John Watts: Cyprus Life List BirdLife Cyprus, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 322 of 322 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2 2 2 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Yes 0 0 3 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Yes 0 0 4 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 11 5 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 0 0 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 7 7 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 2 2 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Yes 2 2 9 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 11 15 10 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 20 11 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 15 21 12 Gadwall Anas strepera 16 23 13 Common Teal Anas crecca 38 55 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 48 69 15 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 24 34 16 Garganey Anas querquedula 40 57 17 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 39 56 18 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Yes 0 0 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 17 24 20 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 14 20 21 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 34 49 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 7 10 23 Greater Scaup Aythya marila Yes 0 0 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Yes 0 0 25 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Yes 1 1 26 Smew Mergellus albellus Yes 0 0 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 2 2 28 Goosander Mergus merganser Yes 2 2 29 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 4 5 30 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 33 47 31 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Yes 0 0 32 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 44 63 33 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 23 33 34 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Yes 0 0 35 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Yes 0 0 36 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16 23 37 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 11 15 38 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 11 15 39 European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Yes 0 0 40 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Yes 2 2 41 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 37 53 42 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 43 62 43 Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Yes 2 2 44 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 12 17 45 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Yes 1 1 46 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 17 24 47 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 25 36 48 Striated Heron Butorides striata Yes 2 2 49 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 40 57 50 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 44 63 51 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 48 69 52 Great Egret Casmerodius albus 30 43 53 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 45 65 54 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 4 5 55 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 47 68 56 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 28 40 57 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 52 75 58 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Yes 1 1 59 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 2 2 60 Black Kite Milvus migrans 18 26 61 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 0 0 62 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes 0 0 63 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Yes 0 0 64 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 4 5 65 Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 32 46 66 Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus Yes 0 0 67 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 8 11 68 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Yes 0 0 69 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 26 37 70 Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Yes 3 4 71 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 45 65 72 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Yes 0 0 73 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Yes 0 0 74 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Yes 0 0 75 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 0 0 76 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata 11 15 77 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 17 24 78 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 27 39 79 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Yes 3 4 80 Merlin Falco columbarius 8 11 81 Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Yes 0 0 82 Lanner Falco biarmicus Yes 0 0 83 Saker Falco cherrug 6 8 84 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 40 57 85 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 26 37 86 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 18 26 87 Little Crake Porzana parva 38 55 88 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 15 21 89 Corn Crake Crex crex 6 8 90 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 51 73 91 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Yes 0 0 92 Purple Swamp-Hen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 0 0 93 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 50 72 94 Common Crane Grus grus 9 13 95 Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo 11 15 96 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 1 1 97 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Yes 0 0 98 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 0 0 99 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 6 8 100 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 48 69 101 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 16 23 102 Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 41 59 103 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 10 14 104 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 24 34 105 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 0 0 106 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 2 2 107 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 38 55 108 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22 31 109 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Yes 0 0 110 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 43 62 111 Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Yes 11 15 112 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 5 7 113 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 1 1 114 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 18 26 115 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 14 20 116 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Yes 0 0 117 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Yes 3 4 118 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 15 21 119 Red Knot Calidris canutus 5 7 120 Sanderling Calidris alba 15 21 121 Little Stint Calidris minuta 43 62 122 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 16 23 123 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 0 0 124 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Yes 0 0 125 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 27 39 126 Dunlin Calidris alpina 33 47 127 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 9 13 128 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 40 57 129 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13 18 130 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 38 55 131 Great Snipe Gallinago media 18 26 132 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1 1 133 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 27 39 134 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Yes 3 4 135 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 19 27 136 Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Yes 0 0 137 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 12 17 138 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 28 40 139 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 26 37 140 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 34 49 141 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 39 56 142 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 47 68 143 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 1 1 144 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 46 66 145 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 18 26 146 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 13 18 147 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Yes 0 0 148 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Yes 0 0 149 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Yes 7 10 150 Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus 10 14 151 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 14 20 152 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Yes 0 0 153 Little Gull Larus minutus 13 18 154 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 36 52 155 Mew Gull Larus canus 7 10 156 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 35 50 157 Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini 8 11 158 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yes 2 2 159 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 18 26 160 Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 21 30 161 Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Yes 0 0 162 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Yes 2 2 163 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 23 33 164 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 8 11 165 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 17 24 166 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 18 26 167 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Yes 0 0 168 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 15 21 169 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 20 28 170 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 9 13 171 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 18 26 172 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Yes 7 10 173 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Yes 0 0 174 Stock Dove Columba oenas 7 10 175 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Yes 2 2 176 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 46 66 177 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Yes 2 2 178 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 31 44 179 European Scops Owl Otus scops 35 50 180 Little Owl Athene noctua 40 57 181 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 9 13 182 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 13 18 183 Alpine Swift Apus melba 46 66 184 Common Swift Apus apus 56 81 185 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 44 63 186 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 4 5 187 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Yes 2 2 188 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 12 17 189 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 17 24 190 European Roller Coracias garrulus 43 62 191 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 33 47 192 Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni Yes 0 0 193 Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura Yes 3 4 194 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Yes 0 0 195 Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti Yes 0 0 196 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 18 26 197 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata 14 20 198 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 9 13 199 Wood Lark Lullula arborea 17 24 200 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 25 36 201 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Yes 0 0 202 Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha Yes 0 0 203 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 24 34 204 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 8 11 205 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 1 1 206 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Yes 0 0 207 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Yes 0 0 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 34 49 209 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 3 4 210 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 21 30 211 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 20 28 212 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 20 28 213 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Yes 0 0 214 Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Yes 0 0 215 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 27 39 216 Dunnock Prunella modularis 5 7 217 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 4 5 218 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 27 39 219 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 15 21 220 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 35 50 221 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 19 27 222 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 0 0 223 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Yes 1 1 224 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 31 44 225 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 43 62 226 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 34 49 227 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 12 17 228 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Yes 0 0 229 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 41 59 230 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 13 18 231 Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 20 28 232 Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Yes 3 4 233 Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Yes 0 0 234 Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Yes 8 11 235 White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Yes 3 4 236 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 17 24 237 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 30 43 238 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Yes 1 1 239 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 33 47 240 Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni Yes 0 0 241 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 3 4 242 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 29 42 243 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2 2 244 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 9 13 245 Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Yes 0 0 246 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Yes 1 1 247 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 1 1 248 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 13 18 249 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 12 17 250 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 38 55 251 European Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 44 63 252 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 6 8 253 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 0 0 254 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 0 0 255 Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Yes 0 0 256 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 27 39 257 Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Yes 0 0 258 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Yes 3 4 259 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 11 15 260 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 52 75 261 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 13 18 262 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 10 14 263 Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris 23 33 264 Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Yes 0 0 265 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 42 60 266 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 30 43 267 Ménétries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea Yes 6 8 268 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Yes 4 5 269 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 1 1 270 Balkan Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis 26 37 271 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 33 47 272 Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Yes 0 0 273 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 40 57 274 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 9 13 275 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Yes 0 0 276 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 2 2 277 Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 20 28 278 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 34 49 279 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 33 47 280 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 4 5 281 Coal Tit Parus ater 45 65 282 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 6 8 283 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 38 55 284 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 13 18 285 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 23 33 286 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 5 7 287 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Yes 6 8 288 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 41 59 289 Rook Corvus frugilegus Yes 0 0 290 Common Raven Corvus corax 16 23 291 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Yes 0 0 292 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 25 36 293 Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus 4 5 294 Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus Yes 1 1 295 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 4 5 296 Pale Rockfinch Petronia brachydactyla Yes 1 1 297 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Yes 1 1 298 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis Yes 0 0 299 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 54 78 300 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 5 7 301 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus Yes 0 0 302 European Serin Serinus serinus 42 60 303 European Siskin Carduelis spinus 19 27 304 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Yes 0 0 305 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 29 42 306 Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus Yes 2 2 307 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 3 4 308 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Yes 2 2 309 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yes 0 0 310 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 13 18 311 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 2 2 312 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Yes 4 5 313 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Yes 2 2 314 Mountain Bunting Emberiza striolata Yes 0 0 315 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 0 0 316 Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea 7 10 317 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 32 46 318 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia 43 62 319 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Yes 0 0 320 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 0 0 321 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 10 14 322 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 27 39