Day 19 (April 3rd)
Sensational News early doors when news broke of a Visitor from Africa...a LESSER MOORHEN!!! On reflection, taking a look at records on eBird a few have made it North of the Sahara with records in Spain, Corsica, Morocco and Egypt. The Bird ranges South to South Africa! So, following on from the amazing DIDERIK CUCKOO record of March 2023 I've been fortunate enough to see a couple of Firsts for Cyprus during my chosen "Window".
Circumstances favoured me during my visit to Agia Varvara despite the gathering admirers who were tolerant of my intrusion. I didn't linger but managed some pics in my fleeting visit. It was also nice to re-acquaint with some familiar faces.
The Bird is still present.
To be honest the rest of the Day was fairly uneventful as I tried some well known Sites on the Akamas Peninsular without much success. It was nice to see Serin at the Baths of Aphrodite Campsite...
Day 20 (April 4th)
After my dawn visit to the reported "Rubythroat Sp" location ended in predictable failure, I was buoyed by the continued presence of 5 Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters at the Lower Ezousas. I was there for 6.30...
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| Migrating Swallows |
...and they looked great in the early morning light...
My trip over to Akrotiri didn't result in a connection with a "fall" but I did stumble on an interesting female Wheatear at Agios Georgios Church (glad to find something here after all my efforts). After consultation with some locals it seems it was an Eastern Black-eared...
On returning to the Paphos area I couldn't resist another peep at the BCBE. Unfortunately there was no sign of them in their previous location. I checked the WhatsApp and saw I'd missed a message with a PIN which gave an updated location nearby. The location was the entrance road to another section of the Sewage Plant which wasn't ideal. I scanned the wires and sure enough a single Bird was present. I positioned myself to the side of the road and the next 30 minutes were sheer bliss...
The comings and goings of the Sewage Tankers was less than optimum BUT the views and the quality of the Bird more than made up for it!!!
Impossible to become blase about this Species, even though I did see one on the Jolly Roger in Paphos Harbour some years ago!!!
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