Thousands of flamingos are visiting Cyprus` salt lakes in Larnaka and Arkotiri, where they will rest up and feed for the winter.
According to the most recent bird count that took place last weekend, 12,500 flamingos have settled at Larnaka Salt Lake and 2,500 more at Akrotiri Salt Lake, a Birdlife Cyprus press release says.
It further calls on people who have also been visiting the salt lakes to admire the protected species not to try and approach them, nor to fly drones or other aerial vehicles above them as such actions disturb them.
It calls on the public to enjoy the rare birds “either from the Larnaka Salt Lake Birdwatching Hide or at the Akrotiri Environmental Education Center where entrance is free.”