Bird news - October 2011 summary


Ruddy Shelduck - Polichnitos Saltpans present max. 27 on 30th
Common Shelduck - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 19 on 31st
Mallard - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 10 on 15th
Teal - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 14 on 15th
Greater Flamingo - Polichnitos Saltpans max.215 on 30th
Black Stork - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 9 on 15th; Kalloni Saltpans max. 12 on 3rd
Spoonbill - 9 Polichnitos Saltpans 16th-17th
Grey Heron - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 13 on 18th
Great White Egret - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 11 on 25th-31st
DALMATIAN PELICAN - 4 Kalloni Saltpans on 3rd (Terry Robinson)
Shag - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 13 on 26th
Osprey - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans on 5th
Merlin - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans on 18th
Peregrine - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans on 23rd
Stone-curlew - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 3rd - 8th
Black-winged Stilt - Polichnitos Saltpans 1-2 throughout
Lapwing - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 21st
Grey Plover - 1 -2 Polichnitos Saltpans throughout
Common Ringed Plover - Polichnitos Saltpans up to 4 throughout
Little Ringed Plover - Polichnitos Saltpans 1 -2 to 22nd
Kentish Plover - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 115 on 22nd
Eurasian Curlew - 1 Kalloni Saltpans 3rd
Common Snipe - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 8th
Common Redshank - Polichnitos Saltpans 130 on 7th
Common Greenshank - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 36 on 19th
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 22nd
Common Sandpiper - up to Polichnitos Saltpans to 17th
Little Stint - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 44 on 7th
Dunlin - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 16 on 30th
Ruff - 5 Polichnitos Saltpans 22nd
Yellow-legged Gull - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 102 on 8th
Black-headed Gull - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 603 on 22nd
SLENDER-BILLED GULL - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 19 on 24th
Mediterranean Gull - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 1 - 4 throughout
Sandwich Tern - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 12 on 4th
Turtle Dove - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 1st
Red-backed Shrike - 1 -4 Polichnitos Saltpans to 20th
Sand Martin - 3 Polichnitos Saltpans 4th
Barn Swallow - Polichnitos Saltpans 35 on 11th and 15 on 12th
Willow Warbler - Polichnitos Saltpans max. max. 17 on 8th and present to 23rd
Blackcap - Polichnitos Saltpans 1 on 6th, 3 on 20th, 4 on 21st and and 1 on 23rd
Common Whitethroat - 1  Polichnitos Saltpans 6th
Sardinian Warbler - 4 Polichnitos Saltpans 31st
Black Redstart - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 8 on 31st
Whinchat - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans to 28th
Common Stonechat - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 16 on 31st
Northern Wheatear - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 3 on 7th and present to 22nd
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 -2 Polichnitos Saltpans to 21st
House Sparrow - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 131 on 14th
White Wagtail - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 13 on 10th and present to 20th
Yellow Wagtail - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 37 on 16 Sept
Tawny Pipit - 1 -2 Polichnitos Saltpans to 4th
Meadow Pipit - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 6 on 18th
Water Pipit - 1 Polichnitos Saltpans 29th
Serin - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 32 on 19th
Linnet - 2 - 3 Polichnitos Saltpans throughout
Corn Bunting - Polichnitos Saltpans max. 203 on 22nd
Cirl Bunting - Polichnitos Saltpans 3-4 throughout

All records Terry Robinson