Scridifer's Bulgarian List 2024 (2 Viewers)

[foresttwitcher]

Thanks Pete, been a cracker so far!

Chris

Keep the info coming as I'll be out there in April.

 

[Scridifer]

27/01/24 Paphos headland

94) Golden Plover
95) Greater Sand Plover

27/01/24 Paphos general area

96) Cyprus Warbler
97) Little Egret
98) Meadow Pipit
99) Finsch's Wheatear
100) Moorhen
101) Kingfisher
102) Bluethroat
103) Chukar Partridge
104) Serin
105) Moustached Warbler
106) Little Owl
107) Cattle Egret

 

[Scridifer]

28/01/24 Akrotiri Marsh area

108) Spur-winged Lapwing
109) Glossy Ibis
110) Spotted Redshank
111) Black Francolin
112) Common Shelduck
113) Armenian Gull

28/01/24 Kouris dam, Lemesos

114) Red-fronted Serin

28/01/24 Asprokremnos Dam, Paphos

115) Bonelli's Eagle

 

[Owene]

Glad you got the serins. Real bonus bird there. Did you see much of the francolin, we just had one fly out past the car. Unmistakable but hardly a view to remember

How about the reptiles?

 

[Scridifer]

Glad you got the serins. Real bonus bird there. Did you see much of the francolin, we just had one fly out past the car. Unmistakable but hardly a view to remember

How about the reptiles?

Thanks Owen, cracking little birds!

We had three or four calling but couldn't locate them. Eventually one moved into view briefly then moved into long grass again. I manage to re-locate it in the scope and had good views of the head and top half of its body.

Had Troodos Lizard and Turkish Gecko so far, plus Cyprus Marsh Frog.

Chris

 

[Owene]

You got any more birding to come? I had two days with about half the focus on butterflies. Would love to go back in the spring.

Green turtles from the tourist boats were amazing too

No agama? They were everywhere on the paphos ruins (the free ones)

 

[Scridifer]

Weather not the best for herps, will have to come back later in the year. Planning to go and look for some of the endemic subspecies tomorrow.

Chris

 

[Scridifer]

30/01/24 Evretou Dam, Paphos

116) Spanish Sparrow
117) Common Sandpiper

30/01/24 baths of Aphrodite, Paphos

118) Grey Wagtail

 

[Scridifer]

31/01/24 Paphos Forest

119) Crag Martin

31/01/24 Akrotiri Marsh

120) White-throated Kingfisher

 

[Scridifer]

02/07/2024 Haspolat sewage plant, Lefkosia

121) Red-crested Pochard
122) Ruff
123) Ferruginous Duck

 

[Scridifer]

03/02/2024 Karpaz Peninsula, Cyprus

124) Song Thrush
125) Blue Rock Thrush

 

[Scridifer]

16/02/2024 Shabla tuzla, Dobrich

126) Greylag Goose
127) Stock Dove

16/02/2024 Poveliana marshland, Varna

128) Ruddy Shelduck

 

[Scridifer]

18/02/2024 Obzor

129) Cirl Bunting

 

[Scridifer]

20/02/2024 Povelianovo marshlands

130) Green Sandpiper

21/02/2024

131) Redwing

 

[Scridifer]

23/02/2024 Pomorie Lake

132) Red Knot

23/02/2024 Atanasovsko Lake, Burgas

133) Black-tailed Godwit
134) Avocet
135) White-fronted Goose
136) Bearded Reedling

23/02/2024 Cape Foros, Burgas

137) Tufted Duck
138) Pallas's Gull
139) Marsh Tit

 

[James Lowther]

Hi Chris,
Is Pallas’s gull regular in winter or a rarity?
Cheers
James

 

[Scridifer]

Hi Chris,
Is Pallas’s gull regular in winter or a rarity?
Cheers
James

Hi James,

It used to be a bit of a rarity but has become regular quite over the last few years, with thirty or so over-wintering in the Burgas area.

Chris

 

[Scridifer]

27/02/2024

140) Black Woodpecker

 

[Scridifer]

11/03/2024

141) Grey-headed Woodpecker

 

[foresttwitcher]

141) Grey-headed Woodpecker

Envious!