October 2012 bird news



Records from Polichnitos Saltpans and Skala Polichnitou from Terry Robinson (via Ornithotopos). All other records observers stated

More interesting species/counts only.

September bird news here


Ruddy Shelduck 2 on 4th Polichnitos Saltpans and 2 Perasma on 1st (R Cockram)
Common Shelduck max. 6 on 30th-31st Polichnitos Saltpans
Greater Flamingo max. 347 on 1st Polichnitos Saltpans
Black Stork max. 10 on 17th Polichnitos Saltpans and 2 Perasma on 4th (R Cockram)
Spoonbill 1 on 1st and 11th, 7 on 15th with 6 remaining on 16th Polichnitos Saltpans
Grey Heron max. 15 on 25th Polichnitos Saltpans
Great White Egret max. 19 on 5th Polichnitos Saltpans and 7 Perasma on 1st  (R Cockram)
Little Egret max. 18 on 4th Polichnitos Saltpans
Cormorant max. 15 on 1st Polichnitos Saltpans
Shag max. 19 sev dates Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Kestrel 1-2 throughout Polichnitos Saltpans
Peregrine 1 on 12th and 22nd Polichnitos Saltpans
Osprey 1 on 24th Polichnitos Saltpans
Sparrowhawk 1 throughout Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Buzzard 1 on 31st  Polichnitos Saltpans
Avocet max. 177 on 4th Polichnitos Saltpans
Golden Plover 1 from 11th-24th Polichnitos Saltpans
Grey Plover 2 on 15th, and single on 17th and 29th Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Ringed Plover 1 on 3rd and 2 on 13th Polichnitos Saltpans
Little Ringed Plover max. 11 on 4th-5th Polichnitos Saltpans
Kentish Plover max. 61 on 14th Polichnitos Saltpans
Eurasian Curlew 1 on 28th-30th Polichnitos Saltpans
Spotted Redshank max. 5 on 20th Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Redshank max. 101 on 18th Polichnitos Saltpans
Marsh Sandpiper 1 on 11th Polichnitos Saltpans
Greenshank max. 14 on 6th Polichnitos Saltpans
Wood Sandpiper max. 2 on 2nd Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Sandpiper max. 2 on 27th Polichnitos Saltpans
Little Stint max. 52 on 10th Polichnitos Saltpans
Dunlin max. 12 on 20th Polichnitos Saltpans
Ruff 1 on 1st-5th Polichnitos Saltpans
Yellow-legged Gull max. 144 on 11th Polichnitos Saltpans
Black-headed Gull max. 358 on 29th Polichnitos Saltpans
Slender-billed Gull max. 41 on 13th Polichnitos Saltpans
Mediterranean Gull max. 19 on 3rd Polichnitos Saltpans
Sandwich Tern max. 16 on 12th Polichnitos Saltpans
Kingfisher 1 on 7th Polichnitos Saltpans
Red-backed Shrike max. 3 on 4th with 1 to 30th Polichnitos Saltpans and 5 Perasma on 4th (R Cockram)
Barn Swallow max. 7 on 10th with birds to 17th Polichnitos Saltpans
Willow Warbler max. 10 on 20th with birds to 27th Polichnitos Saltpans
Sardinian Warbler 1-2 throughout Polichnitos Saltpans
Blackcap 2 on 16th Almyropotamos River (Vatera)
Common Whitethroat 1 on 16th Almyropotamos River (Vatera)
Common Starling max. 14 on 24th Polichnitos Saltpans
Song Thrush 2 on 25th and 30th Polichnitos Saltpans
Black Redstart present from 25th Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Redstart 1 on 25th Polichnitos Saltpans
Common Stonechat max. 14 on 26th Polichnitos Saltpans
Northern Wheatear 1 to 7th Polichnitos Saltpans
Blue Rock-thrush 1 on 4th Polichnitos Saltpans
Spotted Flycatcher 3 on 3rd Polichnitos Saltpans
House Sparrow max. 43 on 27th Polichnitos Saltpans
White Wagtail max. 11 on 27th Polichnitos Saltpans
Meadow Pipit 1 from 24th Polichnitos Saltpans
Water Pipit 1 on 30th Polichnitos Saltpans
Corn Bunting max. 137 on 27th Polichnitos Saltpans
Reed Bunting from 25th Polichnitos Saltpans