Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Avdimou and local birding, Cyprus

Saturday 13 April 2019

Avdimou and local birding, Cyprus - 13th April 2019

We set up at Avdimou as a session there last year netted a few Cyprus Warbler. This year it seems as though the Sardinian Warblers are dominating. We only saw a couple of Cyprus Warbler males, plus the female that we captured.

We noted a few migrants, Hoopoe, Blackcap, Ortolan Bunting and Red-throated Pipit among them although most flew straight through.

Female Cyprus Warbler

Nightingale

Total: 14

Nightingale - 1
Cyprus Warbler - 1
Sardinian Warbler - 8
Blackcap - 4

Dropping in at Timi Forest we found that the wet conditions continue to be attractive to the birds. Highlights today were at least three male and two female Citrine Wagtails.

Male Citrine Wagtail

Two of six Cattle Egrets that dropped in

There was also a Desert Wheatear on the beach.

After dinner Ayia Vavara highlights were several Little Crakes, two Little Bittern and a Eurasian Bittern.

Little Crakes

The second of two Little Bitterns seen today.

Eurasian Bittern

About us

Chris and Denise Lamsdell

We have both been birders for about 40 years based in South Bucks near the West London reservoir complexes.

Since September 2021 we have been based in North Norfolk. We have done our bit of twitching in the past, but with other priorities this has become a much reduced activity with a preference for seeing new birds where ever our travels take us.

We both have been ringing since 2005. Our local group was the Runnymede RG while based in Buckinghamshire. Since moving to Norfolk we have started a new group called The Iceni Bird Monitoring Group, aimed at increasing public engagement through colour ringing projects on Black-headed Gull, Turnstone and Lapwing. We ring at several sites including Sculthorpe Moor, Sandringham Estate, Deepdale Farm and also monitor bird populations for the Norfolk Rivers Trust. We do ringing at home and support with foreign projects when opportunities allow. Chris also has an interest in Butterflies and Dragonflies and contains his limited photographic skill to them.