January 08 bird news

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.