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 group. Please click here to request to join the group.
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Mia Milia Water Treatment – 30 Greater Flamingo, 2 Glossy Ibis, 3 Common Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Common Crane, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Hen Harrier, Pied Avocet, 110+ Northern Lapwing, Jack Snipe, 5 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Wood Sandpiper, 11 Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff, 2 Temmincks Stint & 3 Bluethroat.
Freshwater Lake South – 2 White headed Duck.
Akrotiri Marsh – 3 Bonelli’s Eagle, 2 Spotted Redshank, White throated Kingfisher & Moustached Warbler.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 35 Common Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 8 Red-crested Pochard, 54 Common Pochard, 60+ Ferruginous Duck, 23 Black-necked Grebe, Merlin, 5 Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail & Eurasian Blackbird.
Akrotiri Marsh – Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Redshank, White throated Kingfisher, Bluethroat & Penduline Tit.
Akrotiri marsh – Bonelli’s Eagle, Western Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Common Snipe, 4 Ted throated Pipit & Penduline Tit.
Germasogeia – 2 Eurasian Crag Martin.
Oroklini Marsh – Eurasian Spoonbill & Common Crane.
Achna Dam – 2 Garganey, 17 Greater Flamingo, Black Kite, Western Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Sparrowhawk &
1 Sparrowhawk & Peregrine Falcon.
Avakas Gorge – 2 Wallcreeper & Blue rock Thrush.
Asprokremmos Dam – 4 White fronted geese & Jack Snipe.
Famagusta Freshwater Lake – 2 White headed Duck.
Oroklini Marsh – 67 Greater Flamingo, 27 Northern Lapwing, 51 Common Snipe, Temmincks Stint
Deryneia – 150+ Eurasian Stone Curlew.
Petounta Point to Alaminos Harbour –
Peregrine Falcon, Blue rock Thrush & Woodlark.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 16 Common Shelduck, Eurasian Wigeon, 20 Red-crested Pochard, 106 Common Pochard, 50+ Ferruginous Duck, 24 Northern Lapwing, 2 Armenian Gull, Siberian Pipit, 3 Water Pipit, 10 Red throated Pipit & Yellow Wagtail.
Oroklini – 40+ Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Temmincks Stint, 7 Common Redshank, 3 Water Pipit & Reed Bunting.
Phassouri – Pallid Harrier & 2 Hen Harrier
Akrotiri Marsh- 2 Bonelli’s Eagle, 5 Spotted Redshank & 2 Common Redshank.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 16 Common Shelduck, 8 Red-crested Pochard, 78+ Common Pochard, 50+ Ferruginous Duck, 5 Black-necked Grebe, Grey Plover, 57 Eurasian Golden Plover, 2 Northern Lapwing, Common Greenshank, Merlin, 2 Greater Short-toed Lark, 3 Barn Swallow, 30+ Red-throated Pipit & Water Pipit.
Avakas Gorge – 2 Wallcreeper
Paphos Sewage Plant – Pallid Harrier
Mia Milia – 3 Glossy Ibis, 1000+ Northern Shoveler, Common Crane, Pied Avocet, 52 Northern Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank & 4 Ruff.
Famagusta Freshwater Lake – 2 White headed Duck, 37 Ferruginous Duck, 17 Common Pochard, Great crested Grebe, Bonelli’s Eagle, Marsh Harrier & Common Buzzard.
Larnaca Sewage Works – Siberian Pipit.
Akrotiri Salt Lake – 94 Grey Heron, Great White Egret, 29 Greater Flamingo, 25 Northern Lapwing, 4 Kentish Plover, 35 Little Stint, 6 Dunlin, 5 Common Redshank, 3 Bluethroat, 8 Water Pipit, Red throated Pipit, 2 Moustached Warbler, Penduline Tit & 3 Reed Bunting.
Platania – Eurasian Siskin & Brambling.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 8 Common Shelduck, Garganey, 24 Red crested Pochard, 91 Common Pochard, 161+ Ferruginous Duck, 5 Northern Pintail, 2 Gadwall, 33 Black-necked Grebe, Merlin, Peregrine, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Curlew, Heuglin’s Gull, 9 Barn Swallow & Wren.
Famagusta Freshwater Lake – White headed Duck.
Oroklini Marsh – 21 Black winged Stilt, 60+ Common Snipe, 4 Temmincks Stint, Slender billed Gull, Water Pipit & 250+ Common Starling.
Oroklini beach – 50 Black headed Gull & 2 Sandwich Tern.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 8 Common Shelduck, 130 Ferruginous Duck, 10 Red-crested Pochard, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, 22 Northern Lapwing, Mediterranean Gull, 7 Barn Swallow & Bluethroat.
Asprokremmos Dam – 7 Greater White fronted geese.
Achna Dam – Black Kite, Merlin, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk & 4 Temminck’s Stint.
Oroklini Marsh – Common Crane.
Paphos Sewage Works – Pallid Harrier.
Germasogeia- Eurasian Siskin.
Kannoures Track, Troodos – Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, 20 Red Crossbill & 30 Brambling.
Asprokremmos Dam – 8 White fronted Geese & Common Quail.
Mammari – Merlin, Northern Lapwing & Finsch’s Wheatear.
Paphos Sewage Plant – 11 Stock Dove.
Asprokremmos Dam – 8 White fronted Geese.
Mandria – 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Turkestan Short-toed Lark & 40+ Eurasian Skylark.
Agios Sozomenos – Pallid Harrier & 3 Finschs Wheatear.
Akrotiri Marsh – 2 Squacco Heron, Green Sandpiper, Black winged Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Long eared Owl, 2 Bluethroat, Moustached Warbler, Penduline Tit & 44 Common Starling.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – Desert Wheatear
Frenaros – Hen Harrier
Akrotiri Marsh – 2 Squacco Heron, Green Sandpiper, Black winged Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Long eared Owl, 2 Bluethroat, Moustached Warbler, Penduline Tit & 44 Common Starling.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – Desert Wheatear
Frenaros – Hen Harrier
Akrotiri Marsh – 2 Greater Flamingo, 2 Squacco Heron, 2 Northern Pintail, Black-winged Kite, 5 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Snipe, 2 White throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, 2 Bluethroat, 5 Water Pipit, Moustached Warbler & 4 Penduline Tit.
Agia Varvara – Spotted crake, Little Owl, Blue rock thrush & Great Reed Warbler.
Agios Sozomenos – Long legged Buzzard, 3 Little Owl, 4 Finschs Wheatear & Blue Rock Thrush.
Achna Dam – 3 Great White Pelican & 8 Greater Flamingo.
Larnaca Sewage Works – 28 Greater Flamingo, 772 Northern Shoveler, 3 Northern Pintail, 469 Common Teal, 8 Red-crested Pochard, 44 Common Pochard, 208 Ferruginous Duck, 33 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Northern Lapwing, 5 Common Redshank, 88 Black-headed Gull, 2 Armenian Gull, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Barn Swallow 2 Bluethroat.
Agia Eirini Dam – 7 Greater Flamingo, 23 Northern Shoveler, 46 Common Pochard, 2 Bonelli’s Eagle, 7 Common Snipe, 2 Common Redshank & 16 Calandra Lark.
Akrotiri Gravel Pits – Desert Wheatear.
Akrotiri Marsh – Western Water Rail, 2 Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, White throated kingfisher, 2 Bluethroat & Penduline Tit.
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