Birds of Cyprus

Africa Akrotiri appears April arrival Asia Minor autumn barred bill birds Bourne breast breeding brown Bucknill chestnut close coast collected colour common crown Cyprus dark described eagle early east eastern eggs Europe European Famagusta feathers February feet female flight flocks flying forest four grey ground gull head interesting island Italy January June lake Larnaca late legs length lined Linnaeus male March markings Mediterranean mentioned months mountains neck nest Nicosia northern November numbers observed obtained occasionally occur October pair pale parties pass Passage Migrant patch plains PLATE plumage probably quarters race range records remain reported resident seen September short side single sometimes southern species specimens spring streaked summer tail throat trees underparts upperparts usually warbler wings Winter Visitor yellow young