January 2008 - from Terry Robinson (Skala Polichnitou)
Black-throated Diver - Up to 9 Gulf of Kalloni all month
Little Grebe - 10 Metochi Lake
Great Crested Grebe - 300 16th + 883 21st, Gulf of Kalloni off Polichnitos Saltpans.
Black-necked Grebe - Single in Gulf of Kalloni all month.
Yelkouan Shearwater - c.150 off Polichnitos Saltpans 30th
Great Cormorant - c.1500 16th of Polichnitos Saltpans.
Little Egret Singles Mesa all month
Great White Egret - 4 all month Polichnitos Saltpans.
White Stork - 1 over wintered on the Polichnitos Saltpans.
Greater Flamingo -
79 peak count Polichnitos Saltpans. Lots Kalloni Saltpans.
Mute Swan - 4 (2 ad + 2 juvs) Alykoudi Pool end of month.
Ruddy Shelduck - 20+ Kalloni Saltpans 27th.
Common Shelduck - 60 Kalloni Saltpans 27th max 35 Polichnitos Saltpans 7th
Wigeon - c.100 off Polichnitos Saltpans 6th Jan.
Teal - 22 Vouvaris (old fish farm) 1st.
Mallard - 20 Vouvaris 1st.
Shoveler - 4 Vouvaris 1st.
Red-breasted Merganser - 5 off Skala Vasilikon
Hen Harrier - 1 male Polichnitos Saltpans 1st , 1 male Kalloni Saltpans 1st.
Sparrowhawk - Singles seen almost daily chasing larks and buntings on coastal plain.
Long-legged Buzzard - 16 sightings of singles Polichnitos area during month.
Common Buzzard - 6 10th Jan Almyropotamia (Vatera) valley, 4 near Polichnitos Saltpans 3rd, + singles rest of month.
Water Rail - 2 Skala Polichnitos Saltpans all month.
Black-winged Stilt - 1 12th Christou River.
Avocet - 1 6th Polichnitos Saltpans, 120 Kalloni Saltpans.
Kentish Plover - c. 120 Polichnitos Saltpans 6th.
Grey Plover - 20 Kalloni Saltpans 1st.
Lapwing - 68 Christou River 12th.
Common Snipe - 5 Mesa 1st, 2 Almyropotamia River 10th, 2 Kalloni Saltpans 27th.
Curlew - 6 Kalloni Saltpans 1st, 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 6th, 2 Christou River 12th, 2 Kalloni Saltpans 27th.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 9th to end of month.
Redshank - 30 max count Polichnitos Saltpans.
Greenshank - 2 Polichnitos Saltpans 4th.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Skala Vasilikon 12th, 1 Vouvaris (fish farm) 1st.
Little Stint - 30 max count Polichnitos Saltpans.
Dunlin - 150 max count Polichnitos Saltpans.
Black-headed Gull - 40 Skala Polichnitou harbour 1st.
Mediterranean Gull - 1 mid month Polichnitos Saltpans.
Sandwich Tern - 5 early in month Polichnitos Saltpans.
Little Owl - Heard nightly up to 3 calling Skala Polichnitou.
Middle Spotted Woodpecker - 3 Alykoudi pool 1st.
Skylark - Poor winter for this species, very small numbers in Polichnitos.
Woodlark - 4 in my garden in Skala Polichnitou 20th.
Dunnock - 1 Tsiknias River 1st
Robin - Common winter visitor, 4 Polichnitos Saltpans 31st.
Wren - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans all month.
Stonechat - 4 Kalloni Saltpans 1st, 6+ Polichnitos Saltpans all month.
Black Redstart 10 Vouvaris 1st.
Sardinian Warbler - pair Polichnitos Saltpans all month.
Starling - 200 + Polichnitos Saltpans 3rd.
Hawfinch - 2-3 birds present Polichnitos Saltpans most of month.
Reed Bunting - 1 male 14th Polichnitos Saltpans.
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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