Great spotted cuckoo, Akrotiri marsh

Great spotted cuckoos are always a very special sight so I was delighted to find one today at Akrotiri marsh. They don't overwinter in Cyprus, but they are early return migrants, usually appearing in February. Prior to my sighting today I'd only heard of a handful of birds from anywhere in Cyprus, and most of those have been at coastal headlands. 

Also today, the eastern yellow wagtail still, single spoonbill and great white egret and over 80 spur-winged plover, all serenaded by at least three black francolin, which I didn't see.