Eastern olivaceous warbler, Kouris River, Cyprus. I paid for this Life ✅ photograph with several large insect bites at the M1 Pools today. Well worth it. 😊 #birdingcyprus #birds @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social
Ménétries's Warbler reported at Cape Greco (11th CY record)
White throated Kingfisher reported at Paphos Headland
Pallas’s Gulls reported from several locations in Paphos & Larnaca
Arrival of European Turtle Dove & Eurasian Golden Orioles
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Greater flamingo, Spiro’s Pool, Larnaca this morning. Lightning strikes put them up a few times, and a little closer to me in my Faraday cage. Fantastic collection of waders at the moment here. #birdingcyprus #birds @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social
Marsh sandpiper in the ruff, Spiro’s Pool, Larnaca, Cyprus 🇨🇾 Birds put up by lightning strikes in the gloom after dawn today, but largely very accommodating. #birdingcyprus #birds @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social
Collared pratincole, Spiro’s Pool, Larnaca, Cyprus yesterday evening. 22 counted, always glorious birds.
I fondly remember my very first with @john_cantelo when at Barbate, Cadíz 🇪🇸. #birdingcyprus #birds @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social
Isabelline wheatear, Larnaca, Cyprus
Camouflaged in the stubble fields this morning, late passage through after the rains. Sewage works here continue to deliver. 😊 #birdingcyprus #birds @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social
The first Lesser Grey Shrike of the spring reported at Larnaca Sewage Works
The first Red footed Falcon of the spring reported at Mavro Dam
Egyptian Vulture reported at Peristerona
Good passage of Glossy Ibis & Gull billed Tern in stormy weather
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Collared flycatcher, Μενεού pools, Larnaca this morning. Very accommodating male, with such beautiful contrasting colours. #birdingcyprus #birds @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social
Spectacled warbler, nr Spiro’s Pool, Larnaca, Cyprus 🇨🇾 this morning.
Popped into view along the coastline scrub as I was photographing a red-backed shrike. #birds #birdingcyprus @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social
The first Barred Warbler of the spring reported at Agia Varvara + Baillon’s Crake still
The first Eleonora’s Falcons of the spring reported at Kensington cliffs & Cape Greco
Bimaculated Lark reported at Petounda
Desert Finch still present at Sunset point, Paphos
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The first Icterine Warbler of the spring reported at Mavro Dam
The first Black headed Bunting of the spring reported at Agia Saranta
22 Lesser Kestrel reported at Kivisili
Increase in Gull billed Tern & European Nightjar
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Two Caspian Plover reported at Spiros Pool
Notable passage of Common Quail, with birds reported in off from several locations
Desert finch reported again at sunset point, Paphos
Increase in Collared Pratincole, Curlew Sandpiper & Whiskered Tern
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Peribatodes correptaria, an East Mediterranean species whose larvae feed on Cupressus and Juniper
Hadena adriana, a pretty convincing bird poo mimic
Gladiolus triphyllus, the ever lovely endemic of the pine forests of western Cyprus
Ophrys fusca subsp cinereophila, Cyprus's very own Sombre Bee Orchid
all three Cypriot endemic birds singing within walking distance of our hotel today, along with 23 orchid taxa, ace #MothBreakfast, at least 20 B&W flycatchers (3+ Semicollared amongst them), another reeling Savi's Warbler, & 10+ Cretzschmar's Buntings
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The first Golden Orioles of the spring reported at Protaras
Blue cheeked Bee eaters reported at Paphos Headland & Cape Greco
Glossy ibis on the move, with 500 reported past Timi Beach and smaller flocks elsewhere
The large arrival of Collared & Pied Flycatchers continues
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The first Montagu’s Harrier of the spring reported at Akrotiri
The first Collared Pratincole of the spring reported at Paphos Headland
The first Gull billed Tern of the spring reported at Spiros Pool
Gannets (rare in CY) reported past Paphos Headland & Akrotiri
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Highlight from yesterday was watching 2 little crake, and as I was leaving a small flock of blue-cheeked bee eater flew over. #cyprusbirds.
Savi's warbler from earlier in holiday. All the birds I heard reeling were from dense scrub. #cyprusbirds
Back home and reviewing some of my photos from Cyprus. One of the best birding locations I've experienced in Europe/Western Palearctic. Lots of amazing birds, including a wonderful selection of stunning wheatear, with lots of variation too. #cyprusbirds
Brown Booby photographed off Cape Andreas (the first record for Cyprus)
Caspian Plover reported at Spiros Pool + 2 Red necked Phalarope still & Citrine Wagtail
Desert & Trumpeter Finch reported again from Paphos
Increase in Lesser Kestrels & European Bee eaters
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The first European Bee eater of the spring reported at Paphos Headland
The first Little, Common & White winged Terns of the spring reported at Spiros Beach
Common Rock Thrush reported at Agia Saranta
Increase in Baltic Gulls & Blue cheeked Bee eaters
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Nice to finally lay my Cypriot bogey bird to rest - Trumpeter Finch - a rare but regular vagrant (most years). Even better to see it land next to a Bimaculated Lark!
Great to also see the wintering Desert Finch again after a few months
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Between checking our Cyprus-touring @travel_wildlife group in to Paphos airport yesterday, and going through security for the flight, @WildlifePrecey and I had time to march along to Timi Beach to tick Bimaculated Lark, with a side-order of Trumpeter Finch. Rubbish photos, but much excitement!
Black bellied Sandgrouse reported at Spiros Pool
Pied kingfishers reported at Manglis Lake & Larnaca Sewage works
Pallas’s Gull reported past Timi Beach + Bimaculated Lark & Trumpeter Finch
Desert Finch report again at Geroskipou, Paphos
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The first Blue cheeked Bee eater of the spring reported at Chlorakas
The first Lesser Kestrels of the spring reported at Agia Varvara
Desert & Trumpeter Finch reported from Paphos
Herons & Glossy Ibis on the move & an increase in Whinchat & Pied Flycatchers
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we started the day looking through a fence at Tulipa agenensis and finished it off looking through a fence at Spur-winged Lapwing
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Grey-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava thunbergi
Blue-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava flava
Black-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava feldegg
a proper wagtail pick and mix this afternoon at Mandria beach, with Grey-headed thunbergi, Blue-headed flava and Black-headed feldegg, all busy feeding up before they fan out across Europe
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Spectacled Warbler
Female collared flycatcher
Male Semi-collared Flycatcher
Woodchat Shrike
A wonderful selection of Mediterranean birds this morning, at Greco, Cyprus. #cyprusbirds
