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Bird Watching In Cyprus

Twitching In Cyprus

BirdLife Cyprus

BirdLife Cyprus (BLC) is an environmental NGO, formed in 2003 with the merger of two ornithological societies active in Cyprus until then, dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats on the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. Activities include a campaign against the illegal hunting and trapping of wild birds, the protection of areas important to birds on Cyprus as well as the promotion of environmentally friendly agriculture.

The emblem of BLC is the native Cyprus Wheatear.

They have helped to compile the list of 373 Birds of Cyprus - Many of the Birds of Prey on Cyprus are shown below:

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Barn Owl, Tyto alba
European Scops Owl, Otus scops
Brown Fish Owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
Tawny Owl, Strix aluco
Little Owl, Athene noctua
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
Red Kite, Milvus milvus
Black Kite, Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus
Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus
Black Vulture, Aegypius monachus
Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus
Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga
Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's Eagle, Aquila fasciatus
Booted Eagle, Aquila pennatus
Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus
Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon, Falco concolor
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus

Ornithology Trips In Cyprus

Birdlife on Cyprus

Birdlife Cyprus arranges bird watching trips regularly.

Organised by the Birdlife Cyprus. For further information please contact 22455072, 99059541.
Web: www.birdlifecyprus.org