5 December 2006 A number of interesting reports have been received in the last few days, including 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS off Potamos Liopetri (near Ayia...
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All, The following was taken from the MEBirdNet. Cheers Nigel ... From: steveshrike@... To: MEBirdNet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007...
Nigel, Many thanks - I had just received this via Chris Lamsdell and now the observer has contacted me direct. I had lots of questions for him including a...
Hi everyone I learned a couple of days ago that those applying for a Permit to collect invertebrates in Cyprus are now being advised that the very rare...
We have just found several presumed nematodes in a puddle! Up to 40cm long, less than 1mm thick, slow snake like movement, appearing to be feeding in alkaline...
If you go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cypnature/ you can post your photos to all of us By clicking on Photos in the LH menu. I suggest you may wish to...
Hi Judy & David, Suggest you take a look at your reference books, or do a search on Mermeris - Thunderworms. They really are as long and thin as you say,...
Dear Rob, Many thanks for the clue - sounds about right but Googling 'Mermeris' + various additions produced a grasshopper and Kebab restaurant (many times!)...
A[Apologies - this was sent to cypnature in error. David ... From: Judy Dawes & David Whaley To: cypnature@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007...
Hi David & Judy, Sorry, my memory threw in an extra syllable to the Thunderworm; the correct group is: Mermis. Thunderworms brought up several useful hits for...
I've just received a report from a reliable visiting Finnish birder of a PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER at Paphos Lighthouse...it may still be present and I'm going to...
Dear all, Could anybody provide me information how to find a couple of sites, please? They seem well worth checking, according to recent reports! a.. Mazotos...
Just a reminder, if I may, that I am still keen to receive butterfly records from the island, please. If I can help with identifications do let me know. My...
Hello! I'm leaving for Cyprus in a couple of days. This will be my first visit and I'm planning to do quite a bit of birding even though it's a actually a...
Hello everyone, On the 4th April, while birding with a visiting group, I found what I believed was a Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii) on the raised beach at ...
Hello everyone, More interesting news... The Blyth's Pipit was still present on the Mandria foresore, on 7th April during the BirdLife Cyprus fieldtrip. ...
Hello everyone, This is becoming an exceptional spring for bird migration. There has been an amazing discovery on Ayia Napa beach of a DUNN'S LARK, first...
All, For the last couple of months I have been trapping moths in my garden using a 125Mv Skinner Trap. I have uploaded a few pictures to a folder that I have...
Hello everyone, During a BirdLife Cyprus field trip today, Saturday 21st April, a 1st year BATELEUR EAGLE (Terathopius ecaudatus) was found at Cape Greco. It...
Hello everyone, There has been a surprisingly large, rather late migration in the last few days caused by a deep depression and storms passing over the island...
This morning, I heard what sounded devilishly like Bee Eaters, but I wasn't able to locate the birds. As it is late for the migration and very few like Cyprus...
Hello Brian, Bee-eaters are still around. Woke up this morning to the sound of a small flock of them as well as a Quail calling - magic. cheers Nigel ... From:...
Here follows a list of interesting bird species reported in Cyprus for the period mid-April to 27th May 2007: [All are subject to assessment] Bateleur - The...
Yesterday morning a conservative estimate of 1500 Red-veined Darter dragonflies were at Fresh Water Lake (South), the vast majority of which were freshly...
Hi, I'm visiting Cyprus for the first time by invitation next week, I know very little about the island and would like to see some of the wildlife while I'm...
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