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Cyprus Day 2. Cape Greco.
Since the sea caves area was over run with gun dogs I decided I'd have a look around Cape Greco. We'd driven there the previous afternoon and seen that the area nearest the Cape was quite crowded however there was a scrub covered rocky slope just after the Cape Greco Environmental Center that seemed quiet so I parked up and had a look at this area.
As I parked I flushed a northern wheatear and on the hill I could hear silvia warblers.
Soon after that I had my first sighting of a Cyprus warbler !!!!!!!
“Polis (or Polis Chrysochous; Greek: Πόλη Χρυσοχούς or Πόλις Χρυσοχούς, Turkish: Poli) is a town at the north-west end of the island of Cyprus, at the centre of Chrysochous Bay, and on the edge of the Akamas peninsula nature reserve.
Polis is served by the fishing port of Latchi.”
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Cyprus day 2, Cape Greco.
At the base of the cliff I spotted this black-eared wheatear. It was quite distance and there was no way I was going to try and scramble over the rocks to get closer so only a record shot. This is the pale throated morph of the eastern race (melanoleuce) which has a more extensive face mask.
Olympus E-M1 Mark II
Olympus M.14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II
Aperture ƒ/5.0
Focal length 14.0 mm
Shutter 1/800
ISO 400
The small town of Polis, which in Greek simply means ‘town’, overlooks a beautiful bay, with its warm, clear and safe seas. With its quaint sandstone buildings around a pedestrianised town centre with its restaurants, bars and souvenir shops, it is a delightful place to explore.
The small church of Agios Nikolaos in the pedestrian precinct is also used for Catholic masses.
Polis is a 45 minute drive from Pafos airport and just over two hours from Nicosia.
On this visit to Cyprus we decided to make a day trip to the northern coast. This is the busy harbour of Kyrenia - a lovely location with lots of places to eat and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the harbour despite the heat!
To reach the northern part of the island it is necessary to cross the United Nations Buffer Zone {The Green Line} which has separated the two parts of Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of 1974. On entering the north a sign welcomes you to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but in reality the state is not recognised by any country in the world apart from Turkey.