Cyprus Bird watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD. Sightings 25/02/16
| On hearing of the countries 8th Record White-Crowned Wheatear a coast to coast twitch was in order. I headed to Cape Greco with my friend Tony, and we saw the stunning bird after roughly 10 minutes. A juvenile (noted by slightly brown tint to the upper wings and lack of a white crown - although three white feathers were showing). A fun wheatear to watch and similar behaviour to our Cyprus Wheatears. There wasn't much else around at Cape Greco although I am told if we stayed there 10 more minutes we would have seen the 3 Trumpeter Finch that have been present there since January. We then headed to the Sea Caves, and the to the Ayia Napa Sewage Pools which seems to have vanished, Paralimni Lake which was dry aside a few puddles and then on to Oroklini. Oroklini had immense water levels but as always a highly non-enjoyable site concerning the poorly placed hide which faces the sun all the time! I also had a quick browse around Akrotiri on the way back which was incredibly devoid of life! Cape Greco 24-Feb 1 White-Crowned Wheatear Chukar Greenfinch House Sparrow 2 Song Thrush 2 Common Kestrel 1 Long-Legged Buzzard Crested Lark Spectacled Warbler Sardinian Warbler Stonechat 2 Isabelline Wheatear Oroklini 24-Feb 10+ Black Winged Stilt 1 Spur-winged Lapwing (in Flight) 1 Black Tailed Godwitt Common Redshank 1 Armenian Gull Northern Shoveller Common Teal Mallard Moorhen Little Grebe 1 Northern Pintail 1 Great Egret Cattle Egret Greater Flamingo Barn Swallow House Martin Chiffchaff 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Long-legged Buzzard Common Kestrel 2 Grey Heron Ladies Mile 1 Isabelline Wheatear Black Headed Gull Armenian Gulls Crested Lark 1 Common Buzzard |  White-crowned Wheatear - Oenanthe leucopyga Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved  White-crowned Wheatear - Oenanthe leucopyga Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved  White-crowned Wheatear - Oenanthe leucopyga Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved  White-crowned Wheatear - Oenanthe leucopyga Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved  Chukar Partridge Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved |
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