Friday 19 April 2013

10 April 2013 Cyprus Day 1

Arrived at Larnaca Airport at 15.30. Collected our hire car at the Airport from Hertz. First visited the Salt Lakes and Sewage Farm hide near the airport and then briefly to Sprio's Pool at Meneou Beach.
We then drove to Konnos Bay where we were renting a villa for the week. Dark by 19.30 hours.
Fine sunny warm day although very windy at Larnaca. On the common species have not included numbers seen during the trip.

Greater Flamingo 60
Teal 3
Mallard 10
Pintail 3
Garganey 3
Shoveler 20
Kestrel 1
Chukar 1
Coot
Black-winged Stilt 40
Spur-winged Plover 8
Greenshank 10
Green Sandpiper 1
Wood Sandpiper 4
Black-headed Gull 6
Slender-billed Gull 8
Baltic Gull 3
Yellow-legged Gull 1+
Little Tern 2
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo 1
Swift 4
Crested Lark 12
Swallow 40
House Martin 5
Flava Wagtail 20
White Wagtail 20
Northern Wheatear 1
Fan-tailed Warbler 3 heard
Magpie 1
Hooded Crow 6
House Sparrow