Photo courtesy of Cyprus Mail
Winter. Cold and rainy and a good day to be inside. But a good day, it would seem for the birds. According to the newspapers they're back - the flamingos that winter at the 2.2 square kilometre salt lake near the airport. There were some there in December but they've been joined by many more - the estimate is 10,000. The salt lake was, until the 1980's, a source of salt for export, taken by donkeys down to the harbour. When we stayed at the Athene it was walking distance. It's not really now, although might be possible using the bus one way. The flamingos are a bit unpredictable, though. Not easy to tell which side of the lake they'd be on.