Around the Region 
Records in Around the Region are published for interest only, and their inclusion 
does not imply acceptance by the records committee of the relevant country. To 
submit records for Bulletin 32, covering theperiod September 93 to February 94, 
please write to Around the Region, OSME, c/o The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire 
SG19 2DL, UK. 
Compiled by Guy Kirwan 
Records refer to single individuals seen in 1993, unless otherwise stated. 
CYPRUS 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax 
pygmeus. Asprekremos Dam, until 28 
April. Phasouri reedbeds, 27 April- 
22 May intermittently. 1-3, Akhna 
Dam, 16-21 May at least. Becoming 
more regular. D Whaley. 
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo ntflnus. 
Pair abandoned nest with four eggs 
in Paphos district. First breeding 
record was in 1992. D Wlrnlcy ct al. 
Cream-coloured Courser Cursoriiis 
cursor. One, then two, Paphos 
lighthouse, 31 March-2 April. Akrotiri 
gravel pits,17-21 April. D Whaley ct al. 
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola 
nordmanni. Phasouri, 23 April. 
] A Rowlands. 
Oriental Pratincole Glareola 
maldivarum. Phasouri, 23 April. Third 
record for the Middle East and fourth 
in the Western Palearctic. 
] A Rowlands. 
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus. Akrotiri 
salt lake, 26 March. Scarce passage 
migrant. D Whaley. 
WtumbrelNumeniusphaeopus. One of 
race ' alboaxillaris' , Akrotiri gravel 
pits, 9 May. First record of this race. 
D Whaley. 
Great Black-headed Gull Lams 
ichthyaetus. Paphos, 8 April. An 
accidental visitor. D Whaley. 
Long-eared Owl Asio otus. Paphos 
lighthouse, 13 April. Unusual passage 
migrant. D Whaley. 
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus. 
Paphos lighthouse: 2, 14 March; 25 
March. Lady's Mile, 26 March. Scarce 
passage migrant. D Whaley. 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocoryplia 
bimaculata. Up to 15, Paphos 
lighthouse, early April, some 
remaining until 16 April. Unusually 
large numbers. R Grimmond, 
D WMey. 
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