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Kyrenia
Korucam Burnu
Situated north-west of Sadrazamkoy Village, the area between the village
and the cape is a mixture of grassland with small strips of farmland. The road
of Sadrazamkoy is good, however from there to the cape it is in a bad condition
and sometimes not passable by car. This is a good area for bird watching in Cyprus in the spring and offers
many interesting species:
Marsh harrier, sparrow hawk, quail, stone-curlew, bee-eater, hoopoe, wagtail,
whinchat, isabelline, northern and black eared wheatear, red-backed and woodchat
shrike and Cretzschmar’s bunting.
Gecitkoy Reservoir
The reservoir was completed in 1989 and has become a valuable stopover site
for migrants in Cyprus. It is next to the main Girne-Guzelyurt road and easily accessable
from the main road south of Gecitkoy. Because the water supply is
permanent, bird watching is possible all year round.
Many different spicies of waterbirds have been seen here including bittern,
squacco, and purple herons, shoveller, pochard, and little crake.
In the surrounding grasslands: great spotted cuckoo, northern wheathear, bee-eater,
roller, bonelli and wood warbler.
In winter: white wagtail, stonechat, robin and thrush. Breeding birds include
little owl, Cyprus pied, wheatear, cetti’s fan-tailed and Cyprus warbler.
To the north-east of the reservoir is Kornos Peak; griffon vulture and osprey
can be observed flying here. |
