APRIL 3rd - 6th 2019
AYIA NAPA SEWAGE WORKS
We found the track that leads upto the sewage works but the off road track that leads upto the back of the sewage works was pretty in-passable in the hire car we had, instead we drove upto the top end of the road where the entrace gates were and kind of jammed into a large grassy area (presumably someones front garge) with water sprinlers and surrounding trees and scrub. Gary soon picked out a flycatcher and upon studying we soon realised it was a smart male Semi-collared Flycatcher posing nicely on the surrounding fencing and the sprinklers allowing photo's to be obtained. We also picked out at least 2 male Collared Flycatcher and a nice female Collared was found too. We were surprised to find 2 male 'eastern' Common Redstarts here and the trees held good numbers of Wood Warbler, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, whilst the scrub produced a very skulky male Subalpine Warbler, a Tree Pipit also dropped in.
Other birders reported a Long-legged Buzzard but unfortuantley we failed to connect with this bird here. A good area to check out especially when Greco starts to get busy with tourists! and great photo opportunities as with patience the birds pop up on the exposed branches and fences
Semi-collared Flycatcher (male)
Collared Flycatcher (male)
Collared Flycatcher (female)
Wood Warbler
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
Tree Pipit
PARALIMINI LAKES
Water levels were great here due to Cyprus having one of their wettest winters for a good few years, by the shooting range, this area was great for scanning the lakes and checking through Wagtails aswell as waders, we spent a few hours here as there was many hiding places the birds could get to. Resident birds included Spur-winged Plovers and Black-winged Stilts whilst a Marsh Harrier occassionally hunted nearby flushing everything.
Waders included Ruff, Little-ringed Plover, Marsh Sandpiper with the odd Green and Wood Sandpiper's. A distant Temminck's Stint was a nice find by a fellow group of birders that had joined us with scopes. Garganey and at least 4 Ferruginous Ducks were un the deeper water, a flock of 14 Night Herons flew around the lake, presumably migrating, smaller birds were represented with various races of Yellow Wagtails and searching through these revealed a smart male Citrine Wagtail and a Water Pipit. The surrounding scrub produced a Wryneck and a Wood Warbler
Paralimini lakes from the shooting range
Water Pipit
Ruff and Marsh Sandpiper
Male Citrine Wagtail
Please read part 4 covering the Akrotiri peninsula
