There were a good number of waders on migration at Larnaca Sewage Works this morning including a Pied Avocet and a couple of Curlew Sandpiper. There are still hundreds of Barn Swallow in the area but much reduced from last week.

Larnaca Sewage Works – Pied Avocet 1, Curlew Sandpiper 2, Little Stint 9+, Wood Sandpiper 14, Common Sandpiper 18, Common Redshank 3+, Green Sandpiper 3, Ruff 2, Kentish Plover 3, Little Tern 1, Little Ringed Plover 1, Spur-winged Lapwing 20 plus two large chicks, Black-winged Stilt c60 plus three young chicks and at least 8 juvenile, Ferruginous Duck 6, Barn Swallow 100+, Common Swift 2

Spiro’s Pool and Beach – Barn Swallow c500, Spur-winged Lapwing 8 (inc 3 juvenile), Kentish Plover 47, Yellow-legged Gull 32

Larnaca Airport Coast – Yellow-legged Gull 52

An early visit to Agia Napa Sewage Works today. Several warblers could be heard in the bushes at the Sewage Works and managed to see several Eastern Olivaceous, one Eastern Orphean, many Spectacled and a family group of Cyprus Warbler. A male Hobby was flying in the area and I had good views of him for a while as he perched on a tree. On the pools were many Little Grebe and a couple of Coot and at least eight Common Sandpiper and a Spur-winged Lapwing were around the edge.

Unfortunately there were already a few people around at Cape Greco so there weren’t many birds but I did find a Tawny Pipit, a couple of Cyprus Wheatear, a juvenile Cyprus Warbler, nearly twenty Chukar and a flock of over 100 Greenfinch.

Visited Akrotiri early today with the intention of seeing the breeding Little Egret at Bishop’s Pool. Was able to get good views of the birds without getting too close and disturbing them which was pleasing. The young seem to be growing well so hopefully they will fledge successfully. There were several Ferruginous Duck on the Pool as well as plenty of Little Grebe, Rock Dove drinking at the water’s edge, a Green Sandpiper and two Wood Sandpiper. Eight Ferruginous Duck flew in above the reeds when I was at Phassouri Reed Beds and there was also a Wood Sandpiper and a Common Snipe. Four Turtle Dove flew over as did three Yellow Wagtail and six Red-rumped Swallow. There were at least seven Reed Warbler in the vegetation and twelve Cattle Egret in the area.

On Lady’s Mile there were nearly 200 Kentish Plover including one chick. There was also a Green Sandpiper, at least six Little Stint, three Dunlin – one in almost full breeding plumage – and two Sanderling both of which were in transitional plumage. On the Salt Lake itself there are at least 1000 Greater Flamingo.