M- Moulia (Pafos); P - Pafos headland/lighthouse; E - Ezousa river valley; MF - Mandria Fields; F - Famagusta. New birds for me in capitals.

1. Shag. 2, F 11/4.
2. Night Heron. 2 on rock island, near M, 10/4.
3. Squacco heron. M, and flock of 22 E 12/4.
4. Cattle egret. 1, F 11/4.
5. Little egret. Up to 6 E, ca. 10 nr Pafos airport 14/4.
6. Grey heron. Up to ca. 20, E.
7. Purple heron. 1 E, 12/4.
8. Glossy ibis. At least 2, Oroklini Marsh 11/4. 32 past M, 12/4, possibly up to 100 in distant flocks offshore.
9. Tufted duck. Female on a pool, E, several dates.
10. Marsh harrier. Two males in off the sea, M 9/4; 12/4
11. PALLID HARRIER. Female in off the sea, MF 14/4.
12. Kestrel. Widespread. 4 birds together from the coach near F 11/4 may have been lesser kestrels.
13. ELEONORA'S FALCON. One off P 14/4 chased by a yellow-legged gull.
14. Chukar. Heard near E.
15. Black Francolin. Heard near M and E.
16. Quail. Heard M12/4. One flushed near airport, 14/4 (first one I've seen).
17. Moorhen. Up to 2, pool, E.
18. Black-winged stilt. Several F, 11/4.
19. Stone Curlew. P (1, 13/4; 2 15/4), E (2 - 14/4), nr airport 2 14/4.
20. Collared pratincole. 2, P 13/4.
21. Little ringed plover. 2 E, 12/4.
22. Kentish plover. 2 P, 13/4.
23. CASPIAN PLOVER. MF, 14/4, female (a male appeared at the same place next day!)
24. Spur-winged plover. F 11/4; Pafos sewage works12/4; M, 2 on 14/4.
25. Little stint. 2 E 12/4; 1 P 13/4.
26. Whimbrel. P 15/5.
27. Wood sandpiper. E 10/4.
28. Common sandpiper. Up to 2, M.
29. Black-headed gull. 1 F 11/4.
30. Audouin's gull. 1 F, 11/4.
31. Baltic gull. One P on several dates.
32. Yellow-legged gull. Common along coast.
33. Feral pigeon. Common.
34. Wood pigeon. Common.
35. Collared dove. Common.
36. Turtle dove. One P14/4; MF 14/4.
37. GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO. 2 several days, P.
38. Common swift. Several, P.
39. Common kingfisher. 2 birds, several days, M.
40. European Bee-eater. ca. 30, P 15/5.
41. Hoopoe. Several singles - M, P, MF, E.
42. Wryneck Singles P 13/4, 15/4.
43. CALANDRA LARK. Singing male, MF 14/4.
44. Short-toed lark. Up to 15 M, also birds at MF and P.
45. Crested lark. Common.
46. Sand martin. M, several dates.
47. Barn swallow. Common.
48. Red-rumped swallow. One from coach, outskirts of Pafos 11/4.
49. House martin. Common.
50. Tawny pipit. Up to 3, P and MF.
51. RED-THROATED PIPIT. Up to 5, P, most on 13/4.
52. 'Yellow' wagtail. Groups of up to 50 birds, mainly blue-headed, large numbers of black-headed also.
53. White wagtail. Few seen - up to 2 M.
54. Common nightingale. Many along coast, including one hiding under rocks on the shore, M.
55. Whinchat. Up to 3 M, several P.
56. Isabelline wheatear. One MF 14/4.
57. Northern wheatear. Common. Very variable in plumage.
58. Cyprus wheatear. 1, F 11/4.
59. Black-eared wheatear. F M12/4. Dark-throated type.
60. RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK THRUSH. Male E, 12/4.
61. Cetti's warbler. Several heard.
62. Zitting cisticola. Several singles M, MF, E.
63. Sedge warbler. M 12/4. Singing male.
64. Eurasian reed warbler. Singing males heard, E.
65. Eastern olivaceous warbler. P 10/4; 15/4.
66. Subalpine warbler. Up to 2 M ,10/4.
67. Sardinian warbler. Common in Pafos area. No Cyprus warblers seen this trip.
68. Lesser whitethroat. Common.
69. Common whitethroat. M and P.
70. Blackcap. M and E.
71. Spotted flycatcher. Single P, 15/4.
72. COLLARED FLYCATCHER. Male P, 13/4.
73. Great tit. Common. Endemic race aphrodite.
74. Red-backed shrike. Female P 14/4.
75. Woodchat shrike. P, E and near hotel.
76. MASKED SHRIKE. Males at E 12/4, P13/4.
77. Magpie. Several, usually pairs.
78. Hooded crow. Common.
79. House sparrow. Common.
80. Spanish sparrow. Isolated groups - seen M and P.
81. Greenfinch. Common.
82. Goldfinch. Common.
83. Linnet. Common.
84. ORTOLAN BUNTING. First seen 10/4 E. Afterwards many seen cycling to MF 14/4, ca. 5 P 15/5.
85. Corn Bunting. Several singing males. P.

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