerning subjects for future inclusion gratefully received, as are
photographs of any recent sightings. If you are sending photographs for inclusion in the Systematic List please send them by 20
th of the month – ie those of birds seen and
photographed in April should to be sent by 20th
May. Every effort is made to ensure that the
work of as many contributors is used but inclusion cannot be guaranteed. Please send photographs in JPEG format. Please send to janestycy@yahoo.co.uk. Telephone: 99558953
Cover photograph: After several flock of Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientales were present at several locations during March 2015, up to four remained at Akrotiri Gravel Pits throughout April, visiting the pool to the east of Phassouri Reed Beds to drink on occasions. At
other times they could be found feeding in a cropped cereal field close to the sea. Several lucky local and visiting birders had a good chance to see and photograph the birds. Raija Howard photographed this pair on 8
th April.
BIRDLIFE CYPRUS FIELD MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES 2015
For field trips, please don’t forget your flask of coffee and sandwiches Although their higher clearance is an advantage, 4x4s are not necessary for any of the field trips
unless stated otherwise below. The schedule of field trips is drawn up well in advance of the actual dates. The schedule will only change due to an extraordinary event. However, it is sometimes necessary to assign a different
leader. Participants in field trips are advised therefore to check with the BirdLife Cyprus
website in case of any late changes to the trip leader. Whilst BirdLife Cyprus does not charge non-members for attending field trips, any voluntary
donation to its conservation work would be very welcome. Please present your gift to the leader on the day.
August 2015 Saturday 22nd August: Akhna Dam or Larnaka Sewage Works Leader: Chris Stavrou Mobile:99530213 If water levels in the dam are too low to attract many water birds or waders, the field trip will take place in Larnaca.
Meet 9.30 am at west end of Akhna Dam Wall or at Larnaca Sewage Works hide. Please watch this space for a decision / confirmation nearer the time.
Saturday 29th August: Akrotiri Salt Lake Leader: June Neal. Tel: 25932008, Mobile: 99918665. Demoiselle Cranes and early autumn migrants.
Meet at 8.30 am, Sylvana Restaurant. Please note earlier start t ime. September 2015 Saturday 5th September: Cape Greko Leader: Martin Hellicar. Mobile: 99907893
Autumn migrants: Raptors and passerines. Meet at 9.30 am, Kermia Beach Hotel turnoff.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11th, 12th & 13th September: Akamas Weekend, including Latchi Boat Trip Joint Leaders: Melis Charalambides and Loria Phylakti.
An enjoyable, sociable, birding weekend to see seabirds and autumn migrants. Meet at 6.30 pm at Droushia Heights Hotel on 11th for a presentation/film, followed by a buffet dinner;
at 9.30 am on 12th at J&P Restaurant in Latchi for boat trip returning to hotel afterwards for dinner; and departure at 9.00 am on 13th to attend bird-ringing demonstration at Neo Chorio to be led by Alan Crabtree. Mobile: 99455345
Further details to follow. However, please book in advance separately for accommodation and dinners with Melis Charalambides Mobile: 99653205 or for the Boat Trip with Loria Phylakti. Mobile: 99413383
Saturday 19th September: Paphos Lighthouse Leader: John Stapley. Tel: 26652223, Mobile: 99554561
Autumn passerines and shore birds. Meet 9.00 am, near beach cafe at CTO beach, west end of Paphos Lighthouse archaeological site. Please note slightly earlier start time.
Saturday 26th September: Akrotiri Peninsula Leader: June Neal. Tel: 25932008, Mobile: 99918665.
Birds of prey, water birds & autumn passerines. Meet at 9.30 am, Phassouri Reed-beds. October 2015
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October: EuroBirdwatch Weekend – Events to be announced. Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October: Karpasia Peninsula Leader: Melis Charalambides. Mobile: 99653205, Home Tel: 22632155 Autumn migrants, raptors and passerines.
Details will follow. Please book in advance with Melis Charalambides. Note, there is a 50 euro deposit on each booking. Saturday 17th October: Mandria, Asprokremmos Dam & Anarita Park Leader: Colin Richardson. Home Tel: 26946682
Late autumn migrants and winter visitors. Meet at 9.00 am Mandria (please note the earlier start time), ‘Lark Corner’, on coastal track opposite rocky islands.
Saturday 24th October: Larnaca Sewage Works Leader: Stavros Christodoulides. Mobile: 99425050
Early wintering gulls and waterfowl. Meet at 9.30 am, dirt track leading to Larnaca Sewage Pool hide.
Saturday 31st October: Paphos Lighthouse Leader: John Stapley. Tel: 26652223, Mobile: 99554561 Winter visiting passerines and shore birds.
Meet 9.30 am, near beach cafe at CTO beach, west end of Paphos Lighthouse archaeological site.
November 2015 Saturday 14th November: Akrotiri Peninsula Leader: June Neal. Home Tel: 25932008, Mobile: 99918665 Waterbirds and winter visitors. Meet at 9.30 am, car park adjacent to the new hide at Zakaki ponds off the road to Lady’s Mile. Note this meeting point is near the one used some years ago before the drainage works commenced.
Saturday 21st November: Athalassa Park and Agios Sozomenos Leader: Martin Hellicar. Mobile: 99907893 Winter residents and visitors such as the regular, but fairly scarce, Finsch’s Wheatear. From the big Nicosia general hospital roundabout, take the exit towards YERI, then, after the traffic lights, take exit on left signposted for ‘Athalassa Park’ and follow narrow surfaced track to car park for a 9.30 am start.
Saturday 28th November: Troodos Leader: Stavros Christodoulides. Mobile: 99425050
Winter visitors and mountain endemics. Meet at 9.30 am, Forestry Department Environment Centre next to Dolphin Restaurant.
December 2015 Saturday 5th December: Kidasi Leader: Colin Richardson. Home Tel: 26946682 Griffon Vultures and winter visitors.
Meet at 9.30 am, Asprokremnos Dam car park. Saturday 12th December: Larnaca Sewage Works Leader: Martin Hellicar. Mobile: 99907893 Wintering gulls and waterfowl. Meet at 9.30 am, dirt track leading to Larnaca Sewage Pool hide.
Important Announcement: Participation in BirdLife Cyprus field meetings is at one’s own risk. BirdLife Cyprus accepts no liability or responsibility for accidents, illness, injury or loss or damage to property that might occur. Field trips require light to moderate exercise. Please contact the field trip leader for more information on difficulty, distances and terrain of a particular field trip.
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η δεά αμ υγτθβ. Ο Π βθκζκΰδεσμ τθ ηκμ Κτπλκυ θ φΫλ δ εαηέα υγτθβ ΰδα υχσθ α υχάηα α, α γΫθ δ μ, απυζ δ μ ά αβηδΫμ πλκ ωπδεΪ αθ δε έη θα. Οδ ικληά δμ απαδ κτθ ζαφλδΪ η ηΫ λδα Ϊ εβ β. Παλαεαζκτη πδεκδθωθά η κθ εΪ κ υπ τγυθκ ικληά ωθ
ΰδα π λδ σ λ μ πζβλκφκλέ μ πκυ χ έακθ αδ η κ ίαγησ υ εκζέαμ, απκ Ϊ δμ εαδ υθγάε μ ωθ ικληά ωθ.
FIELD MEETING REPORT-CAPE GRECO, 18TH April 2015 Stavros Christodoulides
I arrived late (my apologies again to everyone waiting for me!) to meet a group of just 5 brave souls who had driven from different parts of the island to attend our mid-April Cape Greco fieldtrip.
Despite a very promising start to spring migration, especially at Cape Greco, things had gone quiet on the rarities front. We hoped to reverse the trend and find something interesting, or at least add a few birds to our year lists.
Our first stop was the large field opposite Gefiri tou Koraka en route to Ayii Anargiri church. There we run into Jo Donaldson, an Irish birder who visits Cyprus every spring and spends a month or
so birding the Cape Greco area. Jo informed us of his recent sightings and we spent some time chatting and birding with him. On the rocky hillside we had a decent selection of warblers including plenty of Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Spectacled Warbler, a Rüppell's Warbler
and an Eastern Orphean Warbler, the latter being very skulking and offering only brief glimpses. Also in the area were Cyprus Wheatear, Northern Wheatear and a couple of Whinchat while a male Western Marsh Harrier flew low over the distant bushes. We moved on to the picnic site where we had our coffee and light breakfast. While sipping coffee, we were entertained by a very close singing male Cyprus Warbler as well as a more distant
singing Cyprus Wheatear. It was nice to see the two breeding endemics performing just a few metres from each other. We walked a short distance in the area behind the picnic site and around some bushes that can be very productive during migration. We were rewarded with great views of
a male Common Redstart, a striking male Eurasian Pied Flycatcher and a Northern Wheatear. We decided to try the pine forest en route to the Kaos, the rocky headland at the southwestern tip
of Cape Greco. We drove along the track to a certain point and continued a couple of hundred metres on foot. In the pine trees were good numbers of European Goldfinch and Greenfinch including some young juveniles. A Chiffchaff had us puzzled for a while hoping that it was
something a little more exotic while a couple of Common Redstart offered the briefest of views as they flew between the trees. We had hoped for some black and white flycatchers but unfortunately all was quiet on the flycatcher front.
It was getting quite hot so we moved on to our next destination, the Cape Greco Caves area, and parked our cars in the large field opposite the Caves. Over the Caves there was a small flock of
Alpine Swift while in the bushes around the rocky hillside we had some more Sylvia warblers including finally some great views of at least 1 female Eastern Orphean Warbler. A couple of Greater Short-toed Lark flew over and a Red-throated Pipit called overhead before landing in a
nearby field. It was amazing how well camouflaged it remained and it took us a few minutes before everyone got onto the bird which remained still, even as we approached it to within a few metres.
Our final stop was some houses near Ayia Napa Sewage Works, a road where Laughing Doves are known to frequent. Although this species appears to be spreading rapidly they can be rather
erratic in their behaviour and quite difficult to pin down. It was past mid-day and far from the ideal time for birding and despite searching for 20 or so minutes we were unable to locate any birds. On that note we decided to call it a morning. Despite the fact that it was difficult going in terms of
rarities we enjoyed our birding and confirmed that Cape Greco, even on a quiet day, can be one of the most enjoyable places to go birding!
FIELD MEETING REPORT – KANNAVIOU DAM & PAPHOS FOREST , 9th May2015 Dave Walker
After meeting at Stroumbi we drove to Kannivou forest to be greeted by a Masked Shrike which posed very nicely for photographs to be taken. A circular walk around the forest was undertaken
and a number of Eastern Olivaceous Warbler were seen, along with European Greenfinch and Great Tit, and Cetti’s Warbler was also heard.
A short drive to Kannaviou Dam wall was rewarded with Grey Heron and 3 Purple Heron. European Bee Eater were also present along with a number of Corn Bunting, we searched for Black-headed Bunting but could not find one. A European Goldfinch nest was spotted in the
car park area and there was also a family of Common Linnet with 3 Juveniles. Common House Martin and Common Swift were feeding over the water.
Another short drive to the village of Pano Panagia to observe hundreds of Common House Martin busy feeding their young also Common Swift were seen feeding. We continued to the Monashilakas picnic site to have lunch where an adult Eurasian Hoopoe pair were feeding an
unknown number of chicks in a nest hole. A Eurasian Jay was also seen along with Bee Eater, Masked Shrike, Great Tit and Coal Tit were heard.
After lunch, Peter, who attended the field meeting went back to Kannaviou dam and went along the track adjacent to the water and reported seeing Squacco Heron, Cretzschmar’s Bunting, a Bonelli’s Eagle and an Osprey which had been reported a few days earlier.
A total of eleven people attended this meeting.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ’34 WONDERS OF THE WORLD’ 22ND MAY – 18TH JUNE 2015 Maria Christodoulou
BirdLife Cyprus is organising a photo exhibition, entitled ’34 Wonders of the world’ at Nicosia Municipal Multipurpose Centre Pallouriotissa Old Market, which will run from 22 May until 18 June
2015. This exhibition is presented by Terre Sauvage the well-known nature magazine in France, CEPF
(Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund), and the NPL (Nature Picture Library) in the UK. This
exhibition has been developed in partnership with Agence Française du Développement, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the LPO/BirdLife in France, which is also in charge of the
distribution and facilitation of the exhibition around the world. We enclose a flyer. The CEPF supports concrete actions for conservation on the ground, focussing on the 34
biodiversity hotspots around the world. The 34 biodiversity hotspots presented are the areas of the globe with the highest biodiversity, which have also lost more than 70% of their original land. BirdLife Cyprus is the first BirdLife Partner, hosting this exhibition in the 2
nd largest biodiversity
hotspot in the world, the Mediterranean. The most recent evaluation of the state of biological diversity shows that the rate of species
extinction is higher than ever, between 100 and 1000 times faster than the natural rate. The consequences of the loss of biodiversity make this issue of primary importance; the need to halt the loss of biological diversity has been reiterated at the international level on a number of
occasions. The exhibition showcases photos from world-renowned nature photographers.
Exhibition duration: Until Thursday 18 June 2015 Exhibition location: Pallouriotissa Old Market (Ay. Andreas 7, 1040 Pallouriotissa, tel: 22797869, 22797867)
Opening times: Monday – Friday 10:00 – 13:00 and 17:00-20:00 Saturday 10:00-13:00 Sunday (only on 14/6/15) 10:00-13:00
For more information: Maria Christodoulou, Development Officer, BirdLife Cyprus 22455072 maria.christodoulou@birdlifecyprus.org.cy
BIRD PHOTO QUIZ Stavros Christodoulides
PHOTO # 28
Last Month’s Quiz answer Late spring is a great time for waterbirds with many gathering on the drying salt lakes and other
seasonal watercourses. Concentrations of herons, waders large and small, gulls and terns can present an identification challenge for even the more experienced birders.
Fortunately, April's mystery bird is not one of the hardest to identify! Whitish body, short bill and rather short wings suggest that this is a species of gull. Terns can be quite similar but have shorter legs, a more elongated body and longer wings. Moreover, in spring most species of Tern are in adult breeding plumage and their identification should be pretty straightforward, while gulls
usually take longer to reach adulthood and can show up in spring in immature or subadult plumage. Our mystery bird's brownish wings and dark patches on its head suggest that this is indeed a non-adult bird. It appears round-bodied and compact, with a small head and although the
bill is open it appears short and thin. On structure alone all the large and medium sized gulls can be excluded. The dark bill also excludes all non-adult small gulls except two species, Mediterranean Gull and Little Gull. Young juvenile Mediterranean Gulls have a dark bill but by first
spring the bill becomes paler, yellowish-orange with a darker tip. Moreover, this species has a chunkier and more powerful bill, a flatter, less rounded crown and shows head-streaking behind the eye. Our bird had a very rounded head, dark crown and a black spot behind the eye. All these
are characteristics of Little Gull, our smallest species of gull, while the dark crown and brownish primaries indicate that it as a 1st spring (2nd cy).
A NEW PROJECT TO BRING BACK BIODIVERSITY TO AKROTIRI MARSH Melpo Apostolidou, Project Co-ordinator
BirdLife Cyprus continues its active involvement in Natura 2000 area management – something
that is vital to ensure the survival of Cyprus’ most valuable and threatened species and habitats. In April 2015 BirdLife Cyprus, as project manager, in cooperation with the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBAA), the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AEEC) and RSPB (BirdLife UK) started a two year project to restore Akrotiri Marsh (also known as Fassouri marsh/reedbed). The project entitled ‘Akrotiri Marsh Restoration: a flagship wetland in the Cyprus SBAs’ is funded by the Darwin Plus Initiative through UK Government funding.
The aim of the project is to restore Akrotiri Marsh to a mosaic of habitats, similar to its state 20
years ago. Currently the majority of the wetland is covered by reeds, which is a sign of degradation. This degradation is also evident by declining bird numbers and biodiversity.
The project will deliver an ecosystem-based conservation project combined with public engagement actions. Through habitat modification and water management, the a mosaic of
habitats will be created in order to increase diversity for threatened species such as Spur-winged Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt and Ferruginous Duck. Opening up the reedbed will also provide increased opportunities for grazing livestock, a traditional activity at the site, contributing to longer
term reed management. There will also be enhanced facilities for birdwatching tourism and opportunities for handicraft production. Baseline studies will be undertaken for species including the native Killifish, birds and flora, which will provide useful indicators to monitor change and project impact.
The project will include actions such as water management and landscaping works with other activities that will contribute towards raising public awareness such as the construction of an observation tower and walkway, putting up information signs, publishing an ecotourist brochure, setting up a website and the organisation of awareness raising events for the community.
Beyond the project’s conservation aspect, another aim is to provide increased economic opportunities for local people through the promotion of traditional practices like livestock grazing and basketry, acting as a model project for future work. Also, increased visits by birdwatchers and
other interested groups, such as school parties experiencing innovating educational activities, is expected to bring more benefits for the local village.
More information on the project can be found on BirdLife Cyprus’ website, while the Project will have its own website in the near future.
HIGHLIGHTS OF WINTER 2014-15 Jane Stylianou
A look back at the winter of 2014-15 – a review of the sightings of less common birds and other
notable events. This resumé refers to reports that may not yet have been verified, some of which
are under consideration by the Rarities Committee. Observers’ names have not been included. Covers December 2014 – February 2015.
GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus εκυφκίκτ βμ: In December singles were at Asprokremmos Dam on 5
th,7
th & 15
th with another at Manglis Lake, Nicosia from 3
rd – 24
th
December. During January the single was seen at Asprokremmos Dam on 3rd
,9th and 10
th with
one at Larnaca Sewage Works on 1st and 14
th and one at Kanli Dam on18th. On 25
th January one
was seen flying offshore at Mandria and the next day one (the same?) was offshore at Kelefos Beach near Paphos Headland, where it was seen until 3
rd February.
EURASIAN BITTERN Botaurus stellaris κυλω δσμ: A single bird was seen at Phassouri Reed Beds on dates between 8
th December and 12
th January with one at Zakaki Marsh on 11
th January.
STRIATED HERON Butorides striata brevipes: First seen on October 23rd
2014, Cyprus’ first of this species was seen on several dates during December and January at Zakaki. It was last reported on 11
th February.
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus Υαζεσεκ α: Two were seen roosting in with the Cattle Egret at Fresh Water Lakes (South) on visits during December, January and February with three present on 15
th February.
EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia Κκυ αζΪμ:Two were seen at Paralimni Lake on 13th
January. GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser πδ σ δβθα: One was at Syngrasis on 6th
December. RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea Κα αθσπαπδα: Twenty one Ruddy Shelduck were on Asprokremmos Dam on 9
th January with a single at Oroklini Marsh on 25
th of that month. Nine
long-staying birds were at Paralimni Lake between 11th January until the end of February and are
probably the same birds that were found at Kouklia Lake, Famagusta, on several dates including
7th February 2015.
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula Ππδ εκυθ κτλα: Up to four birds were recorded at Larnaca Sewage Works between 12
th December and 24
th January with at least four females seen at
Athalassa Park, Nicosia 4th – 8
th February.
GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila αε σπαπδα: A possible 7th record for Cyprus was at
Asprokremmos Dam 3rd – 5
th December 2014.
WHITE-HEADED DUCK Oxyura leucocephala Κ φαζσπαπδα: Two females were reported during
the period under review – one at Larnaca Sewage Works on 6th December and another at Mia
Milia Water Treatment Plant on 7th February 2015.
BLACK KITE Milvus migrans Γυπκΰ λΪεα: Reports around Paphos,Akrotiri and Larnaca of probably two, but maybe more, individuals throughout the period. One was seen at Lower Ezousas on 2
nd and 31
st December and Paphos Sewage Works on 9
th. A bird was seen at
Kensington Cliffs 15th December and at Phassouri Reed Beds on 2
nd January and 5
th February. An
immature bird was recorded at Akhna Dam and Partenitis on 14th January, Oroklini Marsh on 18
th
January and Cape Greco on 28th February.
COMMON CRANE Grus grus Γ λαθσμ: One was at Geri outside Nicosia on 2nd January with
another seen at Paralimni Lake the same day remaining until 9th January.
PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta: A Pied Avocet was at Sprios Pool on 4th and 30
th January
with one recorded at Oroklini Marsh on 16th,22
nd and 25
th February and another at Paralimni Lake
on 15th and 28
th of the same month.
EURASIAN WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola: A single was at Machairas on 10th January.
GREAT BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ichthyaetus σΰζαλκμ: Single first winter birds were at
Larnaca Airport Pools South between 19th – 25
th December and a second winter was there on 14
th
January. Around three were at Larnaca Fishing Harbour on 21st December and an adult bird flew
past Paphos Headland on 26th January.
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla Σλδ Ϊχ υζκμ ΓζΪλκμ: A juvenile was found in the fishing harbour near McKenzie Beach in Larnaca on 6
th December. It was regularly observed
there until 4th January 2015.
BLACK-BELLIED SANDGROUSE Pterocles orientalis Πκυλ Ϊζζα: Several records of this species in January indicated a regional influx and included a large flock of c40 at Cape Kormakitis
seen on 11th and 24
th and another in the Geri-Agios Sozomenos buffer zone region in mid-
January. A single bird was seen at Kormakitis on 18th January and there were reports of shot birds
around this date from Agios Nikolaos, Avgorou, Pissouri, Paramali and Rizokarpasos. On 28th
February a male was found at Akrotirit Gravel Pits. STOCK DOVE Columba oenas Φα κπΫακυθκ: Five Stock Dove were seen and photographed at Akhna Dam on 14
th January.
LITTLE SWIFT Apus affinis Ναθκπ λκχ ζέ κθκ: Three were seen flying over Zakaki Marsh on 12
th January 2015.
One of the three Little Swift at Zakaki Marsh on January 12
th photographed by Raija Howard.
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER Halcyon smyrnensis ηυλθκθΫλκυππκμ: One was seen briefly
at Phassouri Reed Beds on 23rd
January. DUNNOCK Prunella modularis Κ ζαβ σ λκυγκμ: Two were at Agioi Iliofoto on 6th
January, a
single was at Arodes on 9th January and another single was at Avdimou on 26
th February.
FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris Σλυΰκθσ αδεζα: Three records of this wintering thrush during the period. A single was at Armou Hills on 6
th December and three, noted as probably of this species,
were there on 18th January. Another was at Frenaros on 4
th December.
GOLDCREST Regulus regulus α δζκΰδαθθκτ δ: Up to four of this elusive winter visitor were in the car park at Asprokremmos Dam in January and February between 17
th January and 7
th
February. Three were at Episkopi (Paphos) on 25th January,a single was at the Giant Juniper area
of Troodos on 1st February and two were at Halevka on 7
th.
WALLCREEPER Tichodroma muraria λαχκίΪ βμ: Two birds were found in the Avagas Gorge on 6
th December with one seen on 12
th. No reports in January but a single was again found at
Avagas on 6th and 7
th February.
NORTHERN RAVEN Corvus corax: One was seen at Buffavento on 6th December, two at
Larnaca Lapithou on 30th January, and a pair were at Halevka on 7
th February.
BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla Υ δηωθσ πδθθκμ: A single was at Akrotiri Salt Lake on 20th
December – the only record away from the Troodos area. In that area there were singles at Livadi
tou Pasha on 29th December and the Troodos Leave Centre Valley on 1
st February, with three
males and a female seen at Troodos the same day. EURASIAN SISKIN Carduelis spinus Θεδκζαλκτ δ: Several records of good numbers of this species in early 2015. The largest group was of 24 at Almirolivado,Troodos on 24
th January with
16 at Episkopi, Paphos on 4th January and 15+ at Troodos on 1
st February. Eight were at Evretou
Dam on 17th January with up three at Alamanos,Tala, Marathounta and Lower Ezousas reported
during January and February. EURASIAN CRIMSON-WINGED FINCH Rhodopechys sanguineus Ρκ σφ λβ πέαα: A well
watched male Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch found at Mandria on 13th January was joined by a
female on 20th with both being seen until 25
th of that month. This was the second occurrence of
this species in Cyprus. HAWFINCH Coccothraustes coccothraustes Κ φαζσ πδθθκμ: After a poor winter for this species in 2013-14, the winter of 2014-2015 saw an invasion of Hawfinch with birds being recorded at many lowland and mountain locations during December, January and February following on from
the good numbers that had been present in October and November 2014. Maximum counts included 75 at Marathounta on 19
th December and c50 at Platania on 16
th December, 33 at Armou
on 10th January with c10 at Phassouri Reed Beds on 12
th of that month and 12 at Tsada on 27
th
February. PINE BUNTING Emberiza leucocephalos Π υεκπδ έζζα: At least five birds were in the Troodos area during December with reports on 4
th,16
th and 25
th .
YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citronella Κδ λδθκπδ έζζα: Two plus were at Livadi tou Pahsa on 4th
December with a single at the Troodos Leave Centre Valley on 8th. In January one was seen at
Akrounta on 27th while on 1
st February c25 were seen on the Persephone Trail at Troodos.
Pine Bunting at Troodos on 4
th December, photographed by Albert Stöcker.
MIGRANT BUNTINGS IN CYPRUS IN THE SUMMER Jane Stylianou
Among the migrants staying to breed in Cyprus are two species of bunting, both of which add a dash of colour and music to the summer scenery of the island. Both the male Cretzschmar’s and Black-headed Bunting are unmistakable and both have distinctive songs which can be heard between April and early June in their breeding territories.
The Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala is a large bunting – slightly smaller than the
Cyprus resident Corn Bunting – and the male is a beautiful bird with his black head, bright yellow neck, nape and underparts and reddish brown/chestnut upperparts. From mid-April they can be
seen and heard singing from tree tops, small bushes, wires and even vines as they set up their territories on the foothills of Troodos, Paphos and on the Karpasia Peninsula. Their song is musical collection of notes usually prefaced by a harder ‘zrit’ like call. The female is seen less often but is a washed out version of the male with some having the rufous tones to the upper parts similar to the male.
The first males usually arrive in Cyprus in mid-April and from early May are setting
up their breeding territories. They build their nests around a metre from the ground in a vine or low bush. Black-
headed Bunting are different from most of the migrants to Cyprus in that they over winter in western India – mainly in
plains in areas such as Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. They leave their breeding grounds in Cyprus and
elsewhere in late July – early August and reports of indiviudals past that time here in Cyprus are very unusual. According to
the Handbook of the Birds of the World online version they head SE and appear to take a fast and direct route as they are
back on their wintering grounds in August and September. They have a large breeding range: along the Adriatic
coast with Slovenia in the north and Italy to the south and westwards across Greece, Turkey and into the Middle East
including Israel and Jordan and further east to Iraq and parts of Iran. Their northern limits extend to eastern Ukraine, Bulgaria and Serbia.
The first Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia arrive in Cyprus in mid-March with the birds
singing and establishing their territories from early April onwards. Their song can also be heard
throughout the foothills of Troodos and the Paphos forests. They will sing from trees and bushes but also like areas with some rocks and are often seen on the side of forest tracks. The song has been likened to the opening bars of Beethoven’s 5th
with two or three repeated short notes and a longer terminal one ‘ji ji ji juuu’ (Collins Bird Guide 2nd
edition).
As well as having a distinctive song, like the Black-headed Bunting, the Cretzschmar’s are also unmistakable, especially once the migrant Ortolan Buntings with which there could be some confusion, have moved through the island. In breeding plumage the male has a grey-blue hood
and breast with orange moustachial stripe, lores, chin, throat and underparts. The upper parts are brown to rufous brown and appear streaked. The tail appears dark with white areas towards the tip of the outer feathers which show in flight. They have a pale eye ring and a light pink bill. The
female is less bright than the male with a browner wash to the plumage and slight streaking on the crown and breast band.
As well as breeding in Cyprus, Cretzschmar’s Bunting breed in most of Greece, Crete, parts of Albania, Turkey, Lebanon, W Jordan and Israel. They winter in in Sudan and stay in their breeding grounds longer than the Black-headed with records of post breeding birds in August and early September some years.
In June both species should still be visible and allowing bird watchers good opportunities to
compare and enjoy them. I was privileged recently to spend an enjoyable couple of hours in vineyards outside Omodos, Limassol doing exactly that.
References:
Cyprus Bird Report 2013 Collins Bird Guide 2
nd edition
Handbook of the Birds of the World online version
Photographs: Left – male Black-headed Bunting by Alison McArthur. Above – male Cretzschmar’s Bunting by Agamemnon Loutsios.
FORMER CYPRUS BREEDER – (WHITE THROATED) DIPPER
Jane Stylianou
Another in an occasional series which looks at species that used to breed or occur regularly on
Cyprus.
The Dipper Cinclus cinclus was first discovered in Cyprus in1887 by Guillemard in a stream below
Kalopanayiotis in May of that year. It was noted as a well-known but uncommon bird in the
Troodos range above 3000ft in 1910 (Bucknill quoted in Handbook of the Birds of Cyprus and
Migrants of the Middle East by D & W.M. Bannerman 1972). The last recorded sighting was
sometime at the end of July/beginning August 1945 and there is 1954 reference quoted in Flint
and Stewart’s Birds of Cyprus (1992 2nd edition) to the fact that there were still a few resident in
the Krios Potamos river in Troodos in 1945. Flint and Stewart also note that in 1957-58, the
Cyprus Ornithological Society (1957) failed to find any Dippers despite extensive searches. The
Bannermans also failed to find this species and report that they were informed by locals that it had
disappeared and had not been found for many years.
L. Kourtellarides in ‘The Breeding Birds of Cyprus’ notes that hunting has been suggested as the main cause of its extinction although his own personal view was different. He writes that while it
must have played an important role, it cannot be totally responsible as cartridges were relatively
very expensive in that period and were usually reserved for bigger prey. Although he is clear that
he has no evidence he does wonder if around that time DDT and other insecticides started to
appear in the water used by the Dippers of Cyprus which may then have had an effect on their
food sources etc. He relates that he was told in 1990 of a possible Dipper near a spring in
Kakopetria but his many subsequent searches found no trace of the species. Occasional other
such anecdotes mention possible sightings but these have never been substantiated. Dippers are
fairly widespread in Turkey so maybe a wanderer may turn up one day but it seems unlikely that a
breeding population would be reestablished.
It had been thought that the Dipper on Cyprus was possibly an endemic race and was known as
olympicus. A skin seen by Madarasz in 1903 gave him the impression that it was but Flint and
Stewart note that ‘the Cyprus population had not evolved any very distinct racial characters’. Some researchers place it with the caucasicus race that occurs in Turkey and others with the
aquaticus that can be found in Central and Southern Europe including Greece. They quote Vaurie
who says that ‘The population of Cyprus (‘olympicus’) requires further study. Its bill is similar to
that of aquaticus, not so slender as in caucasicus but the colouration of old specimens from
Cyprus resembles that of old specimens from the Caucasus’. So the Dipper is not only a former
breeding bird with an interesting history and the hope that it may turn up again, but one whose
race is still open to debate.
References:
Handbook of the Birds of Cyprus and Migrants of the Middle East by David A. and W . Mary
Bannerman (1971)
The Birds of Cyprus by Peter Flint and Peter Stewart Second Edition (1992)
Breeding Birds of Cyprus by Louis Kourtellarides (1998)
SYSTEMATIC LIST FOR APRIL 2015 Jane Stylianou
9421 bird records received 250 species and forms recorded in April 2015, compared to 238 in April 2014.
[Please note, the list has been edited for the purposes of this newsletter and contains records
that have not been corrected or corroborated.] A few March records received too late for inclusion in last month’s Systematic List are added for interest.
The following species were also regularly reported during April: Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Mallard, Common Kestrel – 125 records, Chukar, Black Francolin, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Woodpigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove,
Common Swift, Crested Lark, Barn Swallow – 137 records, Common House Martin, Meadow Pipit, White Wagtail, Cetti’s Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Spectacled Warbler, Sardinian Warbler – 122 records, Eurasian Blackcap – 111 records,
Great Tit, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Common Linnet, Corn Bunting. GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus εκυφκίκτ βμ
Great Crested Grebe, Latchi, 23
rd April.
Photograph by Ray Atkinson.
Kanli Dam 3 2-Apr NCP
Latchi 1 On the sea by the breakwaters 23-Apr RAt Pomos Harbour 1 Photographed 16-Apr
HSt BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps
nigricollis Μαυλκίκτ βμ
Kouklia Lake 2 breeding plumage 1-Apr NCP
Larnaca Sewage Works 1 11 & 12-Apr DGe et al/GBo/RoyA
SCOPOLI'S (CORY'S) SHEARWATER Calonectris diomedea Π ζαΰσηυχκμ
Mandria 2 not sure of direction 21-Apr
KR/IB Mandria 1 west 22-Apr KR/IB Paphos Sewage Works 4 single then a
party of 3 flew W out to sea 11-Apr GBo
YELKOUAN SHEARWATER Puffinus yelkouan Θαζα σηυχκμ
Akamas Peninsula survey area 3 flying N
along coast past 'Kioni' 11-Apr PBe
Cape Greco 2 Arcing East in Strong SWesterly at 1230 9-Apr ME Mandria 1 west 21-Apr KR/IB
Mandria 3 2 & 1 west 24-Apr KR/IB
GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax
carbo ΚκληκλΪθκμ
Akrotiri Coast 1 with a white breast 21-Apr SC
Argaka 1 Flying over the water 21-Apr RAt Asprokremmos Dam 1 7, 18 & 22-Apr
RY/ AH/MMc/LP/TW/KR/IB Cape Apostolos Andreas 19 5-Apr PA Kannaviou Dam 1 16-Apr DJW
Mandria 3 on rocks with one Shag 2-Apr PBe
EUROPEAN SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis Θαζα κεσλαεαμ
Agios Phylon 2 5-Apr JS
Agios Therissos 2 3-Apr JS Aphrodite's Rock 1 11-Apr JS Cape Apostolos Andreas 2 4-Apr JS
Kensington Cliffs 7 below cliffs including adult feeding juv 11-Apr MJH Kensington Cliffs 2 28-Apr JS
Kensington Cliffs 5 29-Apr DJW Limnitis, Petra tou Limniti 39 c. half of them juveniles, certainly a breeding colony
there 1-Apr RH/CM et al Mandria 2 1, 4, 7, 11 & 13-Apr LAC/MSS/GJ/SAP
Mandria 1 2, 11,14, 16, 22 & 25-Apr PBe/JN/SC/JS/KR/IB Mandria 4 6 & 24-Apr LAC Petra tou Romiou 1 12-Apr OGB
Pissouri Bay 3 8-Apr RH
LITTLE BITTERN Ixobrychus minutus
Ναθκλω δσμ
Little Bittern, Zakaki Marsh, 5
th April.
Photograph by Raija Howard.
Max count per location and ringing records:
Acheleia Dam 2 21 & 23-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Akhna Dam 1 15 & 30-Apr GBo/ME
Agia Varvara 2 24-Apr JS Asprokremmos Dam 1 23, 24 & 29-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW/KR/IB
Bishop's Pool 1 15 & 25-Apr KH/PBe Chrysochou 1 15, 16 19 & 21-Apr PSa Diarizos, Kouklia 1 male 24-Apr KR/IB
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG Ezousos, metal bridge 4 3 males, 1 female 27-Apr KR/IB
Hylatio Tourist Village, Pissouri Beach 1 Unfortunately dead on road 30-Apr KDo Kouklia soakaway 1 male 26-Apr KR/IB
Larnaca salt lake 1 Fem 27-Apr FGe Phassouri Reed Beds 3 2f and 1m 20-Apr PBe
Polis Reedbeds 1 20 & 27-Apr UKRG/BCRS Potamia Riverbed 1 Fem 25-Apr FGe
Zakaki Marsh 1 3, 5 & 20-Apr PBe/KH/SAP BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Black-crowned Night Heron, Zakaki Marsh.Photograph by Ian Bloomer.
Largest counts: Bishop's Pool 16 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Mandria Beach 51 9-Apr LAC
Paphos Headland 18 one came in first and 30mins later joined by another 17 6-Apr
IKB Paphos Sewage Plant 15 9-Apr JS Pyla c30 coasting off shore 30-Apr BB
Ypsonas exit on Motorway c40 flying E at 19.15pm 9-Apr JS SQUACCO HERON Ardeola ralloides
κλ αεκφΪΰκμ
Squacco Heron, Phassouri Reed Beds, 13
th
April. Photograph by Agamemnon Loutsios.
106 records of up to ten birds. Largest
counts: Acheleia Reeds 11 including 9 in cut field 10-Apr GBo
Nikokleia 12 looking to land in hotel trees 26-Apr KR/IB Phassouri Reed Beds 16 12 on marsh and
4 on beach 27-Apr PBe CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis Γ ζα Ϊλβμ
Cattle Egret, Lady’s Mile, 29th
April. Photograph by John East.
Largest counts and interesting records: Aradippou Slurry Pits c40 25-Apr SC Frenaros 164 28-Apr AKe
Fresh Water Lakes 450 155 active nests 1-Apr NCP Oroklini Marsh 280+ 17-Apr LAC
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta ΥδκθΪ β
Largest counts:
Cape Greco 25 sitting out on tip of cape 14-Apr GBo Lady's Mile 20 14-Apr JS/JE
Mandria 26 14-Apr LAC Phassouri area 20 Flock 24-Apr PBe/AG Sotira Pools 20 14-Apr GBo
Spiros Coast c50 14-Apr SC GREAT EGRET Ardea alba Υαθκτηδ α
Akhna Dam 7 2-Mar ME Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Flew over 8-Apr JS Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 23-Apr MSS
Clapsides Beach 1 17-Apr ME Evretou Dam 1 15,16, 18, 19 & 20-Apr PSa/HSt/DJW/IKB/ AH/MMc/LP/TW
Kouklia Reservoir 7 3-Apr JS Kouklia Lake 2 7-Apr ME Mandria 7 coasting east 26-Apr KR/IB
Meneou Pool 16 Heading E over area 08.45am 15-Apr JS Moulia Rocks 3 flew past heading W 9-
Apr GJ Oroklini Marsh 3 20-Apr LAC Paphos Headland 6 flew west 1-Apr MJH
Paphos Headland 3 flew west 3-Apr MJH Paphos Headland 1 15-Apr KM
PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea
Πκλφυλσμ ΦαλκφΪμ
Purple Heron, Phassouri Reed Beds, 13
th
April. Photograph by Albert Stöcker.
Largest counts:
Asprokremmos Dam 16 13-Apr GJ Larnaca Salt Lake 18 2-Apr JS Mandria c90 Late afternoon c90 flying N
in several flocks and a short time later were seen moving N in one large flock at Nikokleia 18-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Phassouri Reed-beds 20 23-Apr MSS Protaras 17 single flock flying N out to sea 14-Apr GBo
WHITE STORK Ciconia ciconia
πλκπ ζαλΰσμ
Acheleia Dam 1 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Anarita 1 Flying over motorway near Anarita turn off 18.00 before heading inland
17-Apr SAP
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus
Υαζεσεκ α
Glossy Ibis,Akrotiri, 13
th April. Photograph by
Albert Stöcker.
111 records of up to 50 birds. Largest counts: Kiti Dam 55 12-Apr GBo
Kouklia Lake 80 1-Apr NCP Paralimni Lake 60 20-Apr AKe Petounta Point 120 Heading E out at sea
30-Apr JS EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea
leucorodia Κκυ αζΪμ
Akrotiri Salt Lake 18 17-Apr MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 Zakaki run off 25-Apr
LAC Kouklia Lake 1 5-Apr NCP Kouklia Lake 2 7-Apr ME
GREATER FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus roseus Φζαηέθΰεκ
Greater Flamingo – melanistic, 14
th April.
Photograph by JulieSmart.
Max count per location and interesting
records: Akrotiri Gravel Pits c200 14-Apr SC
Akrotiri Salt Lake c500 1-Apr SC Akrotiri Salt Lake 15 inc 'black' flamingo
8-Apr JS/PBe/IKB/KH/LAC Fresh Water Lake North 2 7-Apr ME Kouklia Lake c110 7-Apr ME
Larnaca Airport Pools South 1 melanistic bird 12-Apr RoyA/GBo Larnaca Airport Pools South c450
Including "The Black Flamingo" 14-Apr ME Larnaca Salt Lake c500 4-Apr ME Meneou Pool 120 13-Apr JS
Oroklini Marsh 9 16-Apr SAP Phassouri Reed Beds c100 flew in off sea from W and headed E, probably dropped
onto Salt Lake c0930 27-Apr PBe Spiros Pool 2 2-Apr JS COMMON SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna
ζΪκυλ κμ Akrotiri Salt Lake 10 1-Apr IKB
Larnaca Airport Pools North 2 10-Apr SC Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 15-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 2 16-Apr SAP/MG
Meneou Pools 1 12-Apr GBo GADWALL Anas strepera Καθθακτλα
Kouklia Lake 2 Pair 3, 5 & 7-Apr MST/NCP/ME EURASIAN TEAL Anas crecca αλ Ϋζζδ Kiti Dam 1 drake 12-Apr GBo Kouklia Lake 250 1-Apr NCP
Larnaca Sewage Works 12 2-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works c30 4-Apr ME Larnaca Sewage Works c8 9-Apr SC
Larnaca sewage works 9 12-Apr GBo Larnaca Sewage Works 3 15 & 17-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 4 16-Apr SAP
Oroklini Marsh 16 1-Apr ME Oroklini Marsh 10+ 4-Apr ME Oroklini Marsh 10 5-Apr JS
Oroklini Marsh 1 male 6-Apr RY Oroklini Marsh 6 8-Apr ME
NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta
κυίζκθκτλα
Kouklia Lake 2 1-Apr NCP
GARGANEY Anas querquedula
Μα κυλα αάμ
Garganey, Potamia, 19
th April. Photograph by
Filippos Georgiades.
Largest counts: Mandria 400+ flew west in poor weather 28-Mar MJH
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 500+ in bay 8-Apr LAC/IKB/RY/JS/JN Kouklia Lake c30 7-Apr ME
Mia Milia Water Treatment Plant 12 5-Apr NCP NORTHERN SHOVELER Anas clypeata
αιΪθα Largest counts:
Kouklia Lake 250 1-Apr NCP Larnaca Salt Lake c40 4-Apr ME Oroklini Marsh 30 5-Apr JS
RED-CRESTED POCHARD Netta rufina
Κκ δθκ αΫφαζβ
Kouklia Lake 1 male 1, 5 & 15-Apr NCP/ME Kouklia Lake 2 Drakes 7-Apr ME
Oroklini Marsh 3 1 Drake / 2 Ducks 4 & 18-Apr ME/LAC Oroklini Marsh 1 Drake 8, 19 & 20-Apr
ME/LAC Oroklini Marsh 3 Two male and one female 5-Apr JS
Oroklini Marsh 2 males 6 & 16-Apr RY/SAP Oroklini Marsh 4 2m and 2f 17-Apr LAC Oroklini Marsh 1 female 28-Apr MSc
COMMON POCHARD Aythya ferina
Κκθ κτλα
Bishop's Pool 1 4-Apr MSS Kouklia Lake 1 male 1-Apr NCP Kouklia Lake 6 15-Apr ME
FERRUGINOUS DUCK Aythya nyroca
αζ σπαπδα
Max count per location: Akhna Dam 2 Could be breeding 13-Apr ME
Athalassa Dam 1 male 8-Apr SC Bishop's Pool 9 3 & 4-Apr KH/MSS Kouklia Lake 5 1-Apr NCP
Larnaca Sewage Works 2 8 & 12-Apr ME/GBo/RoyA Mia Milia Water Treatment Plant 8 5-Apr
NCP Phassouri Reed Beds 3 28-Apr JS Zakaki Marsh 6 1-Apr IKB
EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARD Pernis apivorus Μ ζδ κ δΪχδθκ
Pissouri Beach 1 20-Apr KDo Tsada 1 25-Apr PSa BLACK KITE Milvus migrans Γυπκΰ λΪεα
Anarita Park 1 seen on ground near firing range notices 21-Apr SAP
Asprokremmos Dam 1 18-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Kouklia Lake 1 5-Apr NCP
Paphos Headland 1 being mobbed by Hooded Crow 18-Apr KM Phassouri Reed-beds 1 8-Apr JN/TRe
Zanadja 1 being mobbed by a Hooded Crow and a Common Kestrel 5-Apr JN
EURASIAN GRIFFON VULTURE Gyps fulvus Γτπαμ
Episkopi survey area 5 13-Apr PBe
Kensington Cliffs 7 8-Apr KeM Kensington Cliffs 4 10-Apr HSt Kensington Cliffs 4+ including 2 wing
tagged birds - could not read 11-Apr MJH Kensington Cliffs 3 12-Apr IKB Kensington Cliffs 1 19, 20 & 29-Apr
AH/MMc/LP/TW/SAP/LAC Kensington Cliffs 2 28-Apr JS Kensington Cliffs 9 29-Apr DJW
Kidasi 5 heading N (feeding station?) 22-Apr KR/IB Motorway to Akrotiri 1 en route Mandria to
Akrotiri 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Oreites Wind Farm 1 29-Apr DJW Salamiou 8 19-Apr SAP
Sotira, Limassol 3 21-Apr SAP
WESTERN MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus αζ κ δΪχδθκ
Ones and twos reported throughout the month. Largest counts:
Cape Kormakitis Tip 6 1-Apr PA Kouklia Reservoir, Famagusta 3 3-Apr
MST HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus
Ολθδγκ δΪχδθκ Agios Phylon 1 male 3-Apr NCP Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 ringtail 1-Apr SC
Anarita Mast 1 ringtail 3-Apr IKB Ezousas Soakaways 1 ringtail 3-Apr IKB Old Kivides (derelict village area) 1
Probable – hunting 6-Apr JN
PALLID HARRIER Circus macrourus
πλκ δΪχδθκ
Pallid Harrier, Lady’s Mile,1st
April. Photograph by Raija Howard.
Agios Phylon 1 Female 5-Apr JS Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 female 15-Apr PBe
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 15 & 27-Apr TRe/PBe Anarita Mast 1 23-Apr LAC
Anarita Park 1 27-Mar, 11, 14, 18, 24 & 27-Apr MJH/RoyA/JS/SAP/LAC/DJW Androlikou 1 female 15-Apr PSa
Asprokremnos Dam 1 imm 22-Apr KR/IB Cape Apostolos Andreas 1 Ring-tailed
Harrier over Klides Island - probably this species but too far to be definite 4-Apr JS Cape Greco 1 4, 14 & 16-Apr
SC/GBo/ME Cape Greco 3 1m and 1f in off sea at Konnos Day 1040 then joined by another
ringtail 1042 21-Apr PBe Kivisili 1 Female. Photographed. 29-Apr JS
Lady's Mile 1 male 1, 2 & 4-Apr KH/JS Larnaca Airport Coast 1 Female 15-Apr JS
Larnaca Salt Lake 1 26-Apr MSc Mandria 1 28-Mar, 15 & 26-Apr MJH/GBo/KR/IB
Neo Chorio 1 19-Apr MHe/AK Oroklini Marsh 1 ring tail 20-Apr LAC
Paphos Headland 1 juv being mobbed by Hooded Crows 18-Apr KM
Paphos Sewage Plant 1 14-Apr RoyA Phassouri Reed Beds 1 ad m passed though S - N at 1756 6-Apr PBe
Pittokopos to Lara 1 16-Apr PSa MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus
Καηπκ δΪχδθκ
Montagu’s Harrier, Mandria, 15th
April. Photograph by Dave Walker.
Agia Varvara 1 Female 20-Apr JS Agia Varvara 2 27-Apr DJW Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Ring-tailed seen in
distance prob this species 28-Apr JS Anarita Park 2 2, 24 & 25-Apr MJH/PBe/JS/LAC/PSa
Anarita Park 1 3, 6, 7, 8, 15, 19, 20, 21, 25,26 & 27-Apr MJH/NA/PSa/SAP/JS/KR/OB/DJW
Anarita Park 3 all males 4-Apr MJH Anarita 5 4 males and 1 ringtail 23-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Androlikou 1 male 14-Apr HSt Androlikou to Drouseia 1 male 13-Apr PSa
Asprokremnos Dam 2 4 & 24-Apr MJH/JS Asprokremmos Dam 1 male 10- & 26Apr
IKB/KR/IB Cape Greco 1 ad m N at 10.15 7-Apr PBe Frenaros 1 male 6-Apr AKe
Kouklia Lake 1 Fem 15-Apr ME Mandria 2 female 1-Apr LAC Mandria 1 15 & 19-Apr
DJW/AH/MMc/LP/TW Phassouri Reed Beds 1 13 & 23-Apr KH/MSS
Pittokopos 1 3-Apr DJW Pittokopos to Lara 2 males 16-Apr PSa Pittokopos to Lara 1 male 19-Apr PSa
Zakaki Marsh 1 female 14-Apr PBe
Harrier spp: Cape Greko 2 2 males
(cyaneus or macrourus) fighting along cliffs
- poor views 7-Apr MGr Polis 1 over bridge 15-Apr HSt Zakaki Marsh 1 19-Apr TRe
EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus Σαδεζκ δΪχδθκ
Anarita - Nata road 1 3-Apr IKB Anarita Park 1 14 & 23-Apr IKB/LAC Androlikou 1 24-Apr PSa
Kapedes 1 Fem 14-Apr FGe Kellaki 1 flying low 6-Apr ADT Kensington Cliffs 1 29-Apr LAC
Kouklia Lake 1 5-Apr NCP Mandria 1 2-Apr PBe Paphos Headland 1 female 16-Apr KM
Zakaki Marsh 1 4-Apr KH COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
Πκθ δεκ δΪχδθκ Achelia 1 27-Mar MJH Akhna Dam 1 20-Apr LAC
Akrotiri 1 10-Apr HSt Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 14-Apr JS/JE Akrotiri Plantations 1 22-Apr
AH/MMc/LP/TW Anarita Park 1 14 & 17-Apr HSt/PSa Karpas Peninsula IBA 1 On morning walk
near Koca Reis hotel 4-Apr JS Kouklia 1 12-Apr LAC Phassouri Reed Beds 1 3, 4, 6 & 28-Apr
KH/MSS/ME/PBe/JS Pissouri Anexartisias View 1 16-Apr DaB Polis Reed beds 1 5-Apr HSt
Rizokarpasos 1 31-Mar MST Ypsonas - Asomatos 10km survey area 1 1-Apr PBe
Zakaki Marsh 1 17-Apr KH/PSa STEPPE BUZZARD B.b.vulpinus
επ χ
Cape Greco 1 Circling over picnic site 17-Apr JS
Cape Kormakitis Tip 6 1-Apr PA
LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo rufinus
δαχδθκζΪΰκυ κ Singles reported from many locations on west and east of island. Two or more birds
reported from: Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10 km square 2 27-Apr JN Anarita 4 displaying for 15 minutes over
army camp 3-Apr IKB Asprokremmos Dam 2 9-Apr RoyA
Cape Kormakitis Tip 2 1-Apr LAC Chrysochou 2 11 & 23-Apr KH
Goudhi 2 25-Apr RAt Kantou Kouris Cliffs 2 4 & 29-Apr ADT Karpasia Peninsula 2 3-Apr NCP
Limnatis survey area 2 pair 17-Apr PBe Nikokleia 2 adults 24-Apr KR/IB Oreites Wind Farm 2 29-Apr DJW
Pittokopos to Lara 2 22-Apr PSa Trimiklini, above Panorama Villas 1-3 most evenings 1 to 3 birds, usually a pair.
Seen locking talons and tumbling. All of April VPH Tsadha Golf Club Track 2 20-Apr JS
BOOTED EAGLE Aquila pennata
Ναθκΰ λΪεα
Fresh Water Lakes 1 Probably this species. Dark phase 3-Apr JS Mandria 1 pale phase, north of village
over motorway, chased north by crows 26-Apr KR/IB
BONELLI'S EAGLE Aquila fasciatus
Π λ δεκ δΪχδθκ Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 10-Apr RoyA
Anarita Park 1 1, 3, 4, 10, 14 & 23-Apr MJH/MSS/IKB/LAC/GBo/RoyA/PSa Anarita Park 2 pair 11-Apr RoyA
Androlikou 1 15 & 24-Apr PSa Androlikou 2 16-Apr PSa Argaka 1 7 & 21-Apr RDW/RAt
Arodhes 3 3-Apr DJW Asprokremnos Dam 1 8 & 11-Apr JN/PSa Asprokremnos Dam 2 Two soaring over
Dam wall 24-Apr JS Cape Kormakitis Tip 1 1-Apr PA Chrysochou 2 pair 22-Apr PSa
Falia 1 adult 11-Apr KH Filousa Valley 1 male 11-Apr PBe Goudhi 1 Circling high over village.
Looked very tatty, with missing flight and tail feathers 29-Apr RAt Kamares (Tala) 1 18-Apr DJW
Marathounta 2 7-Apr RH Mavrokolymbos Dam 2 9-Apr LAC Nata Valley 1 4 & 6-Apr MJH
Neo Horio 1 6 & 25-Apr HSt/MHe/AK Oreites Wind Farm 3 29-Apr DJW Paramali 1 One immature flew over
motorway 20-Apr JS Pittokopos to Lara 1 adult 24-Apr PSa Pittokopos 1 adult 16-Apr PSa Skoulli 2 22-Apr RAt
Theletra 1 adult male 11-Apr JN
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 1 25-Apr CP/PPa
Zakaki Marsh 1 adult 17-Apr PSa
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus Φαλα σμ
Osprey, Evretou Dam, 15
th April. Photograph
by Dave Walker.
Akhna Dam 1 13-Apr ME
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr DJW Goudhi 1 seen and photographed from my garden 27-Apr RAt
Kannaviou Dam 2 24-Apr MHe/AK Lady's Mile 1 Flew over heading inland 18.10pm 16-Apr JS/SAP
Mandria 1 flew west 28-Mar MJH Silver Beach 1 17-Apr ME
LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni
ΚδλεδθΫαδ
Lesser Kestrel, Anarita Park, 8
th April.
Photograph by Albert Stöcker.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Male 11-Apr ME Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 near beehives opp
Bishop's Pool. Male 1-Apr KH Anarita Park 3 26-Mar MJH Anarita Park 5 1 & 25-Apr MSS/PSa
Anarita Park 7 2 & 4-Apr MJH Anarita Park 14+ 8-Apr PSa Anarita Park 20 13 Kestrels in one area
included several definite Lessers, and 7+ on nearby hillside included 3 male Lessers. All the others may have been Lessers also
9-Apr GBo
Anarita Park 10+ 10-Apr MJH Anarita Park 15 11, 13 & 15-Apr
JS/GJ/MSS Anarita Park 30+ 14-Apr RoyA Anarita Park 23+ 17-Apr PSa
Anarita Park 10 20 & 24-Apr JS Anarita Park 4 27-Apr DJW Androlikou 25 16-Apr PSa
Androlikou 1 24-Apr PSa Anglisides 1 29-Apr JS Ayia Napa Sewage Works 1 Male 16-Apr
ME Kivisili 3 2-Apr JS Kivisili 1+ female 9-Apr SC
Kivisili 4 1m and 2f in olive grove with another male seen later 29-Apr JS Kivisili 8 30-Apr JS
Phassouri Reed Beds 1 drifiting high northwards 1700 6-Apr PBe Pittokopos 5 14-Apr PSa
Pittokopos 3+ 15-Apr PSa Pittokopos to Lara 7 15-Apr PSa Pittokopos to Lara 5 22-Apr PSa
RED-FOOTED FALCON Falco vespertinus
ΜαυλκφΪζεκθκ
Agia Napa Sewage Works 2 Circling and heading NW 17-Apr JS Anarita Park 1 One 2nd year male headed
N very fast as was watching Lesser Kestrel 11-Apr JS Anarita Park 1 14 & 15-Apr
IKB/RoyA/HSt/JS/MJH Anarita Park 3 20 & 27-Apr JS/DJW Anarita Park c30 21, 23 & 24-Apr SAP/JS
Anarita Park 14 nine males 22-Apr LAC Anarita Park 28 16m and 12f 25-Apr PSa
Asprokremnos Dam 1 male 22-Apr KR/IB Kiti Dam 2 On hay bales in field to E of
Dam 25-Apr JS Kivisili 4 2m and 2f on wires 29-Apr JS Lady's Mile 3 23-Apr MSS
Lady's Mile 1 male 25-Apr PSa Mandria 1 18 & 23-Apr PBe/KR/IB Oreites Wind Farm 4 29-Apr DJW
Phassouri area 18 on passage N between 0950 and 1130 24-Apr PBe/AG Pittokopos to Lara 1 female 21-Apr PSa
MERLIN Falco columbarius ΝαθκφΪζεκθκ
Livera to Cape Kormakitis tip 1 6-Apr PA Paralimni Lake 1 surprised to see this
dash across and scatter the waders 13-Apr GBo
Phassouri Reed-beds 1 4-Apr MSS
EURASIAN HOBBY Falco subbuteo
θ λκφΪζεκθκ Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 11-Apr ME
Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 near cat monastery 14-Apr SAP Akrotiri village 1 following Bee-eaters 26-
Apr PBe/AG Anarita Park 1 24-Apr LAC Anavargos Hills 3 16-Apr MSS
Ayia Napa Sewage Works 1 16-Apr ME Bishop's Pool 1 17-Apr KH Cape Greco Antennas 1 In Off The Sea
12-Apr ME Cape Greco 7 A total of seven (individuals) flew N during the morning,
arriving in off the sea 13-Apr GBo Cape Greco 4 14-Apr KH Cape Greco 1 Flew over heading NE 17-
Apr JS Chrysochou 1 11 & 23-Apr PSa Chryssospiliotissa 1 15-Apr PSa
Frenaros 3 25-Apr AKe Nikokleia 1 adult, east 23-Apr KR/IB Pittokopos 1 15-Apr PSa
Protaras 1 flew N near 'Grecian Park' hotel 14-Apr GBo Tsada to Stroumbi road 2 20-Apr JN
Tsadha Golf Club Track 1 15-Apr MSS Zakaki Marsh 1 17-Apr PSa
ELEONORA'S FALCON Falco eleonorae
ΜαυλκηηΪ βμ Acheleia Reed Beds 1 Came in off sea
21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Agios Therapon 1 14-Apr JN Akamas Peninsula survey area 1 flying N
11-Apr PBe Akrotiri Gravel Pits 5 downed by heavy rain 23-Apr KR/IB
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 dark phase 25-Apr SC Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 Flying near entrance
to Bishop's Pool 20-Apr JS Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 23 & 26-Apr MSS/PBe/AG
Akrotiri village 4 circling over at midday 27-Apr PBe Aphrodite's Rock, Paphos 2 24-Apr JS
Asprokremnos Dam 1 heading west, dark phase 22-Apr KR/IB Bishop's Pool 1 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Cape Aspro Present Unable to deteirmine
numbers 22-Apr KDo Cape Greco 1 13 & 21-Apr GBo/PBe
Chrysochou 1 23-Apr PSa Episkopi survey area 2 13-Apr PBe
Kensington Cliffs 1 dark phase 11-Apr MJH Kensington Cliffs 6 14, 24 & 29-Apr
JS/MSc/LAC Kensington Cliffs 4 15, 20 & 29-Apr SAP/DJW
Kensington Cliffs 10+ 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Kensington Cliffs to Phassouri 10 Birds
seen very close hunting between Kensington Cliffs and Phassouri 20-Apr SAP
Kensington Cliffs 15 25-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Kensington Cliffs 10 28-Apr JS
Koloni area of motorway 1 24-Apr JN Mandria 2 in off 24-Apr KR/IB Nikokleia 1 west 24-Apr KR/IB
Paphos 1 dark bird seen flying over town 12-Apr NH Phassouri Reed Beds 1 Flying S 20-Apr
PBe Phassouri Reed-beds 2 23-Apr MSS Phassouri area 4 flying N along coast as
per RFF same time 24-Apr PBe/AG Pissouri, CYTA tower 1 15-Apr DaB Smygies 1 20-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
ΣαΪθκμ Acheleia Dam 1 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Akamas Peninsula survey area 2 1 flying N 11-Apr PBe
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 In wooded area towards to east of Environment Centre 15-Apr PBe
Anarita 1 10-Apr GBo Aphrodite's Rock 1 24-Apr JS Avagas Gorge 1 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Cape Greco 1 carrying prey over sea 14-Apr GBo Cape Greco 3 two adults flying N early am
not seen again, another scruffy (?) immature bird later headed in same direction 21-Apr PBe
Cape Kormakitis Tip 1 1-Apr PA Episkopi Paphos 1 7, 15 & 18-Apr RH/HSt
Episkopi, Paphos 4 13-Apr DJW Episkopi, Paphos 2 m and f hunting and feeding chicks 13-Apr HSt Episkopi, Paphos 2 pair on cliffs 14-Apr
JSta
Episkopi, Paphos 4 2 chicks 15-Apr MSS
Ezousas Soakaway 1 on pylon 10-Apr GBo Kamares (Tala) 1 19-Apr DJW
Kantou Kouris Cliffs 1 ad 4-Apr ADT Karpas Peninsula 2 Road from Koca Reis hotel to monastery 4-Apr JS
Kensington Cliffs 1 10, 11 & 29-Apr HSt/MJH/DJW Kidasi 1 attacking first of 5 Griffons over
Gerovesa/Dora road 22-Apr KR/IB Konia 1 24-Apr JN Mandria 1 23-Apr MSc
Oreites Wind Farm 1 29-Apr DJW Paralimni Lake 1 7-Apr ME Vasilea to St Hilarion road 2 on cliff nest
site 1-Apr PA
COMMON QUAIL Coturnix coturnix Ολ τεδ Singles heard/seen throughout month. Records of two or more below: Kallepeia 3 13-Apr DJW
Mast at Anarita 2 calling 4-Apr MJH Orga to Livera 4 6-Apr PA Pegeia - Ineia 10km survey area 5 calling
10-Apr PBe Phassouri 3 calling from same field 11-Apr JE
Polis Reedbeds 2 10-Apr UKRG WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
ΜαυλκπκυζζΪ α Phassouri Reed-beds 1 4-Apr MSS
SPOTTED CRAKE Porzana porzana
δε κπκυζζΪ α
Spotted Crake, Phassouri Reed Beds, 26
th
April. Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Phassouri Reed Beds 1 24-Apr TRe Phassouri Reed Beds 1 26-Apr TRe Polis Reedbeds 1 15-Apr UKRG
Sotira Pools 1 14-Apr GBo Zakaki Marsh 1 4 & 11-Apr KH/RY/MGr
LITTLE CRAKE Porzana parva
ΜδελκπκυζζΪ α
Little Crake, Phassouri Reed Beds, 26
th April.
Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Max count per location: Acheleia Dam 1 Also present on 23
rd 21-
Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Asprokremnos Dam 1 female 3-Apr MJH Ezousa soakaways 1 6, 9, 11 & 13-Apr
KeM/MJH/JS Ezousos, metal bridge 1 female at dusk 29-Apr KR/IB
Kouklia Lake 4 5-Apr NCP Oroklini Marsh 1 4-Apr PWr Phassouri Reed-beds 2 23-Apr MSS
Zakaki Marsh 6 5m and 1f 10-Apr KH BAILLON'S CRAKE Porzana pusilla
αζ κπκυζζΪ α
Baillon’s Crake, Zakaki Marsh, 10th
April. Photograph by Raija Howard.
Zakaki Marsh 1 3, 5, 8, 10, 11 & 14-Apr KH/RoyA/ME/MJH/GBo/SAP COMMON CRANE Grus grus Γ λαθσμ
Kouklia Lake, Famagusta 13 3-Apr MST Kouklia Lake, Famagusta 20 5-Apr NCP
Kouklia, Paphos 2 Later seen in Mandria by other observers 3-Apr LAC
DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo
Νυφκΰ λαθσμ
Demoiselle Crane, Lady’s Mile,1st
April. Photograph by Raija Howard.
Lady's Mile 4 photographed 1-Apr KH
BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus
himantopus ΚαζαηκεαθθΪμ
More than 130 records received of this species in April. Largest counts and
interesting records: Kouklia Lake 55 1-Apr NCP Lady's Mile 49 1-Apr RY
Larnaca Airport Pools South 52 12-Apr JS Larnaca Salt Lake 81 Three appeared to
be on nests 15-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 63 15-Apr JS Oroklini Marsh 49 19-Apr LAC
Potamia Riverbed 14 Including 1 on nest 25-Apr FGe PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta
ίκεΫ α Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 25-Apr PSa
Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 Zakaki run off 29-Apr LAC Lady's Mile 1 21, 22 & 23-Apr
TRe/SC/AH/MMc/LP/TW Lady's Mile 2 25, 26 & 27-Apr PCu/PBe/AG/MGr
Lady's Mile 3 29-Apr KR/IB Larnaca Airport Pools South 8 15-Apr JS Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 22 & 23-Apr JS
Oroklini Marsh 1 4 & 5-Apr ME/JS
EURASIAN STONE-CURLEW Burhinus oedicnemus Σλκυζζκυλέ α
Eurasian Stone Curlew, 11
th April. Photograph
by Albert Stöcker.
Max count per location:
Achelia 1 in overgrown olive grove 8-Apr JN Akhna Dam 2 In field near Dasaki Akhna
5-Apr JS Akhna Dam 2 30-Apr ME Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 5-Apr KH
Ay Nik (ESBA) 1 Heard 13-Apr ME Cape Kormakitis tip 6 1-Apr PA Episkopi, Pafou 1 7-Apr RH
Frenaros 4 26-Apr AKe Kouklia Lake 4 7-Apr ME Larnaca Desalination Fields 2 25-Apr
MSc Larnaca Sewage Works 1 16-Apr SAP Livera to Cape Kormakitis tip 2 6-Apr PA
Mandria 4 15-Apr DJW Nikokleia 2 breeding pair 22-Apr KR/IB Paphos Headland 2 13 & 14-Apr
IKB/DJW Paphos Sewage Plant 3 8, 9 & 21-Apr JN/RoyA/AH/MMc/LP/TW
CREAM-COLOURED COURSER Cursorius cursor ηηκ λσηκμ
Cream-coloured Courser, Lady’s Mile, 8th
April. Photograph by Raija Howard.
Lady's Mile 1 8, 10 & 27-Apr KH/RoyA/AG
COLLARED PRATINCOLE Glareola pratincola Ν λκχ ζέ κθκ
Collared Pratincole, Lady’s Mile, 20 th
April. Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Max count per location: Akrotiri Fish Farm 3 25-Apr FGe Akrotiri Salt Lake 4 25-Apr LAC
Kouklia Lake 4 Flyover -Continued North at 1030 7-Apr ME Lady's Mile /Zakaki Marsh c200 Flying
around east of area, heading out to sea and then returning - some landing, others remaining airborne. 20-Apr JS/PBe/TRe
Larnaca Desalination Plant 8 27-Apr FGe Larnaca Sewage Works 8 12-Apr RoyA Mandria 1 18-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Paphos Sewage Plant 2 9, 10 & 13-Apr RoyA/MJH/LAC/DJW/MSS Phassouri Pools 4 25-Apr
AH/MMc/LP/TW BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE Glareola
nordmanni Μαυλσφ λκ Ν λκχ ζέ κθκ
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 east shore 28-Apr PSa Further details required
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius Λδηθκπζκυηέ δ Largest counts: Fasouri West 15 10-Apr MGr Lady's Mile 12 30-Apr JE
Sotira Pools 11 13-Apr GBo Zakaki Marsh 18 run off 4-Apr KH COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula ηηκπζκυηέ δ Max count per location:
Akrotiri Salt Lake 4 Zakaki run off 25-Apr LAC Lady's Mile 2 14-Apr SAP
Larnaca Airport Pool North 19 8-Apr ME Paralimni Lake 12 7-Apr AKe Phassouri Reed-beds 5 feeding 8-Apr JN
Spiros Beach 2 7-Apr JS Spiros Pool 3 23-Apr JS
KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus Πζκυηέ δ Max count per location: Akrotiri Gravel Pits c40 including 2 on nest 1-Apr SC
Akrotiri Salt Lake 15 4-Apr ADT Lady's Mile 30 also seen 16th and 22
nd
14-Apr SAP
Larnaca Airport Pool North 13 8-Apr ME Larnaca Airport Pools South 3 21 & 27-Apr PBe/JS
Latsi Beach 3 28-Apr KDo Paralimni Lake 4 7-Apr ME Petounta Point 2 9 & 30-Apr SC
Pool to W of PRB 30 14-Apr SAP Spiros Beach 12 7-Apr JS Spiros Pool 3 all chicks 26-Apr JuSm
Spiro's Pool 4 15-Apr JS Zakaki Marsh c50 run off 4-Apr KH GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii λαχκπζκυηέ δ Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 Zakaki run off 25-Apr
LAC Larnaca Airport Pool North 1 Breeding Plumage - Ssp Crassirostris 10-Apr ME
Mandria 1 Watched for some time on coast 18-Apr SAP Ormidhia Coast 1 breeding plumage 4-
Apr SC CASPIAN PLOVER Charadrius asiaticus
πκπζκυηέ δ
Caspian Plover, Mandria. 11
th April.
Photograph by Paul Curry.
Mandria 1 Male 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18-Apr DGe/JS/MJH/LAC/RoyA/IKB/DJW/MSS/KH
/JN/ME/TRe/GJ/SAP/PCu/SC/APL/JE/GMc/AKir/SAP/ AH/MMc/LP/TW/PBe
EURASIAN DOTTEREL Charadrius morinellus κυθκπζκυηέ δ
Eurasian Dotterel, Mandria, 18
th April.
Photograph by John East
Lady's Mile 2 photographed 13-Apr MPh Larnaca Desalination Plant 2 11-Apr DGe
et al Larnaca Desalination Plant 1 13-Apr JS Larnaca Desalination Plant 4 14, 15 & 16-
Apr ME/SC/APL/FGe/JS/SAP/MG Mandria 1 14, 15, 1, 17 & 18-Apr JS/LAC/MJH/DJW/MSS/SC/AKir/SAP/
AH/MMc/LP/TW /PBe SPUR-WINGED LAPWING Vanellus
spinosus Π ζζκεα λέθα
Spur-winged Lapwing, Akrotiri, 30
th April.
Photograph by John East.
Max count per location: Akhna Dam 6 30-Apr AKe Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 11-Apr ADT
Aradippou Slurry Pits 2 25-Apr SC Fresh Water Lakes 1 At least one heard 3-Apr JS
Geunyeli Dam 4 2-Apr MST Kanli Dam 1+ 2-Apr MST Kiti Dam 10 12-Apr GBo
Kouklia Lake 2 7-Apr ME Lady's Mile 4 19, 21 & 29-Apr PBe/JE/TRe
Larnaca Sewage Works 10 4-Apr ME Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 15, 17 & 30-Apr JS
Larnaca Desalination Plant 4 In area being watered 29-Apr JS
Larnaca Salt Lake 7 15-Apr JS Lower Ezousa 2 4-Apr RH Mandria 1 2 & 10-Apr MJH/TRe
Neapolis Pond 4 17-Apr ME Oroklini Marsh 8 18-Apr LAC Paphos Headland 1 17-Apr KM
Paphos Sewage Plant 9 9, 10 & 21-Apr MJH/DJW/ AH/MMc/LP/TW Paralimni Lake 23 (3 chicks) 26-Apr AKe
Partenitis Dam 2 25-Apr SC Pools to west of PRB 2 10-Apr TRe Potamia Riverbed 2 25-Apr FGe
Sotira Pools 7 13-Apr GBo Spiro's Pool 3 15, 23 & 25-Apr JS Zakaki Marsh 6 17-Apr LAC
SANDERLING Calidris alba
A πλκθ λαζζέ δ Akrotiri Salt Lake present 17-Apr MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 4 Zakaki run off 29-Apr LAC
Lady's Mile 2 1-Apr KH Lady's Mile 1 2-Apr KH Lady's Mile 4 4-Apr KH
Lady Mile Salt Lake North 1 good views with Little Stints, photographed 11-Apr MGr
Oroklini Marsh 1 1-Apr ME Zakaki 4 29-Apr KR/IB
LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta
Ναθκθ λαζζέ δ
Little Stint, Akrotiri, 9
th April. Photograph by
John East.
Largest counts: Lady's Mile 100+ 27-Apr MGr Larnaca Airport Pool North 69 8-Apr ME
Oroklini Marsh 53 18-Apr LAC Phassouri Pools c85 25-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Spiros Pool 100 23 & 27-Apr JS
TEMMINCK'S STINT Calidris temminckii
λκυγκθ λαζζέ δ
Temminck’s Stint, Zakaki Marsh, 28th
April. Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Akrotiri Pits 1 4 & 6-Apr JE
Fasouri West 1 10-Apr MGr Lady's Mile 3 25 & 27-Apr JE Lady's Mile 1 30-Apr JE
Larnaca JUMBO Drain 4 5-Apr ME Livadhia Marsh 1 5-Apr BB Phassouri Reed-bed 1 probable, lost from
view 22-Apr JN Phassouri Pools 5+ 25-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Potamia Riverbed 2 25-Apr FGe Sotira Pools 1 13-Apr GBo Zakaki Marsh 1 17-Apr TRe/MSS
Zakaki Marsh 6 24-Apr PBe/AG Zakaki Marsh 2 25, 28 & 30-Apr SC/PSa/JS/MSc/TRe
Zakaki Marsh 5 27-Apr SCa
CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea
Κκ δθκθ λαζζέ δ Max count per location: Akrotiri Pits 6 25-Apr JE Akrotiri Salt Lake 16+ 25-Apr LAC
Asprokremnos Dam 2 23-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Lady's Mile 10 29-Apr KR/IB
Larnaca Airport Pool North 1 Breeding Plumage 10-Apr ME Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 7-Apr PBe/JS
Oroklini Marsh 1 18 & 19-Apr LAC Paralimni Lake 1 26-Apr AKe Phassouri Pools 4 16 & 22-Apr
AH/MMc/LP/TW/SAP Zakaki Marsh 2 16-Apr KH DUNLIN Calidris alpina Λα πκθ λαζζέ δ Max count per location: Akrotiri Salt Lake 6+ Zakaki run off 25-Apr
PSa Lady’s Mile 13 11-Apr MGr
Larnaca Airport Pool North c50 4 & 8-Apr ME
Mandria 1 On beach 11-Apr JS Pools to west of PRB 4 13 & 14-Apr KH/TRe/SAP
Spiros Pool 2 23-Apr JS Zakaki Marsh 4 16-Apr KH BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola falcinellus Πδεα κθ λαζζέ δ Lady's Mile 1 29-Apr LAC
RUFF Philomachus pugnax Μαχβ άμ
Largest counts:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 73 Pool near rabbit farm to W of PRB 20-Apr JS Kouklia Lake 100 1-Apr NCP
Larnaca Airport Pools South 70+ 19-Apr LAC Spiros Pool 200 23-Apr JS
JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
ΜκθκπδεΪ κθκ
Agia Varvara 1 26-Mar DJW Phassouri Reed Beds 2 22-Mar FMo Pool to west of PRB 1 25-Mar FMo/KH
Zakaki Marsh 1 18-Mar JN COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Πδεα σθδ Max counts per location and ringing records:
Agia Varvava 2 6-Apr MJH Akhna Dam 1 30-Apr ME Ezousos, metal bridge 1 29-Apr KR/IB
Kiti Dam 3 12-Apr GBo Lower Ezousas 1 28-Apr LAC Oroklini Marsh 5 1-Apr ME
Paphos Sewage Plant 1 10-Apr LAC Phassouri Reed Beds 8 6-Apr PBe Polis Reedbeds 1 11 & 25-Apr
UKRG/BCRS Sotira Pools 2 13-Apr GBo Zakaki 1 2 & 29-Apr JS/KR/IB
GREAT SNIPE Gallinago media
δπζκπδεΪ κθκ
Acheleia Reeds 1 flew up at very close range showing large and striking white tail corners 10-Apr GBo
Akhna Dam 2 13-Apr ME Akhna Dam 1 30-Apr ME Phassouri Reed Beds 1 11, 14 & 17-Apr DGe et al/JS/GJ/MSS
Polis 2 flushed 13-Apr PSa Polis Reedbeds 2 25-Apr BCRS
Pools to west of PRB 3 12-Apr CDL
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
αζ κηπ εΪ α Akhna Dam 5 4 Breeding Plumage 12 &
13-Apr ME Akhna Dam 1 Breeding Plumage 30-Apr ME/AKe
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Pool near rabbit farm to W of PRB 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21 & 23-Apr
GBo/ADT/ME/IKB/KH/MSS/PBe/TRe/JS/LAC/KR/IB Akrotiri Pits 2 11-Apr JE
Akrotiri Salt Lake 7 17-Apr PSa/MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 23 a group of 23 godwits, not able to ID every bird but those
that able to positively ID were black-tailed 29-Apr LAC Bishop's Pool 1 flew round with a Ruff but
nowhere suitable to land so left 11-Apr GBo Kouklia Lake 8 5-Apr NCP
Lady's Mile 1 12, 17 & 28-Apr IKB/MSS/JS Lady's Mile Marshes c10 17-Apr SC with
A Kirschel Lady's Mile 2 25 & 27-Apr JE/MGr Lady's Mile 3 26-Apr PBe/AG
Larnaca Airport Pools South 1 16-Apr SAP Oroklini Marsh 2 16, 20 & 21-Apr
SAP/LAC Oroklini Marsh 1 18 & 19-Apr LAC Spiros Pool 2 22-Apr JS
Spiros Pool 1 23-Apr JS BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
Λαπωθδεά αζ κηπ εΪ α Akrotiri Pits 1 27-Apr JE Akrotiri Salt Lake 32 photographed. Zakaki
run off 25-Apr PSa Lady's Mile 2 28 & 29-Apr JS/KR/IB/LAC/TRe
Godwit spp: Akrotiri Salt Lake 24+ Zakaki
run off. On arrival there were more than 24.
I was not able to positively ID every one of the 24 but many were Bar-tailed but some were Black-tailed 25-Apr LAC
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
Θαζα κηπ εΪ α Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 on beach 27-Apr
PBe Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 26-Apr PBe/AG
Akrotiri Ship Wreck Coast 1 11-Apr ME Lady's Mile 18 calling in flight.
Photographed 2-Apr KH Larnaca Airport Coast 2 Flying W along coast 15-Apr JS
Mandria 1 seen late afternoon in same field as Caspian Plover 13-Apr SAP Paphos headland 1 on rocks. Also on 10
th
9-Apr GBo
EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata
Ν λκηπ εΪ α Larnaca Sewage Works 1 5-Apr ME Mandria 1 flying round calling in evening
28-Apr KR/IB Phassouri Reed-beds 1 8, 17, 20 & 21-Apr JN/SC/KH/MSS/PBe/JE
Spiros Pool 1 25-Apr JS Zakaki Marsh 1 16-Apr KH
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus
Μαυλκθ λαζζέ α
Spotted Redshank, Zakaki Marsh, 21
st April.
Photograph by Stavros Christodoulides.
Max count per location:
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 13, 14, 15 & 17 25-Apr KH/SC/APL/TRe/AKir/LAC Kouklia Lake 1 Breeding Plumage 7-Apr
ME Lady's Mile 6 14 & 22-Apr SAP Larnaca Airport Pools South 4 16-Apr
SAP Paralimni Lake 4 16-Apr AKe Pools to west of PRB 6 14-Apr SAP
Silver Beach 1 17-Apr ME Sotira Pools 4 14-Apr GBo Spiros Pool 1 27-Apr JS
Zakaki Marsh 5 19-Apr TRe COMMON REDSHANK Tringa totanus
Φζυαλκθ λαζζέ α Max count per location: Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 25-Apr LAC
Lady's Mile 2 8 & 14-Apr JN/JS
Larnaca Salt Lake 6 2-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 2 17-Apr JS
Livadhia Marsh 1 5-Apr BB Paralimni Lake 1 16-Apr AKe Pools to west of PRB 3 22-Apr JN
Zakaki Marsh 1 16-Apr KH MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis
αζ κθ λαζζέ α Largest counts: Lady's Mile 6 16 & 22-Apr SAP
Larnaca Airport Pools South 11 23-Apr JS Pools to west of PRB 6 16-Apr SAP Spiro's Pool 8 12-Apr GBo
COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia αε κθ λαζζέ α
Largest counts: Akrotiri Salt Lake 10 Zakaki run off 16-Apr KH
Lady's Mile 13 8-Apr JN Larnaca Airport Pools South 43 23-Apr JS Spiro's Pool 40 12-Apr GBo
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
Πλα δθκθ λαζζέ α
Largest counts and rining record: Agia Varvara 5 5-Apr LAC Evretou Dam 1 21-Apr UKRG
Sotira Pools 3 14-Apr GBo Zakaki Marsh 12 4-Apr KH WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola
α κθ λαζζέ α
Wood Sandpiper, Mavrokolympos Dam, 26
th
April. Photograph by Dave Walker.
140 records received for this species in
April. Largest counts and ringing records below: Agia Varvava 17 10-Apr MJH
Akhna Dam c30 30-Apr ME Aradippou Slurry Pits 21 25-Apr SC Evretou Dam 1 16 & 21-Apr UKRG
Lady's Mile Marshes c20 21-Apr SC
Larnaca Desalination Plant 50 In area being watered 29-Apr JS
Paralimni Lake 25 22-Apr AKe Polis Reedbeds 1 12 & 30-Apr UKRG/BCRS
Polis Reedbeds 2 25-Apr BCRS Sotira Pools 23 13-Apr GBo Spiro's Pool 30 29-Apr JS
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
Μδελκθ λαζζέ α
Largest counts and ringing records: Akhna Dam 7 13-Apr ME Evretou Dam 1 12-Apr UKRG
Evretou Dam 5 16-Apr UKRG Lady's Mile 4 17-Apr LAC Potamia Riverbed 5 25-Apr FGe
Zakaki Marsh 5 25-Apr PCu RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
λαχκθ λαζζέ α Paphos Headland 1 1 & 10-Apr MJH/GBo RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus lobatus Λδηθκθ λαζζέ α
Akrotiri Salt Lake 4 7-Apr KH
Larnaca Airport Pools South 3 5 & 12-Apr PWr/RoyA/GBo Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 14-Apr ME
Larnaca Airport Pools South 4 15, 21, 22 & 23-Apr ME/PBe/LAC/JS Larnaca Airport Pools South 6 16-Apr
SAP ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus
Γ λαεσΰζαλκμ Mandria 1 Passing at sea 9-Apr RoyA
GREAT BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ichthyaetus σΰζαλκμ
Pissouri, CYTA tower 1 15-Apr DaB
MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus ΜαυλκεΫφαζκμ ΓζΪλκμ
Pools to west of PRB 1 adult 13-Apr KH
LITTLE GULL Larus minutus Ναθσΰζαλκμ
Little Gull, Lady’s Mile, 30
th April. Photograph
by John East.
Akrotiri Coast 1 1st summer 22-Apr SC
Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 17-Apr MSS Lady's Mile 3 22-Apr PBe Lady's Mile 2 24-Apr JE/TRe
Lady's Mile 4 30-Apr JE Larnaca Airport Pools South 1 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27 & 30-Apr
JS/ME/GBo/SAP/MG/PBe/LAC COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus
ridibundus Υωλαφσΰζαλκμ
Lady's Mile 10 2-Apr JS Lady's Mile 3 11-Apr MJH
Lady's Mile c5 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Lady's Mile 1+ 17-Apr SC with A Kirschel
Lady's Mile 2 19 & 20-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW/SAP Lady's Mile 1 21, 22, 25 & 28-Apr
SC/AH/MMc/LP/TW/PBe/JS Larnaca Salt Lake North c60 4-Apr ME Larnaca Salt Lake 5 15-Apr JS
Larnaca Sewage Works 1 12-Apr GBo Oroklini Marsh c50 Heading Out to Sea 1-Apr ME
Oroklini Marsh 1 Non-breeding 8-Apr ME Zakaki Marsh 1 14-Apr SAP SLENDER-BILLED GULL Larus genei
Ρκ σΰζαλκμ Akrotiri Salt Lake 35 Zakaki run off 25-Apr
PSa Clapsides Beach 3 17-Apr ME Lady's Mile 8 1, 6, 11 & 17-Apr
RY/ME/MJH/SC/AKir Lady's Mile 10 2-Apr KH Lady's Mile 15 4-Apr RY
Lady's Mile 3 8 & 12-Apr KeM/IKB Lady's Mile 9 10-Apr RoyA Lady's Mile c30 14-Apr SC with A P
Leventis Lady's Mile 1 21 & 24-Apr JE/SC
Lady's Mile 2 23 & 27-Apr KR/IB/JE Lady's Mile c4 22-Apr SC
Lady's Mile 6 25-Apr PCu Larnaca Airport Pool South 1 4-Apr ME Larnaca Airport Pool South c30 5-Apr ME
Larnaca Airport Pools South 2 7-Apr JS Larnaca Salt Lake 22 4-Apr ME Larnaca Salt Lake 8 15-Apr JS
Mandria 14 flew west in poor weather 28-Mar MJH Mandria 2 adults, east 25-Apr KR/IB
AUDOUIN'S GULL Larus audouinii
Νβ σΰζαλκμ
Audouin’s Gull, Potamos Liopetri, 4th
April. Photograph by Filippos Georgiades.
Alakati 2 3-Apr MST Cape Apostolos Andreas 2 4-Apr JS
Cape Apostolos Andreas 10 5-Apr PA Cape Greco 2 5, 14 & 15-Apr ME/GBo Cape Greco 4 7-Apr PBe
Karpasia Peninsula 6 3-Apr NCP Karpasia Peninsula 13 Seen in afternoon on return trip from Monastery to Koca Reis
hotel. On rocks near Livana Hote 4-Apr JS Lady's Mile 2 22-Apr TRe
BALTIC GULL Larus fuscus fuscus
Μ ζαθσΰζαλκμ
Baltic Gull, Lady’s Mile, 27th
April. Photograph by John East.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 4-Apr MSS
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 9 Adults 11-Apr ME
Asprokremmos Dam 1 passing over with Yellow-legged gulls 9-Apr RoyA
Asprokremnos Dam 3 On reservoir with Yellow-legs 11-Apr JS Asprokremnos Dam 2 21-Apr KR/IB
Cape Greco 1 adult flew E 14-Apr GBo Kensington Cliffs 1 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Lady's Mile 4 1 & 9-Apr IKB/JE Ladies Mile 2 4 & 23-Apr ADT/MSS Lady's Mile 7 adults 8-Apr RY
Lady's Mile 3 12-Apr IKB Lady's Mile 1 First summer bird 14-Apr JS/SC/APL
Lady's Mile 1 17, 22, 24, 25, 27 & 29-Apr MSS/LAC/SC/JE/AH/MMc/LP/TW/TRe Larnaca Airport Pool South 2 Adults 14-
Apr ME Mandria 5 heading W 8-Apr PSa Mandria 1 10-Apr MSS
Mandria 8 heading W 11-Apr PSa Mandria c20 Flying west to east near Mandria 13-Apr SAP
Mandria 15 heading W in several groups 18-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Oroklini Marsh 1 21-Apr LAC
Paphos 17 several parties of 'fuscus' race birds moving N (total of 17). All adults 9-Apr GBo
Paphos Headland 4 flew west 9-Apr MJH Paphos Headland 7+ Good passage in groups of 3-4 heading into strong westerlies
12-Apr KM Paphos Lighthouse 7 17-Apr DJW Paphos Sewage Plant 5 heading W 8-Apr
PSa Petra tou Romiou 10 heading W 12-Apr OGB
Zakaki Marsh 1 2-Apr KH
HEUGLIN'S GULL Larus heuglini
δίβλδεσμ ΓζΪλκμ Asprokremnos Dam 1 On water with YL Gulls. Darker mantle obvious resembling
UK-type Lesser Black-backed Gull 24-Apr JS
CASPIAN GULL Larus cachinnans
Κα πδεσμ ΓζΪλκμ Lady's Mile 11 immatures 8-Apr RY
Lady's Mile c5 1st & 2nd summer 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Lady's Mile 1 sub adult 16, 17, 20, 22 & 23-Apr SAP/MSS/SC
Larnaca Airport Pool South 1 1w 15-Apr ME
ARMENIAN GULL Larus armenicus
λη θδεσμ ΓζΪλκμ
Clapsides Beach 18 2 2w 17-Apr ME Lady's Mile 1 1st summer 1 & 21-Apr SC/TRe
Lady's Mile 7 Includes 2 adult and 3 juvenile 8-Apr JN Lady’s Mile 6 various ages 11-Apr MGr
Lady's Mile c5 14 & 22-Apr SC/APL Lady's Mile 2 young birds 16, 20 & 23-Apr SAP/TRe/MSS
Lady's Mile c3 1st summer 17 & 28-Apr SC/AKir Zakaki Marsh 2 1 adult and 1 juvenile
Armenian Gull 8-Apr JN GULL-BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica
Γ ζκΰζΪλκθκ Akrotiri Salt Lake 19 Zakaki run off 16-Apr KH
Akrotiri Salt Lake 27 17-Apr PSa Akrotiri Salt Lake 17 23-Apr MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 57 Zakaki run off 25-Apr
LAC Apostolos Andreas monastery area 1 5-Apr PA
Clapsides Beach 1 17-Apr ME Lady's Mile 2 17-Apr LAC Larnaca Airport Coast 1 Flying off shore
2-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 15 14 & 16-Apr ME/SAP
Mandria 1 11 & 24-Apr PSa/KR/IB Oroklini Marsh 4 flew through going NE without stopping 12-Apr GBo/RoyA
Paphos Headland 1 12-Apr SAP Paphos Sewage Plant 1 chased off by Spur-winged Lapwings 12-Apr
GJ Zakaki Marsh 1 14-Apr SAP CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia
Γδΰαθ κΰζΪλκθκ Baths of Aphrodite 1 seen offshore 11-
Apr OGB Paphos Headland 12 Flock of 12 birds came in off sea and flew N over Paphos
Headland 13-Apr SAP Further details and confirmation required for such a large number
SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvicensis
Υ δηωθκΰζΪλκθκ Larnaca Airport Coast 1 15-Apr JS
Mandria 1 west offshore 8-Apr PSa Mandria 2 west 22-Apr KR/IB
Paphos Harbour 1 on rocks in harbour 24-Apr SAP
Spiros Beach Buoys 3 10-Apr SC
COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
Θαζα κχ ζδ σθα
Common Tern, Lady’s Mile, 22nd
April. Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 23-Apr MSS
Asprokremnos Dam 1 24-Apr KR/IB Lady's Mile 2 south along shoreline 17-Apr PSa
Lady's Mile 1 22-Apr TRe/SC Larnaca 2 close in to sea front (near 'Flamingo hotel') 11-Apr GBo
Mandria 8 east 22-Apr KR/IB Mandria 1 east 24-Apr KR/IB Paphos Harbour 1 24-Apr SAP
LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons Γζαλσθi Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 Zakaki run off 16-Apr
KH Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 17-Apr PSa/MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 6 23-Apr MSS
Akrotiri Salt Lake 11 Zakaki run off 25-Apr LAC Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 26-Apr PBe/AG
Akrotiri Salt Lake 9 Zakaki run off 29-Apr LAC Lady's Mile 2 22 & 29-Apr SC/TRe
Lady's Mile 4 25-Apr PBe Larnaca Airport Pools South 4 21-Apr LAC
Larnaca Airport Pools South 3 22-Apr SAP Larnaca Sewage Works 1 25-Apr JS
Oroklini Marsh 2 27-Apr MSc Spiro's Pool 1 13-Apr JS Spiros Pool 2 25-Apr JS
Spiros Pool 4 Three seen fishing off shore then came to pool 30-Apr JS Zakaki 5 29-Apr KR/IB
WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybrida
ΛδηθκΰζΪλκθκ
Akrotiri Peninsula 1 25-Apr PCu Akrotiri Pits 3 24-Apr JE Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 23-Apr MSS
Akrotiri Salt Lake 9 Zakaki run off 25-Apr PSa Bishop's Pool 1 then flew N 25-Apr PBe
Lady's Mile 1 22-Apr PBe Larnaca Airport Pools South 1 21-Apr PBe
Larnaca Sewage Works 2 25-Apr JS Mandria 1 adult, east 25-Apr KR/IB Meneou Pool 1 12 & 13-Apr
RoyA/GBo/JS BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
ΜαυλκΰζΪλκθκ Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 Zakaki run off 25-Apr LAC
Lady's Mile 1 in off sea 24-Apr TRe Larnaca Sewage Works 3 25, 26 & 27-Apr JS
WHITE-WINGED TERN Chlidonias leucopterus πλκΰζΪλκθκ
Akhna Dam 1 26-Apr BB Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 23-Apr MSS Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 25-Apr PSa
Asprokremnos Dam 1 adult, dropped in from south 26-Apr KR/IB Kouklia Lake 2 Adults 15-Apr ME
Larnaca Sewage Works 1 22-Apr SCa
BLACK-BELLIED SANDGROUSE Pterocles orientalis Πκυλ Ϊζζα
Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Akrotiri Gravel Pits, 21
st April. Photograph by Stavros
Christodoulides.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 1, 14, 23, 24 & 25-Apr SC/SAP/KR/IB/FGe
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 pair 14 & 17-Apr SC with A P Leventis/KH Akrotiri Gravel Pits 3 1m and 2f 20 & 21-
Apr PBe/JS/SC
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 3 2 male and 1 female 21-Apr LAC
Phassouri Reed-beds 1 23-Apr MSS Pools to W of PRB 2 1m and 1f 8, 11 & 14-Apr TRe/KH/SAP
Pools to W of PRB 3 Flew over, didn't land 21-Apr TRe
ROCK DOVE Columba livia λεκπΫακυθκ Pissouri Anexartisias View 12 16-Apr DaB Pissouri, CYTA tower 2 15-Apr DaB
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 1 25-Apr CP/PPa EURASIAN TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia turtur Σλυΰσθδ Largest counts and ringing records:
Akamas Peninsula c100 24-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Akrotiri Village 12+ 27-Apr PBe
Asprokremnos Dam 8 24-Apr KR/IB Mandria 8 24-Apr KR/IB Paphos Sewage Plant 8 16-Apr JS
Phassouri Reed Beds 170 passage observed 0700 - 0900, 170 birds arriving in small flocks from WSW, heading over reed
beds and continuing N, NE, some stopping to drink briefly 25-Apr PBe/AG Polis Reedbeds 1 11 & 30-Apr
UKRG/BCRS LAUGHING DOVE Stigmatopelia
senegalensis Φκδθδεκ λτΰκθκ
Kouklia 3, probably 4 2 of them singing on roofs near old village centre near mosque;
local birders are requested to check the situation 4-Apr RH
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO Clamator glandarius ΚαζκχλκθδΪ
Up to three recorded at many sites with
mating noted. Largest counts: Anarita Park 9 at least this number 11-Apr RoyA
Anavargos Hills 6 3-Apr MSS Diarizos Valley 4 7-Apr RY Old Kivides (derelict village area) 5 6-Apr
JN Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square 10 18-Apr JN
Pegeia - Ineia 10km survey area 10 10-Apr PBe Souni 5 15-Apr JN
COMMON CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
Κκτεκμ
Common Cuckoo, Lady’s Mile, 28th
April. Photograph by Stavros Christodoulides.
Singles recorded from many locations.
Counts of two or more below: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 2 18-Apr CP/PPa
Akamas Peninsula 2 24-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Akrotiri Salt Lake 3 one rufous phase 26-
Apr PBe/AG Akrotiri Village 2 one rufous phase 14-Apr PBe
Fassoula survey area 2 22-Apr PBe Kathikas 5 24-Apr PSa Kiti Dam 4 29-Apr MSc
Phassouri Reed Beds 2 27-Apr PBe Vretsia 2 one seen, one heard 7-Apr HSt Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 2 25-Apr
CP/PPa BARN OWL Tyto alba θγλωπκπκτζζδ Akaki 1 3-Apr SC Ineia area 1 11-Apr PBe Nikokleia 1 heard every night 21-Apr
KR/IB Petra tou Romiou 1 run over 14-Apr SC Pissouri village 1 27-Apr GSL
Polis Reedbeds 1 11-Apr HSt EURASIAN SCOPS OWL Otus scops
Θκυπέ Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 1 12 & 18-Apr CP/PPa Anavargos Hills 1 6 & 8-Apr MSS
Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10 km square 1 heard calling around 0735 27-Apr JN
Anogyra to Prastio to Pachna 9 heard calling 29-Apr JN Filousa Valley 1 11-Apr PBe
Ineia area 12 Nocturnal survey 11-Apr PBe
Kamares (Tala) 1 16 & 26-Apr DJW Karpasia Peninsula 1 Heard calling after
sunset 3-Apr JS Kynousa 3 Heard calling 24-Apr RAt Limnatis survey area 12 Nocturnal survey
17-Apr PBe Mavrokolympos Dam 1 10 & 21-Apr GBo/ AH/MMc/LP/TW
Mazotos 1 Called briefly 9.00am 29-Apr JS Neo Chorio 1 singing by day 3-Apr RH
Neo Horio 3 21-Apr UKRG Nicosia, Paedagogical Academy Park 3 1 seen, c2 heard only 3-Apr SC
Nicosia, Paedagogical Academy Park 1 heard only 28-Apr SC Nikokleia 1 heard most evenings 19-4 to
24-4 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Nikokleia 3 max. males calling 24-Apr KR/IB
Old Kivides (derelict village area) 2 6-Apr JN Prodromou to Androlikou 1 16-Apr PSa
Souni 1 3, 6, 14, 15,19, & 29-Apr JN Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest Present 4-Apr JN
Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 2 heard calling repeatedly 5-Apr JN Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 11 20-Apr
CP/PPa Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 1 25-Apr CP/PPa
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
ΚκυεεκυφεδΪκμ
Little Owl, Anarita Park, 2
nd April. Photograph
by Tony Reeves.
Max count per location: Agios Phylon 1 At usual location at Aphrendika 5-Apr JS
Agios Sozomenos 2 1-Apr JS Anarita Park 3 2-Apr TRe Anavargos Hills 2 1 & 16-Apr MSS
Arodhes 1 3-Apr DJW
Asprokremmos Dam 1 3, 11, 22 & 24-Apr NA/JS/LAC
Evretou Dam 1 18-Apr HSt Germasogeia Dam 1 16-Apr KH Kanli Dam 1 2-Apr MST
Karpas Peninsula 2 Road from Koca Reis hotel to monastery 4-Apr JS Kivisili 1 In olive grove 29-Apr JS
Limnatis survey area 2 Nocturnal survey 17-Apr PBe Mavrokolympos Dam 2 30-Apr LAC
Mazotos 1 Heard. Road to Alaminos from Mazotos. 29-Apr JS Nata, Paphos 1 13-Apr DJW
Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square 1 18-Apr JN Partenitis Dam 1 25-Apr SC
Pyla 1 calling at night 7 & 29-Apr BB Souni 2 21-Apr JN Vrysoulles 1 10-Apr ME
Xeros Potamos Motorway Bridge 1 21-Apr KR/IB Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 2 20-Apr
CP/PPa Zygi 1 25-Apr FGe LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus
λεσγκυπκμ Anavargos Hills 1 16-Apr MSS
Karpas Peninsula 1 Seen on electricity wires when looking for other owls 22.00h 3-Apr JS
Kellaki nocturnal survey 1 heard juvenile 27-Apr ADT Kiti Dam 1 19 & 21-Apr LAC
Kritou Tera 2 heard 11-Apr KH Mandria 3 ad flew in to check two calling young at dusk 23-Apr KR/IB
Ypsonas - Asomatos 10km survey area 1 during nocturnal survey 1-Apr PBe
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
αζ σγκυπκμ Akrotiri gravel pits 1 11-Apr GBo
Cape Greco 1 flew N (in off sea) 13-Apr GBo Frenaros 1 25-Apr AKe
Mandria 1 18-Apr SAP/AH/MMc/LP/TW EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus
europaeus Νυε κπκτζζδ Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 1 12-Apr CP/PPa Anogyra to Prastio to Pachna 7 29-Apr JN
Nikokleia 1 hawking around a carob at dusk 24-Apr KR/IB
Souni 2 heard calling in pines on main road 29-Apr JN
PALLID SWIFT Apus pallidus
αε κπ λκχ ζέ κθκ
Agios Phylon 4 Going in and out of a cave. Probable nest site. 5-Apr JS Akrotiri Gravel Pits - new pool 2+ 11-Apr
MJH Larnaca Airport Pools South 2+ 12-Apr RoyA
Larnaca Sewage Works 2+ 12-Apr RoyA Mandria 2 10-Apr DJW Mandria 1+ part large hirundine influx 12-
Apr MJH Mazotos, Kivisilli, Mennogeia, Alaminos L05 Atlas Square 1 At Anafotides 29-Apr JS
Paphos Sewage Plant 1 10-Apr IKB Phassouri Reed Beds 3 Probably more 14-Apr JS
Phassouri Reed-beds 2 17-Apr MSS Troodos Environmental Centre 8 6-Apr ME
Troodos Jubilee Hotel c20 6-Apr ME Troodos 30 18-Apr SAP Zakaki Marsh 1 2-Apr KH
Zakaki Marsh 2 5-Apr KH ALPINE SWIFT Tachymarptis melba
πλκπ λκχ ζέ κθκ Max count per location: Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10
km square 3 aerial feeding 27-Apr JN Anarita Park 2 11-Apr JS Anavargos Hills 1 6-Apr MSS
Aphrodite's Rock 9 24-Apr JS Asprokremmos Dam 10+ 9-Apr RoyA/MJH
Cape Greco Caves 3 18-Apr SC with BirdLife Cyprus Group Chrysochou 8 11-Apr PBe
Episkopi survey area 4 13-Apr PBe Kantou Kouris Cliffs 2 4-Apr ADT Karpas Peninsula 10 Road from Koca
Reis hotel to monastery 4-Apr JS Kensington Cliffs c25 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Kouklia 1+ 4-Apr RH Kouklia Reservoir, Famagusta c15 3-Apr MST
Kouklia Soakaways 2 10-Apr IKB Lady's Mile 1 1-Apr SC Mandria 6+ part large hirundine influx 12-Apr MJH
Nata 2 13-Apr DJW Nikokleia 2 heading south 21-Apr KR/IB
Oreites Wind Farm 6 29-Apr DJW Paphos, Regina Gardens 1 14-Apr IKB
Pissouri Anexartisias View 2 16-Apr DaB Pissouri, CYTA tower 4 15-Apr DaB Pissouri, Pissouri Bay min. 6 surely more,
but max. 6 together 8-Apr RH Protaras 3 13-Apr GBo Sotira, Limassol 2 24-Apr JN
Spiros Pool 1 23-Apr JS LITTLE SWIFT Apus affinis
Ναθκπ λκχ ζέ κθκ Achna Dam 1 Surprised to see this come down to drink. Notes to follow 15-Apr GBo
(Field notes awaited for this possible 16th
record) COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis
ζευσθβ Agia Varvara 1 14-Apr MJH
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 13-Apr PBe Asprokremnos Dam 1 6-Apr MJH Asprokremnos Dam 1 22-Apr KR/IB
Bishop's Pool 1 19-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Cape Greco 1 14-Apr GBo Episkopi Ford 1 6-Apr MJH
Evretou Dam 1 10-Apr VP Ezousas Soakaways 1 3, 7 & 13-Apr MJH/IKB/LAC/GJ
Geunyeli Dam 1 2-Apr MST Kato Pyrgos 1 1-Apr RH Kouklia 1 6-Apr BCRS
Larnaca Sewage Works 1 14-Apr KH Limnitis 1 1-Apr RH Mandria 1 14 & 18-Apr
IKB/AH/MMc/LP/TW Paphos Harbour 1 Also on 19
th 18-Apr
SAP
Phassouri Reed Beds 1 6, 10, 11 & 12-Apr ME/HSt/ME/IKB Polis 1 5-Apr HSt
Polis Reedbeds 2 10-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 1 11 & 25-Apr HSt/BCRS Zakaki Marsh 1 1 & 14-Apr IKB/SAP
PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis Κάλυζκμ
Lady's Mile 1 1, 2 & 3-Apr SC/KH/JS
BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER Merops persicus ΠλΪ δθκμ Μ ζδ κφΪΰκμ
Cape Greco Antennas 1 Heard - In Off The Sea 12-Apr ME Ezousas Soakaway 2 probables over 7-Apr MJH
Ezousas Soakaway 5 9 & 10-Apr JS/DGe et al/RoyA/GBo
Larnaca Sewage Works 1 14-Apr KH Mandria 1 1-Apr MJH/MSS
Mandria 3 14-Apr IKB Paphos Headland 2 flying over 6-Apr KeM
Paphos Headland 1 25-Apr SAP Paphos Sewage Plant area 5 10-Apr IKB/LAC
EUROPEAN BEE-EATER Merops apiaster
Μ ζδ κφΪΰκμ
Agia Varvara Soakaways c20 23-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square
(H05) 2 probably migrants 18-Apr CP/PPa Akamas Peninsula 3 24-Apr
AH/MMc/LP/TW Akrotiri Salt Lake 10 Near Sylvanas 22-Apr SAP
Akrotiri Salt Lake 8 30-Apr MSc Akrotiri Village 14 drifting over heading E 26-Apr PBe/AG
Anavargos Hills present 19-Apr MSS Anthoupolis, Nicosia 1 14-Apr FGe Anthoupolis, Nicosia 2 20-Apr FGe
Archangelos, Nicosia 1+ Heard passing over house 8.30am. Not seen 21-Apr JS
Aronas 50 26-Apr IIo Cape Greco Antennas 1 Heard 4-Apr ME Cape Greco 4 21-Apr PBe
Goudhi, Paphos 10 20-Apr RAt Kamares (Tala) heard 26-Apr DJW Kourion 20+ Flew overhead, no photo 23-
Apr KDo Larnaca Salt Lake 4 Flying over and calling heading NE 15-Apr JS
Mandria c10 5-Apr LAC Mandria 6 26 & 27-Apr KR/IB/LAC Mandria Village 3 29-Apr LAC
Perivolia 3 29-Apr JS Potamia Riverbed 2 25-Apr FGe Prodromi 7 22-Apr PSa
Smygies c30 20-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 5 25-Apr CP/PPa
Zakaki 1 12-Apr KH/IKB
EUROPEAN ROLLER Coracias garrulus
ΚλΪΰεα
European Roller, 17
th April.Photograph by
Albert Stöcker.
First records and largest counts:
Anarita Park 2 8-Apr JN Anarita Park 8 23-Apr LAC Androlikou to Pittakopis 12 17-Apr HSt
Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10 km square 9 27-Apr JN Lower Ezousas River 5 28-Apr LAC
Mavrokolymbos Dam 1 7-Apr DJW Nata Valley 1 6-Apr MJH Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square
31 18-Apr JN Phinikas 5 13-Apr DJW Souni 6 28-Apr JN
EURASIAN HOOPOE Upupa epops
Πκυπκτιδκμ 158 records. Largest counts: Akrotiri Gravel pits c8 1-Apr SC Karpasia Peninsula 9 3-Apr NCP
Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square 14 18-Apr JN Souni 10 28-Apr JN
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 6 25-Apr CP/PPa EURASIAN WRYNECK Jynx torquilla Θ λεκπκτζζδ
Eurasian Wryneck, Cape Greco, 5
th April.
Photograph by Agamemnon Loutsios.
Singles on passage reported widely. Reports of 2+ birds and ringing records
below: Agios Georgios Church 2 1-Apr KH Agios Georgios Church 3 3-Apr KH
Anarita Park 2 Possibly three 11-Apr JS Kiti Dam 3-4 12-Apr GBo Kouklia, Paphos 1 3 & 6-Apr BCRS
Neo Horio 3 9-Apr UKRG Paphos Headland 3 2-Apr IKB Paphos Headland 2 3-Apr MJH
CALANDRA LARK Melanocorypha calandra Μαυλκ λΪ δβζκμ
Kiti to Petounta road 4 All seen 25-Apr JS Kouklia Lake 6 5-Apr NCP
Kouklia Lake 6+ 7-Apr ME Kouklia Lake 4 15-Apr ME Perivolia 4 Display song and flight 23-Apr
JS Perivolia 6 All seen 25-Apr JS Perivolia 5 29-Apr JS
Zygi (East of) 1 displaying over crop field 6-Apr RY
BIMACULATED LARK Melanocorypha bimaculata πλκ λΪ δβζκμ
Bimaculated Lark, Akrotiri Gravel Pits, 15
th
April. Photograph by Tony Reeves.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 15-Apr TRe
Lady's Mile 1 8-Apr KH Mandria 1 27-Mar. 9, 15 & 27-Apr MJH/LAC/JS/MSS/MeH/AK
GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella brachydactyla Σλα δβζκτ α
Largest counts: Apostolos Andreas Monastery area 40+ 5-Apr PA
Larnaca Airport 70 single flock rose up from the 'desal fields' 12-Apr GBo Livera to Cape Kormakitis tip 175+ 6-Apr
PA
Mandria 50 17 & 18-Apr SC with A Kirschel/JE
Spiros Coast c200 9-Apr SC WOODLARK Lullula arborea
Π υεκ λα δάζα Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 8 18-Apr CP/PPa
Argaka 1+ 3-Apr RDW Pedoulas - Pano Platres 10km survey area 7 8-Apr PBe
Troodos 3 singing males 28-Apr KR/IB Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 5 25-Apr CP/PPa
EURASIAN SKYLARK Alauda arvensis
Σλα δάζα
Petounta Point 1 9-Apr SC
SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia
αζ κχ ζέ κθκ
Max count per locaton: Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 11-Apr ME Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 22, 23 & 28-Apr
SAP/MSS/JS Asprokremmos Dam c2 23-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Bishop's Pool 5 11-Apr GBo Dhiarizos R. Kouklia 3 24-Apr JS Ezousas Pools 1 9-Apr GJ
Germasogeia Dam 1 22-Apr PBe Kiti Dam 4 12-Apr GBo Lady's Mile 6 22-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Larnaca Sewage Works c1200 10-Apr
ME Mandria 2 9-Apr JS Oroklini Marsh 3 18-Apr LAC
Paphos Sewage Plant 2 24-Apr JS Phassouri Reed-beds 4 4-Apr MSS Polis Reedbeds 10 10-Apr UKRG
Pool to W of PRB 18 9-Apr PBe Zakaki Marsh 4 8-Apr LAC RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Hirundo daurica Μδζ κχ ζέ κθκ
Largest counts and ringing records:
Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 23 18-Apr CP/PPa Asprokremmos Dam 20+ 9-Apr RoyA
Mandria c60 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Orga to Livera 72 6-Apr PA
Polis Reedbeds 3 10-Apr UKRG
RICHARD'S PIPIT Anthus richardi
δπζκΰαζκτ δ Paphos Lighthouse area 1+ 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Paphos Lighthouse 2 17-Apr DJW
TAWNY PIPIT Anthus campestris
Καηπκΰαζκτ δ Largest counts: Akrotiri gravel pits 8 including flock of 7 11-Apr GBo
Anarita Park 10 11-Apr JS Asprokremnos Dam 14 9-Apr JS Cape Greco 6-7 13-Apr GBo
Lady's Mile 6 1-Apr IKB Paphos Headland 7 11-Apr RoyA TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis θ λκΰαζκτ δ Largest counts and ringing records: Anavargos Hills 7 19-Apr MSS
Cape Greco Pines 11 16-Apr ME Evretou Dam 1 12-Apr UKRG Evretou Dam 4 16-Apr UKRG
Frenaros 6 19-Apr AKe Kouklia 4 8-Apr BCRS Nata Valley 8 on wires 12-Apr MJH
Neo Horio 1 9-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 2 13-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 1 4, 7, 12, 13 & 17-Apr
BCRS/UKRG MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
Υωλαφκΰαζκτ δ Akrotiri Agios Georgios Church 2 11-Apr ADT
Lara 6 3-Apr DJW Paphos Headland 3 1-Apr MJH RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus
Κκ δθκΰδαζζκτ δ
Red-throated Pipit, Spiros Fields, 9
th April.
Photograph by Stavros Christodoulides.
Largest counts: Asprokremnos Dam 15 16-Apr JS
Cape Greco 15 flew N during the morning 13-Apr GBo
Larnaca Desalination Fields 100+ 16-Apr SAP Mandria 20 28-Apr KR/IB
Paphos Lighthouse area c20+ 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Sotira Pools 17 13-Apr GBo
WATER PIPIT Anthus spinoletta
Ν λκΰαζκτ δ Cape Apostolos Andreas 1 30-Mar MST Larnaca Salt Lake 1 2-Apr JS YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
Κέ λδθκμ υεαζΪ βμ Largest counts and ringing records:
Acheleia 7 Black-headed 5-Apr BCRS Akrotiri Gravel Pits 100 Along coast past Fish Farm 16-Apr JS
Larnaca Desalination Plant 100 15-Apr JS Mandria 200+ mix of feldegg and flava 28-Apr KR/IB
Paphos Sewage Plant 200+ 7 & 8-Apr MJH/JN Polis Reedbeds 2 11-Apr UKRG
BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla f.flava ΓαζαακεΫφαζκμ υεαζΪ βμ
Largest counts: Akrotiri Pits 30+ 9-Apr JE Anthoupolis 11 11-Apr FGe
Larnaca Sewage Works 20 10-Apr JS Potamia Riverbed 18 25-Apr FGe xanthophrys
Larnaca Salt Lake North Aquaduct Drain 1 4-Apr ME
GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla f.thunbergi ΓελδακεΫφαζκμ υεαζΪ βμ
Akhna Dam 1 Male 30-Apr ME Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 6-Apr ME Akrotiri Pits 1 9-Apr JE
Asprokremnos Dam 2 26-Apr KR/IB Larnaca Sewage Works 1 10-Apr ME Paphos Headland 1 14-Apr RoyA
Paphos Sewage Plant 2 9-Apr RoyA Phassouri Reed-beds 2 8-Apr JN dombrowskii
Larnaca Sewage Works 1+ male 9-Apr SC Latsi Beach 1 with other Wagtails at an
area made wet by workmen ! 28-Apr KDo
SYKES'S WAGTAIL Motacilla f.beema
Akhna Dam 1 29-Mar ME
Akhna Dam 1 Possibly 2 31-Mar ME
BLACK-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla
f.feldegg ΜαυλκεΫφαζκμ υεαζΪ βμ
Largest counts: Akrotiri Gravel Pits 150+ near water
treatment plant 13-Apr PBe Ezousas Pools 10 11-Apr JS Larnaca Sewage Works 20 10-Apr JS
Mandria 52 25-Apr KR/IB Paphos Sewage Plant 25 at least 8-Apr JN
superciliaris
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 6, 11 & 14-Apr
ME/SC/APL Bishop's Pool 1 15-Apr KH Lady's Mile 4 22-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Mandria 1 18 & 23-Apr JE Paphos headland 1 10 & 15-Apr GBo/KM Paphos Headland 3+ 14-Apr RoyA
Paphos Sewage Plant 2 9-Apr RoyA Phassouri Pools 1 22-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
CITRINE WAGTAIL Motacilla citreola
Ιε λκα υεαζΪ βμ
Larnaca Salt Lake 1 A male in the reeds on the north eastern edge 2-Apr JS Latsi Beach 3 with other Wagtails at an
area made wet by workmen ! 28-Apr KDo Observer confirmed three males Phassouri Reed-beds 1 17-Apr MSS
Pools to W of PRB 1 female 10-Apr TRe Zakaki Marsh 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 17 & 19-Apr KH/TRe/MSS
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
Πκ αηκα υεαζΪ βμ
Tzelefos Bridge 2 pair visiting nest on NW side bridge, male carrying food 28-Apr KR/IB
WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba Ά πλκμ
υεαζΪ βμ Largest counts: Akrotiri Salt Lake c20 6-Apr ME Cape Apostolos Andreas 11 5-Apr PA
Paphos Sewage Plant 14 8-Apr JN Spiros Fields c12 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis WINTER WREN Troglodytes troglodytes
ΣλυπκεΪλυ κ
Agios Neophytos 1 heard singing 11-Apr OGB
Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 11 18-Apr CP/PPa Baths of Aphrodite 1 heard singing,
(unusual location) 11-Apr OGB Episkopi Paphos 1 singing 6-Apr RH/CM Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 1
Heard Singing 6-Apr ME Kritou Terra 2 11-Apr KH Levadi Tou Pasha 1 Heard Singing 6-Apr
ME Troodos Environmental Centre 1 Heard Singing 6-Apr ME
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 3 25-Apr CP/PPa EUROPEAN ROBIN Erithacus rubecula
Κκ δθκζαέηβμ Livera 1 1-Apr PA
THRUSH NIGHTINGALE Luscinia luscinia
Σαδεζαβ σθδ Anavargos Hills 1 19-Apr MSS Chrysochou 1 in song 16-Apr PSa Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG
Neo Horio 2 16-Apr BCRS Paphos Headland 1 15-Apr KM Polis Reedbeds 1 18 & 27-Apr BCRS
COMMON NIGHTINGALE Luscinia megarhynchos β σθδ Largest counts and ringing records: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 10 18-Apr CP/PPa
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 8 2-Apr PBe Anavargos Hills 12 6-Apr MSS Evretou Dam 3 16-Apr UKRG
Kouklia 1 6 & 12-Apr BCRS Latchi 8 near Aphrodite Beach Hotel. All heard singing 1-Apr MPo
Neo Horio 1 9, 11,13, 14, 16 & 17-Apr UKRG/BCRS Pegeia - Ineia 10km survey area 10 10-
Apr PBe Polis Reedbeds 1 10 & 19-Apr UKRG WHITE-THROATED ROBIN Irania gutturalis πλκζαέηβμ
Paphos Headland 1 photograph. Rare Bird
Form submitted 16-Apr KM
WESTERN BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros Καλίκυθθέαλβμ
Apostolos Andreas Monastery area 1 5-Apr PA
Cape Kormakitis tip 1 1-Apr PA Mandria 1 2-Apr PBe/LAC
COMMON REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus Κκ δθκθκτλβμ
Records of singles received from many locations. Reports of 2+ and ringing records below:
Agios Georgios Church 2 1m and 1f 3-Apr KH Akrotiri Gravel Pits 2 1m and 1f 28-Apr
JS Cape Greco Pines 6 2 Males 4-Apr ME Cape Greco 2 1m and 1f 18-Apr LAC
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 1 9-Apr UKRG WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra κ εαλκτ i
Whinchat, Lara Beach, 3
rd April. Photograph
by Dave Walker.
More than 100 records received. Largest counts and ringing record below:
Acheleia 4 1-Apr BCRS Akrotiri Gravel Pits 10 14-Apr JS Anarita Park 6 9-Apr JS
Asprokremnos Dam 7 16-Apr JS Evretou Dam 4 12-Apr UKRG Kouklia 1 8-Apr BCRS
Kouklia 2 11-Apr BCRS Larnaca Sewage Works 5 4m and 1f 8-Apr JS
COMMON STONECHAT Saxicola rubicola
ΠαπαγεδΪ (Π λδπ ε κτ δ) Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 1-Apr SC/JE Anavargos Hills 1 5-Apr MSS Larnaca Airport Pools South 1 13-Apr JS
Livera 2 1-Apr PA Mandria 1 male 1-Apr LAC Pegeia - Ineia 10km survey area 1 nr Kato
Arodes 10-Apr PBe Vrysoulles 1 Male 3-Apr JS
SIBERIAN STONECHAT Saxicola maurus
δίβλδεά ΠαπαγεδΪ
Cape Greco 2 female 1-Apr PWr Cape Greco 1 male 2, 3 & 4-Apr PWr Cape Greco Pines 1 Fem 4-Apr ME
CASPIAN STONECHAT Saxicola maurus variegatus Κα πδεά ΠαπαγεδΪ
Cape Greco 1 1-Apr PWr Cape Greco Fields 1 female 4-Apr SC Mandria 1 Further details required 3-Apr
LAC
ISABELLINE WHEATEAR Oenanthe
isabellina δπζκ εαζδφκτλ α
Records for 3+ individuals below: Akrotiri Gravel Pits c12 1-Apr SC
Akrotiri Salt Lake 5 4-Apr ADT Anarita 1 2-Apr BCRS Asprokremnos Dam 3 9-Apr JS
Cape Apostolos Andreas 4 4-Apr JS Cape Greco 3 17-Apr JS Karpas Peninsula 3 Road from Koca Reis
hotel to monastery 4-Apr JS Larnaca Airport Coast 3 2-Apr JS Mandria 4 1-Apr LAC
NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe αε κ εαζδφκτλ α
144 records for this species received this month. Largest counts: Cape Apostolos Andreas 25 5-Apr PA
Frenaros 37 9-Apr AKe Mandria 20 6-Apr NA CYPRUS WHEATEAR Oenanthe cypriaca
εαζδφκτλ α 138 records for this species this month.
Largest counts: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 57 18-Apr CP/PPa
Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10 km square 54 27-Apr JN Kamares (Tala) 12 20-Apr DJW
Karpasia Peninsula 13 approach road along valley before Golden Beach 5-Apr PA
Limnatis survey area 14 17-Apr PBe Mavrokolymbos Dam c10 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Neo Horio 2 9-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 1 14-Apr UKRG Old Kivides (derelict village area) 10 6-Apr JN
Omodhos to Agios Nikolaos road vineyard area 11 17-Apr JN
Pano Kivides – Pachna 10 x 10 km square 42 18-Apr JN
Pedoulas - Pano Platres 10km survey area 18 inc a colour ringed bird 8-Apr PBe Souni 15 28-Apr JN
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 46 25-Apr CP/PPa
EASTERN BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR Oenanthe melanoleuca Ι παθδεά εαζδφκτλ α
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Anarita Park, 8
th April.Photograph by Albert Stöker.
Largest counts: Anarita Park 10+ 11-Apr RoyA Arodhes 9 3-Apr DJW
Asprokremmos Dam 4 dark throated 3-Apr NA Cape Kormakitis tip 7 dark throated 1-Apr PA
Mavrokolymbos Dam 5 2-Apr LAC DESERT WHEATEAR Oenanthe deserti
λβηκ εαζδφκτλ α Akrotiri Deserty area 1 female 1-Apr SC Anarita Park 2 2-Apr PBe
Cape Greco 1 1, 2, 4 & 21-Apr PWr/ME/PBe Mandria 1 10-Apr MSS
HOODED WHEATEAR Oenanthe monacha εκυφκ εαζδφκτλ α
Hooded Wheatear, Paphos Lighthouse, 13
th
April. Photograph by Ian Bloomer.
Between Latsi and Polis 6 All females.
Photographs etc submitted 28-Apr KDo Cape Greco 1 Fem - Report with Photos Submitted 12 Apr 12 & 14-Apr
ME/GBo/KH Lady's Mile 1 female. Photographed. Rare bird form requested 26-Apr BR
Paphos Headland 1 male 13-Apr IKB/MJH/PSa/MSS (Rare bird report submitted)
RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK THRUSH Monticola saxatilis
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Male 16-Apr JS Anarita Park 1 1, 2, 3 & 5-Apr MSS/TRe/MJH/LAC/HSt
Kathikas 2 3-Apr DJW Kathikas 1 male 12, 13 & 14-Apr PSa Kellaki 2 m & f 1-Apr ADT
Kouklia Lake 1 nearby 5-Apr NCP Lady's Mile 1 14-Apr TRe Larnaca Sewage Works 1 male on side of
track to hide 8-Apr JS
BLUE ROCK THRUSH Monticola solitarius
Γαζαακεσ υφαμ Agios Georgios Church 1 female 3-Apr KH
Amiantos 1 Male 6-Apr ME Anarita Park 1 male 3-Apr MJH Cape Greco 2 1m and 1f 7-Apr PBe
Episkopi, Paphos 2 male and female 14-Apr JSta Limnitis 1 singing 1-Apr RH
Livera 1 1-Apr PA
EURASIAN BLACKBIRD Turdus merula ♂ Μαυλσπκυζζκμ (♀ Μαυλσ αδεζα) Chryssospiliotissa 1 15-Apr PSa
Giant Juniper Picnic Site 1 Male 6-Apr ME
Pedoulas - Pano Platres 10km survey area 4 2 singing 8-Apr PBe Stavros tis Psokas 1 5-Apr JN
SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelos Σαέεζα
Akamas, Moutti tis Sotiras 1 5-Apr RH
Anarita Park 1 4-Apr LAC Ayia Napa Sewage Works 1 5-Apr ME Cape Greco Picnic Site 1 4-Apr ME
Cape Kormakitis tip 1 1-Apr PA Kathikas 1 3-Apr DJW Orga 1 1-Apr PA
Protaras 1 13-Apr GBo
MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus
ΣλδαΪλα Cape Kormakitis tip 1 1-Apr PA
SAVI'S WARBLER Locustella luscinioides
Ν λκηκυΰδκτ δ Bishop's Pool 1 heard 17-Apr KH
Lower Ezousas river 1 heard 10-Apr PSa Polis Reedbeds 1 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18 & 20-Apr BCRS/UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 2 17-Apr UKRG SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus
schoenobaenus εζκδθδεκηκυΰδκτ δ Max count per location and ringing records: Acheleia Dam 1 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Anarita Park 1 1-Apr MSS Argaka present 1-Apr RDW Asprokremnos Dam 1 male 22-Apr KR/IB
Athalassa Dam 1 heard only 8-Apr SC Evretou Dam 2 12-Apr UKRG Evretou Dam 8 16-Apr UKRG
Geunyeli Dam 1+ 2-Apr MST Kouklia Lake 4 Heard 7-Apr ME Mandria 1 1-Apr MSS
Nikokleia 2 at river 21-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Oroklini Marsh 1 5-Apr BB
Paphos Lighthouse area 1 heard only 14-Apr SC with A P Leventis Phassouri Reed-beds 2 4-Apr MSS
Polis Reedbeds 1 7, 13, 15, 21 & 25-Apr BCRS/UKRG Polis Reedbeds 2 11 & 14-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 4 17-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 5 18-Apr BCRS Polis Reedbeds 18 19-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 44 20-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 10 27-Apr BCRS Potamia Riverbed 1 25-Apr FGe
Zakaki Marsh 3 All seen 14-Apr JS GREAT REED WARBLER Acrocephalus arundinaceus Σαδεζκηκυΰδκτ δ Largest counts and ringing records:
Achna Dam 2-3 singing 15-Apr GBo Evretou Dam 6 16-Apr UKRG Evretou Dam 2 21-Apr UKRG
Kouklia, Paphos 1 6 & 12-Apr BCRS Kouklia Lake 3 7 & 15-Apr ME Polis Reedbeds 1 4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17 &
21-Apr BCRS/UKRG Polis Reedbeds 2 18, 27 & 30-Apr BCRS Polis Reedbeds 4 19-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 3 20-Apr UKRG EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER Iduna pallida Σλδίδ κτλα
Largest counts and ringing records: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square
(H05) 21 18-Apr CP/PPa Akhna Dam 6 26-Apr BB Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10
km square 36 27-Apr JN Frenaros 58 in song 28-Apr AKe Kouklia, Paphos 1 6 & 11-Apr BCRS
Limnatis survey area 11 17-Apr PBe Neo Horio 1 17-Apr UKRG Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square
17 18-Apr JN Polis Reedbeds 1 21 & 27-Apr UKRG/BCRS
Polis reedbeds 4 30-Apr BCRS Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 12 25-Apr CP/PPa
OLIVE-TREE WARBLER Hippolais olivetorum ζδκ λδίδ κτλα
Anaragos Hills 1 photographed. Report required 27-Apr MSS (14
th or 15
th Cyprus
record)
ICTERINE WARBLER Hippolais icterina
Κδ λδθκ λδίδ κτλα
Anavargos Hills 1 19-Apr MSS Baths of Aphrodite 1 17-Apr SAP
SUBALPINE WARBLER Sylvia cantillans
Μαυλκφ Ϋλδ Agios Georgios Church 1 male 1, 8 & 13-
Apr IKB/KH Agios Phylon 1 3-Apr NCP Anarita Park 4 1-Apr MSS Anavargos Hills 1 1, 3 & 6-Apr MSS
Cape Greco Caves 1 male 4-Apr SC Neo Horio 1 13-Apr UKRG
Paphos Headland 3 1-Apr MJH Phassouri Reed Beds 1 feeding in olive
grove along road 6-Apr PBe
CYPRUS WARBLER Sylvia melanothorax
ΣλυπκηΪαβμ
Cyprus Warbler, Tala, 22
nd April. Photograph
by Dave Walker.
Largest counts and ringing record: Adonis Falls 1 1-Apr BCRS Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square
(H05) 27 18-Apr CP/PPa Anavargos Hills 9 3 & 5-Apr MSS Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10
km square 24 27-Apr JN Fassoula survey area 19 22-Apr PBe Kyperounda survey area 8 16-Apr PBe
Limnatis survey area 9 17-Apr PBe Old Kivides (derelict village area) 8 6-Apr JN
Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square 50 18-Apr JN Souni 14 15-Apr JN
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 27 25-Apr CP/PPa RÜPPELL'S WARBLER Sylvia rueppelli
ζβκίΪ βμ Reports of singles until mid month. Reports
of 2+ and ringing records below: Adonis Falls 1 2-Apr BCRS Akrotiri Gravel Pits 3 2 male, 1 female 1-
Apr SC Anavargos Hills 2 1 & 5-Apr MSS Cape Drepranum 2 2-Apr MJH
Cape Greco Park 2+ 1 male, 1 female+ 4-Apr SC Golden Beach, Karpasia 2 5-Apr PA
EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER Sylvia crassirostris Θαηθκΰδαζζκτλα
Agia Napa Sewage Works 2 4-Apr ME Agia Napa Sewage Works 1 5-Apr ME Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 14-Apr JS
Anarita Park 2 1-Apr MSS
Anarita Park 1 2 & 4-Apr MJH/TRe/MSS Anavargos Hills 1 1, 6 & 8-Apr MSS
Anavargos Hills 2 5-Apr MSS Asprokremnos Dam 2 5-Apr MJH Asprokremnos Dam 1 heard singing 8-
Apr JN Cape Greco 2 18-Apr LAC Cape Greco Antennas 1 4-Apr ME
Cape Greco Pines 3 4-Apr ME Cape Greco Pines 1 5-Apr ME Cape Greco Caves 1 female 18-Apr SC
with BirdLife Cyprus Group Cape Greco Park 1 male 18-Apr SC with BirdLife Cyprus Group
Kathikas 1 singing 13-Apr PSa Kouklia, Paphos 1 6-Apr BCRS Nikokleia 1 singing/calling around villa,
flew over pool 25-Apr KR/IB Paphos Headland 1 1 & 14-Apr MJH/KM Prodromou to Androlikou 1 16-Apr PSa
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca υεαζζέ δ Double figure counts and ringing records below: Anavargos Hills 27 6-Apr MSS
Cape Kormakitis tip 10 1-Apr PA Frenaros 32 9-Apr AKe Kouklia, Paphos 2 6 & 8-Apr BCRS
Neo Horio 1 9-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 4 13-Apr UKRG Orga to Livera 19 6-Apr PA
Paphos Headland 10+ 3-Apr MJH Polis Reedbeds 2 4-Apr BCRS Polis Reedbeds 1 7 & 11-Apr BCRS
COMMON WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis δπζκ υεαζζέ α Reports of 2+ birds plus ringing records below: Acheleia 2 1-Apr BCRS
Adonis Falls 1 2-Apr BCRS Agioi Anargyroi 2 6-Apr MGr Akamas Peninsula survey area 3 singing
11-Apr PBe Anarita 1 2-Apr BCRS Anarita Park 2 2, 9 & 10-Apr TRe/JS/MJH
Anavargos Hills 3 6-Apr MSS Cape Greko 3 7-Apr MGr Evretou Dam 3 12-Apr UKRG
Karpas Peninsula 2 Morning walk near Koca Reis hotel 5-Apr JS Kathikas 3 3-Apr DJW Kouklia, Paphos 1 6, 8 & 11-Apr BCRS
Makrolympus Dam 5 2-Apr MJH Neo Horio 1 9 & 14-Apr UKRG
Paphos headland 2 10-Apr GBo Polis Reedbeds 3 15-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 1 18-Apr BCRS Polis-reedbeds 2 10-Apr UKRG GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
Κβπκ υεαζζέ α Polis Reedbeds 1 20 & 30-Apr
UKRG/BCRS HUME’S LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus
humei
Karpasia Peninsula 1 details awaited of this potential first Cyprus record 6-Apr AL
EASTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER Phylloscopus orientalis Π υεκΰδαθθκτ δ Largest counts and ringing records: Anavargos Hills 9 6-Apr MSS Androlikou – Drouseia 4 6-Apr PSa
Ayia Napa Sewage Works c10 5-Apr ME Frenaros 10 11-Apr AKe Kouklia, Paphos 1 3-Apr BCRS
Neo Horio 2 13-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 1 4-Apr BCRS WOOD WARBLER Phylloscopus sibilatrix
α κΰδαθθκτ δ Largest counts and ringing records:
Adonis Falls 2 10-Apr BCRS Ayia Napa Sewage Works 3 5-Apr ME Alassa 4 at least. Probably more 17-Apr
PBe Asprokremnos Dam 4 9-Apr MJH Bishop's Pool 10+ 15-Apr KH
Evretou Dam 1 12, 16 & 21-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 2 14-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 1 22-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 1 10-Apr UKRG Polis Reedbeds 5 15-Apr UKRG Tala 3 11-Apr DJW
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita Μκυΰδαθθκτ δ Max count per location and ringing records: Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 25-Apr PBe Alakati Beach 1 3-Apr MST
Anavargos Hills 2 3 & 5-Apr MSS Asprokremnos Dam 3 8-Apr MJH Cape Greco 1 4, 14 & 18-Apr
ME/GBo/LAC/SC/BC field trip Kampos Forest Heritage approach 1 seen feeding 4-Apr JN Kouklia 2 3-Apr BCRS
Kouklia 1 8 & 12-Apr BCRS Lara 3 3-Apr DJW
Makrolympus Dam 1 2-Apr MJH Neo Horio 1 14 & 22-Apr UKRG
Old Kivides (derelict village area) 1 6-Apr JN Pachna Vineyard Valley 1 13-Apr JN
Paphos Headland 1 14-Apr KM Phassouri Reed Beds 2 feeding in olive grove along road 6-Apr PBe
Polis Reedbeds 3 4-Apr BCRS Polis Reedbeds 1 10 & 15-Apr UKRG Souni 3 2 seen, 1 heard calling 7-Apr JN
Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 2 calling 4-Apr JN WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus Θαηθκΰδαθθκτ δ Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 14-Apr JS
Anarita Park 1 2, 9 & 11-Apr MJH/PBe/GBo/JS Anavargos Hills 1 19-Apr MSS
Asprokremnos Dam 1 9 & 10-Apr JS/DJW Cape Greco 1 14, 15 & 17-Apr GBo/JS Episkopi, Paphou 1 singing 7-Apr RH
Fresh Water Lakes 1 3-Apr JS Mavrokolympos Dam 1 2-Apr MJH Paphos Lighthouse 3 14-Apr DJW
Paphos Lighthouse 2 17-Apr DJW Phassouri Reed Beds 1 6 & 14-Apr PBe/JS
Phinikas 1 13-Apr DJW Polis Reedbeds 1 4, 17 & 20-Apr UKRG SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata ΜκυΰδκχΪφ βμ
Agios Georgios Church, Akrotiri 1 16 & 22-
Apr KH/SAP Akamas Peninsula 1 24-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Akrotiri Pits 1 23-Apr JE Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 Agios Georgios Church 25-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 In wooded area towards to east of Environment Centre 14-Apr PBe
Alassa 1 17-Apr PBe Anarita 1 in almond orchard with 3 Collared Flys 9-Apr GBo
Anarita Park 2 20-Apr JS Anavargos Hills 2 16-Apr MSS Anavargos Hills 1 19-Apr MSS
Asprokremnos Dam 1 in car park trees 24-Apr KR/IB Avagas Gorge 1 24-Apr AH/MMc/LP/TW Cape Greco 1 5 & 17-Apr ME/JS
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG
Karpas Peninsula 1 On morning walk near Koca Reis hotel 4-Apr JS
Lara Beach 1 10-Apr PBe Larnaca Sewage Works 1 25-Apr JS Mandria 1 18-Apr PBe
Neo Horio 1 9-Apr UKRG Paphos Headland 1 10, 11, 15 & 25-Apr GJ/RoyA/KM/SAP
Pitargou 1 13-Apr DJW Polis Reedbeds 1 15 & 17-Apr UKRG
SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER Ficedula semitorquata Πα αζκηαθ κτ
Akamas, Pyrgos tis Rigenas 1 male 5-Apr
RH Latchi 1 female 6-Apr PSa Nikokleia 1 14-Apr RoyA
COLLARED FLYCATCHER Ficedula albicollis Κκζζαλκηαθ κτ
Reports of single birds received from many locations. Records of 2+ and ringing records below:
Anarita 3 ad male, first-summer male and female in small almond orchard. Also 2-3 on 10th 9-Apr GBo
Anavargos Hills 2 6 & 7-Apr MSS Baths of Aphrodite 2 1m and 1f 17-Apr SAP
Cape Greco 3 male and 2 females 14-Apr GBo Chrysochou 2 males 11-Apr KH
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 3 9-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 1 22-Apr UKRG
Polis Reedbeds 1 30-Apr BCRS EURASIAN PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula
hypoleuca Μαθ κτ
Eurasian Pied Flycatcher, Asprokremmos Dam, 10
th April. Photograph by Dave Walker.
Reports of single birds received from many locations. Records of 2+ and ringing
records below:
Anavargos Hills 2 8 & 16-Apr MSS Armageti 2 1m and 1f 14-Apr JSta
Asprokremmos Dam 2 males 9 & 10-Apr RoyA/DJW Cape Greco Pines 2 Male & Fem 9, 12 &
13-Apr ME/GBo Cape Greco 2 males 18-Apr LAC Episkopi survey area 2 13-Apr PBe
Kiti Dam 2 1m and 1f 19-Apr LAC Neo Horio 1 11, 13 & 14-Apr UKRG Neo Horio 1 X Coll. Fly?? 17-Apr UKRG
Pegeia - Ineia 10km survey area 2 nr Ineia 10-Apr PBe Phassouri Reed Beds 2 1m and 1f 6-Apr
PBe Polis Reedbeds 1 10, 12 & 20-Apr UKRG/BCRS
COAL TIT Parus ater ΠΫηπ κμ Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square
(H05) 13 18-Apr CP/PPa Fassoula survey area 7 Probably a family party 22-Apr PBe
Giant Juniper Picnic Site 3 6-Apr ME Kampos Forest Heritage approach 3 4-Apr JN
Kannaviou Dam 1 16-Apr DJW Kapedes 7 14-Apr FGe Livadia Tou Pasha 2 6-Apr ME
Pedoulas - Pano Platres 10km survey area 40 8-Apr PBe Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 24 4-
Apr JN Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 16 5-Apr JN
Troodos 3 11-Apr MGr Troodos 4 18-Apr SAP Troodos 1 24-Apr KDo
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 28 25-Apr CP/PPa
SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER Certhia brachydactyla θ λκίΪ βμ
Diarizos (Platis) Valley 2 parents plus two
young hatchlings and three eggs in nest box 17-Apr NK/GF Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 4
Heard 6-Apr ME Kyperounda survey area 3 16-Apr PBe Livadi Tou Pasha 1 6-Apr ME
Pano Panagia 1 5-Apr DJW Pedoulas - Pano Platres 10km survey area 18 8-Apr PBe Troodos Mtns 1 in tourist centre carpark
11-Apr MGr Troodos 1 24-Apr KDo
EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE Oriolus oriolus Κζκλεσμ
Eurasian Golden Oriole, Asprokremmos Dam. Photograph by Paul Curry.
Akhna Dam 1 male 2-Apr BB Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 21, 27 & 28-Apr
JE/SCa Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 male seen briefly flying out of tree near car monastery 24-Apr
SAP Akrotiri Village 2 males. One in orchard and one by stadium 27-Apr PBe
Akrotiri Village 3 2m and 1f 28-Apr JS Androlikou 1 16 & 24-Apr PSa Asprokremmos Dam 2 29-Apr PCu
Bishop's Pool 1 25-Apr PBe Chrysochou 1 23-Apr PSa Drouseia 2 both males 25-Apr RAt
Frenaros 1 male 28-Apr AKe Goudhi 1 singing male 27-Apr RAt Kathikas 1 24 & 25-Apr PSa/KDo Kiti Dam 4 3m and 1f 25 & 30-Apr
JS/MSc Kouklia, Paphos 1 adult male headed up valley 24-Apr KR/IB
Kritou Tera 2 27-Apr RAt Lady's Mile 1 male 22 & 23-Apr PBe/MSS
Mennogeia 1 Male 13-Apr JS Nikokleia 1 male singing above villa, in hotel trees 24-Apr KR/IB
Paralimni Lake 1 male 22-Apr AKe Phassouri Reed Beds 1 25 & 27-Apr PBe/AG
Pittokopos to Lara 8 24-Apr PSa Souni 2 singing males in pines (unseen) 28-Apr JN
Terra 3 23-Apr PSa ISABELLINE SHRIKE Lanius isabellinus
Ξαθγκε φαζΪμ Meneou Pools 1 One, of the 'isabellinus' race ('Daurian Shrike') atop shrubs at north
end of pool (on edge of villa) 12-Apr GBo
RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio
αε κ α φαζΪμ Agia Napa Sewage Works 1 Male 17-Apr JS
Agios Georgios Church 3 2m and 1f 16-Apr KH Akrotiri Gravel Pits 1 27 & 28-Apr
PBe/JE/SCa/JS Akrotiri Salt Lake 2 1m and 1f. Zakaki run off 16-Apr KH
Anavargos Hills 1 16-Apr MSS Asprokremnos Dam 1 male on hillside to east of dam 27-Apr KR/IB
Ayia Napa Sewage Works 1 Male 16-Apr ME Cape Greco 1 female 28-Apr MSc
Lady's Mile 1 28 & 29-Apr TRe/JE Larnaca salt lake 1 male 27-Apr MSc Mazotos 1 Male 29-Apr JS
Paphos 1 17-Apr SAP Paphos Headland 2 males 16-Apr KM Paphos Lighthouse 1 17-Apr DJW
Phassouri Reed-beds 2 17 & 28-Apr MSS/JS LESSER GREY SHRIKE Lanius minor
δπζκ αεεαθθκτλα Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 16 & 17-Apr KH/PSa
Chrysochou 1 16-Apr PSa Frenaros 1 18-Apr AKe Lower Ezousas 1 17-Apr NA
WOODCHAT SHRIKE Lanius senator
Κκ δθκ α φαζΪμ
Woodchat Shrike, Anarita Park, 8
th April.
Photograph by Albert Stöcker.
Most recorded species for April with188 records. Largest counts and ringing records below:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits 4 28-Apr JS Anarita Park 4 4-Apr LAC Anavargos Hills 9 3 & 5-Apr MSS
Arodhes 5 3-Apr DJW
Cape Greco 4+ 21-Apr PBe Latchi 10 early morning near Aphrodite
Beach Hotel 1-Apr MPo Neo Horio 1 9 & 11-Apr UKRG/BCRS Paphos Headland 4 1-Apr MJH
MASKED SHRIKE Lanius nubicus
αεεαθθκτλα
Largest counts and ringing record: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 14 18-Apr CP/PPa
Akamas Peninsula survey area 6 11-Apr PBe Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10
km square 5 27-Apr JN Argaka Dam nature trail 5 9-Apr JJ Evretou Dam 1 12-Apr UKRG
Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 8 4 Pairs 6-Apr ME Kapedes 25 14-Apr FGe
Karpasia Peninsula 8 3-Apr NCP Kyperounda survey area 8 16-Apr PBe Neo Horio 2 9-Apr UKRG
Parekklisia 7 6-Apr ADT Vretsia 6 7-Apr HSt Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 15 25-Apr
CP/PPa EURASIAN JAY Garrulus glandarius Κέ α Saittas 4 2-Mar KH Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 4 18-Apr CP/PPa
Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 2 6-Apr ME Pelathousa 1 12-Apr IKB
Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 2 1 in flight, other heard calling 5-Apr JN Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 5 4
seen, other heard calling 5-Apr JN Troodos Environmental Centre 1 6-Apr ME
Troodos Mtns 3 11-Apr MGr Troodos 4 18-Apr SAP Troodos 6 24-Apr KDo
Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 3 25-Apr CP/PPa
NORTHERN RAVEN Corvus corax
Κζσεεαλκμ Akamas coast 1+ At least one heard and
seen, once mobbed by gulls near Kononas (Tzioni) on coast 19-Apr DW Baths of Aphrodite 1 17-Apr SAP Karpasia Peninsula 2 Two observations of
two birds. Unclear if same or if another two.
Road from Koca Reis hotel to monastery 4-Apr JS
Livera 3 1-Apr PA Mia Milia Water Treatment Plant 1 5-Apr NCP
Pittokopos 4 Circling and calling before heading NW into Akamas 14-Apr PSa
COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris
Λαακτλδ Phassouri Reed Beds 12 9-Apr PBe
Phassouri Reed Beds 2 11-Apr ME
ROSE-COLOURED STARLING Sturnus
roseus ελδ κπκτζζδ Akrotiri Village 1 Adult bird near Stadium 28-Apr AG
ROCK SPARROW Petronia petronia
Π λσ λκυγκμ
Cape Greco 1 5, 7, 12, 13, 16 & 17-Mar SC/CM/ME/BB COMMON CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs
πέθθκμ Largest counts:
Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 40 18-Apr CP/PPa Cape Kormakitis tip 12 1-Apr PA
Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos c20 6-Apr ME Kapedes 15 14-Apr FGe
Souni 12 at least 1-Apr JN Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 23 25-Apr CP/PPa
EUROPEAN SERIN Serinus serinus
Μπα αλ κεαθΪλδθκ
Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 17 18-Apr CP/PPa Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 8+ 6-
Apr ME Kapedes 8 14-Apr FGe Kellaki 8 1-Apr ADT
Limnatis survey area 10 17-Apr PBe Souni 21 2-Apr JN Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 16 25-Apr
CP/PPa EURASIAN SISKIN Carduelis spinus Θεδκζαλκτ δ Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 10+ 6-Apr ME Troodos 1 24-Apr KDo Photograph sent
RED CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra
αυλκηκτ β Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 1 heard calling 5-Apr JN
TRUMPETER FINCH Bucanetes githagineus λβησ πδθθκμ
Cape Greco 1 1-Apr PWr
HAWFINCH Coccothraustes coccothraustes Κ φαζσ πδθθκμ Cape Kormakitis tip 1 1-Apr PA Giant Juniper Picnic Site, Troodos 1 6-Apr ME
Livadi Tou Pasha 1 6-Apr ME Mandria 1 1 & 2-Apr MJH/MSS/TRe Mandria 3 4-Apr LAC
Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest 1 female seen feeding on seeds on tree 4-Apr JN
Tsakritos village 1 4-Apr PBe
CINEREOUS BUNTING Emberiza
cineracea ηυλθκπδ έζζα
Paphos Headland 1 male cineracea 1-Apr MJH (Description provided)
ORTOLAN BUNTING Emberiza hortulana
Σ αελκπδ έζζα
Reported at many locations thoughout the month with double figure counts and ringing records below:
Anarita Park 25 6-Apr NA Anavargos Hills 25 6-Apr MSS Cape Greco c20 4-Apr SC
Evretou Dam 1 16-Apr UKRG Frenaros 50 25-Apr AKe Kouklia, Paphos 1 8-Apr BCRS Kouklia, Paphos 2 11-Apr BCRS
Mavrokolymbos Dam 12 18-Apr IKB CRETZSCHMAR'S BUNTING Emberiza
caesia δ αλκπκτζζδ Reported at many locations thoughout the month with double figure counts and ringing
record below: Agros, Ladoudera, Kato Mylos Atlas Square (H05) 21 18-Apr CP/PPa
Anogyra, Pachna, Prastio, Avdimou10 x 10 km square 14 27-Apr JN Argaka Dam nature trail 12 9-Apr JJ
Kapedes 20 14-Apr FGe Neo Horio 1 22-Apr UKRG Old Kivides (derelict village area) 12 6-Apr
JN
Pano Kivides - Pachna10 x 10 km square 32 18-Apr JN
Souni 10 2 & 28-Apr JN Xyliatos Atlas Square H06 33 25-Apr CP/PPa
LITTLE BUNTING Emberiza pusilla
Ναθκπδ έζζα
Cape Greco 1 5-Apr AgL (photographed. Probable 4
th Cyprus record)
BLACK-HEADED BUNTING Emberiza melanocephala Σδλέζδθΰεκμ
Black-headed Bunting, Droushia, 27
th April.
Photograph by Ray Atkinson.
Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 male. In wooded area
towards to east of Environment Centre 26-Apr PBe/AG Cape Greco 1 male 28-Apr MSc
Drouseia 2 singing males 27-Apr RAt Louvaras 3 singing males 28-Apr PBe Omodhos to Agios Nikolaos road vineyard
area 1 17-Apr JN Prastio Kellakidou 2 Singing males 28-Apr JS
Domesticated/escapee: Muscovy Duck Evretou Dam 1 10-Apr VP
CONTRIBUTORS
ADT Alan Turtle AG Anders Grey
AgL Agamemnon & Mary Loutsios AK Alan Kitson AKe Andreas Kephalas
ASt Albert Stöcker BB Bill Barker BCRS BirdLife Cyprus Ringing Scheme
BR Brian Rasmussen CDL Chris & Denise Lamsdell CM Christodoulos Makris
CP Clairie Papazoglou DaB David Billings DGe Daniel Gebauer plus group
DJW Dave & Jan Walker DW Judy Dawes & David Whaley FGe Filippos Georgiades
GBo Graeme Bowman GJ Gareth Jones GMc Gavin McLean
GSL Gloria & Stephen Lamb HSt Harry Stanford IB Ian Barton
IKB Ian & Kate Bloomer IIo Ioanna Ioannidou JE John East
JJ John Jones JN June Neal JS Jane Stylianou
JSta John & Ann Stapley JuSm Julie Smart KDo Keith Dover
KeM Kevin Musgrave KH Keith & Raija Howard KM Ken Murray
KR Kathleen Rosewarne LAC Lynn & Alan Crane ME Mark Easterbrook
MG Michael Gore MGr Michael Green MH Martin Hellicar
MHe Muriel Helps MJH Mike Hamzij MPh Marios Philippou
MPo Mike Pollard MSc Matthew Scott MSS Matt Smith
MST Michael & Sarah Thornley NA Neil Alderson NCP Nick Pegler NH Nicke Helldorff
NK Nikos Kassinis OGB Olof & Gun Biström
PA Peter Alderson & Gill Hodges PBe Peter Beckenham
PCu Paul Curry PPa Panicos Panayides PWr Pete Wragg
RAt Ray Atkinson RDW Robert Williams RH Ralf Hands
RoyA Roy Atkins plus group RY Ron Youngman SAP Steve & Annette Phillips
SC Stavros Christodoulides SCa Steve Carey SMM Shane Marshall
TRe Tony Reeves UKRG UK Ringing Group VP Vakis Papanastasiou
VPH Verity & Paul Hughes
MONTHLY WATERBIRD COUNT April 2015
C Christiana Tourapi/Martin Hellicar
The BirdLife Cyprus waterbirds monitoring programme has been running since 2005 and covers around 60 wetlands and other waterbird sites around the island. The aim is to cover all sites every January (mid-winter
count) and every May (breeding season count), while the more important sites are also covered in March, September and November. Key Important Bird Area (IBA) wetlands such as the island’s two salt lakes, which attract large numbers of birds, are covered on a monthly basis. The monitoring programme is based on the
voluntary work of a team of dedicated and experienced recorders and preliminary results are presented in the Monthly Checklist.
A total of 20 sites were covered in April 2015 and 56 species were recorded with a total number of 2,468 water birds. The most common bird sighted during this month’s counts was the Greater Flamingo (717 counted - all
sighted at Larnaka Salt Lake). Cattle Egret and Black-winged Stilt follow in numbers (356 and 317 respectively) and Yellow Wagtail’s numbers reached almost 200 (166) and the species was sighted at 7 different sites. The site holding the highest waterbird counts was Larnaca Salt Lake with 1093 in total and 27 species, followed by Oroklini
Marsh with 605 in total and 19 species and third, Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile with 197 birds in total and 12 species. As shown below, 5 sites were reported to be overflowing and the only site where no waterbirds were recorded was Farmakas Dams.
Site coverage for the April 2015 Waterbird Count
Sites in italics held no waterbirds (0 count).
Site Recorder Date Water levelPhassouri Reed Bed Peter Beckenham 15 April 2015
Phassouri Pool Peter Beckenham 15 April 2015
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile Peter Beckenham 15 April 2015
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits Peter Beckenham 15 April 2015
Bishop's PoolJohn and Ann
Stapley 15 April 2015 70-80%
Zakaki Pond Peter Beckenham 15 April 2015
Larnaka Salt Lake Jane Stylianou 15 April 2015
Larnaka Sewage Works Jane Stylianou 15 April 2015
Oroklini MarshMartin Hellicar and
Melpo Apostolidou09 April 2015
100%
Achna Dam Bill Barker 15 April 2015
Evretou DamDave and Jan
Walker 16 April 2015
Aradippou Dam Stavros
Christodoulides 15 April 2015
Aradippou slurry pitsStavros
Christodoulides 15 April 2015
Mavrokolymbos DamDave and Jan
Walker 16 April 2015
Kannaviou DamDave and Jan
Walker 16 April 2015
Farmakas DamsAlan Tye and
Damalis Azuero 15 April 2015 Overflowing
Melini 1 & 2 damsAlan Tye and
Damalis Azuero 15 April 2015 Overflowing
Klirou DamAlan Tye and
Damalis Azuero 20 April 2015 Overflowing
Agioi VavatsiniasAlan Tye and
Damalis Azuero 15 April 2015 Overflowing
Kalo Chorio DamAlan Tye and
Damalis Azuero 15 April 2015 Overflowing
April 2015 Site and Species Totals
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL 2015
Little
Gre
be
Gre
at
Corm
ora
nt
Gre
at
Bitte
rn
Little
Bitte
rn
Bla
ck-c
row
ne
d N
igh
t H
ero
n
Catt
le E
gre
t
Squ
acco H
ero
n
Little
Eg
ret
Gre
at
White E
gre
t
Gre
y H
ero
n
Phassouri Reed Bed 1 1 2 10
Phassouri Pool
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 1 19
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits 1
Bishop's Pool 7 3 1
Zakaki Pond 2
Larnaka Salt Lake 3 4 16 6
Larnaka Sewage Works
Achna Dam 1 1 4
Oroklini Marsh 9 300 1 1
Evretou Dam 2 3 1 1
Aradippou Dam 15 2
Aradippou slurry pits 40
Mavrokolymbos Dam
Kannaviou Dam 1 1
Farmakas Dams
Melini 1 & 2 dams 3 1
Klirou Dam
Agioi Vavatsinias 2
Kalo Chorio Dam
TOTAL 25 1 1 1 4 356 10 38 17 13
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL 2015
Purp
le H
ero
n
Glo
ssy Ibis
Gre
ate
r F
lam
ingo
Fera
l G
oose
Com
mon S
held
uck
Eura
sia
n T
ea
l
Malla
rd
Garg
an
ey
Nort
hern
Shove
ler
Red-c
reste
d P
ochard
Phassouri Reed Bed 15 18 6
Phassouri Pool
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 13
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits
Bishop's Pool 2 1
Zakaki Pond 3 2
Larnaka Salt Lake 1 717 2 4
Larnaka Sewage Works 3 25 8
Achna Dam 1
Oroklini Marsh 22 15 15 8 50 5
Evretou Dam
Aradippou Dam
Aradippou slurry pits
Mavrokolymbos Dam
Kannaviou Dam 2
Farmakas Dams
Melini 1 & 2 dams
Klirou Dam 2
Agioi Vavatsinias
Kalo Chorio Dam
TOTAL 19 53 717 2 2 18 56 16 52 5
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL 2015
Ferr
ug
inous D
uck
Weste
rn M
ars
h H
arr
ier
Ospre
y
Wate
r R
ail
Com
mon M
oorh
en
Com
mon C
oot
Bla
ck-w
ing
ed S
tilt
Pie
d A
vocet
Spur-
win
ged L
apw
ing
Ken
tish P
lover
Phassouri Reed Bed 1 12
Phassouri Pool 4 4
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 61 25
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits 11
Bishop's Pool 6 25 14
Zakaki Pond 10 1 1
Larnaka Salt Lake 1 112 8 12 4
Larnaka Sewage Works 1 1 63 7
Achna Dam 1 2 2 1
Oroklini Marsh 2 46 75
Evretou Dam 1 11
Aradippou Dam 6 2
Aradippou slurry pits 2
Mavrokolymbos Dam 2
Kannaviou Dam 1
Farmakas Dams
Melini 1 & 2 dams 1
Klirou Dam
Agioi Vavatsinias 5
Kalo Chorio Dam 2
TOTAL 6 3 1 1 77 64 317 8 25 44
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL
2015
Little
Rin
ged
Plo
ver
Little
Stint
Curl
ew
San
dp
iper
Dun
lin
Ruff
Com
mon S
nip
e
Eura
sia
n D
otte
rel
Bla
ck-t
aile
d G
odw
it
Whim
bre
l
Spo
tte
d R
edsh
ank
Com
mon R
edsha
nk
Phassouri Reed Bed 6
Phassouri Pool 10 18 2 5 3 1
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 42 1 4 22 2
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits
Bishop's Pool
Zakaki Pond 1
Larnaka Salt Lake 11 29 4 2
Larnaka Sewage Works 1 1
Achna Dam 1
Oroklini Marsh 2 22 28 1
Evretou Dam
Aradippou Dam
Aradippou slurry pits 3
Mavrokolymbos Dam
Kannaviou Dam
Farmakas Dams
Melini 1 & 2 dams
Klirou Dam
Agioi Vavatsinias
Kalo Chorio Dam
TOTAL 16 94 1 6 85 10 4 1 2 2 1
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL 2015
Com
mon G
reensh
ank
Mars
h S
an
dp
iper
Gre
en S
an
dp
iper
Wo
od S
and
pip
er
Com
mon S
and
pip
er
Little
Gu
ll
Com
mon B
lack-h
ead
ed
Gull
Sle
nd
er-
bill
ed G
ull
Yello
w-l
egg
ed
Gull
Phassouri Reed Bed 3
Phassouri Pool 1 7
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 6 1
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits
Bishop's Pool 2
Zakaki Pond
Larnaka Salt Lake 35 1 3 1 1 5 8
Larnaka Sewage Works 3 3
Achna Dam
Oroklini Marsh
Evretou Dam 2 2
Aradippou Dam 21
Aradippou slurry pits 6
Mavrokolymbos Dam 1
Kannaviou Dam
Farmakas Dams
Melini 1 & 2 dams
Klirou Dam
Agioi Vavatsinias
Kalo Chorio Dam
TOTAL 44 5 2 41 5 1 5 8 1
WETLAND BIRD COUNT APRIL 2015
San
dw
ich T
ern
Caspia
n T
ern
Com
mon K
ingfish
er
Yello
w W
agta
il
Ree
d W
arb
ler
Gre
at
Re
ed
Warb
ler
TO
TA
L
Sp
ecie
s c
ou
nt
Phassouri Reed Bed 1 2 78 13
Phassouri Pool
3
58 11
Akrotiri Meras, Salt Lake & Lady's Mile 197 12
Akrotiri - Gravel Pits
12 2
Bishop's Pool 2 5 2 70 12
Zakaki Pond
20 7
Larnaka Salt Lake 1 100 2 1093 27
Larnaka Sewage Works
50
166 12
Achna Dam 14 9
Oroklini Marsh
2 1
605 19
Evretou Dam 8 31 9
Aradippou Dam
2
48 6
Aradippou slurry pits 1 52 5
Mavrokolymbos Dam
3 2
Kannaviou Dam 5 4
Farmakas Dams
0 0
Melini 1 & 2 dams 5 3
Klirou Dam
2 1
Agioi Vavatsinias 7 2
Kalo Chorio Dam
2 1
TOTAL 1 2 1 166 10 2 2468 56
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i. □ Direct payment to BirdLife Cyprus’ account
BIRDLIFE CYPRUS Bank of Cyprus: Account No: 0148-01-008101, SWIFT: BCYPCY2N
IBAN No: CY 980020 0148 0000000 10081 0100 Piraeus Bank: Account No: 0001161054, SWIFT: PIRBCY2N
IBAN No: CY 730080 0103 0000000 00116 1054 Alpha Bank: Account No: 206-220-011014-0, Swift: ABKLCY2N
IBAN No: CY75 0090 0206 0002 0622 0011 0140
ii. □ Credit card online www.birdlifecyprus.org (Date of payment _ _/_ _/_ _)
iii. □ Cheque in euros made payable to BirdLife Cyprus
Amount: € _________ Subscription € _________ Donation € _________ Total amount
Please return by post or email to: BirdLife Cyprus, P.O. Box 28076, 2090 Nicosia, Cyprus or birdlifecyprus@birdlifecyprus.org.cy For any queries please do not hesitate to contact us. Telephone: (+357) 22 455072
έ β β ά δαμ ΰΰλαφάμ ηΫζκυμ Π βθκζκΰδεκτ υθ Ϋ ηκυ Κτπλκυ
Η υπ η υ γ α η Κυπ α φ η
1. χ α π ω α
Οθκηα πυθυηκ/α:
ζ ε λκθδεσ Σαχ:
δ τγυθ β:
Ο σμ: Σ.Σ:
Υωλδσ/Πσζβ: Υυλα:
ΣβζΫφωθκ:
Έ κμ ΓΫθθβ βμ:
Πλκ δηυη θβ ΰζυ α πδεκδθωθέαμ:
ζζβθδεΪ ΰΰζδεΪ
2. Π η φ υ
■ πδγυηυ: □ Να αθαθ υ ω β υθ λκηά ηκυ □ Να ΰΰλαφυ ηΫζκμ
■ πδ υθΪπ ω: □ € 35 α κηδεά υθ λκηά (η βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 30 α κηδεά υθ λκηά (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 40 υθ λκηά α τΰκυμ (η βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 35 υθ λκηά α τΰκυμ (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 10 παδ δεά υθ λκηά (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ)
Γ α ε ω ε : □ € 40 α κηδεά υθ λκηά (η βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 35 α κηδεά υθ λκηά (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 45 υθ λκηά α τΰκυμ (η βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 40 υθ λκηά α τΰκυμ (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ) □ € 12 παδ δεά υθ λκηά (χωλέμ βθ ά δα Ολθδγκζκΰδεά θαφκλΪ)
3. π π η ω
i. □ π υγ έαμ πζβλωηά κ ζκΰαλδα ησ κυ Π βθκζκΰδεκτ υθ Ϋ ηκυ Κτπλκυ
BIRDLIFE CYPRUS πε α Κ π υ: λ. Λκΰαλδα ηκτ: 0148-01-008101, SWIFT: BCYPCY2N
IBAN No: CY 980020 0148 0000000 10081 0100 πε α Πε α : λ. Λκΰαλδα ηκτ: 0001161054, SWIFT: PIRBCY2N
IBAN No: CY 730080 0103 0000000 00116 1054 Alpha Bank: λ. Λκΰαλδα ηκτ: 206-220-011014-0, Swift: ABKLCY2N
IBAN No: CY75 0090 0206 0002 0622 0011 0140
ii. □ Πζβλωηά η πδ ω δεά εΪλ α ηΫ ω δα δε τκυ www.birdlifecyprus.org ( η λκηβθέα βμ πζβλωηάμ _/_ _/_ _ )
iii. □ πδ αΰά υλυ πζβλω Ϋα κθ Π βθκζκΰδεσ τθ ηκ Κτπλκυ
Πζβλω Ϋκ πκ σ: € _________ υθ λκηά € _________ δ φκλΪ
€ _________ τθκζκ
Παλαεαζυ απκ έζ Ϋ αχυ λκηδευμ ά βζ ε λκθδεΪ κθ Π βθκζκΰδεσ τθ ηκ Κτπλκυ, Σ.Θ. 28076, 2090 Λ υεω έα, Κτπλκμ ά birdlifecyprus@birdlifecyprus.org.cy Γδα υχσθ απκλέ μ έηα β δΪγ ά αμ κ βζΫφωθκ: (+357) 22 455072
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