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Birding Highlights for the Week Ending 9 Feb 14
Great Crested Grebes at Akhna Dam
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It’ll soon be light enough to get to Akhna Dam on a Monday after work but not quite.
On Tuesday I visited the Larnaca area and there appears to have been mass exodus of Wildfowl from the sewage works as numbers were greatly reduced and no Geese were evident. A drive along Spiro’s Beach revealed 2 fishing and plunge diving Sandwich Terns and a Marsh Harrier over the Airport Fields. On the South Pool, a Heuglin’s Gull was present amongst the other white headed Gulls and 14 Shelduck were present. Moving on to the North side of the Salt Lake, the gull roost was looking healthy but other than a Mediterranean Gull there wasn’t much of interest. As I walked along by the hide a Reed Bunting sat atop a reed but sadly that was the highlight of the day.
An enjoyable couple of hours was spent at Cape Greco on Wednesday where a number of decent birds were seen but not any early migrants. On route to Ayia Thekla a field near the road revealed the presence of 15 Golden Plovers, a Stone Curlew and 3 Lapwings. At Ayia Thekla, I quickly located 4 Greater Sand Plovers with Kentish Plovers and a couple of Dunlin. I moved onto Kermia Beach where not surprisingly a pair of adult Audouin’s Gulls were still in residence and in the sea offshore, drifting east a pair of Great Crested Grebes which is unusual. A wander around the Cape Greco produced a couple of Linnets and further on a pair of Cyprus Warblers, Spectacled Warbers and Sardinian Warblers. The male Blue Rock Thrush continued its winter stay as did the female light-throated Finsch’s Wheatear. A Common Buzzard was at the rubbish tip as I returned to the car. On the way home I drove around the back of the Ay Nik camp area close to the buffer zone. The first Fan-tailed Warbler of the month was noisy and a Common Buzzard drifted overhead. As I searched the edge of the Mesaoria Plain, I sighted a dark falcon that perched on a clod of earth. I scoped it and the heavy streaking on the breast and small bill with distinct creamy supercillium identified the bird as a fairly large dark female Merlin - a difficult bird to catch up with in Cyprus and one that’s easily missed off year list even though they winter in small numbers. An early Swallow was on the wires in Vrysoulles as I returned home.
In the afternoon, I drove to the North and at Clapsides Beach a Temminck’s Stint and Redshank were in a muddy channel and a Grey Plover with 15 Golden Plovers was on the rocks. At Gulserin 136 Greater Flamingos were feeding and 7 Shelducks were present but not much else. I stopped a the Fresh Water Lake South on the way home but nothing out of the ordinary was present. On the 6th Feb, I drove to Akhna Dam in the afternoon and a female Sparrowhawk was chasing a flock of c100 Starlings with 3 Great White Egrets around the dam. A Cetti’s Warbler gave itself up eventually and 13 Swallow passed over the dam. I located the Great Crested Grebe* only to find a second bird the Grebes posed perfectly in the setting sun reflection* - I almost got emotional. On the 7th I wasn’t feeling too special so stayed in and watched the Bucket List – what a great film. The 8th saw a day out in Nicosia with Deb but on the way home 19 Golden Plovers were in fields at Pervolia. I eventually located Petounta Point, having not been there before it was a recce for the AOS trip – it looks like a great place for some early morning sea watching and a real migrant trap. On Sunday I was busy with work so couldn’t get out.
Highlights of the Week: A female Merlin was a good find.
Look Forward: The search for early migrants and firsts for the year has commenced.
If you are planning a visit or require more info please feel free to contact me at: birder639@yahoo.com
Mark Easterbrook
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Birding Highlights for the Week Ending 2 Feb
Spotted Redshank at Oroklini Coast
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On the 28th I visited the north to find the usual species at Clapsides beach including a Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plovers and 14 Kentish Plovers. Gulserin held good numbers of Teal and a couple of Redshanks amongst the Spur-winged Plovers whilst the highlight at Fresh Water Lake South were 2 Great White Egret – not what can be described as an epic start to the week by any stretch of the imagination. On Wednesday, having not been to Akhna Dam for a while a visit was due. No sooner had I put my bins up, I got onto an adult Little Gull*, a new bird for me at the site and my 198th for Akhna Dam. 11 Reed Buntings flushed – somewhat of a record count and on the water I managed a distant shot of a Great Crested Grebe* – a scarce winter visitor. A Water Pipit and male Blackcap were worthy sightings.
In the hope of finding some early migrants I visited the Cape Greco Rubbish Tip area on Thursday. Not the most aesthetically pleasing place you’ll ever visit (and the AOS will), but it does turn up the birds. Last Spring I saw 6 species of Wheatear in a morning! On this occasion it was situation normal with 3 Blue Rock Thrushes, 2 Black Redstarts and several Song Thrushes. 17 Starlings were strange for the site and a Long-legged and Common Buzzard were predictable for the time of year. At Ayia Napa Sewage Works birds were at a minimum, however, my first orchids of the year with the early flowering Fan-lipped* and Giant*, with the rare Caspian Butterfly Orchid, showing leafs.
At Akhna Dam on Friday, a Swallow was hawking the water and the Great Crested Grebe was still present. 3 Wigeon were also still there with 2 Great White Egrets, although to be honest it was a fairly dull affair. When I returned home there was an email from Colin Richardson reporting a Rock Bunting in the north at Five Finger Mountain and a Red-fronted Serin at Anarita Park. I decided to go for the Rock Bunting on Saturday and await news of the Serin for a possible trip on Sunday. Deb went with me to the mountains in the north, a site that I will visit again as it has lots of potential for migrants. After about an hour or so, I could hear a Bunting but I couldn’t find it. Descending the steep slope, I caught site of a bird with white outer tail feathers and as it perched on a bush, I got my scope on it for about 15 seconds. With an unmistakeable head pattern it was a young male Rock Bunting – result, a Cyprus “tick”. 2 Black Redstarts and a male Cyprus Warbler were noted with commoner passerines. We drove along the mountain road towards Esenteppe and at a viewpoint got another couple of year ticks with a Wren and the difficult to find these days, pair of Raven. Driving back to Famagusta, I stopped at Guvercinlik plains and amongst the numerous Skylarks and Crested Larks were 3 Calandras and a flushed Black Francolin female. The Famagusta Wetlands held little of interest so I returned home to negative news of the Red-fronted Serin, so I’d made a good decision with the Rock Buntings.
On Sunday, driving past Akhna Dam 7 Starlings and a ringtail Hen Harrier flew over me. At Oroklini Coast, the first Spotted Redshank* of the year posed for the camera, a Little Egret fed and numerous Black-headed Gulls loafed. Dropping Deb at the dreaded JUMBO, I checked the newly found drain and in it was a revelation, 6 Temminck’s Stints, 6 Little Ringed Plovers – the first for the year, 2 Teal, a Spur-winged Plover, Cattle Egret and a Snipe. I proceeded to Oroklini Marsh where 4 Pintails (3 males) were the highlight. A Bluethroat was present and my first 8 House Martins of the year were amongst good numbers of Swallows. In the Larnaca gull roosts, at least 9 Armenian Gulls, 2 Siberian Gulls, a Baltic Gull and large numbers of Caspian Gulls with 3 Mediterranean Gulls were present with the usual C600 Shelduck. On the edge of the salt lake, waders were well represented with Little Stints, Dunlins, Redshanks, Kentish and Ringed Plovers and a single Sanderling was a good find. A male Peregrine fed on a freshly caught wader and a ghostly male Hen Harrier quartered the cereal fields. At the Sewage Works, 11 Black-necked Grebes were present, 2 in breeding plumage but in windy conditions viewing was difficult. I returned via Akhna Dam where at least 100 Spanish Sparrows roosted and 2 Swallows were present.
Highlights of the Week: A Cyprus tick was a good start to the year with a couple of very scarce wintering Rock Buntings.
Look Forward: With Swallows, House Martins, a couple of waders and Great Spotted Cuckoo being reported, Wheatears must arrive soon.
If you are planning a visit or require more info please feel free to contact me at: birder639@yahoo.com
Mark Easterbrook
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Birding Highlights for the Week Ending 26 Jan 14
Common Crane at Phasouri Reed Beds
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Tuesday brought another Great Black-headed Gull hunt which ended in failure. I did however see Audouin’s Mediterranean, Baltic and Siberian along with good numbers of Armenian, Caspian and Yellow-legged all in the various regular Larnaca roosts. Only 1 Greater White-fronted Goose was present at the sewage works along with a pair of Gadwalls and Wigeon. The Little Grebe count totalled 172 and the Black-necked Grebes 21. 7 immature Flamingos were present with 13 adults on the salt lake – a huge reduction from a couple of weeks ago. In the Larnaca Airport Fields, 2 Red-throated Pipits flushed calling and 5 Chukars ran across the field. Circa 400 Golden Plovers were on the Airport Pools South but no Stone Curlews. The hide at Larnaca Salt Lake provided views of Sardinian Warbler, Chiffchaffs and a male Blackcap, with a Reed Bunting in the bushes close by and c30 Starlings flying to roost in the reeds. C600 Shelduck remained on the north side of the lake but there was little to write home about. So the end of a fairly unproductive day came to a close.
On Wednesday, as I walked to the Admin Office a Serin was heard singing and then seen in a conifer – my first of the year. In the afternoon I visited the Ayia Napa Football Pitches and Sewage Works area primarily to search for singing Cyprus Warblers and to check out the orchid progress. The rare Caspian Butterfly Orchid is coming through and should be in flower when the society visits if anyone is interested but no Giant or Fan-lipped Orchids were showing. The lagoons held a Common Sandpiper, however save for a Common Buzzard not much was about.
On Thursday, I took a day’s leave and visited the Limassol area. First stopping at Finikaria on the north side of Germasoia Dam. I flushed a couple of Jack and Common Snipes, 2 Grey Wagtails were present with a couple of Water and Meadow Pipits with several Linnets being noted. At Zakaki Marsh a Common Buzzard and a female Black Redstart showed well but there was little of interest amongst the Black-headed Gulls, however the first 2 fly-by Barn Swallows of the year were seen with another at Phasouri Reed Beds later in the day. I progressed to Akrotiri Salt Lake where good numbers of commoner waders were feeding actively which included a Sanderling which was a bonus bird for this time of year. At Phasouri, I connected with the over wintering 1 CY Common Crane* but there was no sign of the Bittern or Penduline Tits. At Kurio Stadium in Episkopi (famed as the easiest place on the island to see Cyprus Warblers), none were present – a bit worrying! On the nearby Happy Valley cliffs 2 Griffon Vultures perched and above me a Long-legged Buzzard hovered and a Common Buzzard drifted. A stop at Larnaca Airport Pool South on the way home to check the gull roost revealed 2 adult Siberian Gulls, a Green Sandpiper and C350 Golden Plovers. 6 Ruffs were at the Sewage Works with the usual suspects.
On Friday, Deb and I travelled to Paphos for the weekend, (£52, half-board for 2 nights), for that price, you can’t go wrong. I walked the headland prior to booking in and saw 83 Golden Plovers and a Kingfisher and then convinced Deb that we should “watch the sun go down” by the Shipwreck Coast. Whilst “watching he sun go down”, I found a Dunlin with a massive bill, looking like a Curlew Sandpiper (alpine race dunlins are a pooh trap for the unwary), another Kingfisher, a Common Sandpiper and as dusk approached, remarkably the difficult to catch up with, wintering Whimbrel landed to the right of us – a good bird to get for the year. We booked in and happiness prevailed!
On Saturday, I had arranged to meet Colin Richardson at Paphos Headland and Deb and arranged to go shopping with Colin’s wife (obviously). At the headland, the Whimbrel was present (so much for being difficult), 4 Greater Sand Plovers were there when they weren’t yesterday, (I’m hoping their winter stay will last for the AOS visit) and c70 Golden Plovers stood motionless on the rocks. No early migrants were encountered and no Turnstone – the target bird for the day. We moved along the coast to Kalafos Beach, where a Kingfisher and Common Sandpiper were present. We scanned the promontory and I found a lone Turnstone – result, and another good one for the year list. By now and unusually it was raining heavily and I was as wet as a …… (wait for it)……Otter’s pocket. We drove to Mandria where several Sardinian Warblers were looking bedraggled along with a couple of Bluethroats*, one of which posed for the camera amongst the stinking, discarded rotting onion remains. Several Chiffchaffs were also there and in the surrounding fields, good numbers of Skylarks, Linnets, Chaffinches and 5 Red-throated Pipits. At the nearby Paphos Sewage Works. A cracking male Hen Harrier was mobbed by a Hooded Crow, 7 Spur-winged Plovers were very active and a Blackcap male was seen. 3 Wood Lark did a flyby as they called before we moved on to Kouklia Soakaways. At the soakaways, a couple of Moustached Warblers called and one eventually gave great views. Above us, a couple of Long-legged Buzzards and a Common Buzzard soared and in the stream a Grey Wagtail revealed its presence as it called. Asprokemnos Dam Wall had a showy Blue Rock Thrush male in attendance and this ended the day as we were thoroughly soaked. We ate out with Colin and Sylvie in the evening at a local taverna where the food was excellent.
Returning home on Sunday, I had to take care of a bit of admin at Mandria for the AOS tour, finding a suitable location for lunch one day. This achieved I also recce’d Anarita Park locating the target, a beautiful male Finsch’s Wheatear. I really hope it stays around for the tour, but it may not be that easy. Also on the scree slope was a male Blue Rock Thrush and a Little Owl. Driving to Akrotiri, I scoped another eatery for lunch during the tour so job done, I returned home via Finikaria once more. Here, I eventually caught up with the resident Crag Martin flock, which were feeding high above the hills that numbered 15+. A very pale Long-legged Buzzard added to the enjoyment along with a Common Buzzard. Tipped off by Keith and Raija Howard, wintering from Finland, I searched an area of scrub finding 4 Sardinian Warblers, a Black Redstart, singing Serin, 6 Song Thrushes and eventually my first male Cyprus Warbler of the year. I was very pleased not only to see one but to find another location for the impending AOS trip should I need it. Finally, I stopped at Larnaca and saw an adult Audouin’s Gull, 13 Black-necked Grebes with one approaching breeding plumage, complete with “ears” and an immature Black-winged Stilt. I drove home eventually coming to rest at the local restaurant for a roast beef dinner – a perfect end to an enjoyable weekend!
Highlights of the Week: A couple of good year birds with a Whimbrel and Turnstone, a Common Crane and eventually a Cyprus Warbler.
Look Forward: Hunting for early migrants next week and the hunt for the Great Black-headed Gull continues.
If you are planning a visit or require more info please feel free to contact me at: birder639@yahoo.com
Mark Easterbrook
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Birding Highlights for the Week Ending 12 Jan 14
Little Egret at Oroklini Coast on 16 Jan
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On Tuesday with nothing at Akhna Dam to speak of I headed off to Oroklini. Immediately on my arrival, a first winter Little Gull flew across in front of me and continued to hawk the marsh. 48 Greater Flamingos were present with a Marsh Harrier and 39 Lapwings and a Redshank were in the surrounding fields. Since the sight has altered and water is now flowing in Cattle Egrets have also begun to roost again with c120 being present.
On Wednesday it was necessary for me to travel to Troodos for a meeting. On the way up I saw 2 Mistle Thrush and a scarce Goldcrest at Giant Junipers Picnic Site. 2 difficult wintering species in Cyprus and good to get in the bag early in the year. Coal Tits were present along with Great Tits. After the meeting in the afternoon, I visited Leivadia Tou Pasha Picnic Site where I found a Crossbill atop a tree, another Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbirds and a Robin. Stopping in Troodos village on my return a Short-toed Treecreeper was adjacent to the Environmental Centre and the roasted, bacon peanuts at the nut stall were excellent. On the 16th at Oroklinin I photographed a Little Egret* whilst working my way through the gulls without luck.
I had arranged to meet Colin Richardson on Friday to travel to the north and meet with Jeff Gordon, a previous Cyprus recorder and ex serving member of the Army. I stopped at Akhna Dam where a Great White Egret, 12 Cormorant and 35 Spur-winged Plovers were present before meeting Colin at Oroklini, where a Black Francolin called. We moved to the coast where the Little Egret was still present along with a flyby Shag and 3 Sandwich Terns arrived as we were departing. We met Jeff at Demrahan roundabout in the north and visited the nearby Demrahan Pools, where a Green Sandpiper, 4 Teal and 2 Marsh Harriers were present. A high-pitched call alerted me to the presence of a Red-throated Pipit and we scoped 2 examples one with a fairly rufous throat. At Haspolat (Mia Melia) Sewage Works we saw c40 Spur-winged Plover and 4 Redshanks before the birders nightmare – a puncture. Stopping to change the wheel and needing air, Jeff and Colin continued in the area whilst I sorted it. They saw over 100 Ferruginous Ducks with good numbers of Pochard and 2 Gadwalls before we met up again and headed off to Famagusta. Stopping about 10km short to visit some ploughed fields which are good for Larks we had great success with flocks of Calandra Larks totalling c70 and in excess of 250 Skylarks. As we left the area 2 Golden Plovers were in the fields.
Clapsides Beach is always worth a visit and careful scanning of the rocks and beach was rewarded with a Curlew, 3 Grey Plovers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 4 Kentish Plovers, a Redshank, Greenshank Little Egret and the biggest surprise was a single Greater Sand Plover. Further on at Gulserin Pond 25 Flamingos and 2 Shelduck were present but little else of interest. We finished the day at the Fresh Water Lake South where good numbers of Cattle Egrets came to roost with a single Little Egret and 2 Great White Egrets. 2 Common Gulls, a juvenile and 1st Winter were good records, with a Siberian (Heuglin’s) Gull also flying through. 19 Cormorants were present and c30 Starlings flew to roost but the biggest event was 19 Night Herons (8 Adults and 11 1st and 2nd calendar year) flying from their day roost to start feeding.
On Saturday I attended a KUSKOR (Turkish Group) field trip in the north. Prior to meeting up with them, I visited Kanli Dam near Nicosia and found the previously reported Great Crested Grebe, 6 Pochards and a Great White Egret. Meeting the group we moved to Serdarli Dam, where a female Marsh Harrier and several Chiffchaffs were noted. In the fields Stonechats, Corn Buntings and larks were present. 18 Wood Larks flew in and as I was leaving, I stopped to photograph a Calandra Lark* with at least 2 others in song flight and displaying. –breeding starts early in Cyprus. Stopping at Clapsides once more, 2 Grey Plovers were present with 5 Curlews and a Cormorant. A 4th winter Caspian Gull floated by and 8 Golden Plovers flew onto the rocks. At Gulserin Pond nothing much had changed from the previous day but a Water Rail was out in the open as was a Bluethroat.
We again finished the day at Fresh Water Lake South where I flushed a Common Sandpiper and found 2 Ruff hiding under a tamereisk. As we continued to watch, 2 Marsh Harriers and 2 Common Buzzards were seen and as I watched, another raptor rose, and although head on to me, I could see 2 white spots on the shoulders. I waited for the bird to turn before alerting the group to a pale phase Booted Eagle. Finally, after a couple of weeks, I had caught up with the bird that had been reported since the first week of the month. A January record of a Booted Eagle is a very rare occurrence indeed and it’s possibly 1 of the birds that was at Akhna Dam in late November which is over-wintering.
On Sunday, I visited Cape Greco in the afternoon and although I could hear Cyprus Warblers (which is good news), I couldn’t see one but did see several Sardinian Warblers and a couple of Greenfinches. At the Army Camp cliffs, the female Finsch’s Wheatear was still present with a couple of Black Redstarts, Stonechats, a small covey of Chukars and handful of Spectacled Warblers. On the way home, at the Ayia Napa Police Station, a male Peregrine flew over the road heading west and keeping the year list ticking along at 116.
Highlight of the Week: Large flocks of Calandra Larks and a pale phase Booted Eagle in the North and the 1w Little Gull at Oroklini Marsh.
Look Forward: A weekend in the Paphos area at the weekend should produce a few interesting year birds.
If you are planning a visit or require more info please feel free to contact me at: birder639@yahoo.com
Mark Easterbrook
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Birding Highlights for the Week Ending 12 Jan 14
Armenian Gull at Lady's Mile
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With photo opportunities being sparse this week, I have included a bit of a Gull fest with links to the Gulls mentioned in the text.
Monday the 6th and back to work – that was a shocker from the locker! So no birding and I’m getting withdrawal symptoms. I busied myself sorting the admin out for the forthcoming AOS tour of Cyprus in March and it’s all going well and easier than I thought it would be – no good will come of it and I’m waiting for the spanner in the works.
On Tuesday, I completed the accommodation admin for the AOS trip so that was a weight off my mind and proceeded to the north. At Clapsides Beach it was on with the winter visitors as an adult Audouin’s Gull, Caspian Gull, Grey Plover, Curlew and a couple of Grey Herons were in residence. Later at the Fresh Water Lake South, 23 Cormorants was a good count with 2 Great White Egrets and a Chiffchaff making appearances.
A trip to the local patch at Akhna Dam on Wednesday and not much was doing, 3 Great White Egrets and 7 Grey Herons alighted as I arrived and a Redshank flushed. Passerines were in short supply and the pipits have reduced in numbers quite dramatically. It appears that on 1st January, everything changes almost overnight – very curious. Caught short and needing to conduct a “shovel recce”, I ventured to an area of the dam that I don’t usually visit to find a suitable recce site. In doing so, I found 4 Reed Buntings and my first male Bluethroat of the year – a stroke of luck! Bluethroats become quite difficult after November when the main passage has finished, with the winter visitors becoming difficult to locate unless they call which is what this one did and obligingly sat on a dead snag for me.
I travelled to the Larnaca area on Thrursday but there wasn’t much of note on any of the pools but Armenian, Caspian, Yellow-legged and Black-headed Gulls were present in good numbers. The only thing breaking it up were the now long-staying Geese at the sewage works along with the 7 Ruddy Shelduck and a couple of adult Mediterranean Gulls. Perhaps the only thing of interest was 3 adult Heuglin’s Gulls on the salt lake with Hen and Marsh Harriers continuing around the sewage works.
On Friday I ventured over to the north and at Gulserin Pond the Flamingos had increased to 154, give or take a few. 6 Curlews were present and a Water Rail strutted its stuff in the open by the Spur-winged Plovers. I moved to the Fresh Water Lake South for dusk and this produced my first Common Kingfisher of the year. Circa 300 Cattle Egrets and a Great White Egret roosted and a Common Sandpiper called and flew across in front of me. Saturday brought another hunt for the Great Black-headed Gull in the Larnaca area which again proved fruitless. However, at the north end of the salt lake a Green Sandpiper flushed and a Temminck’s Stint was amongst the Little Stints, Dunlins, Kentish Plovers and Ringed Plovers. An adult Mediterranean Gull was roosting, 4 Corn Buntings flew over and a female Black Francolin flushed from the undergrowth. The Geese, Black-necked Grebes and Lapwings were still present at the sewage works.
On Sunday, with a tip off from the north I visited Kalkanli Wetland, also known as Akdeniz Wetland or Agia Eirini depending on your political preference which as you know, I care little for as birds, as far as I am aware, are not constrained by political boundaries? In any event the wetland had good numbers of wildfowl including c350 Pochards, (a species that is difficult in the south), c40 Ferruginous Ducks, Shovellers, Teal, Wigeon, Coots, 3 Little Egrets and the highlight 11 Tufted Ducks. Content I returned to the Larnaca area where I’d arranged to meet Colin Richardson at the sewage works. I stopped at the north side of the salt lake and heard and then saw a Bluethroat which are difficult at this time of year and a Common Buzzard drifted overhead. Many of the same species were in evidence at the sewage works but 5 Gadwall, 3 drakes and 2 ducks was the best count yet. 9 Curlews flew over and on the Airport Pool South, 3 Audouins’ Gulls (2 adults and 1 3rd Winter) were unusual for the site. A Long-legged Buzzard kept the year list ticking over and on the way home at the Salt Lake an adult Baltic Gull and 2 Siberian Gulls roosted with the more common Yellow-legged and Caspian Gulls. Furthermore, at Oroklini Marsh on the way home, a pair of Red-crested Pochards was good to catch up with and incremented the year list to 105. A Great White Egret, c50 Cattle Egrets and 3 Pintails were also present
Highlight of the Week: It may be surprising to know that Tufted Ducks are somewhat of a prized species in Cyprus.
Look Forward: A day’s leave on Friday to go birding with Jeff Gordon and Colin Richardson over the north and a KUSKOR field trip on Saturday should prove productive..
If you are planning a visit or require more info please feel free to contact me at: birder639@yahoo.com
Mark Easterbrook
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