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

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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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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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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

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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