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Glossy Ibis, feeding in seasonally flooded fields opposite Kalloni Saltworks entrance 4 Apr 11 © Eleni Galinou
There are still only resident birders Eleni Galinou (EG) who covers the Kalloni area and Terry Robinson (TR) who is based at Skala Polichnitou, birding the island (the more interesting records in CAPS). Birders begin arriving on the island from 14 April.
Updated 11/04/11
Great White Egret - present Polichnitos Saltpans and Tsiknias RiverCommon Whitethroat - first Tsiknias River 5 Apr
Common Shelduck - max. 26 Polichnitos Saltpans 5 Apr
Yelkouan Shearwater - Gulf of Kalloni off Polichnitos Saltpans with 14 on 1 Apr
Great Crested Grebe - Gulf of Kalloni up to 600 off Polichnitos Saltpans 11 Mar
Black-necked Grebe - Gulf of Kalloni up to 5 off Tsiknias River mouth (5 Apr)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Gulf of Kalloni off Polichnitos Saltpans 8 Apr
Greater Flamingo - seen Kalloni Saltpans (80) and Polichnitos Saltpans (77)
Black Stork - 1-2 Tsiknias River and Polichnitos Saltpans
GLOSSY IBIS - 3 flooded fields nr Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr with 7 there (photo above) 4 Apr; 12 north past Polichnitos Saltpans 8 Apr
Marsh Harrier Harrier - up to 2 Polichnitos Saltpans
Hen Harrier - 1 Tsiknias River 5 Apr
SPOTTED CRAKE - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 1 Apr (same as 24 Mar 11)
Stone-curlew - 2 Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr
Black-winged Stilt - up to 70 Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr, up 26 Polichnitos Saltpans 10 Apr
Avocet - 1-2 Polichnitos Saltpans throughout month
Common Ringed Plover - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 1 Apr, 2 on 10 Apr
Little Ringed Plover - present Kalloni Saltpans, Polichnitos Saltpans, Tsiknias River
Eurasian Curlew - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 2 Apr
Marsh Sandpiper - 2 Polichnitos Saltpans 1 Apr, 2 Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr, 1-2 Polichnitos Saltpans 1-13 Apr
Spotted Redshank - 1-2 Polichnitos Saltpans 10-13 Apr
Greenshank - 6 Polichnitos Saltpans 10 Apr
Green Sandpiper - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans, 2 Kalloni Saltpans, 3 Tsiknias River
Wood Sandpiper - max. 22 Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr
Little Stint - small numbers Polichnitos Saltpans and Kalloni Saltpans
Dunlin - small numbers Polichnitos Saltpans and Tsiknias River
Ruff - small numbers Polichnitos Saltpans (93 on 10 Apr) and Kalloni Saltpans
Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Polichnitos Saltpans 10 Apr
SLENDER-BILLED GULL - 1-2 Tsiknias River 1-5 Apr
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 3 Apr
Common Swift - first Kalloni Saltpans 3 Apr, Tsiknias River 5 Apr
Common Kingfisher - 1 Skala Kallonis 3 Apr
Great Spotted Cuckoo - 1 Christou (Kamares) River 10 Apr
Woodchat Shrike - first Polichnitos Saltpans 8 AprHouse Martin - (first seen 25 Feb) present throughout
Barn Swallow - (first seen 13 Mar) present throughout
Red-rumped Swallow - first Tsiknias River 3 Apr
Sedge Warbler - first Almyropotomos River (Lisvorio) 12 Apr
Northern Wheatear - (first seen 19 Feb) 1-2 Polichnitos Saltpans to 5 Apr
Yellow Wagtail - (first seen 22 Mar) present daily Polichnitos Saltpans and Kalloni Saltpans
Tawny Pipit - first 2 Polichnitos Saltpans 5 Apr with 4 there 8 Apr and 8 on 13 Apr
