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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.
For a personalized and expertly guided birdwatching experience, explore our bird tours here.
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.
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Paphos Headland – 9 Eurasian Golden Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Eurasian Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear, Blue rock Thrush & Tree Sparrow.
Agia Varvara – Great white Egret, Spotted Crake, Jack Snipe, Bonelli’s Eagle & Sedge Warbler.
Akrotiri Marsh – Great white Egret, Squacco Heron, 4 Northern Lapwing, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Common Redshank, 8 Stock Dove, White throated Kingfisher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Red throated Pipit & 8 Water Pipit.
Akrotiri Marsh – Eurasian Wigeon, Squacco Heron, Northern Lapwing, 3 Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Bonelli’s Eagle, Common Buzzard, White throated Kingfisher, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Red throated Pipit, 8 Water Pipit, 10 Common Starling & Penduline Tit.
Akrotiri Salt Lake – 500+ Greater flamingo (including melanistic individual) & 2 Pied Avocet.
Spiros Pool – Grey Plover, 10 Jack Snipe, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit & Great Reed Warbler.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 6 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Pied Avocet, 4 Slender-billed Gull, Armenian Gull, 10 Whiskered Tern, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit & Citrine Wagtail.
Nicosia – 300 Eurasian Stone Curlew.
Oroklini Marsh – 2 Spotted Crake.
Kouklia Dam (Famagusta) – 8 Eurasian Spoonbill, 75 Northern Lapwing, 3 Eurasian Golden Plover, 4 Grey Plover, Pied Avocet, 11 Black winged Stilt, 4 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Eurasian Curlew, 10+ Wood Sandpiper, 50+ Ruff, Whiskered Tern, Yellow Wagtail & 20+ Common Starling
Athalassa Dam – 33 Little Egret, 10 Black crowned Night Heron, Squacco Heron & 2 Common Kingfisher.
Mavrokolympos Dam – Osprey, Water Pipit & 4 Cyprus Warbler.
Paphos Headland – Greater Sandplover, Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper, Blue rock Thrush, Northern Wheatear & 2 Red throated Pipit.
Kidasi – 2 Finschs Wheatear & Woodlark.
Agios Sozomenos – 3 Little Owl, Long legged Buzzard, 2 Peregine Falcon, 2 Blue rock Thrush & Finschs Wheatear.
Fasli – 4 Common Raven.
Kensington Cliffs – 11 Griffon Vulture, Bonelli’s Eagle, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Eleonora’s Falcon & Red footed Falcon.
Kourion Stadium – Eleonora’s Falcon, 3 Woodlark & Red backed Shrike.
Akrotiri Marsh – 3 European Bee eater
Akrotiri Marsh – Glossy Ibis, Squacco Heron, 9 Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 9 Common Snipe, Eurasian Hobby, White throated Kingfisher, Woodlark, 3 Bluethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Red throated Pipit & 4 Water Pipit.
Mammari – Finsch’s Wheatear, Tawny Pipit & 2 Red-throated Pipit.
Drouseia – 3 Common Raven.
Bishop’s Pool – 8 Northern Pintail, 2 Ferruginous Duck, 5 Barn Swallow, Common Redstart, Sedge Warbler & 30+ Common Chiffchaff.
Akrotiri Marsh – 3 Bonelli’s Eagle, 4 Western Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, 70+ Spur winged Lapwing, Black winged Stilt, Wood Sandpiper, 6 Common Snipe & White throated Kingfisher.
Sunset Point, Paphos – 5 Woodlark, 2 Northern Wheatear & Desert Finch.
Cape Greco – 2 Eurasian Nightjar.
Mavrokolymbos dam – Osprey, 3+ Bonelli’s Eagle, Cyprus Wheatear & 2+ Cyprus Warbler.
Sunset Point, Paphos – Desert Finch.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 5 Garganey & Hen Harrier.
Spiros Pool – Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
Asprokremmos Dam – Osprey, Bonelli’s Eagle & Pallid Harrier.
Achna Dam – Jack Snipe.
Paralimni Lake – 4 Spotted Crake, Grey Plover & Bluethroat.
Spiros Pool – Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2 Grey Plover, 13 Common Ringed Plover, 11 Spur-winged Lapwing, Kentish Plover, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, 32 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint & 2 Whiskered Tern.
Achna Dam – Eurasian Bittern.
Asprokremmos Dam – Great crested Grebe, Great white Egret, Osprey Bonelli’s Eagle & Eurasian Sparrowhawk.
Akrotiri Marsh – 4 Squacco Heron, Great white Egret, Bonelli’s Eagle, Red footed Falcon, Eleonora’s Falcon, European Roller & White throated Kingfisher.
Mavrokolympos Dam – 2 Cyprus Wheatear & 6 Cyprus Warbler.
Asprokremmos Dam – 2 Great crested Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, Black Kite, 3 Long legged Buzzard & 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Mandria – 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Whinchat, 40+ Red throated Pipit & 3 Western Yellow Wagtail.
Timi Beach – Male Pallid Harrier & Eurasian Sparrowhawk.
Oroklini Marsh – 2 Spotted Crake.
Paphos headland – Menetries Warbler & Desert Finch.
Μandria – 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Eurasian Skylark, 11 Western Yellow Wagtail, 50+ Red throated Pipit, 2 Meadow Pipit & Water Pipit.
Mavrokolympos Dam – Tree Pipit & 4 Cyprus Warbler.
Kensington Cliffs – Stock Dove, 7 Griffon Vulture, 6 Eleonora’s Falcon & Meadow Pipit.
Akrotiri Marsh – Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, Eurasian Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Whiskered Tern, White-throated Kingfisher, Red rumped Swallow, 3 Water Pipit, 2 Red throated Pipit & 2 Western Yellow Wagtail.
Sunset Point, Paphos – Desert Finch.
Akrotiri Marsh – 3 Squacco Heron, Common Quail, 5 Common Snipe, Whiskered Tern, Lesser spotted Eagle, Red footed Falcon, Eurasian Hobby, White throated Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, 3 Water Pipit, 10 Red throated Pipit, Great Reed Warbler & Penduline Tit.
Prodromos – Yellow browed Warbler.
Kourion Stadium – Bonelli’s Eagle & 7+ Eleonora’s Falcon.
Sunset Point, Paphos – 2 Desert Finch.
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