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Europe - Cyprus

Cyprus is the third largest and most easterly of the Mediterranean islands. Partition has effectively restricted visiting birders to the south. Cyprus Warbler and Cyprus Pied Wheatear "draw" many birders but spring and autumn migration is undoubtedly the main attraction. Passage waders include Greater Sandplover, Broad-billed and Terek Sandpipers.

Cretzschmar's and Black-headed Bunting and Masked Shrikes breed as do almost all the mediterranean warblers, with Olivaceous Warbler widespread. The salt lake at Akrotiri holds Dead Sea Sparrow. Cape Aspro holds the largest colonies of Eleanora's Falcon.

Cyprus Pied Wheatear
Cyprus Pied Wheatear © Pete Morris/Birdquest

Trip Reports

Cyprus, 27th October - 3rd November 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004)

Cyprus : 9th - 17th October 2007, author Mick Sveikutis (added October 25, 2007)
(Pafos, Akrotiri, Cyprus Warbler, Cyprus Wheatear, Red-footed Falcon)

Cyprus - September 2008, author Mark Hows (added October 2, 2008)
(Cyprus Wheatear, Cyprus Warbler and Demoiselle Crane, Akrotiri Salt Lake)

Cyprus 21st April to 4th May 2008, author Chris Wormwell (link created May 10, 2008)
(Cyprus)

Cyprus 2nd - 9th September 2006, author Richard Bonser (link created March 20, 2008)
(Demoiselle Crane, Eleonora's Falcon, Greater Sand Plover, Cyprus Pied Wheatear, Cyprus Warbler)

Cyprus - 9th - 19th April 2008, author John Wright (added July 28, 2008)
(Secret Valley, Bonelli's Eagle, Troodos, Long-legged Buzzard, Paphos, Citrine Wagtail)

Southern Cyprus - May 21st to June 1st 2011, author David Marshall (added July 20, 2011)
(The prime reason for the trip was to see the two endemic breeding species, Cyprus Warbler and Cyprus Wheatear, and two late arriving migrants, Eleonora’s Falcon and Black-headed Bunting)

Northern Cyprus - 24th March – 4th April 2008, author Stuart Sharp (added July 19, 2008)
(Karpas and Korucam - Wallcreeper, Saker and Penduline Tit)

Cyprus in Autumn - 28th September to 7th October 2011, author Mike Hunter (added December 7, 2011)
(Birdlife has classified Cyprus as an Endemic Bird Area, and there are a number of distinctive subspecies worth seeing: Jay; Scops-owl; Coal Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper; and Common Crossbill.)


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