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

October bird news

Recent news -

27/10/10

Polichnitos Saltpans - Slender-billed Gull 2, Spoonbill 2, Common Shelduck 7, Skylark 1 (Terry Robinson).

26/10/10

Polichnitos Saltpans - Water Pipit 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Sandwich Tern 6, Grey Plover 2, Greater Flamingo 200. Ring Ouzel reported. No sign of yesterday's Rock Bunting (Terry Robinson).

25/10/10

Polichnitos Saltpans - Rock Bunting 1 (Terry Robinson).

Rock Bunting, Polichnitos Saltpans, 25 Oct 2010 © Terry Robinson

24/10/10

Mesa - Osprey 1, Black Stork 3, Grey Heron 11, Great White Egret 2, Little Egret 6 (Eleni Galinou).

23/10/10

Kalloni Saltpans - Dalmatian Pelican 21 (present until 24th with 8 to 3 Nov at least), Black Stork 7, Greater Flamingo 970, Great White Egret 115, Grey Heron 53, Little Egret 12, Ruddy Shelduck 14, Common Teal 13, Great Cormorant 101, Avocet 325, Redshank 10, Greenshank 1 (Eleni Galinou).

Skala Polichnitou - Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 (trapped and ringed - Terry Robinson).

22/10/10

Polichnitos Saltpans - Dalmatian Pelican 1 (Terry Robinson).

Dalmatian Pelican, Polichnitos Saltpans, 22 Oct 2010 © Terry Robinson

03/10/10

Efthalou - Black Kite 1 (to S), Hen Harrier 1 (to S).

Perasma Reservoir - Pintail 1, Black Stork 1, Kingfisher 1.

02/10/10

Efthalou - White Pelican 1 (to S) (Albert Vrielink)

White Pelican south over Efthalou 2 Oct 2010 © Albert Vrielink

01/10/10

Perasma Reservoir - Black Stork 1.

Kalloni Saltpans - Black Stork 2.