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Bird List 2

Following is a bird list send by one of our satisfied customers. Continue reading to discover the variety of birds our area has to offer to bird watchers.

Birds seen from 01 to 08 May 2009 in Cyprus – In red birds seen in the Dhiarizos valley

Pigmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus	One over sea at Paphos
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Zakaki pool, Orokhlini marshes
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	Two at Asprokremnos pool and one in the Dhiarizos valley
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Two birds at Phassouri
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	A number of birds observed in various localities
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Several
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	Only a few birds seen around Asprokremnos dam area
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	Only four birds seen over Asprokremnos pool and one at Zakaki pool
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Only one seen over Zakaki pool
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	18 birds seen flying north at Mandria
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Various birds seen
Wigeon Anas penelope	One at Zakaki pool
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	At least 10 at Zakaki pool
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	Four at Asprokremnos Dam
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Commonly seen
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Singles at phasouri, Zakaki pool, Asprokremnos dam
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	One adult seen in Ezousas valley, one in Dhiarizos valley
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	Only one seen near Asprokremnos dam
Eleonora´s Falcon Falco eleonora	Several at Kensington Cliffs
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	One in the Ezousas Valley, one in the Dhiarizos valley
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	Commonly heard, seen well in the Dhiarizos valley and at Akrotiri Gravel Pit
Chukar Alectoris chukar cypriotes	Commonly heard and seen
Little Crake Porzana parva	One at Asprokremnos pool
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Commonly seen
Coot Fulica atra	Commonly seen
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Several in the Larnaca area, some along Lady’s Mile beach pools
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus	One heard and seen in the Dhiarizos Valley
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	One over Paphos headland
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Some seen at Mandria, Larnaca area and Akrotiri area
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Several seen along Lady’s Mile Beach and in Larnaca area, some with youngs
Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Only three seen at Orokhlini marshes
Little Stint Calidris minuta	Common
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii	Only one seen at Meneou pool
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus	One seen at Spiros pool
Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Only one seen along Lady’s Mile Beach
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	Only one seen at Spiros pool
Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Only one seen at Spiros pool
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos	Commonly seen
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	Several at various localities
Ruff Philomachus pugnax	Several at various localities
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Only one seen at Spiros pool
Baltic Gull Larus fuscus	One adult flying over Paphos headland
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	Commonly seen
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	6-7 birds at Spiros pool
Little Tern Sterna albifrons	6-7 birds at Spiros pool
Whiskered Tern Chlidonia hybridus	3 birds at Zakaki pool
Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Common
Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Common
Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur	Commonly seen
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	Only one heard on M. Troodos
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius	Several birds heard and seen, especially in the Dhiarizos valley and around Asprokremnos Dam
Barn Owl Tyto alba	One in the backyard of Vasilias Nikoklis Inn
Little Owl Athene noctua	One in the Dhiarizos valley
Scops Owl Otus scops	At least three heard every night around Vasilias Nikoklis Inn
Swift Apus apus	Common
Alpine Swift Apus melba	Several birds seen
Hoopoe Upupa epops	Only a couple of birds in Paphos headland
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Commonly seen. More than 100 together hunting bees near Asprokremnos pool and in the Dhiarizos valley
European Roller Coracias garrulus	Several birds seen at various localities
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	8 birds at Paphos headland
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Common
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Common
House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Common
Sand Martin Riparia riparia	Some birds seen near Aphrodite’s baths
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Various birds of different races
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis	One at Bishop’s pool, one at Aphrodite’s baths
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Heard approaching M.Trodos
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Just two birds seen
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	One bird in the Dhiarizos Valley near Fasoula
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	common
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	Some birds at Mandria and Paphos
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Common at Phasouri reedbeds
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris	Two birds singing around Vasilias Nikoklis Inn
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Asprokremnos pool and Dam
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Asprokremnos pool
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	common
Cetti´s Warbler Cettia cetti	common
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Just a few birds around Vasilias Nikoklis Inn
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala	Common
Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax	Common
Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Only a couple of birds in the Dhiarizos valley
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata	Asprokremnos dam
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Seen in the Dhiarizos valley and at Bishop pool
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina	At least five birds seen in the Dhiarizos Valley and at Aphrodite’s bath
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Very common
Great Tit Parus major	Common
Coal Tit Parus ater cypriotes	Common on the M. Troodos
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla	Common on the M. Troodos
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	One around Vasilias Nikoklis Inn, one at Aphrodite’s bath, 3 on the m. Troodos
Magpie Pica pica	Common
Jay Garrulus glandarius	Various birds seen on the M. Troodos
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Common
Jackdaw Corvus monedula	Common
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus	Several seen in various localities, with 6 together inthe Dhiarizos valley
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Common
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Asprokremnos pool, 2 birds
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Common
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Common
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris	Common
Linnet Carduelis cannabina	Several seen
Serin Serinus serinus	Some seen on the M. Troodos
Common Crossbill Loxia curviristra	Some seen on the M. Troodos
Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia	Some seen approaching the M. Troodos from the Dhiarizos Valley
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	Several seen approaching the M. Troodos from the Dhiarizos Valley
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra	Some birds seen or heard in various places

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