2006 major highlights. For news contact - Birdline Cyprus tel:* (357) 26323927*

   
Rough-legged Buzzard on 2nd January at Goudhi. 
Little Bunting on 2nd January at Nata Ford (1st record).
Nata Ford (1st record).
Great Black-headed Gull on 2nd February at Larnaca SW.
Great Black-headed Gull on 5th until 17th February at Larnaca SW.
Smew (3) on 12th February until 3rd March at Phassouri RB.
Bar-tailed Lark from 13th until 19th March at Cape Drapanon.
'Caucasian' Stonechat (6) on 16th March at Panagra Dam.
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis from 20th until 21st March at Paphos Headland.
'Caucasian' Stonechat on 25th March at Paphos Lighthouse.
Hooded Wheatear from 27th March until 1st April at Mandria.        
White-throated Robin on 5th April at Cape Kormakiti.
Great Black-headed Gull on 7th April at Larnaca Sewage Works.
Pied Wheatear on 8th April at Mandria.
Little Bunting on 12th April at Pissouri headland.
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis on 14th April at Cape Greco.
Terek Sandpiper on 16th April at Larnaca SW.
Hooded Wheatear from 17th until 20th April at Baths of Aphrodite.  
Great Black-headed Gull on 19th April at Mandria.
Bar-tailed Godwit (3) on 25th April at Meneou Pools.
Dalmatian Pelican on 6th May at Akhna Dam. 
Great Black-headed Gull on 7th May at Chelones.
Great Black-headed Gull on 8th May at Apostolos Andreas. 
White-throated Robin on 8th May at Cape Andreas.
Rose-coloured Starling on 22nd May at Nata Ford.
Knot from 27th until 28th May at Larnaca SW.
Franklin's Gull from 28th July until 5th August at Larnaca SW (1st record).
Rose-coloured Starling on 15th August at Phasouri Reed-beds.
Rose-coloured Starling on 16th August at Monastery of the Cats near Bishop's Pool.
Menetries's Warbler on 1st September at Akrotiri.
White-throated Robin on 2nd September at Yermasogieia Dam.
White-breasted Kingfisher on 3rd September, 3rd, 9th, 19th, 21st and 29th October
at Phasouri RB.
Red-flanked Bluetail on 5th September at Frenaros.
Isabelline Shrike on 6th & 7th September at Akrotiri GP.
Pectoral Sandpiper on 28th September until 1st October at Akhna Dam.
Great Black-headed Gull on 29th & 30th September at Spiro's Pool. 
Red-tailed Wheatear from 1st until 3rd November at Konia.
Lanner on 12th November at Phasouri Reed-beds.
Black-throated Diver on 21st November at Lady's Mile, was perhaps the immature Diver sp. seen off Lady’s Mile 8th November (1st record).
Kittiwake on 27th December at Orga.
                                                                                                                 

 Other 2006 sightings.  For news contact - Birdline Cyprus tel: * (357) 26323927*

                                                                                                                  
Yellowhammer on 7th January at Troodos (first since 2002). 
Trumpeter Finch on 29th March at Akrotiri GP.     
Saker on 30th March at Platres.
Red-breasted Flycatcher on 1st April at Cape Greco.
Saker on 2nd April at Alakati.
Cream-coloured Courser from 14th April at Paphos Sewage Plant.    
Imperial Eagle on 12th April at Paramali tunnel, on Paphos/Limassol highway.
Broad-billed Sandpiper from 18th until 29th April at  Spiros Pool.
Baillon's Crake from 19th April at Evretou Dam
Olive-tree Warbler on 20th April at Karavas.
Cream-coloured Courser on 1st May at Ladies Mile.    
Trumpeter Finch on 3rd May at Cape Greco.      
Yellowhammer on 19th May at between Platres and Troodos. 
Rufous Bush Robin on 25th May at Ayios Filonas.     
Rufous Bush Robin on 21st August at Archangelos, Nicosia.
Broad-billed Sandpiper from 30th August until 4th September at Akhna Dam.          
Demoiselle Crane, peak 118 on 31st August at Akrotiri SL.   
Imperial Eagle on 4th September at Akrotiri SL.
Saker on 5th & 6th September at Akrotiri SL.
Broad-billed Sandpiper on 18th September at  Akhna Dam.
Short-toed Eagle (2) on 13th September at Akrotiri SL.
Saker on 20th & 21st September at Akrotiri SL.
Lesser Spotted Eagle on 29th September until 5th October at Phassouri RB.
Saker on 6th November at Akrotiri SL.
Dead Sea Sparrow on 12th November at Phasouri Reed-beds.
Saker on 6th November at Akrotiri SL.
Red-breasted Merganser (3) from 5th December until 2007 at Potamos Liopetri.