A few days ago I discovered Agia Napa Sewage Works and I've been twice since.
It's not the most productive sewage works that I've ever been to for birds,
but at the moment it is the best birding site by a mile within easy reach of
our apartment in Protaras. It consists of five reservoirs, one of which is
small and always birdless and another which is not viewable from anywhere that
I can find. The other three are viewable and have produced some decent birding
over the past few days.
Up to 30 ferruginous ducks have been present, along with around 45 shoveler, 20 teal and 4
mallard. Other waterfowl include around 80 little grebes, 40 coots and a few
moorhens.
Waders included a maximum of 21 spur-winged plover, 3 green plover, 2 common
sandpipers and 2 redshank.
Redshank and 3 green sandpipers.
At least 50 chiffchaffs were flitting around the perimeter fence and every
call that I heard was spp. breverostis, also known as Anatolian
chiffchaff. Not a single collybita call.
On the first visit there were at least 50 meadow pipits with a single
red-throated pipit.
Looks like rain in the distance.......
RUN!!!
Just made it!
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