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 shard through our Twitter feed here and through our WhatsApp group. Please click here to request to join the group.
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.
Paralimni Lake – 7 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 7 Northern Pintail, c1000 Greater Flamingo, 3 Marsh Harrier, Wood Sandpiper & Water Pipit.
Paphos Headland – 4 Greater Sand plover & Common Kingfisher.
Troodos – 10+ Redwing.
Analiontas – 18 Woodlark, Blue rock Thrush, 2 Cyprus Warbler & 2 Spectacled Warbler.
Karaokes Lake, Famagusta – 9 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, Common Crane, 110+ Greater & 7 Black-winged Stilt.
Mia Milia Water Treatment – 4 Gadwall, 7 Eurasian Wigeon, 14+ Common Pochard, 42 Greater Flamingo, 6 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 603+ Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 5 Ruff & Bluethroat.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, 30+ Eurasian Golden Plover & Spotted Redshank.
Kourian – 2 Long-legged Buzzard, 8 Woodlark, Finschs Wheatear & Blue Rock Thrush.
Peristerona – Peregrine Falcon, Eurasian Sparrowhawk & Crag Martin.
Evretou Dam – 8 Crag Martin.
Karaokes Lake, Famagusta – 9 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, Common Crane, 110+ Greater & 7 Black-winged Stilt.
Mia Milia Water Treatment – 4 Gadwall, 7 Eurasian Wigeon, 14+ Common Pochard, 42 Greater Flamingo, 6 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 603+ Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 5 Ruff & Bluethroat.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, 30+ Eurasian Golden Plover & Spotted Redshank.
Kourian – 2 Long-legged Buzzard, 8 Woodlark, Finschs Wheatear & Blue Rock Thrush.
Peristerona – Peregrine Falcon, Eurasian Sparrowhawk & Crag Martin.
Evretou Dam – 8 Crag Martin.
Larnaca Sewage Works – Great White Pelican & Slavonian Grebe.
Spilia – Common Buzzard and 2 Dunnock.
Paphos Headland – 3 Greater Sand Plover.
Tomb of the Kings – Desert Wheatear.
Akrotiri Marsh – Eastern Yellow Wagtail.
Larnaca Sewage Works – Ruddy Shelduck, 9 Red-crested Pochard, 27 Common Pochard, 48 Ferruginous Duck, 2 Tufted Duck, 47 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Sandpiper, 5 Common Redshank, 3 Common Greenshank, 50 Eurasian Skylark, Yellow Wagtail & 2 Barn Swallow.
Tomb of the Kings – Desert Wheatear.
Agia Varvara – 2 Bonelli’s Eagle, 2 Long-legged Buzzard, 8 Crag Martin, 2 Bluethroat, 8 Woodlark, 90 Eurasian Skylark, 4 Water Pipit, 2 Red-throated Pipit & 10 European Serin.
Achna Dam – 224 Great Cormorant, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 14 Spur-winged Lapwing, Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Eurasian Skylark, 68 Common Starling & 12 Corn Bunting.
Mosfiloti – 1+ Goldcrest.
Larnaca Sewage Works – Merlin.
Mia Milia Sewage Plant – 1200+ Northern Shoveler, 200+ Common Teal, 33 Ferruginous duck, 18 Common Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 580+ Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank & Common Sandpiper.
Athalassa Park – Tufted Duck.
Mammari – 2 Peregrine Falcon & Finschs Wheatear.
Agios Sozomenos – 17 Ferruginous Duck, Tufted Duck, 2 Long-legged Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Raven & 5 Finschs Wheatear.
Akrotiri Marsh – Lesser Spotted Eagle & Eastern Yellow Wagtail.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 40 Common Shelduck, 5 Red-crested
Larnaca Sewage Works – 32 Common Pochard, 30 Ferruginous Duck, 20 Black-necked Grebe, 27 Northern Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 14 Common Redshank, 3 Barn Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail & 3 Reed Bunting.
Oroklini Marsh – 3 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Marsh Harrier, 55 Northern Lapwing, 30 Spur-winged Lapwing, 28 Black-winged Stilt, 5 Common Snipe, 2 Common Redshank, 3 Water Pipit, 2 Moustached Warbler, 4 Penduline Tit & 2 Reed Bunting.
Akrotiri Marsh – Lesser spotted Eagle & Eastern Yellow Wagtail.
Lady’s Mile – Common Gull.
Avakas Gorge – Wallcreeper.
Vrysoulles – Black-winged Kite.
Meneou Pool – 486 Common Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck & 29 Dunlin.
Larnaca Sewage Works – Black-winged Kite.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – Ruddy Shelduck
Akrotiri Marsh – Bonelli’s Eagle, 2 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Ruff, putative Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Water Pipits & Red-throated Pipits.
Achna Dam – Hen Harrier.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 39 Shelduck, 313+ Teal, 604+ Shoveler, Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 28 Common Pochard, 6 Red-crested Pochard, 43 Ferruginous Duck, 2 Tufted Duck, 33 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Greenshank, 5 Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Little Stint, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow & Reed bunting.
Spiros Pool – 449 Eurasian Golden Plover & 2 Sandwich Tern.
Airport pools North – 16 Shelduck, 51 Shoveler, 57 Greater Flamingo, 7 Northern Lapwing, 2 Black-winged Stilt, Ringed plover, 14 Common Redshank & 10 Slender-billed Gull.
Larnaca Salt Lake – 542 Greater Flamingo, 332 Shelduck, 2 Common Crane, Marsh Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, 10+ Kentish Plover, Ringed Plover, 46 Little Stint, 31 Dunlin, 28 Black-headed Gull, 150+ Yellow legged Gull, 40+ Armenian Gull, 3 Caspian Gull, 2 Boltic Gull & 2 Heuglins Gull.
Ayia Triada- Red breasted Merganser, 7 Grey Plover & Audouins Gull.
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