Birding started off a little quiet around the hotel and surrounding area, with only just White and Yellow Wagtails being the highlight of the first day! However the second day way a lot better when a walk along the coastal path produced a Crested Lark, Alpine Swift this stunning juvenile Red-backed shrike, things were on the up!
Day 3 was a none eventful day on the birding front, but day 4 produced some more gems!! We had hired a car, and were on our way to the capital for some site seeing, when on the way I spotted a small lagoon on the side of the motorway, this proved to be an absolute wader magnet! Species I.D'd included Teminck's Stint, Kentish and Little Ringed Plover, Black-winged Stilt Spur-winged Plover (pictured below) and a few commoner ones too. Garganey, Hooded Crow and a Greater Flamingo were also present there. A Chukar was seen on a eveing walk not to far from the hotel.
Day 5, as we still had the car we took a trip up to the Troodos Mountains - the highest mountains on the island. I was hoping to see some large birds of prey soaring on the thermals, but sadly none were seen. However the forests were full of little birds including several Common Crossbills and Short-toed Treecreepers and a couple of Cyprus Wheatears, amongst several commoner species. Half a dozen or so Bee-eaters were seen on the way home.
Day 6 was a relaxing day, but a early morning walk along the beach produced 3 Zitting Cisticolas and a juvenile Red-rumped Swallow among a handful of Swallows and Sand Martins.
By the end of our holiday I had managed to I.D 40 species of bird including 7 world lifers!!
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