Cyprus Bird watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD 3 Day Tour 10+12+14/03/16
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Starting from the 10th of March I had the pleasure of Guiding Allen Rycroft around Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca. Allen is quite the birder with a very impressive British List. This was the first time he had bird-watched away from the UK and so managed to acquire many lifers and stated that he liked Cyprus so much he will return and work on his Cyprus List.
Allen was quite happy to take pictures of the birds from a distance with his very powerful bridge camera (2000mm equiv). The weather was great for all three tours aside a bit of rain on the last day as we approached Paphos. The winds weren't very favourable for migration but we still managed to see plenty of species. Paphos Sewage Works 10-03-16 1 Cattle Egret Great Tit House Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Common Wood Pigeon Eurasian Magpie Hooded Crow European Serin 1 European Stonechat Meadow Pipit Corn Bunting 3 Spur-winged Lapwing White Wagtail 2 Common Kestrel Zitting Cisticola Common Chaffinch European Greenfinch Barn Swallow Eurasian Blackcap (heard) Song Thrush 2 Chukar Partridge 3 Cetti's Warbler (heard) Achelia Dam 2 Little Grebe 1 Great Cormorant Agia Varvara 2 Bonelli's Eagle (1 near adult, 1 Adult) Barn Swallow Red-Rumped Swallow 1 Common Swift 50+ European Serin Northern House Martin Crested Lark Common Kestrel 1 Cretzschmar's Bunting Eurasian Magpie Hooded Crow Eurasian Collared Dove Anarita Park Western Jackdaw Hooded Crow House Sparrow 3 Little Owl European Goldfinch Meadow Pipit Red-throated Pipit (heard) 2 Northern Wheatears Corn Bunting Crested Lark Sardinian Warbler Zitting Cisticola 2 Chiffchaff 2 Common Quail (heard) 2 Blue Rock Thrush 1 Cyprus Wheatear 3 Cretzschmar's Bunting 1 Long-Legged Buzzard Linnet European Greenfinch 2 European Stonechat Timi Beach 1 Whimbrel 4 Isabelline Wheatear Meadow Pipit 1 Common Kestrel Mandria 30+ Spanish Sparrow Isabelline Wheatear 2 Little Ringed Plover 1 Black Francolin (heard) Sardinian Warbler 1 European Shag Asprokremnos Dam 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Common Kingfisher Yellow-Legged Gull 2 Eurasian Hoopoe Sardinian Warbler 1 Cyprus Warbler (f) Alpine Swift Red-Rumped Swallow Northern House Martin Barn Swallow 1 European Stonechat 3 Bonelli's Eagle 1 Little grebe Great Cormorant Corn Bunting 5 Grey Heron Common Kestrel 5+ Blue Rock Thrush 1 Song Thrush 1 Western Black Redstart 1 Cyprus Wheatear 2 Chukar Partridge 2 Mallard 200+ Grey Heron 60 Species Phassouri Bee-farm 12-03-16 1 Eurasian Hoopoe Phassouri Marsh 2 European Stonechat Zitting Cisticola 1 Western Black Redstart White Wagtail Moorhen 1 Garganey Eurasian Reed Warbler (heard) Cetti's Warbler Eurasian Penduline Tit (heard) Black Francolin (heard) 4+ Eurasian Blackcap 1 Song Thrush 1 Common Reed Bunting (heard) Great Tit Common Chaffinch European Goldfinch European Greenfinch Hooded Crow Eurasian Magpie Euraisan Collared Dove Common Wood Pigeon Common Kestrel Meadow Pipit Akrotiri Gravel Pits 5 Grey Heron 2 Northern Lapwing 1 Common Buzzard 2 Western Marsh Harrier Crested Lark 2 Northern Wheatear 4 Isabelline Wheatear Barn Swallow 20+ Eurasian Penduline Tit 1 Song Thrush 1 Cyprus Wheatear Akrotiri Salt Lake 1 Common Buzzard House Sparrow Crested Lark Lady's Mile 7 Kentish Plover 4+ Common Redshank 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 2 Black-winged Stilts Black-headed Gull Yellow-legged Gull Armenian Gull 1 Ruppell's Warbler 7 Grey Heron Crested Lark 2 Isabelline Wheatear 2 Black Francolin (1 heard 1 seen) 1 Little Stint Zakaki Marsh Common Linnet European Goldfinch 1 Green Sandpiper Mallard Little Grebe Common teal Common Coot Common Moorhen 3 Ferruginous Duck 3 Black-headed Gulls 1 Sedge Warbler (heard) Eurasian Reed Warbler Eurasian Penduline Tit (heard) White Wagtail Cetti's Warbler Limassol Port Canal 2 Laughing Dove 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (attacking laughing dove) 1 Little Egret Eurasian Reed Warbler (heard) Cetti's Warbler Bishop's Pool 1 Eurasian Hoopoe 1 Common Pochard Little Grebe Common Teal 3 Northern Shoveller 1 Common Buzzard 1 Common Chiffchaff 1 Eurasian Wigeon Cetti's Warbler Kensington Cliffs 6-7 Eurasian Griffon Vulture 1 Peregrine Falcon (Brookei Race) 2 Common Kestrel 6 Chukar Partridge Alpine Swift Western Jackdaw Yellow-Legged Gull Sardinian Warbler Mandria 1 Common Kestrel 1 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Sardinian Warbler 2 Ruppell's Warbler (1m1f) Spanish Sparrow 1 Northern Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear Meadow Pipit White Wagtail 66 Species Menou Pools 14-04-16 6 Greater Flamingo 10+ Common Swift 4 Barn Swallow 2 Sand Martin 1 Common Kestrel 40+ Black-headed Gull 8+ Slender Billed Gull 50+ Black-Winged Stilt 2 Little Egret 2 Mallard 2 Eurasian Collared Dove Larnaca Sewage Pools 1 Heuglins Gull Northern Shoveller Mallard Common Teal 1 Northern Pintail Little Grebe Common Coot 3 Red-crested Pochard 1 Ruddy Shelduck Greater Flamingo Black-winged Stilt 5 Spur-winged Lapwing Crested Lark White Wagtail House Sparrow 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Isabelline Wheatear 2 Northern Wheatear 4 European Stonechat Zitting Cisticola 5+ Black Francolin Larnaca Airport Fields South 15+ Yellow Wagtail 4 Crested Lark Larnaca Salt Lake 6 Little-ringed Plover 30+ Common Redshank 2 Eurasian Stone Curlew Greater Flamingo Black-headed Gull Common Shelduck Black-winged Stilt Oroklini Lake Northern Shoveller Mallard Common Teal Common Coot Common Moorhen Goldfinch House Sparrow Hooded Crow 1 Great Egret Eurasian Reed Warbler 1 Willow Warbler Cetti's Warbler Barn Swallow Common Swift 3 Western Marsh Harrier 6 Northern Pintail 2 Eurasian Wigeon 18 Black-winged Stilt 1 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Grey Heron Greater Flamingo 1 Yellow Wagtail (m.f.flava) White Wagtail (1 (Probable) Baillon's Crake. Very small crake species in shade, seen for 5 seconds with naked eye - Eastern Pool) 1 Spectacled Warbler 1 Common Snipe (pool behind bridge) Dolphin Rocks 4 Black-headed Gull Kouklia Western Jackdaw Eurasian Magpie Mandria 1 Yellow Wagtail (m.f.flava) White Wagtail Meadow Pipit 2 Corn Bunting 1 Eurasian Hoopoe Great Tit 2 Common Chaffinch 2 Eurasian Stone Curlew European Greenfinch Common Linnet Crested Lark Common Wood Pigeon 2 Chukar Partridge Eurasian Blackcap Sardinian Warbler Spanish Sparrow 1 Isabelline Wheatear 1 Namaqua Dove 67 Species. Total: 103 Species. |
Allen Rycroft - up the clarets :D - Menous Pools, Larnaca
Alpine Swift - Tachymarptis melba Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Armenian Gull - Larus armenicus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus + Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eastern Black-Eared Wheatear (Dark throat) - Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eastern Black-Eared Wheatear (Dark throat) - Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eurasian Griffon Vulture - Gyps fulvus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eurasian Griffon Vulture - Gyps fulvus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Little-ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Namaqua Dove - Oena capensis Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Eurasian Penduline Tit - Remiz pendulinus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Rüppell's warbler - Sylvia rueppelli Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Spur-winged Lapwing - Vanellus spinosus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Blue-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava flava Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Blue-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava flava Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith Some Rights Reserved (permissions granted to Allen Rycroft)
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