27 April - Griffon Vulture again

Cinereous Bunting, Ipsilou © Steve Dudley

Madaros - GRIFFON VULTURE 1 over the old dead goat pit. With only nine previous records its more likely that this is yesterday's bird hanging around than two different birds on consecutive birds.

Kalloni Town - LEVANT SPARROWHAWK 1 over

Tsiknias River - ROLLER 1, Black-headed Bunting 1, Red-backed Shrike male, Masked Shrike 2, Little Bittern 2, Slender-billed Gull 4, Mediterranean Gull 1.

Kalloni Saltpans - PALLID HARRIER 1 fem, Whiskered Tern 5, White-winged Black Tern 2, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Curlew Sandpiper 40+, Eurasian Curlew 1.

Polichnitos Saltpans - Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 1 male, Little Stint 50+, Wood Sandpiper 70+, Green Sandpiper 1, White Wagtail 4, Tawny Pipit 2. No sign of recent days Great Snipe despite extensive searching.

Alikoudi Pool - White-winged Black Tern 1, Black Stork 2.

Makara - Tawny Pipit 2.

Kalloni Mini Soccer Pitch - Scops Owl (see directions on 24 Apr).

Metochi Lake - Little Bittern 2.

Mesa Pool - Black Stork 6, Ruddy Shelduck 4.

Skala Kallonis Pool - Great Bittern 1.

Black-headed Buntings beginning to trickle in with at least half a dozen scattered across the island today. Seems ot be fewer and fewer birds arriving though!