{"id":2560,"date":"2020-05-21T09:44:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdlifecyprusnew.org\/?page_id=2560"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:45:34","slug":"raptor-migration-counts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/el\/monitoring-birds\/raptor-migration-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u0391\u03c1\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2560\" class=\"elementor elementor-2560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb2f4db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb2f4db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25f6675\" data-id=\"25f6675\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8879f8a animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8879f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raptor Migration counts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fe9d1 ee-breadcrumbs-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ee-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"a2fe9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ee-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ee-breadcrumbs\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d12138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d12138\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c8dee8\" data-id=\"0c8dee8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04746e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"04746e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6772c0d elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6772c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monitoring birds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f6034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0f6034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raptor counts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c62731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c62731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our programme to monitor birds of prey on migration has been ongoing since 2003. During our annual autumn migration counts, observers count birds on passage throughout the day on as many days as possible during the main passage period, from late August to early November. The programme has focused on the Akrotiri Peninsula in recent years, owing to the peninsula\u2019s importance as a \u201cbottleneck\u201d site through which the majority of migrating birds of prey are thought to pass each autumn. In addition to birds of prey, observers count other large soaring birds, such as pelicans, storks and cranes, and some smaller birds such as bee-eaters. This is a permanent programme, with most counts carried out by members of BirdLife Cyprus\u2019s network of volunteers.<br \/><br \/>The long-term objectives of this programme include identifying or confirming further important sites or flyways for migrant raptors, determining the daily and seasonal pattern of migration for each species, detecting trends in the numbers of each species passing through the island, and identifying actual or potential conservation problems (for example, hazards posed by existing or planned wind farms, antennae or other obstructions).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735e6f6 uael-img-grid__column-2 uael-img-grid-tablet__column-5 uael-img-grid-mobile__column-2 uael-ins-normal uael-img-caption-valign-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-image-gallery\" data-id=\"735e6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;gallery_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;column_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;images_valign&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;column_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gallery_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;lightbox_margin_bottom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lightbox_margin_bottom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lightbox_margin_bottom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;column_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;caption_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;caption_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;caption_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-gallery-parent uael-caption-on-image uael-gallery-unjustified\"><div class=\"uael-img-gallery-wrap uael-img-grid-wrap uael-img-grid-masonry-wrap uael-image-lightbox-wrap\" data-filter-default=\"All\" data-lightbox_actions=\"[&quot;close&quot;]\" data-lightbox-gallery-loop=\"\"><div class=\"uael-grid-item  uael-img-gallery-item-1\"><div class=\"uael-grid-item-content\"><a class=\"uael-grid-img uael-grid-gallery-img uael-ins-hover elementor-clickable\" data-fancybox=\"uael-gallery\" data-caption=\"Red-footed Falcon \u00a9 A. Stoecker\" href=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum01.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\"><div class=\"uael-grid-img-thumbnail uael-ins-target\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum01.jpg 700w, https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum01-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"uael-grid-img-overlay\"><\/div><\/a><figcaption class=\"uael-grid-img-content\"><div class=\"uael-grid-img-caption\"><h4 class=\"uael-grid-caption-text\">Red-footed Falcon \u00a9 A. Stoecker<\/h4><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uael-grid-item  uael-img-gallery-item-2\"><div class=\"uael-grid-item-content\"><a class=\"uael-grid-img uael-grid-gallery-img uael-ins-hover elementor-clickable\" data-fancybox=\"uael-gallery\" data-caption=\"Honey Buzzard \u00a9 D. Nye\" href=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum02.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\"><div class=\"uael-grid-img-thumbnail uael-ins-target\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum02.jpg 700w, https:\/\/birdlifecyprus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Raptor-Counts-Thum02-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"uael-grid-img-overlay\"><\/div><\/a><figcaption class=\"uael-grid-img-content\"><div class=\"uael-grid-img-caption\"><h4 class=\"uael-grid-caption-text\">Honey Buzzard \u00a9 D. Nye<\/h4><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f91832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f91832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far, this programme has identified the Akrotiri Peninsula as an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdlife.org\/worldwide\/programme-additional-info\/important-bird-and-biodiversity-areas-ibas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Important Bird Area<\/a>\u00a0on the migrating raptor criterion (cumulative counts to pass a threshold of 3000 birds of prey per season), and has contributed to the identification of other IBAs on this and other migrant raptor criteria. The programme also covers others sites too, such as Pafos Plain and\u00a0Cape Greco, albeit less regularly than Akrotiri Peninsula, which is the main bottleneck site.<br \/><br \/>Additional contributors to this programme, mainly for the autumn counts at selected sites, are always welcome. Please contact Christina Ieronymidou at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:christina.ieronymidou@birdlifecyprus.org.cy\">christina.ieronymidou@birdlifecyprus.org.cy<\/a>\u00a0if you are interested in taking part.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d7528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e1d7528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d85435c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d85435c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9804efe\" data-id=\"9804efe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273206c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"273206c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raptor Migration counts Monitoring birds Raptor counts Our programme to monitor birds of prey on migration has been ongoing since 2003. During our annual autumn migration counts, observers count birds on passage throughout the day on as many days as possible during the main passage period, from late August to early November. 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