The main bird species that use Akrotiri Peninsula
Common name: Moustached Warbler
Season: Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Common Teal
Season: Winter, Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Mallard
Season: All year
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Demoiselle Crane
Season: Autumn
Where to see: Salt lake, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Grey Heron
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Purple Heron
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Squacco Heron
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Ferruginous Duck
Season: All year
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Cattle Egret
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Dunlin
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Little Stint
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Ruff
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter (rare)
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Kentish Plover
Season: All year
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Little Ringed Plover
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Common Ringed Plover
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Whiskered Tern
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh, Salt Lake
Common name: White-winged Tern
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: White Stork
Season: Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see: Salt lake, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Western Marsh-harrier
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Pallid Harrier
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: European Roller
Season: Spring, Summer
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Akrotiri Gravel Pits
Common name: Sardinian Warbler
Season: All year
Where to see: Scrubland
Common name: Cyprus Warbler
Season: All year (rare in winter)
Where to see: Scrubland
Common name: Little Egret
Season: Winter, Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Eleonora’s Falcon
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Episkopi Cliffs, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Peregrine Falcon
Season: All year
Where to see: Episkopi Cliffs
Common name: Common Kestrel
Season: All year
Where to see: Flying Across the Peninsula
Common name: Red-footed Falcon
Season: Autumn, Spring
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Forest Area, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Black Francolin
Season: All year
Where to see: Scrubland, Akrotiri Gravel Pits
Common name: Common Coot
Season: All year
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Common Moorhen
Season: All year
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Gull-billed Tern
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Common name: Mediterranean Shag
Season: All year
Where to see: Episkopi Bay, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Griffon Vulture
Season: All year
Where to see: Episkopi Cliffs
Common name: Booted Eagle
Season: Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Black-winged Stilt
Season: Spring, Summer
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Armenian Gull
Season: Winter
Where to see: Lady’s Mile
Common name: Slender-billed Gull
Season: Winter
Where to see: Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Common name: Yellow-legged Gull
Season: All year
Where to see: Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Common name: Black-headed Gull
Season: Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Lady’s Mile, Salt Lake
Common name: Bluethroat
Season: Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Jack Snipe
Season: Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: European Bee-eater
Season: Spring, Autumn, Summer
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Forest Area, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Black Kite
Season: Autumn, Spring (rare)
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Eurasian Curlew
Season: Spring, Autumn (rare), Winter
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Black-crowned Night-heron
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: European Honey-buzzard
Season: Autumn
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Marsh, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Greater Flamingo
Season: Winter, Autumn,Spring
Where to see: Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile
Common name: Glossy Ibis
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Little Crake
Season: Spring, Autumn
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Western Water Rail
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Eurasian Penduline Tit
Season: Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Marsh, Zakaki Marsh
Common name: Northern Shoveler
Season: Autumn, Winter, Spring
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Little Grebe
Season: All year
Where to see: Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh
Common name: Common Shelduck
Season: Winter, Autumn,Spring
Where to see: Salt Lake, Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Lady’s Mile
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
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
Common name: Common Redshank
Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Where to see: Akrotiri Gravel Pits, Salt Lake, Lady’s Mile, Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool
Common name: Spur-winged Lapwing
Season: All year
Where to see:
Zakaki Marsh, Bishop’s Pool, Akrotiri Marsh