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Audouin's Gull, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
Two of several adults along a rocky section of coast. |
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Audouin's Gull, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
adult male, pale-throated |
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male pale-throated, a very handsome bird, singing from the small buildings near the very tip of the cape |
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
adult male dark-throated |
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
adult male pale-throated |
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
first-spring male dark-throated |
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Black Francolin, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
a poor photo in severe heat haze, but this bird was being particularly conspicuous |
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Black-headed Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
a good proportion of males had varying degrees of yellow in the supercilium |
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Black-headed Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
no yellow super' on this cracker though! |
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Black-headed Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Black-headed Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
one of the few females seen throughout the trip! |
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Citrine Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
a brief female found travelling with a flock of White Wagtails |
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Citrine Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
one of two birds found this year, but as usual travelling with White Wagtails |
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Bluethroat, Kanlikoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male cyanecula (white-spotted), a surprise find in scrub along the waters edge |
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Bluethroat, Kanlikoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male cyanecula (white-spotted) |
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Cattle Egret, Famagusta Fresh Water lake, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
one of a large flock following a goat herd |
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Chukar, The Karpas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Cormorant, Kanlikoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
immature continental (sinensis) Cormorant |
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Corn Bunting, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
a very common bird in Northern Cyprus, 'jangling' away everywhere |
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Cyprus Pied Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Cyprus Pied Wheatear, Kantara Castle, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Cyprus Pied Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Cyprus Warbler, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
scuffy looking thing! |
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Cyprus Warbler, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
for the common species it is, they are very difficult to photograph |
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Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
gave it's presence away with the distinctive, flat 'chipp' calls and also occasional short song from the 'long' reeds' |
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Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Pallid Harrier, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
female that landed by the 'new road' briefly |
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Pallid Harrier, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
female |
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Pallid Harrier, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male, typically swift, agile and very difficult to photograph |
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Grey-headed Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Hoopoe, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Glossy Ibis and Grey Heron, Arapkoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Isabelline Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Isabelline Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Isabelline Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Masked Shrike, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male, which spent afew days in the 'long reeds' |
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Masked Shrike, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male in the 'long reeds' |
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Masked Shrike, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male in the 'long reeds', a cracking bird! |
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wild flower meadow, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
beautiful wild flower meadow, typical of Korucam Burnu and usually full of wagtails and pipits which you can't see! |
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wild flower meadow, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Northern Wheatear, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male |
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Purple Heron, Arapkoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Spanish Sparrow, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male, one of many thousands passing though and watched fly out to sea |
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Spanish Sparrow, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male |
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Spectacled Warbler, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male, a poor shot of a common enough bird, but the best I ever got! |
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Short-toed Lark, Cape Andreas, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
one of a large flock at the extreme tip of The Karpas |
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Yellow Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
male superciliaris race |
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Yellow Wagtail, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
different male superciliaris race |
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Spur-winged Plover, Kanlikoy Reservoir, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Tawny Pipit, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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Tree Pipit, Korucam Burnu, April 2005 (Ian McKerchar)
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