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Presumed hybrid Western Reef x Little Egret* Egretta gularis x garzetta (1). The almost resident bird at Desembocadura del Guadalhorce, Málaga, was seen again on 8.6(Andy Paterson)

Great White Egret Egretta alba. There was one colour-ringed at Arrocampo, Cáceres, on 1.6 (Javier Briz)On 5.6 there was a bird at Basses d'en Coll, Pals, Girona (Jaume Ros, Joaquim Camps, Carles Barriocanal).There was one at embalse de los Canchales, Mérida, Extremadura on 14.6 (Juan Antonio García Jiménez).The same day, at Marismas de Santoña RN, Cantabria, there was a bird too (Juanjo Aja, Máximo Sánchez Cobo).There were four birds on 16.4 at Utxesa Reservoir, Lleida, not confirmed but perhaps adults in breeding plumage (Anna Varea).
 

Yellow-billed Stork*Mycteria ibis. One record. (1). The 2nd bird reported at Doñana the previous months was visible at Caño Guadiamar, Doñana, Sevilla on 13.6 (Rob Felix). See thumbnail here

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus. Possible breeding record inland at La Mancha: on 8.6 from 12.30 to 13:30 a pair was showing territoriality at laguna del camino de Villafranca, Alcazar de San Juan, Ciudad Real. One of the birds was perched on a reedbed platform and was 'nest-building' with the aid of its bill the surrounding reeds (María Chico de Guzman, José Manuel Bueno, Mario Rodero)
 

Caribbean Flamingo* Phoenicopterus [ruber] ruber. (1) The bird featured in this website last february was still at PN Delta de l'Ebre, at Punta de la Banya on 1.6 (David Bigas). See photo below © David Bigas.

Rüppell's Vulture* Gyps rueppellii (1)  The bird seen on 26.5 entering the Iberian peninsula from Africa over the Straits of Gibraltar was recovering well at Jerez Zoo on 3.6 (Paco Montoya/COCN).On 11.6 the bird was in the process of recovery and it will be ready for release in 3-4 weeks (Miguel Angel Quevedo /Zoo de Jerez) See a photo below (© Miguel Angel Quevedo /Zoo de Jerez).

Black Vulture Aegypius monachus. Extralimital record. There was a bird over puertos de Sejos, PN Saja-Besaya, Cantabria on 3.6 (Luis Tosal).

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. There was one at Parlavà, Girona on 1.6 (Armand Tomàs)On 20.6, a late date, one male was seen near Claravalls, Urgell (David Guixé).

Crested Coot Fulica cristata. A collar marked bird was seen at llacuna de l'Encanyissada on 7.6. (Francesc i Ferran Pujol). This bird is at the area since the autumn 2002 and it was a bird previously released at Albufera de València (David Bigas/PNDE). There was a pair with a chick at laguna de Alcalá de Guadaira, Sevilla on 8.6 (Paco Chiclana).The reintroduction scheme at Delta del Llobregat, Barcelona has produced its fruits: a pair has breed and raised three chicks in june 2003 (F.López, FX Santaeufemia, A.Ramal, R.Gutiérrez, X.Sampere/RN Delta del Llobregat). See thumbnails here and photo below. It is the first known case in recent times for Catalonia and becomes the northernmost breeding location in Europe so far.On 13.6 there was a pair with chicks at Caño Guadiamar, Doñana, Sevilla (Rob Felix). See a thumbnail here.

 
 

White-rumped Sandpiper* Calidris fuscicollis. (1). The bird found on 31.5 at Punta de la Banya, Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona was still there on 1.6.(David Bigas, Ferran López, Júlia Piccardo, Francesc Vidal, Emma Guinart, Jordi Ruiz-Olmo).  See photo below © David Bigas. And thumbnail here. The bird was not relocated the days after.

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii. On 1.6 there were two at laguna de la Rosa, Villafáfila, Zamora (Laura Antón & Alfonso Rodrigo).

Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis. On 29.6 there was one at maresma de les Filipines, Delta del Llobregat, Barcelona (Ferran López).

Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis. There was an immature bird off rio Guadalhorce mouth, Málaga (Andy Paterson & Mike Clarke)on 1.6.The Ebro Delta, Tarragona breeding pair has been relocated on 11.6 (David Bigas/PNDE) and there is a third individual paired to a Sandwich Tern (D.Bigas/PNDE).
 

Roseate Tern* Sterna dougallii (1 through snail-mail). On 5.6 there was one breeding plumage adult at Ría de Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia (Xavier Prieto; Antonio Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez).

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer. There were 2 at Castillo de Monfrague, Extremadura, on 11.6 (John Butler)On 16.6 there were 4 at km 98 of A376 near Ronda, Málaga (N36.82103-W005.33086 degrees)(Rob Felix)
 

• Whole document/ Documento entero/ Document sencer: Gutiérrez,R. (ed) (year, latest update), Recent Reports: [month year]. Rare Birds in Spain. Retrieved from http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsr000.htm 
• e.g. Gutiérrez, R. (ed) (2002, April 3). Recent Reports: April 2002. Rare Birds in Spain. Retrieved from http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsr000.htm 
• Single records/ Citas sueltas/ Cites aïllades: Author (year). [Species] in Gutiérrez,R. (ed) (year, latest update), Recent Reports: [month year]. Rare Birds in Spain. Retrieved from http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsr000.htm 
• e.g. Rebassa, M. (2002) Great White Egret Egretta alba in Gutiérrez, R. (ed) (2002, April 3). Recent Reports: April 2002.Rare Birds in Spain. Retrieved from http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsr000.htm

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