Tourist Information Office birdwatching guides to the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish-Occupied Northern Cyprus (Kibris) are second to none, full of information and beautiful photographs. Each of the two Cypruses want to attract birders, says Damien Enright.

SO after three weeks of frenetic baby kissing, handshaking, leaders’ debates, sniping, blaming and promising, the rather under-whelming carnival that was General Election 2011 is grinding to a halt.

WHITE Young Green, the British civil engineering consultancy group, has snapped up Independent Transport Consultants — which trades as Savell, Bird and Axon (SBA) — for £18 million (€26.5m).