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 2007 Recent major highlights. 

The following list contains records that have not been corrected or corroborated. Compiled by Chris Lamsdell

Great Black-headed Gull on from 16th until 26th January at Lady's Mile.
Pacific Golden Plover from 20th until 22nd February at Phaphos Headland.
Gannet on 17th March at Cape Kiti.
Caspian Plover on 27th March at Spiro's Pool.
Rock Sparrow on 2nd April at Cape Drapanon.
Blyth's Pipit from 4th until 7th April at Mandria (1st record).
Greater Black-headed Gull on 5th April at Polis.
Greater Black-headed Gull from 8th until 9th April at Mandria.
Dunn's Lark from 9th until 12th April at Ayia Napa (1st record)
Black-winged Kite on 15th April at cape Andreas.
Mountain Chiff-chaff on 16th April at Polis RB
(1st record).
Bateleur on 21st April at Cape Greco and on 29th at Cape Andreas
(1st record).
White-tailed Plover on 22nd April at Cape Drapanon.
Caspian Stonechcat on 23rd April at Cape Andreas.
White-throated Robin on 24th April at Cape Greco.
White-throated Robin on 26th April at
Cape Andreas.
River Warbler on 27th April at Polis RB.
White-tailed Plover on 11th May at Phassouri RB.
Isabelline Shrike on 13th May at Ayios Minas.
Terek Sandpiper on 16th May at Larnaca SW.
White-breasted Kingfisher from 13th until 18th August at Protaras.
Terek Sandpiper on 25th August at Phassouri RB.
Black-throated Diver on 30th August at Polis.
Pacific Golden Plover from 30th August to 24th October at Paphos Headland.
Knot from 1st until 7th September at Phassouri RB.

Knot from 2nd until 8th September at Larnaca SW.
Greater Black-headed Gull from 5th & 7th September at Kyrenia.
Isabilline Shrike on 16th September at Coral Bay.
Slavonian Grebe on 2nd November at Polemidhia Dam.
Greater Black-headed Gull on 26th, 28th (2) and 31st Dec at Larnaca SW/Meneou Pools.
Asian Desert Warbler from 28th December into 2008 at Oroklini Marsh.

                                                                                                       

 2007 Other recent sightings.   


Red-breasted Merganser (3-4) from 2006 until 31st January at Potamos Liopetri. 
Short-toed Eagle on 3rd March at Cape Pyla.
Oystercatcher on 11th March at Mandria.
Saker on 16th March at Timi Forest.
Arctic Skua on 23rd March at Ladys Mile.
Richards Pipit on 26th March at Phassouri RB. 
Cinereous Bunting on 30th March at Anarita Park.
Arctic Skua on 6th April at Ladys Mile.
Baillon's Crake on 10th April at Phassouri RB.
Red-breasted Flycatcher on 17th April at Paphos Lighthouse. 
Marsh Warbler on 18th April at Phasouri RB.
Caspian Tern on 19th April at Paphos Headland.
Oystercatcher (2) on 23rd March at Kissonerga.
Olive-tree Warbler on 26th and 27th April at Paphos Lighthouse. 
Caspian Tern on 6th May at Kermia Beach.
Olive-tree Warbler on 13th May at Asprokremmos Dam.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse on 24th July at Akhna Dam.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse on 4th August at Akhna Dam.
Marsh Warbler (2) on 21st August at Paphos SW.
Marsh Warbler on 21st August at Tsada.
Olive-tree Warbler on 30th August at Paphos Lighthouse. 
Spotted Crake on 11th, 20th and 21st September at Freshwater Lake (South).
Eastern Imperial eagle on 23rd and 26th September at Akrotiri SL.
Saker on 28th September at Akrotiri SL.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse on 28th and 29th September at Akhna Dam.
Egyptian Vulture on 29th September at Larnaca SW.
Levant Sparrowhawk (2) on 1st October at Akrotiri SL.
Lesser Spotted Eagle on  2nd October at Akrotiri SL.
Levant Sparrowhawk on  2nd October at Akrotiri SL.
White-headed Duck (2) from 28th November until 20th December at Larnaca SW.

Photographs of recent sightings

          Pacific Golden Plover 
          Paphos
          February 2007

          Blyth's Pipit 
          Mandria 
          April 2007

          ©Stavros Christodoulides
          Dunn's Lark 
          Ayia Napa 
          April 2007
          ©Stavros Christodoulides
          Bateleur Eagle
          Cape Greco 
          April 2007 

          ©Stavros Christodoulides
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