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November 21st, 2019

21/11/2019

 

Cyprus Bird Watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD - Akrotiri and Paphos 21/11/2019

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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.
Picture 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. 
Picture 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 ​​

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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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