- Evretou dam lies about 9 miles out of Polis,and runs in a north /south direction, it is the third biggest dam in Cyprus.It,s main purpose is irrigation!!This is one of my many places that I like to visit in Spring and autumn, mainly for the tranquility,but also for the amazing bird migration that occurs there every year.
The small village seen at the shallow end of the dam, is Evretou,which was abandoned by the Turks in the 1974 uprising!It is a steep climb down the hillside in the car to reach its banks,and a short journey through the olive and orange grooves along an unmade road, to reach the old village!
Many birds use this as a stopover on their way north in spring and south in the autumn.This Siberian Stonechat was doing just this!
Sedge warblers inhabit the roadbeds as do reed warblers below!!
Grey Heron abound here with many Cormorants,as well as Great Crested and little Grebe,all on migration!
This large brown falcon gave us some id problems due to colouration and size.It appeared huge,Lanner /Saker was mentioned, but in the end it turned out to be a' Tundra' Peregrine of the race Calidris!
Alpine swift where coming through too, along with Common Swift and many hirundines!!
Crag Martin were among the flock!
With it being such a wet winter,the dam was bursting its banks and you could only drive part way to it!!
This is the deep, dam end of the res!!
Finsch's Wheatear,along with Black eared were on the dam too.Again all migrants heading to their breeding grounds in Northern and Eastern Europe!
So one more blog left to write up and unfortunately, the end of my all too short visit to my favourite island,due to this dreaded outbreak of 'Corona virus,' which as I write,shows no sign of letting up in any shape .means,or form!Lets just hope that we can all stay safe and well in these very troubled times!
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