Cyprus Review (1)

At last!

Having had a few life issues lately it's took longer than anticipated to get the ball rolling but better late than never right?

Having already done a diary I've decided to do a Taxonomic review enhancing key sightings with photos were possible and Sites where seen. So, here we go...

Red-crested Pochard - Seen only at Oroklini Lake (6). They breed here.

Pochard - Larnaca Sewage Works. A single Male.

Ferruginous Duck - Larnaca Sewage Works (c20) and Oroklini Lake (2)

Garganey - Larnaca Sewage Works (c30), Mavrokolympos Dam (5)

Shoveler - by far the most common Duck

Gadwall - Larnaca Sewage Works

Mallard - Larnaca Sewage Works

Pintail - Larnaca Sewage Works - a notable flock of 35 Birds dropped in during on during one of my visits 2/4.

Teal

Quail - A single bird calling at Kivisili 2/4

Chukar

Black Francolin - Heard far more often than seen. I managed a distant shot at Pervolia.

 

Greater Flamingo - Three figures at Spiros Pool 24/3.

Little Grebe

Black-necked Grebe - Larnaca Sewage Works. A single sp Bird 31/3.

Rock Dove

Wood Pigeon

Turtle Dove - Heard at Agia Varvara 9/4

Collared Dove

Laughing Dove

NAMAQUA DOVE - An early highlight to the Trip at Mandria.

Alpine Swift - Agia Varvara

Pallid Swift - Troodos Village

Common Swift

Great-spotted Cuckoo - Great views of a mating pair at Agia Varvara

Little Crake - Agia Varvara

Baillon's Crake - Agia Varvara (Motorway Pools) 27

Moorhen

Coot

Scopoli's Shearwater 

Bittern - One of the highlights of the Trip stumbling on it at Nata Ford with Louise's help.

Night Heron

Cattle Egret

Grey Heron

Purple Heron

Great White Egret

Little Egret

Glossy Ibis - I saw a few decent flocks migrating along the Coast

Shag

Cormorant

Stone Curlew - Mandria (2), Yeroskipou (6)

Avocet - A scarce Bird here. 8 on Spiros Pool 1/4 was only my second record.

Black-winged Stilt

Grey Plover - a couple of "late" Birds at Spiros Beach was an unexpected bonus.

Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Kentish Plover - common. This one was on Lady's Mile.

Greater Sand Plover - great views of a single Bird on the shore at Mandria 23/3.

Spur-winged Plover

Curlew

There we go then. That's the first 50 Species seen. More tomorrow. Stay tuned...

Summer for a Day!

Temperature reached 23c this morning at Duff. Had a steady 3 hours with Haydn swapping stories about Cyprus. He found a first!!! Namely Pallas's Warbler. Really pleased for him.

I added 4 Year Birds...

Whimbrel

Swift 

Sedge Warbler 

Song Thrush 

Haydn had a fly-by Yellow Wagtail.

NDC 91

Nearly completed wading through my Cyprus pics and I'll start posting a selection this weekend (not too many) accompanied by a few thoughts.

May has started with a MEGA Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall. Thankfully I won't need to travel having seen the Westleton Heath Bird in Suffolk 29/3/2010