FRI 7 APRIL

Last morning for the trip decided to finish off at Paphos Headland on what turned out to be the quietest day of the trip . Very few birds -

1M SUB ALPINE WARBLER , 15 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL , 1 WHITE WAGTAIL, 4 SARDINIAN WARBLER, 1 TREE PIPIT .

22 GLOSSY IBIS flew N , 1 PURPLE HERON in off the sea .

No additions to the trip list which  finishes on 133 species

THURS 6 APRIL

Agia Varvara- 3 BLACKCAP, 1 HOOPOE 

Anarita Park -2 ALPINE SWIFT, 2 WHITETHROAT, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 1 BONNELL'S EAGLE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 TREE PIPIT, 3 CORN BUNTING 

Mandria - 

3 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 1 N WHEATEAR, 4 GREATER SHORT TOED LARK, 4 BALTIC GULL -N 

Aspro Dam 

3 GREAT C GREBE, 3 TAWNY PIPIT-N, 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 

1 LITTLE STINT, 2 WHITE WAGTAIL 

Timi Picnic Site -

1 STONE CURLEW , 2 CHUKAR, 1 WRYNECK, 5 BALTIC GULL -N

1 F REDSTART , 1 WHITE WAGTAIL 

Timi Beach Rocks - 1 CORMORANT, 1 GULL BILLED TERN 

Paphos Sewage Works -

10 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 500 + BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL flock 

( having not seen any at the sites visited - this is the largest flock

of the trip )

Trip list - 133 species 

WED 5 APRIL 

Day out to the Akrotiri area.

Zakaki Hide - 1 REED WARBLER 

Ldies Mile - 10 FLAMINGO, 1 BLACK TAILED GODWIT, 26 BLACK WINGED STILT, 5 KENTISH PLOVER, 12 MARSH SANDPIPER, 

2 WOOD SANDPIPER, 1 SPOTTED REDSHANK, 7 GLOSSY IBIS ( off sea ), 4 RUFF, 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 15 LITTLE STINT, 

10 DUNLIN, 4 RINGED PLOVER, 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER, 

Akrotiri Marsh - 

20 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 30 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 

3 SNIPE, 125 RUFF, 16 BLACK WINGED STILT, 10 MALLARD, 

12 TEAL, 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 9 CATTLE EGRET, 7 LITTLE EGRET,

3 PURPLE HERON, 1 GREY HERON, 2 SQUACCO HERON, 2 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, 2 F MARSH HARRIER, 100 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, , 2 BLUE HEADED, WAGTAIL, 2 SUPERCILARIOUS WAGTAIL, 1 CITRINE WAGTAIL ( 2nd of the trip ) 

Kensington Cliffs - no sin of theVultures,  7 ALPINE SWIFT

Aspro Dam - in fields a RED BACKED SHRIKE, 

ON THE DAM - 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1SQUACCO HERON 

Mandria - 16.30 3 N WHEATEAR, 7 BALTIC GULL -N, 1 F PALLID HARRIER 

Trip list 129 species 

TUES 4 APRIL 

After a morning of relaxation back out this afternoon, sunny, warm but windy -

Agia Varvara

1- Pools - Very good views of a LITTLE CRAKE , only brief views of a BAILLON'S CRAKE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 SEDGE WARBLER 

2- Village Reservoir - 1M 1 F SEMI COLLARD FLYCATCHER, 

1 HOOPOE, 1 M REDSTART, 1 E BONNELL'S WARBLER, 

Anarita Park - 1 F PIED FLYCATCHER, 1 F WHINCHAT, 

Aspro Dam - 1 SAND MARTIN , 3 RED RUM. SWALLOW, 

1 WOOD SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 1 GREAT C GREBE 

Trip list - 124. Species 

MON 3 APRIL 

With the sun shining and warm decided to have a morning on the sun beds , after lunch went over to Mandria, all activity at Larks Corner , when we arrived 6 birders looking at a MOURNING 

WHEATEAR ( only the 8th record for Cyprus) we saw a previous one about 6 years ago . 6th specie of Wheatear of this trip 

31N WHEATEAR ( at least 75 % Female ), 5 WHITE WAGTAIL, 

14 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 4 SUPERCILIARIS WAGTAIL, 

3 HOOPOE , 1F MARSH HARRIER, 3 GREATER SHORT TOED LARK, 1 CORMORANT 

trip list 120 species 

SUN 2 APRIL 

Long day out visiting the Larnaca area 

10.45 - Menoue Pools 

150 FLAMINGO, 100 SHOVELER, 50 COOT, 12 BLACK WINGED STILT

1 WOOD SANDPIPER, 10 LITTLE EGRET, 5 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 

SWIFT, 1 N WHEATEAR 

Larnaca Sewage Works - poor

1 LITTLE GREBE , 50 TEAL, MALLARD - many, 2 GADWALL, 

2 RUDDY SHELDUCK, 250 BLACK HEADED GULL, 6 SLENDER BILLED

GULL, 1 LITTLE TERN ( flew through 11.30 ), 100 SHOVELER, 

3 CORMORANT, 1 GREENSHANK, 8 RUFF , ZITTING CISTICOLA, 1 WHITE WAGTAIL 

SPIROS POOL 

2 LITTLE TERN, 1 GULL BILLED TERN, 75 RUFF, 20 LITTLE STINT

10 KENTISH PLOVER, 2 RINGED PLOVER, 60 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 1 SUPERCILAIRUS WAGTAIL, 1 N WHEATEAR, 

1 MARSH HARRIER, 1 BLACK FRANCOLIN 

Larnaca Salt Lake -

300 FLAMINGO, 20 SLENDER BILLED GULL, 10 BLACK WINGED STINT, 1 KENTISH PLOVER, 1 RUFF 

Airport Pools South -

34 BLACK WINGED STILT, RUFF - many , DUNLIN- many

Jumbo Drain Channel-

9 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 1 HERON, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 SNIPE , 

2 COMMON SANDPIPER, 

Oroklini Marsh - disappointing 

2 M 2 F RED CRESTED POCHARD , 4 FERRUGINOUS DUCK , 50 TEAL, 30 SHOVELER, 10 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GLOSSY IBIS, 3 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 45 BLACK WINGED STILT, 2 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 

1 CHIFFY, 1 LAUGHING DOVE, 1 MARSH HARRIER, HOUSE MARTIN, 60 FLAMINGO 

MANDRIA - LARK CORNER 19.00 

42 N WHEATEAR, 3 E BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, 4 GREATER SHORT TOED LARK, 1 SKYLARK, 1 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL

Trip list - 119 species

SAT 1 APRIL

Sunny periods , drive along the Androlikou- Neo Chorio road , stopped at the pool near to the goat farm - star bird of the trip (so far ) great views of a M COLOURED FLYCATCHER - a Cyprus first , 

also 10 SERIN, 3 HOOPOE, 2 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, 1 RED RUMPED SWALLOW .

Latchi Coast - 3 CORMORANT, 1 SHAG, 10 YELLOW LEG GULL 

On way back stopped off at Evretou Dam - 1F GOSHAWK, 

2 KESTREL, 6 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, a stunning Male FINCH'S 

WHEATEAR 

Trip list - 105 species 

Offto the Larnaca &. Oroklini Marsh areas tomorrow.

FRI 31 MARCH - a sunny day at last , light breeze

Spent the morning-09.45-13.15 at Paphos Headland - hard work nowhere near the number of birds seen in previous years but still worthwhile 

1 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 1 N WHEATEAR, 40 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 1 ASHY HEADED WAGTAIL, 8 WHITE WAGTAIL, 10 CRESTED LARK ,1 F REDSTART, 1 F BLACK REDSTART, 6 SARDINIAN WARBLER, 1RUPPELLS WARBLER, 3 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 

1 SPECTACLED WARBLER, 2 NIGHTINGALE, 1M SUB ALPINE WARBLER, 1 HOOPOE 

Mavro Dam - 14.30

2 CYPRUS WARBLER, 2 CHIFFY, 1 HERON, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT 

Agios Georgious 15.15-16.15

5- BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 3 GREY HEADED WAGTAIL, 2 DOMBROSKI WAGTAIL , 3 SHAG, ROCK DOVES , 2 SPURWINGED PLOVER

Trip list 100 species 

THURS 30 MARCH 

Although sunny still a cold wind from N 

2 visits to Aspro Dam - 10.00 & 1530

Several hundred SWIFT north this morning also5 ALPINE SWIFT 

15 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, many SWALLOW &HOUSE MARTIN 

1 CYPRUS SCOPS OWL, 3 HOOPOE, 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 

1 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, 

GULL ROOST -75 YELLOW LEGGED GULL, 5 ARMENIAN GULL, 

3 BALTIC GULL

Anarita Park _

4 CORN BUNTING, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 2 LONG LEGGED BUZZRD, 1 M HEN HARRIER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, 1 ALPINE SWIFT, 100 SWIFT, 10 RED RUMPED SWALLOW.

Mandria 

1 F MARSH HARRIER, 40 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 50 SWIFT, 

12 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, 1 SAND MARTIN, 2 BONELLI'S  EAGLE,

1 PEREGRINE 

Trip list 88 species 

WED 29 MARCH 

Unseasonal weather - galeNW wind , cloudy with showers- cold 

Agia Varvara Pools - 09.45

200 + SWALLOW, 100 + HOUSE MARTIN , 8 RED RUMPED SWALLOW

20 SWIFT, 1 YELLOW WAGTAIL, 1M 1F LITTLE CRAKE, 1 BAILLONS CRAKE , 1 M CITRINE WAGTAIL 

Mandria - 2 visits , late morning & late afternoon 

25 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, 1 RUFF, 1 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 

1 N WHEATEAR, 1 M HEN HARRIER, 1 F MARSH HARRIER, 

3 KESTREL, 10 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL , 2 GREATER SHORT TOED LARK 

Trip list 82 species 

TUES 28 MARCH

Day of sunny periods - visited the Akrotiri sites .

Zakaki Hide - 1 SQUACCO HERON , 3 SEDGE WARBLER, 1 COOT 

Ladies Mile - very poor 

9 FLAMINGO, 2 BLACK WINGED STILT, 14 KENTISH PLOVER, 2 LITTLE STINT , 1 GREENSHANK, 1SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 1 BALTIC GULL, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 2 N WHEATEAR.

Akrotiki Salt Lake, - 200 FLAMINGO , YELLOW LEGGED GULL flock, 10 BLACK HEADED GULL.

Agios Geogious Chapel - 1M REDSTART, 2 CHIFFY

Akrotiri Marsh - 

20 GLOSSY IBIS, 20 MOORHEN , 10 COOT, 12CATTKE EGRET, 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 40 TEAL, 10 MALLARD, 1M 2F MARSH HARRIER, 35 RUFF, 12 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 1 DUNLIN, 

2 SPOTTED REDSHANK

Rabbit Sheds -

12 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 30 RUFF, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 

1 MARSH SANDPIPER 

Kensington Cliffs - 8 GRIFFON VULTURE 

Aspro Dam - 1 MARSH HARRIER, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, CHUKAR

1 GREY HERON, 2F BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, 1M 2F N WHEATEAR

Trip list - 77 species 

MON 27 MARCH 

Although cloudy a very good day visiting several sites in the local area .

Timi Picnic Park - 
1 M MASKED SHRIKE , 2 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 35 WHITE WAGTAIL 1 HOOPOE, 3 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 4 STONE CURLEW , 

1 M BLACKCAP, 3 PURPLE HERON , 4 GOLDFINCH, 4 SERIN , 1 M BLACK FRANCOLIN, 1 N WHEATEAR 

Mandria - poor by comparison 

35 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL ( 1 flock )5 N Wheatear, 3 Sardinian Warbler, 1 Laughing Dove, 1 SKYLARK 

Aspro Dam - 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 25 YELLOW L GULL, 2 BALTIC GULL, 1 HEUGLIN'S GULL, 2 SERIN, 15 JACKDAW, 

1 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 CHUKER, 1 F BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, 2 BONELLI'S EAGLE 

Agia Varvara - soakaway pools 

1 m CITRINE WAGTAIL ( stunning !), 4 WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 1 RUFF, 6 MOORHEN, 

2 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, 1 HOOPOE, 

Paphos Sewage Works - 2 MIPIT, 2 SPUR WINGED PLOVER 

Trip list -57
 

SUN 26 MARCH - Sunny morning .

Hotel - HOUSE MARTINS , SWIFT, SWALLOW, FERAL PIGEON

1 LITTLE EGRET 

Agia Varvara- 10 + wHITE WAGTAIL, GREAT TIT, LONG TAILED TIT, 3 CETTIS WARBLER, 2 MOORHEN , 1 TREE PIPIT, 4 CRESTED LARK, 

2N WHEATEAR, 2 ZITTING CISTICOLA 

Mandria -

2 LESSE SHORT TOED LARK, 8 GREATER SHORT TOED LARK, 

1 RED THROATED PIPIT,,5 N WHEATEAR, 6 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL, 8 YELLOW LEGGEGULL, KESTREL, 2 RUFF, 2 SARDINIAN WARBLER, 2 LINNET, GOLDFINCH, 5 SPANISH SPARROW, LAUGHING DOVE, CORN BUNTING , 2 M BLACK FRANCOLIN 

Trip list - 35

SAT 25 MARCH 

Arrived late afternoon , bus from Airport to Hotel yielded 11 species - SWALLOW, HOODED CROW, STARLING, WOOD PIGEON , COLLARD DOVE, MAGPIE, HERON, SWIFT, HOUSE SPARROW, KESTREL, WHITE WAGTAIL