John Watts: Cyprus Life List BirdLife Cyprus, All records Record(s) 1 to 74 of 74 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Chukar Alectoris chukar 2 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10/09/2019 5 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 6 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 13/09/2019 Armou hills One bird heading south from Armou hills. 7 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 8 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 9 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 10 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 11 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 12 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 13 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 14 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 15 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 16 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 18 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 19 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 09/09/2019 Paphos Headland. 3+ birds showed really well. 20 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 21 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 11/09/2019 Rikkos beach Paphos. Fly through. 22 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 23 Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii 24 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 25 Rock Dove Columba livia 26 Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 27 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 28 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 29 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Yes 10/09/2019 Paphos SF 3+ along roadside to fields. 30 Barn Owl Tyto alba 31 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 32 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 33 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Armou hills. 34 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 35 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 12/09/2019 Larks corner Mandria. Several 36 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 37 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 10/09/2019 Paphos S F 38 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 39 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 40 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 10/09/2019 Paphos SF 41 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 42 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 43 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Paphos SF 44 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 45 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 46 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 47 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 48 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 49 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 02/10/2012 Armou 50 Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 51 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 52 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 53 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida Paphos SF 54 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 55 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 56 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 57 Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli 58 Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax 10/09/2019 Aspro Dam Female below the Dam in scrubby area. 59 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 60 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 61 Great Tit Parus major 62 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 63 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 64 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 65 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 66 Common Magpie Pica pica 67 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 68 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 69 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 70 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 71 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 72 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 73 Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 74 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra