BirdLife Cyprus is a registered NGO that works to conserve wild birds, their habitats and wider biodiversity in Cyprus, through research, monitoring, lobbying and conservation and awareness-raising actions.
Only taking a break for the hotter, holiday months of June, July and August, BirdLife Cyprus organises a full and varied programme of Field Meetings at various locations island-wide. Most of the field meetings concentrate on discovering the birds that are using an area during the time of year when the meeting is scheduled. All the well known birdwatching spots, including many designated as Important Bird Areas, are visited throughout the year, from Paphos in the west to Paralimini in the east.
Asprokremmos Dam, Larnaca Salt Lake, Oroklini Marsh, Achna Dam and the Troodos mountains are amongst the locations where BirdLife Cyprus members and friends can meet under the guidance of an experienced leader, and discover the birds of the Cypriot countryside. Some of those who attend are 'old-hands' and come along to as many meetings as they can. Others pick and chose the locations near to their home and some are 'first-timers' keen to meet others with an interest in birds, as well as be introduced to the island's avifauna. Therefore, the level of knowledge amongst attendees is varied.
The birds of Cyprus are out there for us all to enjoy and the BirdLife Cyprus field meetings are an ideal way to be introduced to them. All you need to bring with you to the field is enthusiasm, a pair of binoculars if possible and a flask of coffee for the inevitable refreshment break.
BirdLife organises field meetings (the articipation is at one’s own risk) which require light to moderate exercise. Please contact the field trip leader for more information on difficulty, distances and terrain of a particular field trip. A flask of coffee and sandwiches are a must!
Programme for meetings December 2016 - March 2017
BirdLife Cyprus: www.birdlifecyprus.org
December 2016
Saturday 3rd December: Kidasi
Leader: June Neal. Home Tel: +357 25 932 008, Mobile: +357 99 918 665
Griffon Vultures and winter visitors.
Meet at 9.00 am, Asprokremnos Dam car park. 34o 43’.666 N, 32o 33’.14 E
Saturday 10th December: Larnaca Sewage Works
PLEASE PRE BOOK WITH LEADER
Leader: Martin Hellicar. Mobile: +357 99 907 893
Wintering gulls and waterfowl.
Meet at 9.00 am, dirt track leading to Larnaca Sewage Pool hide. 34o 51’.61 N, 33o 37’.64 E
January 2017
Saturday 7th January: Akrotiri Peninsula
Leader: June Neal. Home Tel: +357 25 932 008, Mobile: +357 99 918 665
Wintering gulls, waterfowl and passerines.
Meet at 9.00 am, car park adjacent to the new hide at Zakaki ponds off the road to Lady’s Mile. Note this meeting point is near the one used some years ago before the drainage works commenced. 34o 38’.57 N, 33o 00’.23 E
Saturday 7th January: New Year get-together
Join us for lunch at Oasis Restaurant, Lady’s Mile after the field trip. If not attending the field trip at 12.30pm
34o 38’.36 N, 33o 00’.57 E
Please contact Loria Phylaki for more details, Mobile: +357 99 413 383
Saturday 21st January: Larnaca Sewage Works
PLEASE PRE BOOK WITH LEADER
Leader: Martin Hellicar. Mobile: +357 99 907 893
Wintering gulls and waterfowl.
Meet at 9.00 am, dirt track leading to Larnaca Sewage Pool hide. 34o 51’.61 N, 33o 37’.64 E
Saturday 28th January: Akrotiri Peninsula
Leader: June Neal. Tel: +357 25 932 008, Mobile: +357 99 918 665
Waterbirds and other winter visitors.
Meet at 9.00 am, Phassouri Reed beds. 34o 37’.964 N, 32o 56’.05 E
February 2017
Saturday 11th February: Larnaca Sewage Works, Seafront and (possibly) Oroklini Marsh
PLEASE PRE BOOK WITH LEADER
Leader: Stavros Christodoulides. Mobile: +357 99 425 050
Wintering gulls and waterfowl.
Meet at 9.00 am, dirt track leading to Larnaca Sewage Pool hide. 34o 51’.61 N, 33o 37’.64 E
Saturday 18th February: Paphos Foothills
Leader: John Stapley. Home Tel: +357 26 652 223, Mobile: +357 99 554 561
Winter thrushes and finches.
Meet at 9.00 am, roundabout Paphos end of motorway, lay-by at “Konia” exit. 34o 47’.09 N, 32o 26’.74 E
From Saturday, December 03, 2016
To Saturday, February 18, 2017
