Cyprus Bird Watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD - Akrotiri and Paphos 21/11/2019
Black Kite - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved
On the 21st I guided Mark Woodhead around Akrotiri and Paphos. This is the second time I've been out with Mark. We started out at Ladies Mile where there were many Gulls, mostly Black-headed but with Yellow-legged Gull and an Armenian Gull. Little Stint were feeding in the pools along with a Sanderling and some Dunlin. We moved on to Zakaki Marsh where the reeds had been cleared, although nothing much was showing aside a brief glimpse of a water rail and some more Penduline tits calling.
Next we moved on to Phassouri Marsh where we had good views of Common Kingfisher and many Reed Warblers, Moustached Warbler were calling also Penduline Tit were calling and seen. A few Marsh harrier were in the area also. A small flock of Common Teal took up from the pools behind and a Glossy Ibis was feeding around the pools. We moved on to the next hide which held very little aside Common Starling.
Next we moved on to Phassouri Marsh where we had good views of Common Kingfisher and many Reed Warblers, Moustached Warbler were calling also Penduline Tit were calling and seen. A few Marsh harrier were in the area also. A small flock of Common Teal took up from the pools behind and a Glossy Ibis was feeding around the pools. We moved on to the next hide which held very little aside Common Starling.
Finsch's Wheatear - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved We then moved onto to Bishops Pool where we had a brief view of a Black Francolin in flight. At the pool there were many Common Teal and Northern Shoveler. We had good views of a Black Kite flying over, a late migrant and a few Marsh Harrier. A surprise Marbled Teal was present as well although distant, a rarity and a lifer for me.
Common Stonechat - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved We then moved on to the gravel pits by the church which was also fairly quiet aside Stonechat and Crested Lark.
With little else around we headed to Paphos, our first stop was Anarita Park for Finsch's Wheatear of-which there was two which Mark had great photo opportunities with.
Lastly we headed up to Episkopi to see the Cyprus Scops Owl at its roosting tree.
We finished with 55 species
With little else around we headed to Paphos, our first stop was Anarita Park for Finsch's Wheatear of-which there was two which Mark had great photo opportunities with.
Lastly we headed up to Episkopi to see the Cyprus Scops Owl at its roosting tree.
We finished with 55 species
Cyprus Scops Owl - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved
| Species List: Chukar Partridge Black Francolin Mallard Northern Shoveler Common Teal Marbled Teal Ferruginous Duck Little Grebe Greater Flamingo Glossy Ibis Cattle Egret Grey Heron Little Egret Common Kestrel Black Kite Western Marsh Harrier Water Rail Common Moorhen Common Coot Common Snipe Sanderling Little Stint Dunlin Armenian Gull Yellow-legged Gull Black-headed Gull | Slender-billed Gull Common Wood-pigeon Eurasian Collared-dove Cyprus Scops Owl Common Kingfisher Eurasian Magpie Eurasian Jackdaw Hooded Crow Great Tit Eurasian Penduline tit Crested Lark Wood Lark Cetti's Warbler (h)Moustached Warbler Eurasian Reed-warbler Common Chiffchaff Blackcap Sardinian Warbler Common Starling Western Black Redstart Finsch's Wheatear House Sparrow Spanish Sparrow White Wagtail Meadow Pipit Red-throated Pipit Common Chaffinch European Greenfinch European Goldfinch 55 Species |
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