Fwd: BIRD NEWS 2011/41
Daniel Rhoads
From: Colin Richardson <ric...@cytanet.com.cy>
Date: Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Subject: BIRD NEWS 2011/41
To: Colin Richardson <ric...@cytanet.com.cy>
A few more interesting reports:
Phasouri Reed-beds, 16-Apr (MAW, WAS)
Great Bittern 2
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER 1 (visitor per WAS)
Anarita Park, 16-Apr (IB, KR, DN)
Lesser Kestrels
Pallid Harrier 1
Oroklini Marsh, 16-Apr (LAC)
Curlew Sand 1
Larnaka Spiros pool and Beach, 16 Apr (MKo)
Little Egret 10
Ruff 20
Little Stint 30
Northen Lapwing
Spur-Winged Lapwing 15
Wood Sandpiper 20
Green Sandpiper 14
Marsh Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper
Calandra Lark
Little Gull
Little Tern
Common Tern
Roller
Kouklia beach Fish Farm, 16-Apr (JCW)
Citrine Wagtail 1m
Curlew Sand
Little Stint
Mandria, 15-Apr (IB, KR)
Collared Pratincole 3
Eleonora's Falcon 2
Anarita Park 15-Apr (AMcA)
Whinchat 2
Lesser Kestrel 2+, possibly 7
Agia Varvara lower ford 15-Apr (AMcA)
Little Crake 1m
Sedge Warbler 1
Cape Greco Area 15-Apr-11
(AKe)
Thrush Nightingale 1 in song
Common Nightingale 3
Frenaros 15-Apr-11 (AKe)
Cyprus Scops Owl 1 calling at 1.15 am
Spyros Beach offshore, 15-Apr (SC)
Arctic Skua 3 flying together (managed to get distant record shot)
Larnaca Sewage Works, 15-Apr (SC)
Little Gull 1
Audouin's Gull 1
Semi-collared Flycatcher 1 m
Eastern Orphean Warbler 1 f
Common Redstart 1 m
Grey-headed Wagtail 1 m
Xeros Potamos, Lower, 15-Apr (CR)
Short-toed Lark 1
Tawny Pipit 1
Tree Pipit 10
Whinchat 10
Great reed Warbler 2
Olivaceous warbler 3
Blackcap 1
Nightingale 1
Petra tou Romiou, 15-Apr (CR)
Nightingale 4
Olivaceous warbler 3
Cyprus warbler 2
Hoopoe 2
Spyro Pool, 15-Apr (SC)
Little Tern 1
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Kivisili Fields, 15-Apr (SC)
Lesser Kestrel 7+
Kiti Dam, 15-Apr (SC)
Common Cuckoo 1+
European Turtle Dove 1
Bishop's Pool, 15 Apr (MKo)
Ferruginous Duck 5
Wood Warbler 1
Golden Oriole
Turtle Dove 5
Woodpigeon 30
Pied Flycather 4
Collared Flycather 5
Whinchat 10
Ak.Gravel Pits, 15 Apr (MKo)
Short Toed Lark
Garganey 100 close to the fishfarm coast
Spoonbill 10 flying west
Little Egret 40 flying west
Northen Wheatear 40
Black Eared Wheatear 5
Whinchat 15
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Woodchat Shrike 2
Masked Shrike 3
Nightingale
Thrush Nightingale
Gull Billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
Montagu's Harrier
Tree Pipit 3
Germasogeia Dam, 15 Apr (MKo)
Great Egret
Squacco Heron 4
Bonelli's Eagle
Little Owl
Kensington Cliffs, 15 Apr (MKo)
Eleonora's Falco 1
Alpine Swift 12
Paralimni Lake 14-Apr-11 (AKe)
Pallid Harrier 1
Little Crake 1
Greater Sand Plover 2 in breeding plumage
Spur-winged Plover 8 (2 sitting)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 1 in song
Pissouri-Avdimou, 14-Apr (MAW)
Rufous-tailed Bush Robin 2
Phasouri Reed Beds 14th April (MB)
Cattle Egrit 4
Garganey 1
Marsh Harrier 1f
Shovelor Ducks 4 3m/1f
Coots 17
Bishops Pool 14th April (MB)
Squacco Heron 1
Night Heron 7
Little Egrit 2
Ferruginous Duck 3
Teal 2 pair
Coots 44
Moorhens 39
Little Grebe 16
Zakaki Pond&Marsh 14th April (MB)
Little Egrits 5
Purple Heron 7
Common Sandpiper 2
Ferruginous Duck 9
Garganey 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Great Reed Warbler 2
Black headed Yellow Wagtails 10+
Marathounta Hills, 14-Apr (CR)
Lesser Kestrel 2
Bonelli's Eagle 2 ads.
Turtle Dove 4
Great Spotted Cuckoo 1
Little Owl 1
Tree Pipit 20
Nightingale 1
Collared Fly 1
Pied Fly 1
Mandria, 14-Apr (IB, KR)
Collared Prat 1
Bimac Lak 2
Contributors: Mike & Annie West, Jim & Christine Willson, Tassos Leventis, Mike Bowden, Di & Andy Brannon, Ian Barton & Kathleen Rosewarne, Neil Alderson, Angus Hogg, Jonathan Osborne, Neil Alderson, Stavros Christodoulides, Pete Wragg, Marios Konis, Dave & Jan Walker, Andreas Kefalas, Lynn & Alan Crane, Pete Evans, Colin Richardson, Bill Stacey
This Bulletin is for interest and information only and is unchecked. A full list of Recent Sightings can be found on the BirdLife Cyprus website page http://wwwbirdlifecyprusorg/indexphp?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=73&Itemid=83&lang=en
Birdline is the bird information service (00357) 2593 4076 where you can leave your bird news and hear a list of recent sightings
Please also submit your records to the Bird Recorder ric...@cytanet.com.cy in spreadsheet format for the country record, which will then find their way into the monthly systematic list and annual report.
Colin Richardson
Bird Recorder, BirdLife Cyprus
PO Box 62893
8069 Paphos
Cyprus
Andy Renals
A Bee Eater was spotted today.
Andy Renals
Villa Carpe Diem - 'your Cyprus'
Maroni, Cyprus
Dan
worth noting...
Cape Greco:
2 Red-footed Falcon
Turtle Doves
Lots of Blackcaps
a few Lesser Whitethroat
1 Orphean Warbler
3 Ortolan Bunting
Song Thrush
1 Woodchat Shrike
Whinchats,
2 Spotted Flycatcher
Cyprus Wheatear
Meneou (with Jane):
1 Ferruginous Duck
8+ Little Tern
1 White-winged Tern
1 Whiskered Tern
12 Slender-billed Gull
2 Greenshank
1 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Curlew Sandpiper
Ruff
many Little Stints
c10 Blue-headed Wagtail
1 Common Cuckoo
Spotted Flycatchers
Kivisili (with Jane):
at least 9 (maybe 15) Lesser Kestrel
c8 Red-footed Falcons
Turtle Doves