M- Moulia (Pafos); P - Pafos headland/lighthouse; E - Ezousa river valley; MF - Mandria Fields; F - Famagusta. New birds for me in capitals.
- Shag. 2, F 11/4.
- Night Heron. 2 on rock island, near M, 10/4.
- Squacco heron. M, and flock of 22 E 12/4.
- Cattle egret. 1, F 11/4.
- Little egret. Up to 6 E, ca. 10 nr Pafos airport 14/4.
- Grey heron. Up to ca. 20, E.
- Purple heron. 1 E, 12/4.
- Glossy ibis. At least 2, Oroklini Marsh 11/4. 32 past M, 12/4, possibly up to 100 in distant flocks offshore.
- Tufted duck. Female on a pool, E, several dates.
- Marsh harrier. Two males in off the sea, M 9/4; 12/4
- PALLID HARRIER. Female in off the sea, MF 14/4.
- Kestrel. Widespread. 4 birds together from the coach near F 11/4 may have been lesser kestrels.
- ELEONORA'S FALCON. One off P 14/4 chased by a yellow-legged gull.
- Chukar. Heard near E.
- Black Francolin. Heard near M and E.
- Quail. Heard M12/4. One flushed near airport, 14/4 (first one I've seen).
- Moorhen. Up to 2, pool, E.
- Black-winged stilt. Several F, 11/4.
- Stone Curlew. P (1, 13/4; 2 15/4), E (2 - 14/4), nr airport 2 14/4.
- Collared pratincole. 2, P 13/4.
- Little ringed plover. 2 E, 12/4.
- Kentish plover. 2 P, 13/4.
- CASPIAN PLOVER. MF, 14/4, female (a male appeared at the same place next day!)
- Spur-winged plover. F 11/4; Pafos sewage works12/4; M, 2 on 14/4.
- Little stint. 2 E 12/4; 1 P 13/4.
- Whimbrel. P 15/5.
- Wood sandpiper. E 10/4.
- Common sandpiper. Up to 2, M.
- Black-headed gull. 1 F 11/4.
- Audouin's gull. 1 F, 11/4.
- Baltic gull. One P on several dates.
- Yellow-legged gull. Common along coast.
- Feral pigeon. Common.
- Wood pigeon. Common.
- Collared dove. Common.
- Turtle dove. One P14/4; MF 14/4.
- GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO. 2 several days, P.
- Common swift. Several, P.
- Common kingfisher. 2 birds, several days, M.
- European Bee-eater. ca. 30, P 15/5.
- Hoopoe. Several singles - M, P, MF, E.
- Wryneck Singles P 13/4, 15/4.
- CALANDRA LARK. Singing male, MF 14/4.
- Short-toed lark. Up to 15 M, also birds at MF and P.
- Crested lark. Common.
- Sand martin. M, several dates.
- Barn swallow. Common.
- Red-rumped swallow. One from coach, outskirts of Pafos 11/4.
- House martin. Common.
- Tawny pipit. Up to 3, P and MF.
- RED-THROATED PIPIT. Up to 5, P, most on 13/4.
- 'Yellow' wagtail. Groups of up to 50 birds, mainly blue-headed, large numbers of black-headed also.
- White wagtail. Few seen - up to 2 M.
- Common nightingale. Many along coast, including one hiding under rocks on the shore, M.
- Whinchat. Up to 3 M, several P.
- Isabelline wheatear. One MF 14/4.
- Northern wheatear. Common. Very variable in plumage.
- Cyprus wheatear. 1, F 11/4.
- Black-eared wheatear. F M12/4. Dark-throated type.
- RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK THRUSH. Male E, 12/4.
- Cetti's warbler. Several heard.
- Zitting cisticola. Several singles M, MF, E.
- Sedge warbler. M 12/4. Singing male.
- Eurasian reed warbler. Singing males heard, E.
- Eastern olivaceous warbler. P 10/4; 15/4.
- Subalpine warbler. Up to 2 M ,10/4.
- Sardinian warbler. Common in Pafos area. No Cyprus warblers seen this trip.
- Lesser whitethroat. Common.
- Common whitethroat. M and P.
- Blackcap. M and E.
- Spotted flycatcher. Single P, 15/4.
- COLLARED FLYCATCHER. Male P, 13/4.
- Great tit. Common. Endemic race aphrodite.
- Red-backed shrike. Female P 14/4.
- Woodchat shrike. P, E and near hotel.
- MASKED SHRIKE. Males at E 12/4, P13/4.
- Magpie. Several, usually pairs.
- Hooded crow. Common.
- House sparrow. Common.
- Spanish sparrow. Isolated groups - seen M and P.
- Greenfinch. Common.
- Goldfinch. Common.
- Linnet. Common.
- ORTOLAN BUNTING. First seen 10/4 E. Afterwards many seen cycling to MF 14/4, ca. 5 P 15/5.
- Corn Bunting. Several singing males. P.
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