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Flying across the peninsula
Markos Charalambides
The main bird species that use Akrotiri Peninsula
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Akrotiri Gravel pits
Akrotiri Marsh
Bishop's pools
Episkopi bay
Episkopi cliffs
Flying across the peninsula
Forest area
Lady's Mile
Salt Lake
Scrubland
Zakaki Marsh
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Common name:
Moustached Warbler
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Anas Crecca
Anas Crecca
Common name:
Common Teal
Season:
Winter, Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos
Common name:
Mallard
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Anthropoides virgo
Anthropoides virgo
Common name:
Demoiselle Crane
Season:
Autumn
Where to see:
Salt lake, Akrotiri Marsh
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea
Common name:
Grey Heron
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea
Common name:
Purple Heron
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides
Common name:
Squacco Heron
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Aythya nyroca
Aythya nyroca
Common name:
Ferruginous Duck
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis
Common name:
Cattle Egret
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Calidris alpina
Calidris alpina
Common name:
Dunlin
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Calidris minuta
Calidris minuta
Common name:
Little Stint
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Calidris pugnax
Calidris pugnax
Common name:
Ruff
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius alexandrinus
Common name:
Kentish Plover
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Charadrius dubius
Charadrius dubius
Common name:
Little Ringed Plover
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius hiaticula
Common name:
Common Ringed Plover
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Common name:
Whiskered Tern
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh, Salt Lake
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Common name:
White-winged Tern
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia ciconia
Common name:
White Stork
Season:
Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see:
Salt lake, Akrotiri Marsh
Circus aeruginosus
Circus aeruginosus
Common name:
Western Marsh-harrier
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Circus macrourus
Circus macrourus
Common name:
Pallid Harrier
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Coracias garrulus
Coracias garrulus
Common name:
European Roller
Season:
Spring, Summer
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Akrotiri Gravel Pits
Curruca melanocephala
Curruca melanocephala
Common name:
Sardinian Warbler
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Scrubland
Curruca melanothorax
Curruca melanothorax
Common name:
Cyprus Warbler
Season:
All year (rare in winter)
Where to see:
Scrubland
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Common name:
Little Egret
Season:
Winter, Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Falco eleonorae
Falco eleonorae
Common name:
Eleonora’s Falcon
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Episkopi Cliffs, Akrotiri Marsh
Falco peregrinus
Falco peregrinus
Common name:
Peregrine Falcon
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Episkopi Cliffs
Falco tinnunculus
Falco tinnunculus
Common name:
Common Kestrel
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Flying Across the Peninsula
Falco vespertinus
Falco vespertinus
Common name:
Red-footed Falcon
Season:
Autumn, Spring
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Forest Area, Bishop’s Pool
Francolinus francolinus
Francolinus francolinus
Common name:
Black Francolin
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Scrubland, Akrotiri Gravel Pits
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Common name:
Common Coot
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Gallinula Chloropus
Gallinula Chloropus
Common name:
Common Moorhen
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Gelochelidon nilotica
Gelochelidon nilotica
Common name:
Gull-billed Tern
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii
Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii
Common name:
Mediterranean Shag
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Episkopi Bay, Lady’s Mile
Gyps fulvus
Gyps fulvus
Common name:
Griffon Vulture
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Episkopi Cliffs
Hieraaetus pennatus
Hieraaetus pennatus
Common name:
Booted Eagle
Season:
Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus himantopus
Common name:
Black-winged Stilt
Season:
Spring, Summer
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Larus americanus
Larus americanus
Common name:
Armenian Gull
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Lady’s Mile
Larus genei
Larus genei
Common name:
Slender-billed Gull
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Larus michahellis
Larus michahellis
Common name:
Yellow-legged Gull
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Larus ridibundus
Larus ridibundus
Common name:
Black-headed Gull
Season:
Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Luscinia svecica
Luscinia svecica
Common name:
Bluethroat
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Lymnocryptes minimus
Lymnocryptes minimus
Common name:
Jack Snipe
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster
Common name:
European Bee-eater
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Summer
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Forest Area, Bishop’s Pool
Milvus migrans
Milvus migrans
Common name:
Black Kite
Season:
Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Numenius arquata
Numenius arquata
Common name:
Eurasian Curlew
Season:
Spring, Autumn (rare), Winter
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax
Common name:
Black-crowned Night-heron
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Akrotiri Marsh
Pernis apivorus
Pernis apivorus
Common name:
European Honey-buzzard
Season:
Autumn
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Phoenicopterus Roseus
Phoenicopterus Roseus
Common name:
Greater Flamingo
Season:
Winter, Autumn,Spring
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Common name:
Glossy Ibis
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Porzana parva
Porzana parva
Common name:
Little Crake
Season:
Spring, Autumn
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Rallus aquaticus
Rallus aquaticus
Common name:
Western Water Rail
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Remiz pendulinus
Remiz pendulinus
Common name:
Eurasian Penduline Tit
Season:
Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata
Common name:
Northern Shoveler
Season:
Autumn, Winter, Spring
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Tachybaptus Ruficollis
Tachybaptus Ruficollis
Common name:
Little Grebe
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna tadorna
Common name:
Common Shelduck
Season:
Winter, Autumn,Spring
Where to see:
Salt Lake, Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Lady’s Mile
Tringa glareola
Tringa glareola
Common name:
Wood Sandpiper
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Tringa ochropus
Tringa ochropus
Common name:
Green Sandpiper
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Tringa totanus
Tringa totanus
Common name:
Common Redshank
Season:
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see:
Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Vanellus spinosus
Vanellus spinosus
Common name:
Spur-winged Lapwing
Season:
All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
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