I was tempted back up to Kidasi this morning (out of curiosity more than anything else). OK...and to see if I could get some more pics! I arrived at 8.30...
A sunny 20c on arrival with a gentle breeze. Not a soul in sight. Bliss...
I positioned the car near to the distinctive rock and waited...
I also scanned the whole area where I had seen the Birds yesterday. After around an hour I wasn't alone...
I gave it 2.5 hours but there was no sign of the Finsch's Wheatears...or anything else come to that...except the Jackdaws and Magpies of course! No matter..it made yesterday even more special!! On my way back I tried a Site near a Paphos tourist area where Dan Pointon (you may know the name) had seen a large number of Stone Curlews a few weeks ago. Ebird took me right to the spot and I found half-a dozen in a brief scan. I didn't tackle the rough ground in my present state, so I was pleased to get any pics at all ...
Dan had seen 26!
After lunch I dropped Louise off for some retail therapy and headed for Paphos WTP. On arrival I was disappointed to see the field next to it had been heavily ploughed with large clods of earth across the entire field. I was going to move on but decided to scan anyway. Glad I did as eventually I found what I was looking for...
There were 3 Birds present but they were distant and the light was dazzling. Still I'd seen the some. I moved along the road past the main buildings glancing both ways as I went. They can often be seen on the filter beds (aesthetically unpleasing) but I couldn't see any today. As i was leaving I glanced to my left and there was a short area of grassland being unintentionally sprinkled by a vacated tractor...
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| That's better! |
Another adjacent area of water meadow held a Ruff...
...and 3 Green Sandpipers.
This spot will definitely require further visits.
I moved onto Mandria while I waited for the good lady's text! It was quiet...very quiet. In fact, I couldn't find a single Wheatear along the front, which has never happened before!? I did add Shag on the rocks just offshore...
I drove a few of the Farm Tracks and came across my first Greater Short-toed Larks (5)...
I returned to the front for another run and this time there were 3 Northern Wheatears...
A message on the WhatsApp this morning from Jane Stylianou informed me that the Slavonian Grebe is still present on Larnaca WTP Another lingering Winter Visitor and potential Cyprus Tick!? Guess where I'm heading tomorrow?!
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Trip Total - 41 Species
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