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Recent Reports: Latest sightings DECEMBER NEWS
Balearic and Yelkouan Shearwaters Puffinus mauretanicus & P.yelkouan. On 24.12, in an hour count off Cap de Creus, Girona, there were 17 mauretanicus and 39 yelkouan besides 25 unidentified (too far) (Ponç Feliu). On 19.12 there were 19 mauretanicus at Roses bay and 4 yelkouan (Jordi Martí Aledo) Great
White Egret Egretta alba.On 2.12 there was one at PN el Hondo,
Alacant (Malcolm Palmer). Another was at Embalse del Pardo, Madrid on 1.12
(Adolfo Rodriguez). One was at at Brazo de la Torre and Entremuros ricefields,
Sevilla on 2.12 (Alberto Plata Ortíz).There were 2 aty brazo del
Este, Sevilla on 3.12 (Paco Chiclana). On 1.12 there was one near Bellcaire
d'Urgell, Lleida, where another or the same had been seen on 13.11 (Roger
Guillem Martí).There was one at Embalse del Pardo, Madrid on 1.12
(Adolfo Rodríguez, G.O. El Pardo).There was one at Utxesa reservoir,
Lleida, on 7.12 (Ricard Gutiérrez, H.Arbonés, A.Gutiérrez
et
al). See a thumbnail hereThere was one at Villafáfila
lagoon, Zamora on 7.12 (Sergio de Juan). There was one at the end of ria
de Solía, Astillero, Santander on 9.12 (Alejandro García
Herrera).The Utxesa bird still there on 13.12 (Pablo Pascual García).There
was one at Sot del Fuster, Lleida on 17.12 (Joan Estrada).There were 6
at S'Albufereta de Pollença, Mallorca on 20.12 (Maties Rebassa).
Also 6 (the same?) were on 15.12 at S'Albufera de Muro, Mallorca (Pere
Vicens). The Villafáfila bird was still there on 20.12 (A.Rodrigo,
J.de la Cruz) but two the following day (Adolfo Villaverde).There was one
in the road Plasencia-Béjar, Extremadura near Hervás on 27.12
(Javier Briz). There was one at Gallifa, Masies del Voltregà, Barcelona
on 22.12 (Martí Rodríguez, Jordi Erra)
Glossy
Ibis Plegadis falcinellus. There were over 1000 at Brazo del
Este, Sevilla on 1.12 (Paco Chiclana)There were 4 at S'Albufera de Mallorca
on 15.12 (Pere Vicens).
Mute
Swan Cygnus olor. The cal Tet bird at Llobregat delta, Barcelona
was still there on 2.12 (Ferran López).Still there on 4.12 (R.Gutiérrez,
F.X. Santaeufemia, N.Urios; P.Esteban).There were four, one ad and 3 1w,
at platja de Talamanca, Eivissa, Balearic Islands on 15.12 (Oliver Martínez).
There was one inm at Balsa de Muskildigorri, Auza, Ultzama, Navarra on
12.12 (already seen there on 12.11 and intermitently thereafter, Gorka
Gorospe).
Bean
Goose Anser fabalis fabalis. A bird was located at El Cortalet,
PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona, on 2.12 (Jordi Martí
Aledo; X. del Acebo, P.Feliu et al). The first fabalis for
Catalonia. See a couple of thumbnails hereThis
bird regarded as too tame by many observers...Still there on 8.12 (Hubert
Gunter; Manel Caamaño) . On 11.12 there were another 2 fabalis at
La Nava, Palencia (Fernando Jubete, Ignacio Torres)Two arrived at ria de
la Villa, Villaviciosa, Asturies on 26.12 (Adolfo Villaverde, Juán
Álvarez Gil; C.Alvarez et al).
White-fronted
Goose Anser albifrons One was at at Brazo de la Torre and Entremuros
ricefields, Sevilla on 2.12 within a 20000 Greylags flock (!) (Alberto
Plata Ortíz).From 6.12 (Daniel López Velasco), see
thumbnail here, to 23.12 there was one at Escalante, Santoña
marshes, Cantabria (Juan Gómez Navedo, Máximo Sánchez,
Juanjo Aja; D.González Ortega).There were 2 at Laguna de la Zaida,
Zaragoza on 2-3.12 (Xavier Escobar)Two were at La Nava, Palencia on 19,12
(L.J.Salaverri).2 were reported from Sariñena lagoon, Huesca on
20.12 (Fran Alcalà). From 15.12 (A.Villaverde) to 26.12 there was
still one 1w at ria de la Villa, Asturies (Adolfo Villaverde, Juán
Alvarez Gil) See a thumbnail here .There were two on
15.12 (J.C.Marín) and one at Laguna del Oso, Ávila on 14.12
(Gabriel Sierra). There were 2 at Umia-O Grove on 14.12 (Xurxo Pinheiro).At
Villafáfila, Zamora, there were four on 26.12 but only one on 25.12
(Alfonso Rodrigo).At la Nava, Palencia, there were 4 (3 ad and 1 1w) on
23.12 (Carlos Gutiérrez Expósito) but two on 26.12 (Daniel
L.Velasco, Pedro J). The Santoña bird was still there on 17.12 (J.Gómez
Navedo, M.Díaz, J.Aja).
Barnacle
Goose Branta leucopsis. There was one at Azud de Riolobos, Salamanca
on 14.12 with c.2500 Greylag Geese (Octavio Infante, Angel González,
F.Javier de la Cruz). See a thumbnail here. There was
one near La Zaida, Zaragoza on 2.12 (Xavier Escobar). This is probably
a long-stayer.The Azud bird was still there on 19.12 (A.Tamayo, S.García)
and 21.12 (O.Infante, I.Catalán, J.de la Cruz). On 20.12 there were
3 at Villarín de Campos, Villafáfila, Zamora (Alfonso Rodrigo,
Javier de la Cruz), one at least the following day (Adolfo Villaverde).
On 20.12 there was a bird at Sariñena lagoon, Huesca (Fran Alcalà).
There was one at Laguna del Oso, Ávila on 14.12 (Gabriel Sierra).There
was one at laguna de Manjavacas, Cuenca on 23.12 (Óscar Rodríguez,
Malo Gimeno).There was one 1w at Bahía de Santander (Javier de la
Cruz) See a photo below. The Azud de Riolobos bird was seen again on 22.12
(C.Gutiérrez Expósito).The 3 Villafáfila birds were
still there on 23.12 (Nacho Pontón).There was one at laguna de Boada,
Palencia on 20.12 (Alfonso López). Hybrid Barnacle x Greylag Goose Branta leucopsis x Anser anser An individual was seen neat the Barillos lagoon, within Villafáfila lagoons Nature Reserve on 24.12 (Alfonso Rodrigo) Brent
Goose Branta bernicla On 9.12 there were 2 at ria de Villaviciosa,
Asturies, but only one from 22-26.12 (Adolfo Villaverde Garrido; J.Álvarez
Gil). On 6-7.12 there was one at ria de Foz, Asturies/Lugo (A.Villaverde
Garrido). At playa de Salinas, Castrillón, Asturies, there was one
on 7.12 (Daniel López Velasco).At Tapioles, Villafáfila,
Zamora, there was one on 20.12 (Alfonso Rodrigo, F.Javier de la Cruz).See
a thumbnail here
Ruddy
Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea.The 3 at Buda Island, Delta de l'Ebre,
Tarragona first seen on 22.11 moved to el Fangar, also at Ebre delta on
1.12 (David Bigas). One was at at Brazo de la Torre and Entremuros ricefields,
Sevilla on 2.12 (Alberto Plata Ortíz).There was a flock of 7 birds
from 20-21.12 at PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona. These birds
were regarded as escapes as two birds were carrying color rings (M.Sánchez-Frou,
P.Feliu, I.Batet, R.Fortià,J.Martí Aledo). See
a thumbnail here. At Villafáfila, Zamora, there were 2 on 20.12
(Octavio Infante)
Ferruginous
Duck Aythya nyroca. The 3 at Bombita ricefields, Delta de l'Ebre,
Tarragona found on 14.11 were still there on 7.12 (David Bigas)There was
a male at laguna de Campillo de Dueñas, Guadalajara on 2.12 (Xavier
Escobar).There was a male at la Granda reservoir, Asturies on 13.12 (D.López
Velasco, P.J.Menéndez). There was a female at playa de Sada, ria
de Betanzos, A Coruña on 17.12 but present since November (Pablo
y Antonio Gutiérrez). Scaup Aythya marila. There was one female at Brazo de la Torre and Entremuros ricefields, Sevilla on 2.12 (Alberto Plata Ortíz).On 7.12 there were 2 at delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona (David Bigas)There were two at ria de Eo, Asturies: a drake and a 1st winter female (Adolfo Villaverde Garrido). At Embalse de As Forcadas, A Coruña, there was one female on 18.12 (P.Gutiérrez). Eider
Somateria
mollissima There were 3 1w/females inside the harbour of Vilanova i
la Geltrú, Barcelona on 19.12. Seen at close distance (F.X.Santaeufemia,
Xavier Sampere). Long-tailed
Duck Clangula hyemalis The 2 birds found at Tancada lagoon,
Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 16.11 were photographed on 30.11 (Joan Gil,
Josep Tantull et al)) and still present there on 7.12 (David Bigas).
One would be an adult female and the other a 1st winter. See
a thumbnail here and more photos in Joan
Gil page See also a photo below from Oscar Pontón and Federico
Roviralta (taken on 2.12) showing its size compared to Common Coot (Fulica
atra) Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca. Only inland records. On 23.12 there was a male well inland: at Salada Jabonera de Alcañíz, Teruel (Fco.Javier Moreno). Possibly there were up to three on 20.12 (Clive Balch) Goldeneye
Bucephala
clangula. There was one at Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 7.12 (David
Bigas).There was one at Embalse de Trasona, Asturias on 13.12 (D.López
Velasco, Pedro J Menéndez).
Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus. Extralimital record. Late sighting. On 29.11 there was one at Coves del Salnitre, near the N-II road, Collbató, Barcelona (Pere Serrano, Alex Ollé). Crested Coot Fulica cristata. There were c.10 birds in different places of Ebre Delta, Tarragona by 1.12 (David Bigas).Four of the Llobregat delta birds reintroduced on 1.4.2003 were at l'Encanyissada lagoon, Ebre delta, Tarragona on 2.12 (D.Bigas, F.Vidal).There were 3 at Laguna primera de Moguer, Huelva. All three with a PVC collar (Joclasera Jocla).On 29.12 there were three marked birds at l'Encanyissada: XP,XR and O3W. The latter had been reintroduced at Llobregat delta on 1.4.2003 (A.Martín, I.Bischoping, L.Pastor, G.Ros). Dotterel
Charadrius
morinellus. The bird seen on November at Villamil, Tapia de Casariego,
Asturies was still there on 1.12 (Xurde Gayol) On 25.12 there was a bird
near the information center of Fuentedepiedra lagoon NR, Málaga
(Angel Luis López, José Manuel Moreno).
Lesser
Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens A flock (!) of 30-35 birds
was reported from the edge of Embalse de Santillana, Madrid on 10.12 (Gabriel
Martín). Second record for the Madrid community.
Pied
Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii There was one in a Zamora city
park on 23.12 (Alfonso Rodrigo).On 20.12 there was one at Isla Menor ricefields,
Sevilla (Paco Chiclana).There were 3 with pipits at Saldaña, Palencia
on 29.12 (Nacho Pontón). According
to CR/SEO member Gorka Gorospe, this form is appearing every winter at
Pamplona area although in scarce numbers. It seems that along the Cantabrican
coast (Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia, Cantabria et...) it would be more regular and
besides, more abundant. Therefore, for 2004 only notable extralimital records
will be featured.
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca. One was ringed at Palmones, Algeciras, Cádiz on 10.12 (Esteban Pablo Ortega,Gonzalo, J.Miguel González Perea) Northern
Great Shrike Lanius excubitor On 21.12 there was one around
the Villafáfila area, in steppic areas (Adolfo Villaverde). Snow
Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis. At Catalonia, NE Spain, there
was a bird at Els Prats beach, Vila-Seca, Tarragona on 4.12 (Albert Cama,
David Jiménez). See a thumbnail here. Relocated
again on 5.12 (Eduard Gràcia) and 6.12 (Albert Cama). There were
2 birds at Punta da Cruz, Castropol, Asturies on 2.12 (Pablo Fernández,
Antonio Gutierrez Pita y Pablo Gutierrez Varga).Still there on 6.12 (Pablo
Fernández García). On 3.12 there were 3 at Villamil, Tapia
de Casariego, Asturies (Pablo Fernández García).At Baldaio,
Carballo, A Coruña there was one on 6.12 (Xurxo Pinheiro).
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. Gibraltar news are included thanks to Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society but this has no more implication than the sake of completeness given this area situation. 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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