March 10th, 2023

Winter and Early Spring Highlights 2023

19/01/23
Day 1, Paphos:

Chukar Partridge 
Common Teal
Cattle Egret
Grey Heron
Great Egret
Little Egret
Great Cormorant 
European Shag  
Common Kestrel  
Peregrine Falcon
Western Marsh Harrier  
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Common Buzzard 
Long-legged Buzzard    
Common Moorhen 
Common Coot 
Spur-winged Lapwing 
Common Snipe  
Yellow-legged Gull 
Common Wood-pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Little Owl 
Common Kingfisher 
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
(h)Bearded Reedling 
Crested Lark 
Wood Lark
Eurasian Skylark 
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler
Cyprus Warbler  
European Robin
Bluethroat 
Western Black Redstart 
Common Stonechat 
Finsch's Wheatear 
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow  
White Wagtail
(h)Grey Wagtail 
Meadow Pipit 
Red-throated Pipit 
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin
European Greenfinch    
European Goldfinch 
Common Linnet
Corn Bunting 
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Day 2, Akrotiri:

Mallard      
Northern Shoveller 
Common Teal
Ferruginous Duck    
Little Grebe 
Greater Flamingo
Glossy Ibis 
Cattle Egret 
Grey Heron 
Great Egret 
Little Egret 
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel 
Peregrine Falcon 
Western Marsh Harrier   
Hen Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Common Buzzard
(h)Water Rail
Common Moorhen 
Common Coot
Spur-winged Lapwing 
Common Snipe 
Armenian Gull 
Yellow-legged Gull 
Caspian Gull 
Black-headed Gull 
Slender-billed Gull 
Common Wood-pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Common Kingfisher
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Zitting Cisticola 
Cetti's Warbler 
Moustached Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler
Common Starling
(h)European Robin 
Bluethroat 
Western Black Redstart
Common Stonechat 
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow   
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit 
Water Pipit (Caucasian Water Pipit)
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin
European Greenfinch 
European Goldfinch
Common Linnet
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Day 3, Larnaca and Agia Napa:

Chukar Partridge 
(h)Black Francolin 
Common Shelduck    
Ruddy Shelduck           
Eurasian Wigeon   
Mallard   
Northern Shoveller 
Northern Pintail
Common Teal
Red-crested Pochard         
Ferruginous Duck   
Tufted Duck    
Little Grebe
Greater Flamingo
Eurasian Bittern
Grey Heron
Little Egret 
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel
Western Marsh Harrier  
Common Buzzard
Common Moorhen  
Common Coot
Black-winged Stilt
Northern Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Eurasian Golden Plover
Common Redshank  
Common Greenshank 
Little Stint   
Dunlin    
Audouin's Gull 
Heuglin's (Siberian) Gull
Armenian Gull   
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Gull
Black-headed Gull 
Slender-billed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Sandwich Tern
White-winged Tern 
Common Wood-pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-dove
Common Kingfisher
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Calandra Lark 
Crested Lark
(h)Eurasian Skylark
Barn Swallow 
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff
(h)Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler 
(h)Cyprus Warbler 
Spectacled Warbler 
Common Starling
(h)European Robin
Bluethroat 
Western Black Redstart
Common Stonechat
House Sparrow
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit 
Water Pipit (Caucasian Water Pipit)
European Goldfinch 
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Common Gull

Greater Flamingo

Calandra Lark

Slender-billed Gull

Eurasian Bittern

Long-legged Buzzard

Western Marsh Harrier

Green Sandpiper

Cyprus Warbler

Cyprus Scops Owl

Laughing Dove

Oriental Turtle Dove (rarity)

Peregrine Falcon

Woodlark

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Cyprus Warbler

Eurasian Hoopoe

Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit (rarity)

Isabelline Wheatear

20/02/23
Paphos:
Chukar Partridge 
Common Teal 
Little Grebe 
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel   
Peregrine Falcon 
Western Marsh Harrier   
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard    
Bonelli's Eagle  
Common Moorhen  
Common Coot
Common Snipe 
Green Sandpiper 
Armenian Gull   
Yellow-legged Gull 
Common Wood-pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Cyprus Scops Owl
Little Owl 
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Wood Lark 
Eurasian Skylark 
Barn Swallow
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler 
Cyprus Warbler
Western Black Redstart 
Common Stonechat
Finsch's Wheatear
Blue Rock Thrush
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow  
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit 
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin 
European Greenfinch   
European Goldfinch
Common Linnet
Corn Bunting 
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day 2
akrotiri

Chukar Partridge 
Black Francolin 
Common Shelduck  
Mallard    
Northern Shoveller
Northern Pintail
Common Teal
Little Grebe
Greater Flamingo
Glossy Ibis
Cattle Egret
Grey Heron 
Great Egret
Little Egret
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Hen Harrier  
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Water Rail
Common Moorhen
Common Coot
Spur-winged Lapwing 
Common Snipe  
Spotted Redshank 
Common Redshank  
Green Sandpiper  
Armenian Gull   
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Gull 
Black-headed Gull
Common Wood-pigeon  
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Common Swift
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Barn Swallow  
Zitting Cisticola 
Cetti's Warbler 
(h)Moustached Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
Blackcap  
Sardinian Warbler
Common Starling
(h)Eurasian Blackbird    
Song Thrush   
Bluethroat 
Western Black Redstart
Common Stonechat 
House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow 
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail 
Meadow Pipit 
Red-throated Pipit 
Water Pipit
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin 
European Greenfinch   
European Goldfinch
Common Linnet
Corn Bunting 
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European Serin

Hooded Wheatear

Cyprus Wheatear

Western Black Redstart

Cyprus Warbler

25/02/23
Chukar Partridge 
Black Francolin 
Mallard    
Northern Shoveller
Northern Pintail
Common Teal
Little Grebe 
Greater Flamingo
Glossy Ibis
Cattle Egret 
Great Egret
Little Egret
Great Cormorant  
Common Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon 
Western Marsh Harrier  
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Common Buzzard 
Long-legged Buzzard   
Common Moorhen  
Spur-winged Lapwing 
Armenian Gull   
Yellow-legged Gull 
Caspian Gull 
Black-headed Gull
Common Wood-pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Cyprus Scops Owl 
Little Owl 
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Wood Lark 
Eurasian Skylark
Barn Swallow 
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff
(h)Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler 
Cyprus Warbler 
Common Starling
Common Stonechat
Finsch's Wheatear 
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow  
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit 
Water Pipit (Caucasian Water Pipit)
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin
European Greenfinch  
European Goldfinch 
Common Linnet 
Corn Bunting 
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​06/03/23
Day 1 Paphos and Akrotiri
Chukar Partridge 
Black Francolin 
Mallard   
Common Teal
Greater Flamingo
Glossy Ibis 
Cattle Egret
Grey Heron 
Great Egret
Little Egret 
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Common Buzzard
Bonelli's Eagle   
Common Moorhen 
Spur-winged Lapwing
Ruff  
Armenian Gull  
Yellow-legged Gull 
Black-headed Gull 
Common Wood-pigeon  
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Cyprus Scops Owl
Eurasian Hoopoe 
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Wood Lark
Eurasian Skylark
Barn Swallow
Common House-martin   
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
(h)Blackcap
Sardinian Warbler
Cyprus Warbler 
(h)Song Thrush  
Western Black Redstart 
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear 
Finsch's Wheatear 
Desert Wheatear 
Isabelline Wheatear 
House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow    
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Water Pipit (Caucasian Water Pipit)
Common Chaffinch
European Serin 
European Greenfinch   
European Goldfinch
Common Linnet 
Corn Bunting
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Day 2 Larnaca and Agia Napa
Chukar Partridge 
Black Francolin 
Ruddy Shelduck          
Gadwall  
Mallard     
Northern Shoveller
Northern Pintail
Common Teal 
Red-crested Pochard    
Ferruginous Duck    
Little Grebe
Greater Flamingo 
White Stork 
Grey Heron 
Great Egret
Little Egret 
Great Cormorant   
Common Kestrel  
Western Marsh Harrier    
Bonelli's Eagle    
Common Moorhen  
Common Coot 
Eurasian Stone Curlew
Black-winged Stilt 
Spur-winged Lapwing 
Common Ringed Plover 
Eurasian Curlew 
Common Greenshank 
Green Sandpiper 
Little Stint   
Audouin's Gull 
Yellow-legged Gull 
Black-headed Gull
Slender-billed Gull 
Common Wood-pigeon  
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Common Swift
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Calandra Lark 
Crested Lark  
Barn Swallow  
Common House-martin   
Zitting Cisticola 
(h)Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
(h)Blackcap 
(h)Spectacled Warbler 
Common Starling
Eurasian Blackbird   
(h)European Robin
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear 
Isabelline Wheatear 
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow   
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
European Serin
European Greenfinch   
Corn Bunting 
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05/03/23
Chukar Partridge 
(h)Quail   
Mallard    
Northern Shoveller 
Northern Pintail 
Garganey   
Common Teal
Great Crested Grebe  
Greater Flamingo 
Glossy Ibis 
Cattle Egret
Great Egret 
Great Cormorant   
European Shag  
Common Kestrel 
Peregrine Falcon 
Griffon Vulture 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard    
Common Moorhen
Eurasian Stone Curlew 
Spur-winged Lapwing
Common Snipe 
Green Sandpiper 
Heuglin's (Siberian) Gull
Yellow-legged Gull  
Black-headed Gull 
Slender-billed Gull
Common Wood-pigeon    
Eurasian Collared-dove 
Laughing Dove 
Great Spotted Cuckoo 
Cyprus Scops Owl
Alpine Swift
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Magpie 
Eurasian Jackdaw 
Hooded Crow 
Great Tit 
Crested Lark 
Eurasian Skylark
Barn Swallow
Common House-martin 
Zitting Cisticola 
Cetti's Warbler 
Common Chiffchaff 
(h)Blackcap
Sardinian Warbler 
Cyprus Warbler  
Common Starling 
Western Black Redstart
Common Stonechat
Hooded Wheatear (earliest record)
Northern Wheatear 
Finsch's Wheatear 
Isabelline Wheatear
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow   
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail (flava)  
Meadow Pipit
(h)Red-throated Pipit 
Common Chaffinch 
European Serin 
European Greenfinch   
Common Linnet 
Corn Bunting 
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