Ciconia nigra ( Black stork ) A scarce transition migrator in Cyprus, it is generally seen in individual figures in late April/early May and from Sept to Nov. I was lucky to see seven this past Sat on the Akrotiri Salt Flats, and four of them again a piece after, likelily the same birds. Seeing seven together was a goody as they 're fairly close and solitary birds, even though they are sometimes seen in Numbers equally great as 30 exterior of their genteelness season.

For more info on Blackness Storks, see:

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• ARKive Species Information

Other birds of the weekend:

Very many Grey Herons
16 Spoonbill
7 Ciconia nigra on the Salt Lake, 4 subsequently wing together farther south
2 Ciconia ciconia
Several Pernis apivorus
1 Circus aeruginosus
1 Sparrowhawk
Several Red-footed Falcons at assorted places
1 Northern Pewit
1 Frill
1 Snipe
2 Black-headed Fools
1 Bee-eater
1 Roller
a big flock of Spanish Sparrows
and first Stonechats of the season