10th April 2013 Larnaca, Cyprus W3 and 70C

Arrived ahead of schedule at c.3.30pm having overflown the still snowy Alps. Drove straight to the nearby salt lakes, Larnaca Sewage Farm (where else!) and made a brief visit to Spiros Pool. We then drove for an hour to our villa at Konnos Bay before doing some shopping and enjoying a meal.

Greater Flamingo 60
Teal 3
Mallard 10
Pintail 3
Garganey 3
Shoveler 20
Chukar 1
Black-winged Stilt 40
Spur-winged Plover 8
Greenshank 10
Green Sandpiper 1
Wood Sandpiper 4
Black-headed Gull 6
Slender-billed Gull 8 ex.
Baltic Gull 3
Yellow-legged Gull 1
Little Tern 2
Woodpigeon 1
Collared Dove 5
Cuckoo 1
Swift 4
Crested Lark 12
Swallow 40
House Martin 5
Flava Wagtail ssp. 20
White Wagtail 20
Wheatear 1
Fan-tailed Warbler 3
Hooded Crow 6
House Sparrow 20

Tekka Mosque Salt Lake, Larnaca

Larnaca Airport is set amongst a number of salt lakes and near to a hide overlooking sewage farm pools so it is possible to be birding literally within minutes of arriving in Cyprus