THURS 28 MARCH 

Whilst going through some photos realised that I had shots of both COMMON REDSTART and the sub species found in Turkey and Caucuses region -SAMAMISICUS - This has a white panel on the wings - have put both photos on the report for Sunday 24 March .

takes the trip total to 131 - 4 lifers 

WED 27 MARCH 

Only time for visits to 2 sites on our way to the airport - scope safely put away in my packed suitcase .

At Mandria - 30 NORTHERN WHEATEAR , 2 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 

25 BLACK H WAGTAIL , 1 HOOPOE , 1M WHINCHAT , 1 STONE CURLEW .

Final stop Timis Beach Pools- 9 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER , 1 BLACK T 

GODWIT , 2 GREEN SANDPIPER , 16 BLACK WINGED STILT, 

1 HOOPOE , 35 BLACK H WAGTAIL .

Final Trip species count was 130 .- included 3 lifers 

Came back a day too early - have received emails confirming a F HOODED WHEATEARon Paphos Headland & A M RUFOUS TAILED  ROCK THRUSH At Anarita Park ( in the same place we found one in 2017 ) 

RECORD PHOTOS FROM THIS MORNING - CRETZ BUNTING , BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL , FEMALE BLACK EARED WHEATEAR 

TUES 26 MARCH 

Our last full day , decided to spend the morning at Paphos Lighthouse and Headland -

8 RUPPELLS WARBLER, 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 25 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 3 CHIFFY , 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 2 QUAIL , 

1M 1F CASPIAN STONECHAT ( sub sb - veriegatus ) 1 TREE PIPIT , RED THROATED PIPIT , MIPIT , 2 TAWNY PIPIT , 3 SHORT TOED LARK, 12 NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 4 BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, 

2 M REDSTART, 2 WHINCHAT , 1M CRETZ BUNTING , 2 HOOPOE , 1 STARLING , 8 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, 2 SAND MARTIN ,

200 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL.

species list - 130 

Need to be at the airport for 13.00 so hoping to have a brief look at a couple of sites in the morning 

MON 25 MARCH 

Started at Mandria - 09.40 - 1 N WHEATEAR, 1 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 2 CYPRUS WHEATEAR, 1F DESERT WHEATEAR ,

1 RUPPELLS WARBLER, 2 WHINCHAT, 1 F STONECHAT ,1 STARLING ,

1 LESSER SHORT TOED LARK - LIFER , 20 SHORT TOED LARK,

3 TAWNY PIPT, 200 BLACK H WAGTAIL , 75 WHITE WAGTAIL, 20 BLUE HEADED WAGTAIL- DOMBROWSKI , 1 STONE CURLEW 

Second Visit - 14.30- 16.00 - 1MASKED SHRIKE , 130 SHORT TOED LARK, 1 BIMACULATED LARK - LIFER , 3 BLACK EARED WHEATER, 3 N WHEATEAR.

An hots visit to Anarita Park at 12.30 -1LITTLE OWL , 1 CYPRUS WARBLER, 1CRETZ BUNTING, 1F BLUE ROCK THRUSH, 6 BLACK EARED WHEATEAR .

SPECIES LIST - 125 

A RANGE OF PHOTOS FROM TODAY -GREEN SANDPIPER,

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER , BLACK TAILED GODWITS , INC 1 BLACK WINGED STILT , HOOPOE, BLACK EARED WHEATEAR , REDSTART ( First photo is of a COMMON REDSTART , the 2nd is a 

SAMAMISICUS - found in Turkey and Caucasus regions ) and a record shot of 2RUPPELLS WARBLER

SUN 24 MARCH - ANOTHER DAY TO REMEMBER 

Started at Paphos Lighthouse and Gardens At 09.30- 13.15 - soon became aware that a fall of passerines had occurred - totals recorded were - 1 WOODLARK, 1 STARLING ,1 GREY HERON , 3 BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON ,4 NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 

2 CYPRUS WHEATEAR,5 BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, 1 F DESERT WHEATEAR, 4 HOOPOE , 1 WOODCHAT SHRIKE, 1 EASTERN BONNELLIS WARBLER - LIFER , 35+LESSER WHITETHROAT, 2 COMMON  WHITETHROAT,3 NIGHTINGALE, 5M REDSTART,

2M WHINCHAT ,3 RUPPELLS WARBLER, 1 WRYNECK , 3 SUB ALPINE 

WARBLER , 5 BLACK H WAGTAIL , 1 SUPERCILIAS WAGTAIL ,

1 TREE PIPIT , 4 CHIFFY , 1 F DESERT WHEATEAR 

AFTER LUNCH -M15.15 KENSINGTON CLIFFS - 4 GRIFFON VULTURE 

( 1 on nest ), 5 ALPINE SWIFT , 1 COMMON BUZZARD , 1 LONG LEGGED BUZZARD .

As the thunder clouds arrived - Rabbit Shed Pools and Akrotiri Marsh- 16.00-17.00 -1000 SWALLOW , 2 SAND MARTIN , 350 WHITE WAGTAIL , 75 BLACK H WAGTAIL , 5 YELLOW WAGTAIL,

25 + GREEN SANDPIPER , 5 WOOD SANDPIPER ,4 BLACK W STILT,

21 BLACK T GODWIT ( flew in at 16.30 - left at 16.35 )

10 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER ,2 RUFF ,1 F HEN HARRIER , 1 SONG THRUSH , 1 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO 

SPECIES 118 

FRI 22 MARCH - JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR MANY A YEAR 

HOTEL BALCONY 07.15 - Flocks of Duck Flying NW - Over 160 mostly GARGANEY with Some SHOVELER and PINTAIL - this pales into insignificance compared with later in the day 

A drive of over 225 miles round trip to the east of the island - first stop our favourite site of Oroklini Marsh - 40 FLAMINGO, 5 BLACK WINGED STILT , 3 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 5 LITTLE GREBE , 20 TEAL , 100 SHOVELER, 2 GARGANEY, 2 M PINTAIL , 8 FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 3 CATTLE EGRET, 1 F MARSH HARRIER, 10 BLACK HEADED GULL , 1 LITTLE GULL 

At Menoeu Pools - 250 FLAMINGO, 40 BLACK H GULL, 15 SLENDER BILLED GULL, 

At Spiros Pools and beach Pools - 1GOLDEN PLOVER , 40 KENTISH PLOVER, 50 DUNLIN, 3 LITTLE STINT, 1 RINGED PLOVER , 1 AD MED GULL 

Airport Pools - N & S produced - 25 FLAMINGO , 80 BLACK H GULL , 25 SLENDER BILLED GULL, 3 SPUR WINGED PLOVER, 17 RUFF, 3 KENTISH PLOVER , 5 REDSHANK , 1 SPOTTED REDSHANK, 

1 GREENSHANK , 2 BLACK WINGED STILT , 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 

Brief but disappointing visit to Zakaki Marsh - only SEDGE WARBLER , REED WARBLER, ARMENIAN GULL , 

Akrotiri Marsh - 10 CATTLE EGRET , 2 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO, 

1 JAY .

A new site ( thanks to Alan Crane for directions ) At 17.00 

Rabbit Shed Pools - fabulous - 20 + LITTLE RINGED PLOVER , 

10 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 WOOD SANDPIPER, 25SNIPE , 3 RUFF , 1 GREENSHANK, 1 REDSHANK , 2 MARSH SANDPIPER .

Just as we were leaving a flock of 200 Duck in flight - looked GARGANEY . Drove over to Curium Bay - On the sea - wow 

1500 GARGANEY ( one flock -males easily stood out ) 6 PINTAIL.,

40 SHOVELER, 200 BLACK H GULL , 12 SLENDER B GULL 

Arrived back to the Hotel At 18.45 - what a day .

I never thought that I would see such a large number of GARGANEY,

also 16species of wader and 7 species of Gull 

species list 96 

THURS 21 MARCH 

Seawatching off the hotel balcony at 07.15 - 2 separate flocks of GARGANEY - 100& 60 flew NW ( a flock on the sea off Akrotiri this morning of between 8-10,000 ! ), also 20 SLENDER BILLED GULL .

At 17.00 a GREY HERON - NW .

At Mandria from 09.30 - 3 SWIFT , 3 SHAG , 1 RUPPELLS WARBLER,

5 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 2 CHIFFY , 2 TAWNY PIPIT, 

4 SHORT TOED LARK ,1 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 1 M NORTHERN WHEATEAR.2 BALTIC GULL - NW . BLACK FRANCOLIN 

At Anarita Park - 2 RED RUMPED SWALLOW, CHUKAR.

Species total 62 

RED RUMPED SWALLOW and SHORT TOED LARK  TODAY 

PHOTOS FROM THIS MORNINGS VISIT TO PAPHOS LIGHTHOUSE-

BLACK H WAGTAIL , BLACK EARED WHEATEAR ( 2 pale throated )

CYPRUS PIED WHEATEAR, KESTREL, MASKED SHRIKE -2 , 

CRETZ BUNTING -2 , M BLACK FRANCOLIN ( often heard but seldom seen ) 

WED 20 MARCH 

Lovely sunny and warm day , spent a very enjoyable morning at Paphos Lighthouse and grounds 

1 MASKED SHRIKE ,, 1M CYPRUS PIED WHEATEAR, 1 M BLACK EARED WHEATEAR ( pale throat ) , 2m NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 

15 CORN BUNTING , 3M CRETZSCHMARS BUNTING , 15 MIPIT , 

4 HOOPOE, 1 F BLACK REDSTART, 2 CHAFFINCH , 1 BLACKBIRD,

10 SARDINIAN WARBLER, 3 BLACKCAP, 2 CHIFFY, 1 NIGHTINGALE, 

12 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 1 LONG LEGGED  BUZZARD.

From our hotel balcony at 16.15- 2 NORTHERN WHEATEAR , 1M BLACK EARED WHEATEAR ( dark throat ) 4 BLACK HEADED WAGTAIL.

species list - 48 

TUES 19 MARCH 

Around the Hotel and from the balcony - 20 YELLOW L GULLS , 

14 BLACK W STILT - E@07.45 , 10 BLACK H WAGTAIL , 1 GREY H WAGTAIL , 20 WHITE WAGTAIL , 1 HOOPOE , 1 BLACK FRANCOLIN 

Mandria - LAUGHING DOVE , 1M BLACK FRANCOLIN , 1 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR.

Timis Beach - On Pools - 1SPUR W PLOVER , 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 5 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 6 NORTHERN WHEATEAR.

Aspro Dam - 1F MARSH HARRIER.

Trip species - 35