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Recent Reports: Latest sightings AUGUST NEWS
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Great
White Egret Egretta alba. At Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona, there
were at least 8 birds at Buda islands on 13.8 (Julia Piccardo, R.Gutiérrez,
E.Guinart).Another was at Doñana on 16.8, the first seen for three
months (John Butler).On 21.8 there was one at maresma de les Filipines,
delta del Llobregat, Barcelona (R.Ramos et al; R.Gutiérrez)
Glossy
Ibis Plegadis falcinellus. There were 350 at Isla Menor, Sevilla
on 11.8 (Paco Chiclana).And there were over 550 (!!!) birds at Los Olivillos,
Sevilla on 24.8 (Paco Chiclana)
Ruddy
Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea. There were 2 birds on 15.8 at embalse
de Ulibarri-Gamboa, Araba/Álava seen from the Mendixur ornithological
park (Xabier Remirez)On 21.8 there was a female at embalse de Santillana,
Madrid (Gabriel Martín García).On 23.8 there was one at Azud
de Riolobos, Salamanca (Juan Ruiz) and on 24.8 there were 2 at embalse
de Santillana, Madrid (Juan Ruiz).
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. On 5.8 a bird was seen from A7 motorway near the village of Bacarot, Alacant, and close to the exit of Alacant airport (Malcolm Palmer).There was one 2nd summer at Mendijur, Alava on 17-19.8 (José Luis Pina Jorge).There was a male, presumably moulting from 1st summer to 2nd winter, at the end of Ulibarri-Gamboa reservoir, Mendixur, Araba on 23.8 (Karmelo de Dios). Spotted Crake Porzana porzana. A juvenile birds was seen at Cañada de la Rianzuela, Aznalcazar, Sevilla (Doñana area) on 16.8 (John Butler). Crested
Coot Fulica cristata. In PN Delta de l'Ebre counts give 10 birds:
2 collared and one without at Canal Vell lagoon, one collared at l'Encanyissada
and 3 collared plus one uncollared at El Garxal area, where, besides, one
of the collared birds was seen feeding two chicks by late july, being the
first proven reproduction for the Ebre Delta and the 2nd for Catalonia
(David
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus. Six birds, five adults and a juvenile were seen at Can Comes meadows, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona on 17.8, a relatively early date according to the authors (T.Alonso, O.Clarabuch & J.Martí-Aledo).On 15.8 at least one bird was heard while flying over Monteagudo de las Vicarias, Soria (Marcel Gil, Juan Luis Hernández). On 17.8 the same happened near Garray, near Soria (Jesús Ruiz Rodrigo, Tico and Juan Luis Hernández). On 23.8 two birds were seen over monte Cayo, Huérteles, Soria at 1600 m high (J.Ruiz Rodrigo, J.L.Hernández).There was one adult at Gàllecs, Barcelona on 27.8 (Xesco Macià). On 27.8 there were 2 juveniles at Mar Menor, within El Carmolí protected area, Murcia (Antonio Fernández-Caro). The same day, there were 3 more at Prats de Can Comes, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà,Girona (Jordi Martí Aledo). On 26.8 there had been four at Gàllecs, Barcelona (1 ad and 3 juveniles) (Xesco Macià, Xavier Larruy). On 26.8, a party of 13 were near Las Amoladeras de San José, Almería, most of them being adults (Santiago Villa Méndez). On 27.8 there were 3 (an adult, a juvenile and an indeterminated) at Reus airport, Tarragona (Arnau Bonan Barfull).On 30.8 there were 7 at can Comes meadows, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona (one adult and six juveniles) (Jordi Martí Aledo, Teresa Montràs). Still there on 31.8 (JM Aledo, X.del Acebo). See a thumbnail here. and the new photopage here . There were 5 birds on 29.9 at Almeria (Santiago Villa). There is a webpage within the website Spainbirds devoted to these sightings (opens in another window) Temminck's
Stint Calidris temminckii. Late July sightings: on 24.7 there
was an adult at la Quartera ricefields, Illa de Buda, PN Delta de l'Ebre
(David Bigas, Raimundo Tomàs). On 1.8 there were 3 adults at the
same site (David Bigas, Thomas Kuppel).On 11.4 there were 3 at Maresma
de les Filipines, Llobregat delta (R.Gutiérrez). See a photo below
and a thumbnail here. And on 14.4 there was still one
there (R.Gutiérrez).On 16.8 there were 3 at arrozales de Isla Menor,
Sevilla (Paco Chiclana).On 9.8 there was one at Txingudi, Gipuzkoa (Mikel
Estonba).On 19.8 there was a juvenile at laguna de San Lorenzo, Plaiaundi,
Irun, Gipuzkoa (David Calleja Marcos, M.A.López de Armentia).At
Llobregat delta there were 8 mininum on 13.8 (Rafael Armada) plus 4+ on
15.8 (R.Armada). See the 2nd photo below © R.Armada (juvenile, note
the RG photo is that of an adult with mixture of worn and replaced feathers).
A bird was seen at Salobrar de Campos, Mallorca, Balearic islands on 21.8
and there were two (one ringed) on 22.8 (Lalo Ventoso)On 24.8 a juvenile
was at estany d'Europa, PN Aiguamolls, Girona (J.Martí, X. del Acebo).Another,
an adult, was at Bassa del Fra Ramon, l'Estartit, Girona on 24.8
(Xavier Gàmez). See a thumbnail here
Marsh
Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis. There were 2 at maresma
de les Filipines, RN Remolar-Filipines, Llobregat delta, on 1.8 (Ferran
López).Late July sightings: from 24-25.7 there was an adult at la
Quartera ricefields, Illa de Buda, PN Delta de l'Ebre (David Bigas, Delfín
González). There were 2 adults at Tancada saltpans from 24-31.7
(David Bigas, Francesc Vidal, Thomas Kuppel) and 3 adults at El Garxal,
also at PN Delta de l'Ebre, from 27.7 to 7.8 (David Bigas). Red-necked
Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus. Late
july record of a rarity in the NE Spain Mediterranean. There
were two adults, male and female at Salines de la Trinitat, Punta de la
Banya, PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 25.7 (David Bigas, Delfín
González).
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini. There were 7 10 miles off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia on 27.8 (D.Bigas, R.Moreno-Opo, P.Pita). On 23.8 three birds (D.Bigas, A.Sandoval, P.Pita) and on 24.8 two more were seen all from Estaca de Bares itself, Galicia with 3 more 10 miles off the cape on 22.8, and two on 20.8 (A.Sandoval) Lesser-Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis. New photopage here on the breeding birds reported may-july at PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona.On 21.8 there was a bird at Racó de l'Olla, l'Albufera de València. There are some photos in the Dies Brothers Mediterranean Wetlands website and you can see a thumbnail here (Bosco Dies). Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus. There was an adult bird at the end of Ulibarri-Gamboa reservoir, Mendixur, Araba on 23.8 (Karmelo de Dios). Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola.Rare away from traditional migration hotspots such as La Nava, Palencia. There were a juvenile plus one adult on 19.8 at Plaiaundi, Irun, Gipuzkoa (David Calleja, M.A.López de Armentia, A.Luengo, F.Calvo).There was one at Bengoa, Santoña marshes, Cantabria on 22.8 (Pablo Mazón, Fernando Arce).A juvenile was at Ria de la Villa, Asturies on 20.8(Clemente Álvarez Usategui) Icterine
warbler Hippolais icterina. An EURING 3 - bird was ringed at
Canal Vell biological station, Parc Natural delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona
on 17.8 (S.Sales, N.Rodríguez).On 27.8 ther was one at the Gavà
pinewoods, Llobregat delta, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy).
Suggested citations / Citaciones recomendadas / Citació recomanada:
Recent reports includes the latest sightings from the whole of Spain which are both personal observations, communications or have been released in E-Mail lists. Please contact the authors before using any photo for anything else than personal reference. Any submitted news to this page will be forwarded to the Spanish RC if enough substantiated but inclusion in this page does not imply acceptance or homologation of any kind. Names of localities are featured as given by the authors of the records, that should be cited as those. Today news are marked with ![]() Citas recientes incluye las últimas novedades del conjunto del país que tanto son observaciones personales, comunicaciones al autor o noticias difundidas en listas de correo. Por favor contacten los autores para cualquier uso de las fotografias fuera del estrictamente personal.Cualquier cita que se envie a esta página sera reenviada al CR/SEO pero su inclusión aquí no implica su aceptación u homologación de ningún tipo.Los nombres de las localidades se incluyen como son enviadas por los colaboradores, que deben ser citados como autores de las citas. Las noticias más recientes se marcan con ![]() Cites recents inclou les darreres novetats del conjunt de l'estat que són observacions pròpies, comunicacions o noticies difoses a llistes de correu. Si us plau contacteu amb els autors de les fotos per a a qualsevol ús fora de l'estrictament personal. Qualsevol cita que sigui enviada a aquesta plana serà rebotada també al CR/SEO si bé la seva publicació aquí no implica la seva aceptació o homologació de cap mena. Els noms de les localitats són posats tal i com són enviats pels autors, que han de ser referenciats com a autors de les cites. Les notícies més recents són les marcades amb ![]() Lamentablemente, de momento no hay versión castellana disponible. Lamentablement, de moment no hi ha versió catalana disponible, però Jordi Clavell s'encarrega sistemàticament d'ajudar-me a trobar totes les errades de la plana o sigui que gràcies! |
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