Have you been out bird watching in 2016? Then please don’t forget to send all your 2016 sightings in to the Recorder if you haven’t already done so.

They can be sent either via the Global portal of the BTO BirdTrack database or on the excel form available for download here or the Recorder can send to you. Email lists are acceptable if you are not comfortable with either of those two methods.

So that the 2016 database can be completed it would be appreciated if they are received by 10 February 2017. If you are unable to meet that deadline but still have 2016 records to submit please let the Recorder know. Make your birdwatching count and ensure that your sightings are included in the 2016 country database. Please note that the only way for your records to be included in the database is to ensure that the Recorder receives them. Unfortunately, she is unable to include those only noted on various social media sites, ‘round-robin’ emails, “BirdLine” etc.

Please send your sightings to BirdLife Cyprus Bird Recorder, Jane Stylianou on cypriaca@birdlifecyprus.org.cy or at PO Box 24382, 1703 Nicosia, Cyprus.