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October 12th, 2019

12/10/2019

 

Cyprus Bird Watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD - Half Day tour 6/10/2019  

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Cyprus Warbler - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved
On the 6th I guided Winfried and Nilga around Paphos for a half day tour. With the Endemics in mind we set out to Mavrokolympus Dam. It was quite a cloudy morning so the light wasn't the best.
On entry we located a few Cyprus Warbler though they weren't showing overly well though a Blackcap was being unusually confiding. A Eurasian Hobby called and then shot over and Chukar called in the distance and then later seen.
As we headed further down a Kingfisher was heard from the dam itself, on the shrubs we had quite a few Cyprus Wheatear and Cyprus Warbler showing well, along with many Sardinian Warbler and a Willow Warbler. Red-backed Shrike were also present as was a single Spotted Flycatcher. Flocks of Spanish Sparrows were pouring in and feeding. 
We then continued to the Sewage Works where we got fantastic views of Spur-winged Lapwing and Turtle Dove. 
Then at Mandria we had incredible views of many Laughing Doves right next to the car, a Hoopoe in flight and on the ground, many Northern Wheatear in the plowed fields along with Tawny Pipit and Tree pipit but no sign of Red-throated Pipit which are usually the common species at this time. 
We finished the half day with 36 species and all targets met.  
Species List:

Chukar Partridge    
Common Kestrel   
Eurasian Hobby
Spur-winged Lapwing
Common Wood-pigeon   
European Turtle-dove
Eurasian Collared-dove
Laughing Dove
(h)Common Kingfisher
European Bee-eater   
Eurasian Hoopoe 
Red-backed Shrike 
Eurasian Magpie    
Eurasian Jackdaw   
Hooded Crow
Great Tit
Crested Lark  
Barn Swallow 
Zitting Cisticola  
(h)Cetti's Warbler
Willow Warbler 
Blackcap 
Sardinian Warbler
Cyprus Warbler 
Northern Wheatear 
Cyprus Wheatear
Spotted Flycatcher
House Sparrow 
Spanish Sparrow    
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail (*Flava)   
Black-headed Wagtail 
Tawny Pipit  
Tree Pipit 
European Greenfinch    
European Goldfinch
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