Cyprus 26 - Day 20

Thought I'd do a Diary Post today as I try for a few remaining Trip Ticks and hopefully find something decent?

8am -Cape Greco Area 

Currently dipping Audouin's Gull and Raven but it's early days. My first Site for the former was crawling with Fishermen which didn't help! I have a few more chances elsewhere. Only one Site for Raven out East so I'm sticking it out for a while. Also watching the Sea of course.

9am

Well whaddaya know. Audouin's Gull off Ayioi  Anargiroi Church Headland! A lone Gull with graceful almost Tern-like flight. Special.

10.45

No sign of Raven still. Time to head back to Larnaca. Nice views though...

1pm

Posted earlier but wasn't saved? Anyway, I scored well at Spiros Pool and Beach adding Marsh Sandpiper, Ringed and Little Ringed Plover plus a bonus Grey Plover (2). I also bumped into Peter Bromley again which was nice. He showed me his new image stable using Swarovski scope. Impressive...at a price! I stopped off briefly at the magic bush and Hide at the Sewage Works. Someone posted there had been a big clear out. They weren't kidding!

I'm at Kivisili again now as it's on my way back to the Motorway. No better views of Lesser Kestrels I'm afraid, guess I was spoiled last year.

4.15

I've made it back through Limassol easily and I'm now at the M1 pools...

Targets here are Squacco Heron, Cattle Egret and Kingfisher.

5.40

Sneaked a Cattle Egret with the Spur-winged Plovers but no sign of a Squacco. Kingfisher hasn't been reported but you never know. Seen one here the last couple of years. Still time.

8.30

Back in the Apartment now and just totted up my additions...

Trip Total - 150 Species

P.S: Would have been 151 if the Curlew Sandpiper had been found earlier at Spiros Pool! A Cyprus Tick to boot. That's Birding!!