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Systematic List for October 2005

[The following list contains records that have not been corrected or corroborated]

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis   

Fairly widely reported. Highest numbers follow: Larnaca Sewage Works: 103 on 2-Oct , 150 on 15-Oct, 171 on 26-Oct . Fresh Water Lake south: 55 on 16-Oct . Aloupos Dam, near Morphou: 150 on 17-Oct. Phasouri Reed Beds: 42 on 20-Oct . Akhna Dam: 74 on 21-Oct, 89 on 31-Oct . 

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis   

Larnaca Sewage Works: up to two 11-15 Oct, three 26-Oct. 

Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea    

Ayios Charalampos, near Davlos: four offshore flying west 15-Oct . 

Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan   

Ayios Charalampos: one flying west late afternoon 15-Oct  

Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis   

Not common as all following reports show: Mandria: up to three 1-30 Oct. Ayios Charalampos (north coast): four 15-Oct . Paphos Headland: two 29-Oct. 

White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus   

Larnaca Sewage Works: one still present 6-Oct , 32 on 9-Oct  and 31 on 11-Oct , four 15-Oct, five 23-26 Oct. Akhna Dam: two 14-31 Oct. Zakaki Marsh: seven 22-Oct , one juv. present from 21-Oct to month end, occasionally seen nearby. Petra tou Romiou: eight 22-Oct . 

Bittern Botaurus stellaris   

One was at Aspro Pools 27-30 Oct. 

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus   

Aspro pools: one fem. 16-19 Oct. Phasouri Reed-beds: one 16-Oct  

Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax    

Fresh Water Lake South: one 14-Oct . Akhna Dam: one 21-Oct . 

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides  

Aspro Pools: one 23-Oct . 

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis   

Phasouri Reed Beds: three 1-10 Oct. Akrotiri area: one 2-Oct . 

Little Egret Egretta garzetta    

Reported all month in ones and twos with largest groups as follows: Ayios Nikolaos : up to 39 flying NE around sunset nightly 1-31 Oct , ‘possibly to roost at Cannakale’. Fresh Water Lake south (Cannakale): 26 on 14 & 16 Oct, seen morning and afternoon, so perhaps the Ayios Nikolaos birds (above) are heading for an unknown roost? 

Great White Egret Egretta alba   

One still present from last month, at Phasouri Reed Beds to 9 & 20-Oct. Zakaki Marsh: one 2 & 9-Oct. Athalassa: two 9-Oct, three 30-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: two 11-Oct . Aloupos Dam: two 17-Oct . Akrotiri Salt Lake: one 20-Oct . Akrotiri Gravel Pits: three 31-Oct .

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea    

Fairly common and widespread. Max. numbers as follows: Akrotiri Salt Lake: Max. 55 on 3-Oct , 87 on 20-Oct . Zakaki Pool: 37 on 6-Oct, 46 on 14-Oct , 80+ on 27-Oct. 

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea   

Baths of Aphrodite: 16 on 9-Sep . Ayios Nikolaos : one 18-Oct . 

Black Stork Ciconia nigra   

An interesting record at Mazotos: one 3-Oct. 

White Stork Ciconia ciconia    

Phasouri Reed-beds: two 1-Oct . Akrotiri area: one 2-Oct , may have been one of birds from Phasouri Reed-beds.  Aradippou: two 2-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos: 10 Moving SW on 9-Oct . 

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus   One at Phasouri Reed-beds 27 Sep-3 Oct  and two at Akrotiri 2-Oct .  

Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia   

 Larnaca Sewage Works: four 2-Oct , three 15-Oct. Zakaki Marsh: one 3-4 Oct . Akhna Dam: three 4-Oct, one 9-Oct. Ayios Nikolaos: one moving NE with Little Egrets 5-Oct . 

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber   

The majority of birds were at Akrotiri Salt Lake, with up to 700 counted 2-20 Oct, 2,900 on 20-Oct. Up to 81 were at Larnaca Sewage Works 2-15 Oct, with 31 still there 23-Oct. 

White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons   

Larnaca Sewage Works: one juv. 11-15 Oct.

Shelduck Tadorna tadorna    

Early arrivals included two at Larnaca Sewage Works 6-Oct, one 11-26 Oct. A noteworthy  27 were at Lady's Mile 25-27-Oct. 

Wigeon Anas penelope   

First arrivals noted. Akrotiri area: two 2-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: four 11-Oct, three 26-Oct . Aloupos Dam: 20 on 17-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: two 20-Oct. 

Gadwall Anas strepera   

Only one report - Evretou Dam: two 6-Oct . 

Teal Anas crecca   

Reported from the usual sites all month, with max. numbers as follows: Larnaca Sewage Works: 67 on 11-Oct, 74 on 26-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: 90 on 14-Oct . Phasouri Reed Beds: 52 on 20-Oct. 

Pintail Anas acuta   

Only reported in the Akrotiri area, with three there 2-Oct, up to eight at Phasouri Reed-beds from 3-Oct and 10 Zakaki Marsh from 20-Oct. 

Garganey Anas querquedula   

Mostly ones and twos at a few sites all month with eight at Phasouri Reed-beds 5-Oct, four Fresh Water Lake South 14-Oct  and three Aspro Pools 28-Oct. 

Shoveler Anas clypeata   

Max. numbers at Larnaca Sewage Works with 290 on 2-Oct , 401 on 11-Oct and 447 on 26-Oct . Less than 20 at other sites. 

Pochard Aythya ferina   

Larnaca Sewage Works: five 26-Oct and Phasouri Reed-beds: two 20-Oct , were the month’s only reports. 

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca   

Still present at Phasouri Reed Beds with three 20-Oct , four 24-Oct  and one 27-Oct . Zakaki Marsh: one was reported 20-Oct . 

Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus  

Some reports from September, with 11 near Amathus Hotel, Limassol and c150 at Petra tou Romiou c150 on 9-Sep and three  Inia 10-Sep. This year’s spectacular migration tricked out by early October, with eight at Akrotiri 1-Oct, five on 2-Oct, nine 5-Oct, 14 on 7-Oct and two on 9-Oct. Mandria: one 1-Oct, three 3-Oct. Aphrodite’s Baths: 13 on 4-Oct  One Aspro Pools and one Choletra 8-Oct . 

Black Kite Milvus migrans   

Akrotiri: one 1-Oct . Mandria: one 1-Oct . Akrotiri Salt Lake: six flew in to roost 5-Oct. 

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus   

Mandria: one imm. during our field trip on 1-Oct. Phasouri Reed-beds: 1juv. 9-Oct. 

Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus   

A few sightings, but it looks bad for this once-common species: Trachypedoula: nine 2-Oct . Vretsia: three 8-Oct . Kerynas cliffs-Koilinia: three 23-Oct. Avdimou: four distant, over Episkopi 23-Oct .  

Black Vulture Aegypius monachus   

The single bird hangs on!  Kerynas cliffs: seen at the Ayios Ioannis feeding station with a Griffon 23-Oct . 

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus   

Very common as more birds pass through and arrive to over-winter. Max. numbers at Phasouri Reed-beds, with nine 1-Oct , five 5-Oct  and up to three all month. Ones and twos widespread all month, particularly at Zakaki Marsh, Aspro Pools and Larnaca Sewage Works. 

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus   

Pervolia: one ‘ring-tail’ 1-Oct . Kiti Dam: one ‘ring-tail’ 1-Oct . 

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   

Agia Varvara: one 1st-winter 1-Oct . Akrotiri Salt Lake: two 5-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: one juv. 9-Oct . 

Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus   

Akrotiri Salt Lake: one juv. 1-Oct , two 5-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: one 22-Oct  and one ad. male 27-Oct . 

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis   

Kannaviou: one 17-Oct . One seen at MC’s home, Kalo Khorio Orinis 21, 24 & 28 Oct (MC). Koilinia: one juv. mobbed by Kestrels 23-Oct . 

Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   

A good steady passage recorded, with all reports listed. Aspro Pools: one seen by group 1-Oct  and another 23 & 24-Oct. Akrotiri: two 3-Oct and one 7-Oct. Akhna Dam: one 4, 14 & 31-Oct . RAF Akrotiri one 7-Oct . Stavrokonnou: one 8-Oct . Near Davros, north coast: one 16-Oct .  Melissa-Flamoudi: two 16-Oct . Mandria: one 24 & 30-Oct. Avgas Gorge: one 31-Oct . 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo    

Larnaca Sewage Works: one 2-Oct . Tsada: one 18-Oct. Ay. Dimitrianos: one 19-Oct . 

Steppe Buzzard  B. b. vulpinus  

Akrotiri: two 3-Oct , one 5-Oct . 

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus   

All records follow and may include some birds confused with the similar Steppe Buzzard. Trachypedoula: one 2-Oct . Marathounta: one at 11.00h on 3-Oct . Akhna Dam: one 14-Oct . Pentalia: one 16-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: one 16-Oct . Theletra: one 27-Oct . Aspro pools: one 28-Oct . Tsada: one 30-Oct . Stroumbi: one 31-Oct . 

Buzzard sp.  

Ay. Dimitrianos: one 17-Oct . 

Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca   

Phasouri Reed-beds: one juv. being mobbed by 2 Marsh Harriers, 10.30h on 25-Oct . 

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus   

Aspro pools: one dark-phase 1-Oct . Anarita: one 21-Oct . 

Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus   

Pegeia: one 1-Oct . Tsada hills: one ad. 2-Oct and one juv. 18-Oct . Aspro pools: one 19-Oct . Akamas SE: one displaying adult 19-Oct . Anarita: one 21-Oct . 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus   

Larnaca Sewage Works: one 4-Sep . Aphrodite’s Baths: one juv. 1-Oct . Akrotiri area: two 2 & 5 Oct. Agios Georgios: two juv. 4-Oct . Akhna dam: one 14-Oct. 

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni   

Akrotiri area: one 2-Oct . Lady’s Mile: first-year male with ‘Red-foots’ 3-Oct . 

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus   

Phasouri Reed-beds: 18 on 1-Oct  c30 on 9-Oct, two 10-Oct , with three 22-Oct . Mandria: 20 on 1-Oct, up to 50 on 2-4 Oct, 12 on 6-Oct, 68 on 7-Oct, 25 in area on 8-Oct, with two remaining 19-Oct. Akrotiri area: 17 on 2-Oct , 30 south in 1 hour in early afternoon 3-Oct . Akhna Dam: 68 leaving tree roost 4-Oct, eight 9-Oct and 13 on 16-Oct. Paphos sewage plant: two 6-Oct. Aspro pools: one fem. 10-Oct. Larnaca Sewage Works: four 15-Oct. Zakaki Marsh: two 20-Oct. 

Merlin Falco columbarius   

Pervolia: one 1-Oct. Kiti Beach: one 9-Oct.  

Hobby Falco subbuteo   

Koili Track: two seen almost daily 1-29 Oct . Akrotiri- Phasouri: four 3-Oct . Paphos Sewage Plant: one 6 & 9-Oct . Akhna Dam: one 14-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: two 14-Oct , six 27-Oct . Troodos Leave Camp Valley: three feeding 15-Oct . Agia Varvara: five feeding south of Nata 24-Oct .  

Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae   

The season’s latest records, four Phinikas area 1 & 13-Oct and one at Aspro Pools 22-Oct. 

Peregrine Falco peregrinus     

Mandria: one 1 & 29-Oct. Agia Varvara: one 1-Oct.  Paphos Sewage Plant: one 6-Oct. Aspro Pools: one 13 & 23-Oct. 

Quail Coturnix coturnix   

Armou Hills: one disturbed from upland scrubby heath 3-Oct . 

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus   

‘Akrotiri area’: two 2-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: four heard 3-Oct , two 20-Oct . Zakaki Marsh: three 20-Oct , with one reported to month end . Akrotiri Salt Lake: three 20-Oct . Goudhi: one 27-Oct . Paphos sewage plant: one 31-Oct . 

Little Crake Porzana parva 

Phasouri Reed-beds: one juv. 3-Oct . 

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus   

Widespread with interesting max. counts as follows: Fresh Water Lake South:60 on 14-Oct. Zakaki Marsh: 87 on 25-Oct  

Coot Fulica atra   

Some large counts reported including c500 Larnaca Sewage Works 2-Oct  and 595 on 11-Oct ; at least 2,500 were counted at a dam on Aloupos river, Morphou 17-Oct . 

Common Crane Grus grus   

Good, localised passage reported from east end of island from 7-9 October! Phasouri Reed Beds: one 1-Oct . Larnaca Salt Lake: 310 on 7-Oct, 70 on 9-Oct, 44 on 28-Oct . Meneou Pools: 170 on 7-Oct, 80 on 9-Oct . Akrotiri Salt Lake: 32 on 9-Oct. Pervolia: 80 on 9-Oct and 640 flew over Larnaca in four large groups 9-Oct  and large groups heard flying over at night. Cape Greco: c240 (c80 at 9.00h and 160 at 11.00h) on 9-Oct. Dhekalia: six 11-Oct . Larnaca Airport Pools (South): 41 on 11-Oct. Larnaca Sewage Works: 13, including 2 juvs. flying low in front of hide 15-Oct, with three 26-Oct. 

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus    

Ayios Charalampos, north coast: two flying west at 16.00h 15-Oct . 

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus    

Larnaca Sewage Works: six 4-Sep, two 18-Sep .  Zakaki marsh: three 24-Sep , two to 5-Oct, one to 29 Oct. Phasouri Reed-beds: three 10-Oct . 

Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus   

Ayios Nikolaos : up to 55 from 8-31 Oct, with 80 on 12-Oct . Mandria: eight 23-Oct , 20+ on 30-Oct . 

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius   

Akhna Dam: eight 4-Oct , declining to two 16-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: four 6-Oct , one 11-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: three 14-Oct . 

Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula   

Akrotiri Gravel Pits: one 1-Oct , five 4-Oct , three 16-Oct . Akhna Dam: two 31-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: one 11-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: four 16-Oct . 

Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii    

Lady’s Mile: one since September to 20-Oct, at least. Paphos headland: up to five all month. 

Dotterel Charadrius morinellus   

One moulting adult at ‘lark corner, Mandria on 3-Oct , was an excellent record. 

Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria   

Akhna Dam: one 16-Oct . Paphos headland: one 14-29 Oct, at least. Ayios Nikolaos : two 31-Oct . 

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola   

Paphos headland: two 5-Oct , one 21-Oct. Akhna Dam: one 14-Oct . 

Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus   

Numbers at Akhna Dam may be a result of Oroklini Marsh drying up in late September… Larnaca Sewage Works: one 11-Oct . Akhna Dam: eight 4-Oct , 33 on 14-Oct, up to 11 from 21-31 Oct . Zakaki Marsh: one 5 - 27-Oct. Paphos Sewage Plant: four 6-Oct, with three there to 29-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: a noteworthy 46 on 14-Oct . 

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus   

Paphos Sewage Plant: nine 6-Oct, with five there 13-Oct, and up to 20 from 23-29-Oct . Akhna Dam: five 9-Oct , 20 on 14-Oct . Phasouri Reed-bed: 10 on 20-Oct , only one 27-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos : two 24-Oct . Mandria: five 19-Oct , one 29-Oct , two 30-Oct . 

Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii   

Akhna Dam: one 21-Oct . 

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea  

 Lady’s Mile: one 24-27 Sep , two 25-Oct . 

Ruff Philomachus pugnax   

Zakaki Marsh: one 2-5 Oct. Paphos Sewage Plant: one 6-9-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: seven 11-Oct . 

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus   

Akhna Dam: one 31-Oct . 

Snipe Gallinago gallinago   

All records follow: Aspro Pools: one 1-Oct, two 25-Oct , one 30-Oct . Asprokremnos Dam north-east: one 24-Oct . Zakaki Marsh: one 3-Oct , one 24 - 27-Oct. Akhna Dam: four 4-Oct , one 9-Oct , 17 on 14-Oct, 11 on 21-Oct and two 31-Oct . Evretou Dam: two 6-Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: two 14-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos : one 17-Oct . Phasouri Reed-bed: two 20-Oct . Evretou Dam: one 27 & 31-Oct . 

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus  

 Paphos Lighthouse: two 30-Oct . 

Curlew Numenius arquata   

Phasouri Reed-beds: one 5-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: two 9-Oct . Spiro's Beach: two 11-Oct . Akrotiri Salt Lake: one 20-Oct . Paphos Headland: one 27-Oct, one 29-Oct. 

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus   

Akhna Dam: one 4-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: seven 11-Oct , two 15-Oct. 

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis    

Akhna Dam: one 4-Oct , was the only report. 

Greenshank Tringa nebularia    

Max. numbers, Akrotiri Gravel Pits two 1-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: eight 2-Oct , 12 on 15-Oct. Fresh Water Lake South: seven 14-Oct . Akhna Dam: five 14-31 Oct. 

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus    

Mandria Canal: one 1-28 Oct. Kannaviou Dam: one 7-11 Oct . Fresh Water Lake South: one 14-Oct. Acheleia Dam: one 20-26 Oct. Akhna Dam: two 21-Oct . Zakaki Marsh: one 25-Oct. 

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola   

Zakaki marsh: one since 24-Sep to 5-Oct & again 20 Oct. Akhna Dam: one 31-Oct .  

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos    

Paphos headland: two 5-Oct  and at least one daily in the area all month. Akrotiri gravel Pits: one 20-Oct. 

Turnstone Arenaria interpres   

Paphos headland: four 5-Oct , one 26-Oct. Larnaca Sewage Works: one 11-Oct . 

Slender-billed Gull Larus genei  

Larnaca Sewage Works: two 11-15. 

Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii   

Galounopetra Point: one 14-Oct .  Davlos-Galounia: one 1st winter 15-Oct . 

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus fuscus  

Chrysochou Bay: 4 ads and one 1st winter 1-Oct . Kazivera: one 17-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: one 11-Oct . Zakaki Marsh: one 20-Oct . Aspro Pools: one 28-Oct . 

Siberian Gull L. f. heuglini   

Akhna Dam: one 21-Oct . 

Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans cachinnans    

Mandria: 87 on 25-Oct, 50+ on 29-Oct . Many ‘Yellow-legged’ of which several hundred were reported at Larnaca Sewage Works and Asprokremnos Dam were probably of this form. Note of caution – immature cachinnans, even near-adults retain ring-billed appearance (bill-bands) in winter, a similar feature found on armenicus.  

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica   

Zakaki Marsh: one 20-Oct . 

Common Tern Sterna hirundo   

Zakaki Pool: two 14-Oct . 

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida   

Zakaki marsh: up to three 3-22 Oct, with four 5-Oct . Akrotiri area: four 2-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: six 2 & 15-Oct, two 23-Oct. Akhna Dam: 11 on 14-Oct , up to eight 16-21 Oct. 

White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus   

Most birds moved on by early October. Larnaca Sewage Works: nine 4-Sep, four most visits 18-Sep - 11-Oct . Zakaki marsh: one 5-Oct.  

Woodpigeon Columba palumbus  

Largest numbers at Ayios Nikolaos  with 133 on 17-Oct  and Akhna Dam with 230 on 31-Oct . 

Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur   

Asprokremnos: two 1-Oct . Aspro Pools: three 1-Oct . Mandria Cana:l two 1-Oct . Mandria: eight 2-Oct , four juvs. 13-Oct . Akrotiri area: two 2-Oct . Smyies: one 4-Oct . Akhna Dam: four 4-Oct . The latest was a flyover single bird at Mandria on 29-Oct . 

Barn Owl Tyto alba  

Mandria: one 23-Oct . Polis army base: one seen flying at 4:00 am on 26-Oct . 

Scops Owl Otus scops cyprius    

Polis: one heard 4-Oct . 

Little Owl Athene noctua   

Ayios Nikolaos : one all month, with two 1 & 18-Oct . Polis: one heard 4 & 27-Oct . Kamares: one 5-Oct . Ayios Charalampos headland: one 15-Oct . Pano Platres: one 16-Oct. Anarita Park area: one 20-Oct . Lythrodontas: one 24-Oct .  

Long-eared Owl Asio otus  

Kato Paphos: one at 00.30hrs preying on arriving wagtails 27-Oct . Mandria: one climbed high over sea, heading south 30-Oct . 

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus   

Erimi Gardens village: one heard very clearly for 1 hour not seen 11-Oct .  

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis   

Common at most wetlands and sheltered coasts. 28 birds reported from 16 locations. 

Bee-eater Merops apiaster   

The numbers of passage birds declined by the first week of October and the latest was on the 22-Oct. The noteworthy records follow:  Ayios Nikolaos : 32 on 1-Oct . Akrotiri area: 83 on 2-Oct . Akhna Dam: 12 on 9-Oct . Phasouri Reed-beds: four 22-Oct . Unusually, MC reported ‘hundreds passing over Kalo Khorio Orinis’ throughout the month. 

Roller Coracias garrulus    

A trickle of migrants still present. Mandria: up to three 1-7 Oct. Avgorou: one 8-Oct . Vrysoulles: one 14-Oct . Agios Georgios : one 20-Oct . 

Hoopoe Upupa epops    

Akhna Dam: one 4-Oct . 

Wryneck Jynx torquilla   

Ayios Nikolaos : one 24-Oct . 

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra   

Mandria: up to nine at ‘lark corner’,  2-29 Oct. 

Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla   

Mandria: 24 on 1-Oct, max. 30 on 1-Oct, declining to five on 25-Oct . Paphos Sewage Plant: four 6-Oct, 10 on 9-Oct and two 13-Oct . Armou Hills; two 7-Oct . Ayios Charalampos headland: one 16-Oct  

Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens   

Mandria: seven reported 23-Oct . 

Woodlark Lullula arborea    

Armou Hills: one at least, calling 28-Oct . 

Skylark Alauda arvensis    

Zakaki Marsh: 18 on 20-Oct , was the season’s first report. Paphos Sewage Plant: c50 on 29-Oct. Mandria: c70 on 29-Oct, was the largest flock reported. 

Sand Martin Riparia riparia   

Hundreds reported at Larnaca 18-Sep, many flying out to sea. Still many birds present to mid-October. Zakaki Marsh: 20 on 3-Oct . Akhna Dam: nine 4-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: three 2-Oct . 12 on 6-Oct , a noteworthy c100 on 11-Oct  and three 15-Oct. 

Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris    

Kannaviou Dam: one 7-Oct . 

Swallow Hirundo rustica    

Reported in good numbers all month. Larnaca Sewage Works: c300 on 11-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos : 26 inc. 1 completely white plumaged bird 17-Oct . 

Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica    

A few lingering birds reported: Ayios Nikolaos : two 18-Oct . Avdimou: two 23-Oct , were the last autumn reports. 

Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi    

A single bird reported in field of cut Lucerne near Paphos Sewage Plant 6-9-Oct . 

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris   

All records as follows: Smyies: two 1-Oct, five 4-Oct . Mandria: up to two 1-29 Oct, with three 20-Oct . Tsada hills: four 2-Oct, one 9-Oct . Paphos Sewage Plant: one 9-Oct . Akhna Dam: one 21-Oct . Phinikas: two 31-Oct . 

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis   

Lakatameia: one Manglis Lake 30-Sep . Mandria: one from 29 Sep , eight 1-Oct , three 7-Oct . Akhna Dam: one 4-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos : one 12-Oct, 59 in lucerne crop 17-Oct, three 22-Oct . Paphos Sewage Plant: three 20-Oct . 

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis   

Lythrodontas: one 8-Oct , was the season’s first report. Larnaca Sewage Works: five 15-Oct. Paphos Sewage Plant: 12 on wires present from 20-Oct . Mandria: up to seven 25-31 Oct. Phasouri Reed-beds: seven 27-Oct . Akhna Dam: five 31-Oct . Ayios Nikolaos : 20 on 31-Oct . 

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus   

Locally common, e.g. Mandria with a peak noted in first half of month: Mandria: 30+ on 1-Oct , 47 on 11-Oct , with up to 10 to month end. Paphos Sewage Plant: a max. of 60 on 9-Oct, 50 on 13-Oct, down to two 29-Oct . Cape Andreas: one 14-Oct . Sygrasi Dam (dry): one 16-Oct . Phasouri Reed Beds: two 20-Oct . RAF Akrotiri: 27 on 20-Oct . Larnaca Sewage Works: two 23-Oct . Evretou Dam: one 27-Oct  .