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Mute Swan Cygnus olor. On 3.8 there was still one at Filipines marsh, Llobregat delta (R.Gutiérrez, N.Urios; A.Rodríguez-Sinovas).The same bird was relocated at  cal Tet lagoon, RN Ricarda -ca l'Arana, Llobregat delta on 20.8 (Ricard Gutiérrez, Armand Ramal), see a thumbnail here.At Marismas Blancas, Cantabria, there were 2 adults and 3 juveniles on 5.8 (Fran Alcalá).On 28.8 there were 8, a family group, at Marismas blancas, Astillero, Cantabria. There were 4 juveniles, 2 1st summers, one adult and an eigth bird, either an adult or a 1st summer. In this place a pair has bred for three years in a row (Maite Garrigós, Amaia Pérez, Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana). See a photo below (JM Pérez de Ana).

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Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis. Three were seen on 21.8 in the extremely-successful (see below other seabird records) seawatch off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (SGO, communicated by César Vidal).On 21.8 afternoon from Estaca de Bares headland, 2 were counted in 2h30' (Antonio Sandoval).

Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis.On 15.8 one was seen from Estaca de Bares, Mañón, A Coruña, heading north (Antonio Sandoval).Four were seen on 21.8 in a seawatch off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (SGO, communicated by César Vidal).On 21.8 from Estaca de Bares headland, 22 were counted in 2h30' (Antonio Sandoval). Five more were seen the following day 22.8 in 6 hours (Antonio Sandoval).Two miles off Santoña, Cantabria, there were 2 birds on 26.8 (Gorka Ocio).

Balearic Shearwater  Puffinus mauretanicus. On 14.8 18 were seen passing in front of Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia (Antonio Sandoval). 66 more were seen the following day (A.Sandoval)There were c.20 off Tarragona on 24.8 (R.Gutiérrez, A.Ramal) and some off Llobregat river mouth the same evening (Xesco Macià).Observations off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia: 17 birds on 20.8 in 1h 15' ; 37 birds on 21.8 in 2h30' and 123 birds on 22.8 in 6h along the day (Antonio Sandoval). Groups have not reached yet Catalonia, where still scarce (< 15 birds) off Garraf and Llobregat delta coast on 26.8, outnumbered by slightly commoner Yelkouan Shearwater c.30 birds (A.Ramal, F.López, E.Guinart, R.Gutiérrez). Two miles off Santoña, Cantabria, there were c.30 birds on 26.8 (Gorka Ocio).
 

Great White Egret Egretta alba. On 3.8 there was a bird in complete breeding plumage at PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà (Jordi Martí-Aledo).At S'Albufera de Mallorca there were 1-2 birds on 11.8. The species has oversummered in the area but breeding suspects have not been definitely confirmed (Maties Rebassa, Sebastià Torres).There were 27 at el Garxal area, PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 7.8 (Clemente Álvarez).At the same delta, where the species is regular and fairly common, there were 7 at Migjorn area on 20.8 (Raphaël Lebrun & Eva Andreu).On 27.8 there was one at Sils, Girona (Alfons Dg).
 

Presumed hybrid Western Reef x Little Egret* Egretta garzetta x gularis and Western Reef Heron (1,2 ) The hybrid seen at Marjal de Pego, València on 25.7 was still there on 2.8 (Jules Sykes). See a photo below (Jules Sykes)This bird could be the one seen last year in PN l'Albufera de València (J.I.Dies) and previously featured in this website.(2) A dark phase pure gularis was seen at the Guadalhorce river mouth, already accepted, was seen adain on 5.8 (Stefan Wahlstedt) among 2 Spoonbills, Little Egrets and Grey Herons.

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus At Brazo del Este, Sevilla, there were c.500 birds on 30.8 (Paco Chiclana).At Guadalhorce river, near the mouth, there were three birds on 24.8 (Antonio Tamayo).
 

Sacred Ibis* Threskiornis aethiopicus(1,2 ,3) There was still one at marisma de la Ramallosa, Nigrán, Pontevedra on 10.85 . It is believed to be the same bird present this year (see june news) and already accepted. See a thumbnail here (© César Vidal)(2) A bird was found at charca del Fraile, S de Tenerife, Canary Islands on 18.8 (Antonio Sicilia). See a photo below(3) At Guadalhorce river, near the mouth, there were two adults on 24.8 (Antonio Tamayo) and one at the river mouth on 29.8 (Andy Paterson).

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Only extralimital records. On 21.8 there was one euring 3 between Garriguella and Perelada, Girona (Josep Rost).On 21.8 a bird was seen at Cantonigrós, Osona, Barcelona also well out of breeding range (Pere Cortinas).The l'Albera bird was seen again on 23.8 at Cantallops, Girona (Albert Campsolinas).This Girona sighting has been that of a an out-of-range breeding pair: a bird was already seen by early june (Joan Budó and Enric Capalleras) near Garriguella, Girona. The bird was seen for a month in that area (E.Capalleras, M.Barrios).Then by early july a 2nd adult was found in the same area and was mating the first. On 9.8 the two adults were seen with a juvenile (M.Barrios, A.Campsolinas).
 

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. A 1st summer male was seen at Palma de Mallorca airport at least on 24-26.8 (Lalo Ventoso; Manolo Suárez). See two thumbnails here

Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae. A bird was brought to Santa Faç recovery center, Alacant and by early august was still there for recovery (Elias Gomis).Read more in Spanish about this bird at Naturalicante.On 14.8 there was one seen migrating South at Puig de l'Àliga, Alt Penedès, Barcelona (Xavier Bayer, Cisco Guasch, Octavi Burruel, Marc Peris)At Montalt, Tivissa, Tarragona, there was one dark phase bird on 18.8 (Albert Cama, Eduard Soler, Montse Fuguet).Four migrated S over Sant mateu mountain, Alella, Barcelona on 21.8 (Jordi Sala).On 24.8 there were 3 well inland at Solsona, Lleida (Gerard Bota).

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio. An immature Purple Gallinule crash-landed in Gibraltar city, Gibraltar, on 11.8 evening. This is the first record for Gibraltar. It was released on 12.8 at the Guadiaro estuary, Sotogrande, Cádiz (news supplied by Ernest FJ Garcia/ Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society).

Dotterel Charadrius morinellus. At Mezquetillas, Soria, a bird was heard in flight on 20.8. The area held 9 birds in 2002 (Juan Luis Hernández/SEO-Soria). On 27.8 there were 8 at Cayo peak, 30 km N of Soria, at 1700 m above sea level (F.Rubio, J.Muñoz, J.L.Hernández). On 25.8 the first four migrant adults found at Almería were seen in the same area as in 2003 (where arrived on 26.8.2003) (Martín Rodríguez).On 28.8 at the Cayo mountain there were seven birds at 17:45 hours, calling while flying S (Carlos Sánchez).On 26.8 there were two adults near Amoladeras area, Almería (Raimundo Martín Rodríguez).
 

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla (1). On 22.8 a bird was found at Itsmo de la Lanzada, O Grove, Pontevedra (José Ramón Gomes Gonzáles). Photos from Xurxo Pinheiro (see below). The bird was relocated on 29.8 (E.Martínez, C.Damiam Romai, X.Pinheiro, Sterna-Ferrol -P.Pita, A.Gutiérrez, I.Allegue-, S.Paz).

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii. On 3.8 there were five adults in front of  Bassa dels Pollancres hide, Remolar-Filipines reserve, Llobregat delta, Barcelona (Ricard Gutiérrez, N.Úrios). See thumbnails here. Still some birds around PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona (Jordi Martí-Aledo).There was one at platja de la Marquesa, PN Delta de l'Ebre on 5.8 (D.Bigas, R.Gutiérrez, S.Sales, C.Álvarez-Usátegui, Iago)and two more on 6.8 (C.Álvarez-Usátegui, D.Bigas). There were 2 at Remolar-Filipines reserve on 4.8 (Xavier Sampere).On 5.8 there were three at Alfassar ricefields ,PN L'Albufera de València, València (J.I.Díes). These birds had been seen in previous days by Toni Alcocer.On 11.8 there were 2 at S'Albufera de Mallorca (Sebastià Torrens, Maties Rebassa). There was one at Buda Island, PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona, on 6.8 (C.Álvarez-Usátegui, D.Bigas).On 5.8 there was one at Besós river mouth, Sant Adrià del Besós, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy).On 15.8 there were 4 at Cerro de las Cigüeñas, Aznalcázar, Sevilla (Paco Chiclana).On 23.8 there was one at Filipines marsh, Llobregat delta (Ferran López).On 30.8 there were 2 at the same place (F.López, X.Dot).There were two at Brazo del Este, Sevilla on 30.8 (Paco Chiclana).At basses de Delfià, Girona, there were two 1st winter birds (J.Luis Copete, David Perpiñán). 
 

Least Sandpiper* Calidris minutilla(1) The 2nd for Catalonia and 4th for Spain, an adult/1st summer, was seen and photographed at Sils, Girona on 17.8 (Joan Ventura, Carles González) although not fully identified until 30.8 after other observers assessment. See photos below (Joan Ventura) and a thumbnail here

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis. There were 2 at El Garxal area, PN  Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 7.8 within a flock of 87 T.erythropus and 3 T.nebularia (Clemente Álvarez-Usátegui).On 22-23.8 there were two birds at Marjal de Pego, València (Jules Sykes). See a thumnbail here

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus. There were two birds at Salinas de Cerrillos, Punta Entinas-Sabinar, Almería, on 11.8 (Xesco Macia). See thumbnails here
 

Sabine's Gull Larus sabini. On 15.8 2 were seen migrating in front of Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia (Antonio Sandoval).On 21.8 in a seawatch off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (the particular galician version of the British 'Scillonian pelagic'), over 50 birds were counted (SGO, communicated by César Vidal) See a thumbnail of one of the birds here .On 26.8 five were near a fishing vessel 4 miles off the Oriñon, Cantabria coast, N Spain (Gorka Ocio).

Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis. There was an adult on 9.8 at Racó de l'Olla, PN l'Albufera de València. Seen at dawn, it was within a Sandwich terns roost. It suddently dissapeared without being relocated again (J.I.Díes). See a photo below (bird in the background marked with an arrow).On 15.8 there was an adult at the same place, possibly being the same reported above (J.I.Dies & Bosco Dies). See a photo below (bird facing left). The Albufera bird was still attending the same roost on 19.8 (J.I.Dies). One was seen on 18.8 at la Rogera lagoon, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà within a party of 40 Sandwich Terns (Jordi Martí-Aledo, Teresa Montràs).A bird was reported off Mallorca on 10.8.2004 (Steve Norman).The Albufera de Valencia bird was last seen on 22.8 (Bosco Dies).

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Accidental in the Mediterranean. An adult bird was seen at Racó de l'Olla, PN l'Albufera de València on 13.8.2004 (J.I.Dies and M.Vilalta). See a thumbnail here (J.I.Dies). There are more images of this bird in the Dies brothers' website
 

Elegant Tern* Sterna elegans (1).The adult orange-billed tern showing characters of Elegant Tern and the hybrid chick (sandvicensis x elegans) were still at PN Delta de l'Ebre on 4.8 and the chick was about to begin flying one of these days (David Bigas, Clemente Álvarez-Usátegui, Ricard Gutiérrez). An attempt to trap the adult failed on 5.8 due to windy conditions (D.Bigas, S.Sales, C.Álvarez-Usátegui, R.Gutiérrez, Yago/PN Delta de l'Ebre).On 9.8 it was seen at the beach not associated to the hybrid chick (D.Bigas).Still there on 17.8 (David Bigas)

White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus On 5.8 there was an adult at Alfassar ricefields ,PN L'Albufera de València, València (J.I.Díes). See a thumbnail here (J.I.Dies)On 6.8 there were two at Buda island together with c.1000 Black Terns C.niger and a flock of additional 1000 terns of the three regular species sandvicensis, hirundo and albifrons (David Bigas, Clemente Álvarez-Usátegui).There was an adult moulting into winter plumage at cal Tet lagoon, RN Ricarda -ca l'Arana, Llobregat delta on 20.8 (Ricard Gutiérrez, Armand Ramal).There was one adult moulting into winter plumage at El Garxal, delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona on 20.8 (Raphaël Lebrun & Eva Andreu).Another similarly pllumaged bird, or the same, was at the same area on 28.8 (Xesco Macia).On 31.8 there was a bird at Marismas del Odiel, Huelva (Paco Chiclana).

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer. There were some on 15.8 entering a nest at Maro-Cerro Gordo cliffs, between Málaga and Granada (Francisco 'Kirri' Botella, Cayetano, A.Tamayo)At Casares, Málaga, on 3.8 there was a bird among many hundreds Common, Pallid and Alpine Swifts (Stefan Wahlstedt)
 

Little Swift* Apus affinis (1) The species is breeding now in Spain again in a confidential location (ed. comment).

Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. On 7.8 four birds were trapped and ringed at La Nava, Palencia. Another was seen on 11.8 (F.Jubete, E.Gómez-Crespo per C.Álvarez-Usátegui).On 20.8 one was ringed at Villastrigo del Páramo, León. It was an adult. See a photo below and a thumnail here (David Miguélez)At the same place the following two days, five more birds were trappe (D.Miguélez).

• 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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