Headed east today and managed to avoid the rain and get the two birds I had hoped for – a Great Crested Grebe at Akhna Dam (a scarce winter visitor to Cyprus, and missing from my Cyprus 2016 list) and the Steppe Grey Shrike at Cape Greco.

Akhna Dam
Great Crested Grebe 1
Northern Lapwing 4
Common Redshank 5
Common Ringed Plover 4
Little Stint 3
Common Snipe 1
Little Bittern 1 juv
Common Starling c80
Water Pipit 8+
Hen Harrier 1f
Cattle Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Eurasian Wigeon 2

Cape Greco Sea Caves area
Finsch’s Wheatear 1f
Steppe Grey Shrike 1
Blue Rock Thrush 1f

Agia Trias
Little Egret 1
Grey Plover 1
Greater Sand Plover 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Kingfisher 1

‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike, Cape Greco 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike, Cape Greco 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike, Cape Greco 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike, Cape Greco 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Greater Sand Plover 2, Agia Trias, 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Greater Sand Plover, Agia Trias, 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Grey Plover, Agia Trias, 29th November 2016 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours