Recent sightings
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Recent Sightings
Below are all recent, unconfirmed reports of notable bird sightings from all over Cyprus, sent to us from local and visiting birdwatchers.
Recent sightings are also shared through our Twitter feed here and through our WhatsApp groups: please click here to request to join the Cyprus Bird Sightings group, and here to request to join the Cyprus bird socials group, for bird and conservation related discussions beyond sightings.
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Are you out birdwatching regularly? Then make your sightings count by sending them to the BirdLife Cyprus Recorder. You can see all the ways you can record your sightings here.
Bishops Pool – 5 Ferruginous Duck, Western Water Rail, Osprey, Common Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Red footed Falcon, 2 Eleonora’s Falcon & 20+ Common Chiffchaff.
Lady’s Mile – 2 Black Kite.
Akrotiri Marsh – 2 Squacco Heron, 2 Ruff, 3 Bonelli’s Eagle, 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Red footed Falcon, Whiskered Tern, 5 European Bee eater, Common Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail & 2 Red throated Pipit.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits coast – 22 Cattle Egret, Greater Sandplover, 20+ Kentish Plover, 5 Common Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Northern Wheatear.
Paralimni Lake – 4 Spotted Crake.
Akrotiri Marsh – 30+ Spur-winged Lapwing, Whiskered Tern, Western Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Kingfisher & White throated Kingfisher.
Larnaca Airport Pools south – 25 Greater Flamingo, 16 Common Ringed Plover, 80 Kentish Plover, 2 Sanderling, 26 Dunlin & 47 Little Stint.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 33 Garganey, 360 Northern Shoveler, 36 Northern Pintail, 489 Common Teal, Common Pochard, 11 Ferruginous Duck, 23 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Whiskered Tern, 3 Black-headed Gull & 3 Red-throated Pipit.
Larnaca Salt Lake – 92 Greater Flamingo.
Germasogeia – Bonelli’s Eagle, 2 Long legged Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk & Red footed Falcon.
Larnaca Salt Lake – 2 Common Crane.
Asprokremmos Dam – 9 Grey Heron, Little Owl, Osprey, Bonelli’s Eagle & Eleonora’s Falcon.
Agios Sozomenos – Finschs Wheatear, Cyprus Wheatear, Northern Wheatear & 3 Willow Warbler.
Cape Greco – 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby, 2 European Bee eater, 4 Cyprus Wheatear, Red rumped Swallow, 10+ Red throated pipit, Tawny pipit, 3 Cyprus Warbler, 10+ lesser Whitethroat & Spectacled Warbler.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 2 Common Crane & Black Stork.
Pervolia fields – 2 Red footed Falcon, 2 European Bee eater, 7 Eurasian Skylark, Calandra Lark & 3 Red throated Pipit.
Troodos – Blue rock Thrush, Woodlark, 2 Eurasian Crag Martin & 3 Cyprus Wheatear.
Lazanias – Cyprus Scops Owl.
Germasogeia- 4 Common Swift.
Spiros Pool – Buff breasted Sandpiper.
Kouklia Dam (Famagusta) – Buff breasted Sandpiper.
Paralimni Lake – 3 Spotted Crake, 4 Black winged Stilt, Common Redshank & Common Greenshank.
Akrotiri Marsh – Glossy Ibis, Bonelli’s Eagle, Western Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, White winged Tern & Common Kingfisher.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 5 Black necked Grebe, 52 Northern Pintail & Spotted Redshank.
Spiros Pool – Buff breasted Sandpiper.
Spiros Pool – Buff breasted Sandpiper.
Paralimni Lake – 2 Spotted Crake & Bluethroat.
Mavrokolympos Dam – Cyprus Wheatear, 15 European Stonechat, Whinchat, 2 European Robin, 5 Cyprus Warbler & Red backed Shrike.
Paralimni Lake – Spotted Crake.
Petounda Point – Long legged Buzzard, Red-footed Falcon, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Kingfisher, Northern Wheatear & European Stonechat.
Cape Greco – 2 Isabelline Wheatear & Northern Wheatear.
Spiros Pool – Buff breasted Sandpiper.
Larnaca Airport Pools South – 12 Greater Flamingo, Pallid Harrier, 60+ Common Ringed Plover, 10+ Ruff, 30+ Little Stint, 50+ Dunlin, 2 Sanderling & Tree Pipit.
Spiros Pool – Grey Plover, 5 European Golden Plover, 20+ Kentish Plover, Little ringed Plover, 30+ Common Ringed Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 40+ Dunlin, 10+ Little Stint, 30+ Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 500+ Spanish Sparrow, Whiskered Tern & 6 Red throated Pipit.
Mosfiloti – Black Kite, 4 Eurasian Sparrowhawk & Peregrine Falcon.
Limnatis – 10 Griffon Vulture.
Mandria – 8 Whinchat, 2 Northern Wheatear, 40+ Western Yellow Wagtail & 50+ White Wagtail.
Kouklia Dam (Famagusta) – 35 Garganey, Marbled Duck, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Common Crane, 330 Greater Flamingo, 16 Eurasian Spoonbill, 4 Great White Egret, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, 2 Eurasian Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Collared Pratincole, Pallid Harrier, Black Kite, Eurasian Hobby, 2 Calandra Lark
& 5 Short-toed Lark.
Akrotiri Enviornment Centre – Osprey, European Honey Buzzard, Western Marsh Harrier, Levant Sparrowhawk & European Roller.
Akrotiri Marsh – Squacco Heron, 2 Bonelli’s Eagle, 4 Black Kite, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 4+ Red footed Falcon, 2 Eurasian Hobby & 50+ European Bee eater.
Paphos Headland – Greater Sand plover, European Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear, 15+ Western Yellow Wagtail, Red throated Pipit, 5 Red backed Shrike & 3 Masked Shrike.
Mavrokolymbos Dam – Long legged Buzzard, Cyprus Wheatear, Tree Pipit, Common Redstart, 3 Cyprus Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler & 2 Red backed Shrike.
Mammari – 20 Red-footed Falcon, 3 Northern Wheatear, Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, Garden Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Masked Shrike & Red backed Shrike.
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