Larnaca this afternoon

[Jane Stylianou]

Hi all

Went to Larnaca this afternoon and came across most of the species that were seen on Saturday for the field meeting.

I saw four curlews flying at Spiros Pool at one stage and then nine later so there are a minimum of nine in the area and maybe more. On Meneou Pool (to your right at the T junction where you turn left for the Sewage Works etc) there was a Great Crested Grebe along the edge nearest to the road.

Larnaca Sewage Works Pools

5 Cormorant, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 35+ Little Grebe, 600+Teal, 800+ Shoveler, 18+ Wigeon, 9 Greater White Fronted Goose, 1m Common Pochard, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Spectacled Warbler, 2 Skylark, 1 Red-throated Pipit, 3 White Wagtail, Stonechat and Crested Lark along with numerous Black-headed and Yellow-legged Gull types.

Larnaca Airport Pools South and Meneou Pool

600+ Greater Flamingo, 1 Great Crested Grebe

Spiro's Pool area

9+ Eurasian Curlew. 2 Stone Curlew, 1 Redshank, 4+ Corn Bunting, Song Thrush, Spectacled Warbler, House and Spanish Sparrow.

Larnaca Salt Lake

3000+ Greater Flamingo, c200 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, Black-headed Gulls+++, Song Thrush, Corn Bunting.

Of interest yesterday at Athalassa Park, Nicosia, were 2 Great White Egret, a Little Egret and 4 Ferruginous Duck together with the usual Teal, Shoveler, Coot, Little Grebe and Moorhen.

All the best

Jane