Rare
Birds in Spain
Recent Reports: Latest
sightings
OCTOBER
2005 NEWS
Species
index (n= 7 + 32 =39)
GALLOANSERAE
NEOAVES
GALLOANSERAE
Pink-footed
Goose*
Anser brachyrhynchus (1)
(1) On 28.10
a juvenile was seen at La Nava lagoon, Palencia (Enrique Gómez Crespo).
Pale-bellied
Brent Goose*
Branta bernicla hrota (1,2-3,4-5,6-7)
(1) The bird
found on 18.9 at Poza de la Ría de Navía, Navía, Asturies
was still there on 8.10 (Pablo Fernández). See a thumbnail
here and on 10.11 (C.A.Usategui, P.Fernandez)
(2-3) From
13-14.10 there were 2 at Estuario del Miño, A Guarda, Pontevedra
(José Gandara; César Vidal ).
See
a thumbnail here (César Vidal)
(4-5) There
were 2 at Moaña, Pontevedra, on 16.10, well different from those
of the Miño estuary (José Ramón Gómez ,
Ana Isabel Pérez). See a thumbnail here
(6-7) There
were two, and adult and a 1st winter at O Vicedo, A Coruña, Galicia
on 12.10 (Luís J. Salaverri )
and still there on 16.10 (Antonio Sandoval)
American
Wigeon*
Anas americana(1,2)
(1)On 24.10,
a drake was seen and photographed at Ria del Eo, Asturies/Lugo, within
a flock of 500 Wigeons A.penelope (Pablo Fernández ).
See
a thumbnail here.Still there on 30.10 (Alejandro G.Herrera, J.García
Navedo)
(2)A drake
was seen at ensenada de San Simón, Vilaboa, Pontevedra the same
day as the Asturies bird, on 24.10, but possibly present in the area from
16.10 too (José Ramón Gómez ,
Adolfo Lomeña, Víctor López).
Blue-winged
Teal*
Anas discors (1)
(1) On 21.10
there was one at charca de El Fraile, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Serafín
Alarcón). It was seen again on 28.10 (Jaime Ginovés, Pablo
Expósito, Juan Manuel Martínez)See a thumbnail
here and a photo below (N.Herrera)
Mandarin
Duck*
Aix galericulata(1)
(1) On 29.10
a female was seen at Vallehermoso, La Gomera, Canary Islands (MªCandelaria
Martín, Bernardino Pérez, Miguel Fernández del Castillo,
J.Pedro Castro, Antonio Hernández). See a thumbnail
here
Ring-necked
Duck*
Aythya collaris(1,2,3)
(1) A drake,
the 1st returning individual this autumn, was found at Catalina García,
Fuerteventura, Las Palmas de GC, Canary Islands on 10.10 (Javier Traín,
Antonio Traín). See a couple of thumbnails here
(2)A 1st winter
male was seen at Embalse de As Forcadas, Valdoviño (A Coruña)
on 24.10 (J.M.Alonso Pumar, Ricardo Hevia).Seen also on 26.10 (Luis J.
Salaverri )
(3) A drake
was seen at Ria de la Villa, Villaviciosa, Asturies, on 24.10 (Adolfo Villaverde )
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Lesser
Scaup*
Aythya affinis (1)
(1)An adult
male was found at Embalse de As Forcadas, Valdoviño, A Coruña,
on 17.10 (L.J. Salaverri ).
Still there on 19.10 (F.Alcalá, S.Bujeda, A.F.Marín,
L.F.Miraz, L.J.Salaverri) and 24.10 (J.M.Alonso Pumar, Ricardo Hevia).
Perhaps last winter returning bird?
NEOAVES
Western
Reef Heron*
Egretta gularis (1,2)
(1) On 1.10
one was reported from Isla Mayor ricefields, Sevilla (Paco Chiclana ,
J.Martín, M.Villaécija). Editorial note: Not discarded a
dark hybrid gularis x garzetta.
(2)
The hybrid gularis x garzetta from Ebre Delta was relocated near
Tancada lagoon on 16.10 (Beneharo Rodríguez, Joan Navarro, Clara
Franch, Guillem Molina). See a photo below (B.Rodríguez)
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Marabou*
Leptoptilos
crumeniferus (1)
(1) A lone
bird was seen in a paddyfield area near Guadiana del Caudillo, Badajoz,
Extremadura, on 7.10 (Toribio Álvarez). It was seen foraging in
the area with a group of storks. See a thumbnail here (Toribio
Álvarez).
Sacred
Ibis*
Threskiornis aethiopicus (1)
(1) On 13.10
one was found at Buda island, Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona (David Bigas)
Lesser
Flamingo*
Phoenicopterus minor (1-2)
(1) On 22.10,
an adult and a juvenile unringed birds were seen at the Vega del
río Javalón reservoir, near Moral de Calatrava, Ciudad Real
(José Guzmán, Patricia Maldonado, Tom Gullick). This record
is very important since the juvenile presence boosts the possibility of
a real vagrancy then contributing to a move from D category to A
category of this species within the Spanish (and European) lists (ed. comment).
Ruppells
Vulture*
Gyps rueppellii (1)
(1) From 15-21.10
a bird was seen at Alcoi, Alacant (Àlvar Seguí). See two
photos of the bird and an explanation of the sighting in Spanish here
at Naturalicante (opens in another window)
Long-legged
Buzzard
Buteo rufinus (1,2)
(1) Gibraltar
sighting. One of the birds reported in September at Gibraltar was still
there on 14.10. It was seen trying to rob a Collared Dove from a Peregrine
Falcon (Ernest F.J.Garcia/GONHS).Still there on 26.10 (Keith Bensusan)
(2)A 2nd bird,
a juvenile, was seen at Gibraltar on 15.10 (Ernest Garcia/GONHS).Still
there on 26.10 (Keith Bensusan)
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Lanner*
Falco
biarmicus (1)
(1) An adult,
perhaps of the feldeggi subspecies was seen hunting and preying
a small wader at playa de los Lances, Tarifa, Cádiz, on 16.10 (David
Cuenca)
American
Golden Plover*
Pluvialis dominica (1,2)
(1) The juvenile
seen last month from 26-30.9 at Ensenada da Insua, Ponteceso, A Coruña
was still there on 1.10 together with a juvenile Grey Plover Pluvialis
squatarola (J. Martí-Aledo, C.D.Romai, A.Ramos, J.R.Gómez.,
E.D'Hoore). On 4.10 it was still there (J.Martí-Aledo) and on 10.10
too (C.A.Usategui, P.Fernandez, J.L.Rabuñal Patiño)and 12.10
(José Miguel Alonso Pumar) to 16.10 (Daniel López Velasco,S.Paz,
José Luis Rabuñal Patiño, C.D.Romai, X.Varela, X.Piñeiro,
A.Bermejo, A.Rodrigo,O.Llama, G.Ocio, Y.Ozaeta, M.Rouco,D.Gonzalez Ortega).See
a thumbnail here (Alfonso Rodrigo)Still seen on 22.10 (J.L.Rabuñal)
(2) On 3-4.10
a juvenile was seen at playa de los Lances, Tarifa (Salvador de Diego,
Leandro Meléndez, José Mª Abad,David Cuenca/MIGRES Aves
Marinas). Perhaps the same bird had been present in the area since 29.9
(Ian Ford) and 1.10 (José Antonio Sencianes). Still there on 8.10
(Kevin Duncan) See a thumbnail here (Salvador de Diego Collantes).Still
there on 16.10 (Bernardo Fontana, Arkadiusz Bronariek)
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Sociable
Lapwing*
Vanellus gregarius (1)
(1) A bird
was found on 23.10 morning at the estany d'Ivars area, el Pla d'Urgell,
Lleida, within a flock of Lapwings V.vanellus (Joan Castelló ,
David Giralt) seen later by other authors (Steve West/SEO-Lleida).Seen
again on 24.10 (Joan Estrada; Francesc Moncasí), see a photo below
(F.Moncasí), and it was still there on 26.10 (Ponç Feliu)
and 28.10 (Jaume Bonfil, Anna Varea). Relocated on 30.10 at the same place
(Ricard Gutiérrez, Helena Arbonés).
White-rumped
Sandpiper*
Calidris fuscicollis (1-4,5-6,7-14,15-18,19-25,26,27-29,30,31-32,33,34-38,39-40,41-42,43-45)
Ongoing most
important recent influx to Canary Islands and Spain! 30 BIRDS IN 4 DAYS
then a few more along the week.
Previous records
in the Canary Islands: 12 accepted records involving 17 birds. Previous
simultaneous arrivals: 1990 and 1995 but this is by far the most important-ever
episode (J.A.Lorenzo).
(1-4) On 8.10, a party of four birds
was found at a pond area between El Paso-Los Llanos de Aridane, La Palma
Island, S.C. de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Juan Antonio Lorenzo Gutiérrez,
Eduardo Gonzalez, Aurelio Martín)
(5-6)The party of four (labelled
1-4 above) was formed by SIX birds (two more, then) on 10.10 morning (Juan
Antonio Lorenzo Gutiérrez, Eduardo Gonzalez, Aurelio Martín)
(7-14) At the same La Palma island,
a minimum count of EIGHT birds was carried out at Salinas de Fuencaliente
(saltpans in the extreme S of the island) on 10.10 morning, just after
counting the six birds present at Los Llanos de Aridane and thus totalling
at least 14 in a single island and day (Juan Antonio Lorenzo, Eduardo Gonzalez,
Aurelio Martín)
(15-18) On 10.10 four more were
found in a gravel-pit area near the La Palma airport (J.A.Lorenzo, Eduardo
Gonzalez, Aurelio Martín). Of those, on 26.10 only one juvenile
remained (E.González).
(19-25) On 9.10, a flock of SEVEN juveniles
was found at Frontera reservoir, El Hierro island, S.C.Tenerife, Canary
Islands (Juan José Ramos & Evelin Velázquez)
(26) From 8-10.10, a juvenile bird remained
at El Polvillo pond, Los Silos (Beneharo Rodríguez & Airán
Rodríguez). See a thumbnail here
(27-29) At the same site, on 10.10
afternoon, three more joined the bird arrived on 8.10 (Juan José
Ramos).
(30) On 8.10 a juvenile was photographed
at Buenavista golf course (Beneharo Rodríguez & Airán
Rodríguez). See a photo below and a thumbnail here
(B.Rodríguez)
(31-32) Two birds were seen at El
Fraile, on 12.10 (Benito González, Nereida Herrera). See a photo
below (N.Herrera).Still there on 15.10 (Nereida Herrera, Benito González)
and on 17-18.10 (Bob Swann) and 21.10 (Serafín Alarcón) but
only one on 23.10 (N.Herrera, B.González) and none on 28.10 (J.Ginovés,
P.Expósito, J.M.Martínez).
(43-45)Three birds plus presumably
the (30) bird, were seen altogether at Buenavista golf course on 15.10
(Bob Swann)
The (30) bird, from Buenavista golf
course, on 8.10 (B.Rodríguez)
The two birds from El Fraile, Tenerife,
on 12.10 (B.González)
(33) At Maspalomas
pond, Gran Canaria, a bird was seen from 12.10 (Francisco del Campo) to
14.10 at least (Miguel Avelino Suárez).Still there on 29.10 (M.Avelino
Suárez)
(41-42) Two
more birds joined bird (33) on 24-29.10 at the same place (Miguel Avelino
Suárez). See a photo below (M.Avelino)
(34-38) There
were four at Salinas de los Cocoteros, Guatiza and one at Salinas de Janubio,
Yaiza on 14.10 (Javier García).Still the four birds of Cocoteros
on 19.10 (J.Garcia)
(39-40) Two
were found at Arrecife coast on 19.10 (Javier García)
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Pectoral
Sandpiper*
Calidris melanotos (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
(1) The juvenile
found at Aiguamolls de Molins de Rei, Barcelona on 30.9 (Sergi Sales ,
J.A.Calero, Núria Rodríguez), seen also on 1.10 (Marcel Gil,
Pedro Bescós; Rafa Armada) was still there on 2.10 (Ricard Gutiérrez).
See a photo below (R.Gutiérrez) and thumbnails here
(2) On 1.10
a juvenile was photographed by chance at Marjal de Pego-Oliva, Oliva, València
(F.José Llàcer). See the thumbnail of the photo
hereç
(3) On 2.10
a bird was at charca de Zurbano, Salburúa, Álava (Karmelo
de Dios, Ignacio Torres )
(4)On 4.10
there was a juvenile at Salina Grande of Villafáfila Nature Reserve,
Zamora (Víctor Salvador, Alfonso Rodrigo)
(5) On 3.10
one was seen briefly in the afternoon at Marisma de les Filipines, Llobregat
delta, Barcelona (Quique Carballal)
(6) The bird
found on 26-28.9 at Esteiro da Chanca, Dena, Meaño, Pontevedra was
last seen on 5.10 (Xurxo Pinheiro)
(7)One juvenile
was seen at Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña, Galicia on 18.10 (Pablo
Gutiérrez )
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Long-billed
Dowitcher*
Limnodromus scolopaceus (1-2) Ten
records in Spain up to 2002
(1-2) On 9.10,
two juveniles were found at Embalse de Sabón, Arteixo, A Coruña
(Xurxo Pinheiro et al /SEO-Pontevedra; Xabier Varela ,
Pablo Pita, Pablo Fernández, J.R.Gómez...) They might have
been there since 7.10 when X.Varela saw two distant unidentified birds.Still
there on 10.10 (C.A.Usategui, P.Fernandez) and 11.10 (Xabi Varela)and 12.10
(José Miguel Alonso Pumar)
See
a thumbnail here and 15.10 (Miguel Conde) to 16.10 at least (Daniel
López Velasco, Samuel Paz, C.D.Romai, X.Varela, X.Piñeiro,
D.Gonzalez Ortega, A.Rodrigo, O. Llama, G.Ocio, Y.Ozaeta, M.Rouco). See
a photo below from 16.10 (Alfonso Rodrigo).Still seen on 22.10 (Luis Mario
Arce). the birds left the area the night between 23-24.10 (Xavier Varela).
There
is a special photopage with stunning images here
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Upland
Sandpiper* Bartramia longicauda (1) SECOND FOR SPAIN
(1) On 30.10,
one was found at coastal meadows of W Asturies at Punta de la Romanela,
within Barayo reserve, under a heavy rain front caused by the 'ex-Wilma'
hurricane, now a low, having reached Spain that very morning (Adolfo Villaverde
; Daniel López Velasco; José Ardaiz et al). Seen again
on 31.10 (Clemente Álvarez Usategui)
This is the
explanation of how the bird was found (Adolfo Villaverde to Coaciosforu
email list) [in Spanish]
'Buanaaaas.
Hoy tengo que reconocerlo y es un dia feliz pese a las inclemencias del
tiempo. Pues ese nombre como tan complejo que no se me olvidará
ya es el ave que he visto hoy y gracias al cielo pudo venir gente y verlo
también (que ya se acumulaban observaciones jodidas que no las ha
visto nadie más y eso quema). A eso de las 10 de la mañana
me pillo el coche y pa la rasa costera. Día desapacible, lluvia
pero sin viento y yo con un paraguas de muyer que parecia de todo menos
observador de aves. Me pongo a patear y en breve levanto delante de mi
tres Lechuzas campestres y un poco más alla otras dos. Sigo andando
y dos Richardi y de repente me sale a 10 metros entre la lluvia un ave
en vuelo bajo del tamaño más o menos de un Combatiente (para
comparalo con algo) pero de apariencia totalmente marrón (sin obispillo
de color diferente al resto del plumaje superior). Reclamando estilo Zarapito
(un aire). Y me cae unos 50 metros delante y se esconde entre los herbazales.
Sin telescopio (por la lluvia), lloviendo y con los prismáticos
algo mojados lo localizo de folla pudiendo verle la cabeza. Ya se apreciaban
aspectos que me hacían inclinarme por este bicho y derepente vuelve
a levantarse y reclamar. Por supuesto yo sin guia. El bicho cae 100 delante
pero se esconde. Comienza el baile de llamadas. Dani metiendome el miedo
en el cuerpo. Que si el anillo ocular, que si el pico, que si la primaria.
Y yo: es ese bicho y tiene en vuelo la cola aparentemente larga y reclama
de esta forma y tal y cual y el pico es minimo..... Me mete en el cuerpo
el miedo con un Zarapito mediano (creo que se llama asi aunque ya era una
posibilidad complicadisima y el habitat no era el idoneo). En fin, que
despues de que lo levantase una Campestre y me lo enviase pal mar y retornase
a un lugar no exactamente localizado llega Dani y por suerte en menos de
un minuto nos vuelve a salir en vuelo (sienpre distancias relativamente
cortas) y podemos apreciar el bicho. Eso si, el muy cabrón no se
dejo ver a güevo nunca y entre eso y la lluvia no es como esas observaciones
de Correlimos canelo. Pudo disfrutar de este bicho raro Jose Ardaiz y un
colega que venían de verlo TODO en Galicia y posteriormente Pedro
y Pablo (el pobre debe de tener 500 llamadas mias). Perdonad la turra pero
realmente ha sido un puntazo todo lo de hoy. Vimos un Lapón y ni
miramos pa el y las campestres casi ni existian....Bueno, perdonad la turra...
Adolfo'
El área
es sensible, en especial los herbazales y cultivos o sea que posibles visitantes,
respeten la zona y cíñanse a los caminos (nota del editor
sobre comentarios del autor).
Lesser
Yellowlegs*
Tringa flavipes (1)
(1) A juvenile
moulting to 1st winter was found on 30.09 ( Íñigo Hernández,
Sonia López) and seen until 11.10 at least at marisma de Ramallosa,
Nigrán/Baiona, Pontevedra (José Ramón Gomez ,
Adolfo Lomeña, César Vidal). See a thumbnail here and a photo
below (A.Lomeña)
Solitary
Sandpiper *
Tringa solitaria (1) FIRST FOR SPAIN
(1) On 8.10,
a juvenile was found around Ria de la Villa, Asturies (Xuan Cortés ),
the first for Spain. See two photos below (Xuan Cortés). Not seen
on 11.10 (C.A.Usategui) or afterwards.
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Terek
Sandpiper *
Xenus cinereus (1)
(1)On 24.10
a bird was found at Sancti Petri beach marshes, Cadiz bay, Andalusia (Antonio
Tamayo). It was relocated on 29.10 (Paco Chiclana )
Spotted
Sandpiper *
Actitis macularius (1,2)
(1)A juvenile
was found on 3-9.10 (Grupo Ornitológico Calidris, Ricardo Hevia
Barcón, José Miguel Alonso Pumar)and remained until 11.10
at least (Pablo Gutiérrez )
at ria de Ortigueira, A Coruña . See a photo below (Álvaro
Fernández Polo/G.O.Calidris). Still there on 14.10 (Pablo Fernández)
and 15.10 (Daniel López Velasco, S.Paz, C.D.Romai, X.Piñeiro,
D.Gonzalez Ortega, A.Rodrigo, O.Llama, M.Rouco) to 17.10 at least (C.A.Usategui).Still
seen on 22-23.10 (Luis Mario Arce) and
30.10 (Alejandro G.Herrera et al)
(2) There
was one near Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, on 30.10 (Michael
Braun)
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Long-tailed
Skua*
Stercorarius longicaudus (1,2)
(1) One 1st
year bird was seen from Estaca de Bares, A Coruña on 16.10 (Antonio
Sandoval )
(2)On 22.10
one adult was seen from Luces lighthouse, Asturies (Gorka Ocio, Marcos
Zárraga, Jesús Menendez, Javier San Sebastian)
Iceland
Gull*
Larus glaucoides (1)
(1) One adult
was seen from Estaca de Bares, A Coruña on 16.10 (Antonio Sandoval )
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Presumed
'Oriental' Turtle Dove *
Streptopelia orientalis meena
The turtle
dove featured early this month and with special
photopage here was later identified as turtur by at least one
French and three Finnish specialists. The referred page serves as a demonstration
of the variation of turtur not typical from Spanish populations
and that arrived two months later after the last local Turtle Dove had
left for Africa.
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Little
Swift *
Apus affinis (1-5)
(1) On 6.10
a group of five birds were seen near the Guadalquivir river mouth, Cádiz
(Paco Chiclana, Rafael Romero, Mario Martín, Ricardo Martín-Baylo).
On 31.10 there was still one at the same place (Paco Chiclana)
Chimney
Swift *
Chaetura pelagica (1,2,3-5) THIRD -SIXTH FOR SPAIN
(1) A bird
was seen on 30.10 morning at Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia
(Pablo Pita ,
Manuel Pose). Seen again over Vila de Bares (Luis J.Salaverri, J.M. Mariño,
P.Gutiérrez et al , where photographed) and from 13-13:30
hours (Manuel Quintana Becerra). Many observers from the VI Galicia Ornitological
Congress saw the bird. Read the chronicle from Gorka Ocio (in Spanish)below
or click here.
See a thumbnail
here
(2) A 2nd
bird was seen during several hours the marshes of Ramallosa, Baiona, Pontevedra,
Galicia (Rafael Salvadores, Tito Salvadores, Adolfo Lomeña, José
Gándara, César Vidal ).
See
three thumbnails here
(3)On
30.10, two birds were seen flying over Puerto de la Cruz, at playa Jardín,
Tenerife, Canary Islands (Michael Braun)
Ed.note: These
Galicia arrivals interestingly coincide with the simultaneous 'landing'
of 'ex-hurricane' Wilma to NW Spain and Ireland-UK. The same front brought
the same day 2 birds to England and 3 to Ireland. 14 remained on 30.10
at Terceira, Açores too. More international news in Netfugl
and Azores seawatching
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La
visita de un Vencejo de Chimenea en Estaca de Bares (Gorka Ocio)
A mí
cuando me han mandado el sms, mientras con Xurxo Pinheiro, Jose Ardaiz,
Oscar Llamas, Asier Aldalur, Diego, Juantxu y Jon veíamos un Porrón
acollarado, otro bastardo y una focha cornuda... he dicho... ¿¿¿Qué
ostia es eso????... habrán visto un vencejo en una chimenea??? qué
me hicen...!!!! qué me cuentan!!!! ene!!!!! osti pues...!!!!...
Al poco, ya
en Viveiro y en el congreso empieza ha llegar gente. Marcos Zarraga y Jesús
Menéndez coincidieron en Estaca con Pablo Pita. Cuando se acercaban
a él, que estaba mirando un avión (Riparia), este se giro
y exclamó bajito y acento marcado gallego !!! qúe bimbazo!!!
y es que tenían ante ellos otra locura americana. Un Vencejo de
chimenea (En
Azores debía
de haber casi la treintena) el Wilma estaba trayendo sus primeras locuras
ornitológicas.
Al rato llega,
Salaverri... visto a placer!!! y nos comentan que tras perderlo en la Estac,
lo habían relocalizado cerca de allí y estaba aquerenciado
a una zona de huertas encima del pueblo de Vila de Estaca... así
que tras consultar guías y ver como era... en un coche Xavier Varela,
Carmen y el menda rumbo a Estaca. LLegamos al pueblo, y nos dirigimos donde
ya había otro ornitólogo con el telex apuntando al cielo.
Jose Miguel Alonso Pumar (otro bimbo) lo tenía allí... abrazos
de rigor y como soy de Bilbao en mangas de camisa a pesar del frio y la
lluvia disfruto de esa locura. Cuerpo como un cigarro puro, cola cortita,
oscuro sin manchas aparentes (cuando conseguimos verlo con contraste al
volar bajo, adivinamos cierto tono pardo en el dorso). Volar como un murcielago,
aletea y descuelga las alas en V invertida...
Pero faltaba
algo allí... no llegan.. se habrán pasado de largo... y encima
ni gota de cobertura. Al poco aparece un Peugeot rojo con cara de velocidad.
Veo que son ellos, los que faltaban... exclamo un sonoro BIMBAZOOOOO y
os lo juro... extreme birding en estado puro. Frenazo en seco, el coche
por la lluvia derrapa y se cruza en medio de una curva cerrada... abren
las cuatro puertas... dejan allí mismo el coche y se disponen a
sacar toda la parafernalia óptica Xurxo Pinheiro, Oscar Llamas,
Clemente Alvarez y Cosme Damian... Pero el coche allí, en medio
de la p... carretera. Joder tios!! que viene un coche... En finx
que lo
retira y ya
sin peligro entre todos seguimos disfrutando de esa auténtica locura
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Richard's
Pipit*
Anthus richardi (1,2-3,4-5,6,7,8,9-11,12,13-15,16-18,19,20-24,25,26,27,28-29,
30-31,32,33-34,35-36, 37-40,41-44,45,46-49.50-52)
(1) On 7.10
the first bird probably to overwinter in the area was found at Tancada
marshes, Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona (David Bigas )See
a thumbnail here
(2-3) On 7.10
there were two in a field near the Villadún pond, Castropol, Asturies
(Pablo Fernandez )
(4-5) On 8.10
there were two at Punta Romanela, Vigo, Navía, Asturies (Pablo Fernández )
(6) On 8.10
another single was found at meadows near Cabo Blanco, Valdepares, El Franco,
Asturies (Pablo Fernández ).
See
a thumbnail here
(7) On 9.10
a bird was found at coastal meadows of Salave, Tapia de Casariego, Asturies
(Pablo Fernández )
(8) On 9.10,
a bird was at Porréu de El Cierrón, ría de la Villa,
Villaviciosa, Asturies (Luis Mario Arce)
(9-11) On
8.10 (note the arrival of all birds this month from 7-9.10!), three reached
the coastal meadows west of Barayo Nature Reserve, Navía, Asturies
(Adolfo Villaverde Garrido )
(12)On 9.10
there was one at meadows near 'El Castellón', Castello, El Franco,
Asturies (Xurde Gayol)
(13-15) There
were 3 at coastal meadows of 'A Campella', Medal, Cuaña, Asturies
on 11.10 (Xurde Gayol)
(16-18;35-36)
There were 3 birds at Rinlo, Ribadeo, A Coruña on 4.10 (Luis J.
Salaverri )There
were 2 at Rinlo, Ribadeo, Lugo on 15.10 (José Miguel Alonso Pumar).Between
1-5 birds were seen at the area until 22.10 at least (J.M.Alonso Pumar)
(19) There
were two at Cabo Peñes, Gozón, Asturies on 14.10 (Clemente
Álvarez Usategui ,
David Pascual Stevens), and one on 15.10 (Luis Frechilla). The three
birds now in the area remained there from 16.10 (Isolino Pérez Tuya)
to 19.10 (Clemente Álvarez Usategui). Two had been seen on 17.10
(J.M.Alonso Pumar) and one on 22.10 (Gorka Ocio, Marcos Zárraga,
Jesús Menendez, Javier San Sebastian)
(20-24)There
were five at coastal meadows of Punta Ballota, Tagle, Cantabria, on 19.10
(Alejandro G.Herrera)
(25) On 16.10
one was seen at Ensenada da Insua, Ponteceso, A Coruña, Galicia
(Cosme Damián Romai ,
Oscar Llama, Andrés Bermejo, Samuel Paz)
(26) One was
seen coming from the sea at Punta de la Vaca, Gozón, Asturies on
15.10 (Jorge Valella ,
Daniel López Velasco )
(27) A single
bird was seen on 16.10 at Verdicio, Asturies (Elias García Sánchez )
(28-29) Two
birds were seen in fields near Miño estuary, A Guarda, Pontevedra
on 16.10 (Rafael Salvadores, Tito Salvadores, César Vidal )
(30-31) There
were 2 at Cabu Vidíu, Cuideiru, Asturies on 21.10 (César
A.Laó )
(32)There
was one at Louro lagoon, Muros,A Coruña, on 22.10 (José Ramón
Gómez )
(33-34) On
22.10 two birds were seen together inthe A Lanzada istmus, O Grove (OGrobe),
Galicia (Galiza) (Emilio Martínez-Sabarís, Xurxo Pinheiro).
There was still one bird on 26.10 (José Ramón Gómez
& C.D.Romai ).
This is a traditional area for the species in S Galicia.
(35-36) See
under 16-18 flock.
(37-40) Two-three
birds joined the (1) bird on 23.10 at Ebre Delta (Rafael Armada ,
Jane Nethercote)
(41-44) Four
birds were at Liencres, Cantabria, on 28.10 (Guillermo Rodríguez)
(45) One bird
was at Miengo, Cantabria, on 28.10 (Guillermo Rodríguez)
(46-49) Three
birds were at Cabo Ajo, Cantabria, on 29.10 (Guillermo Rodríguez)
(50-52) Three
birds were at Cuchía, Cantabria, on 30.10 (Guillermo Rodríguez)
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Pallas's
Leaf Warbler* Phylloscopus proregulus (1)
(1) On 18.10,
a bird was trapped and ringed at Illa de Buda, Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona
(David Bigas ).
See a photo below and a thumbnail here (D.Bigas)
Yellow-browed
Warbler* Phylloscopus inornatus (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9).
(1) A bird
was found on 14.10 at Peroño, Punta de la Vaca, Gozón, Asturies
(Jorge Valella ;
Manuel Quintana Becerra, M.A.Fernandez Pajuelo). It was still at the same
place on 15.10 morning (Daniel López Velasco
et al) and afternoon
(Luis Mario Arce)
(2) One was
trapped and ringed at Salcidos, A Guarda, Pontevedra, Galicia on 15.10
afternoon, around 16h (Francisco Docampo, Agustin Alcaide/SGHN). See
a thumbnail here and a photo below (F.Docampo)
(3) On 20.10
a bird was ringed at Parc de Llevant, N of Artà, Mallorca, Balearic
Islands (pers.com. by Eduardo Amengual)
(4) On 17.10
a bird was seen at close range at Picón, Ciudad Real on 17.10 (Rafael
Mateos)
(5) On 20.10
morning, a bird was seen near the University of Pais Vasco, Leioa Biology
Faculty, Euskadi (Fernando Arce)
(6) On 20.10
a bird was trapped and ringed at Estanys de Jordà, Santa Pau, Girona
(Jordi Feliu)
(7)On 29.10
a 2nd bird was trapped and ringed at Estanys de Jordà, Santa Pau,
Girona (Jordi Feliu)
(8)On 25.10
at 14:30 hours, a bird was seen at La Graciosa Island, N of Lanzarote,
Canary Islands (Ernesto Villodas Antón, Marian Guerrero). See
thumbnails here
(9)On 25.10
too, a bird was trapped and ringed at Manecorro, Doñana National
Park, Huelva (Blanca Pérez, José Luís Arroyo, Carlos
Gutiérrez).See two thumbnails here
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Radde's
Warbler* Phylloscopus schwarzi (1). FOURTH FOR SPAIN.
(1) One was trapped and ringed at
Verdicio, Gozón, Asturies on 15.10 morning, around 11:00 h (Manuel
Quintana Becerra
; Clemente Álvarez Usategui). A party of birders relocated it later,
at 12:28 in the same area (perhaps the 1st relocation in Spain of a rare
passerine in the field?) (Daniel López Velasco, Pablo Fernández,
Jorge Valella, Manuel Antonio Fernández).
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Siberian
Chiffchaff* Phylloscopus collybita tristis (1)
(1) On 19.10
a bird was trapped and ringed at Budal Island, Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona
(David Bigas ).See
two photos below (D.Bigas)
Red-breasted
Flycatcher* Ficedula parva (1)
(1)An Euring
3 bird was trapped and ringed at Sa Dragonera island, Illes Balears
on 19.10 (pers.com. by Eduardo Amengual)
Rosy
Starling*
Sturnus roseus (1)
(1) On 2.10
morning an adult was seen at a pond near El Pontón, Requena, Valencia
(Rafael Muñoz Bastit, Rafael López Ochando, Oscar García
Pova). On 7.10 the bird was seen again within a 5000 local Starling flock
goint to roost at the same area (Rafael López).
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Twite*
Carduelis
flavirostris (1-2,3) SECOND TO FOURTH FOR SPAIN
(1-2) On 16.10 afternoon and 17.10
morning, two were seen at Cabo Peñas, Asturies within a Skylark
and finches flock and with the two Lapland Buntings
reported in the area (César M. Álvarez Laó ,
Manuel A.Fernández ,
Pedro J.Menéndez, Elías García-Sánchez )
(3) On 20.10 a bird was seen at
close range at ria de la Villa, Villaviciosa, Asturies (Adolfo Villaverde ).
Fourth for Spain.
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Common
Rosefinch*
Carpodacus erythrinus (1) First
for the Canaries
(1) On 1.10
a juvenile bird was seen at Alegranza islet, N of Lanzarote, Las Palmas
province, Canary Islands (Francisco Javier García Vargas). See a
photo below and a thumbnail here.
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Lapland
Bunting*
Calcarius lapponicus (1,2-3,4,5)
(1) A bird
was found on 5.10 at Valdoviño sand-dunes, A Coruña, Galicia
(Pablo Gutiérrez )
(2-3) A male
was at Cabo Peñes, Gozón, Asturies, on 15.10 (Luis Frechilla). See
a thumbnail here. The bird was relocated on 16.10 (Elias García-Sánchez ,
Pedro J.Menéndez, César A.Laó )
. On 17.10 another 2nd was found together with the previous bird (Elias
G-Sánchez ,
Daniel López Velasco ).
The two were also seen by X.Gayol and J.M.Alonso Pumar. One of the
birds seen there remained in the area on 18.10 (Alberto Fernández-Palacio,
Clemente Álvarez Usategui).A 1st winter was at cabu Peñes
on 20.10 (Alfonso Rodrigo, Pedro Arratibel, David González Ortega).
(4)On 30.10
a bird was found at coastal meadows of E Asturies while watching an Upland
Sandpiper there (Adolfo Villaverde Garrido)
(5) On 29.10
one was found at Cabo Ajo, Cantabria (Guillermo Rodríguez)
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Little
Bunting*
Emberiza pusilla (1,2)
(1) On 16.10
a bird was seen at Arnao, Castropol, Asturies, only the 2nd-ever for the
region (Pablo Fernández )
(2) On 19.10
a 1st winter bird was trapped and ringed at Maresma de les Filipines, Delta
del Llobregat, Barcelona (Ferran López ,
Joan Castelló ,
J.Mateos). See a photo below (F.López) and a thumbnail
here
Suggested
citations / Citaciones recomendadas /
Citació recomanada:
-
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
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e.g. 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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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
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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
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
.From 2004 on news on Pied Wagtail and Caspian Tern are no longer included
except in case of major unusual concentrations. From
April 2005 only news of rarities needing homologation by the Spanish Rarities
Committee are included .  
icons are related to a new birding competition running in three areas of
Spain during the year regarding rarity sightings. See
more here (in Spanish) . Go back to top
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 .Desde enero de 2004 no se inluyen citas
de lavandera blanca enlutada ni de pagaza piquirroja excepto en casos de
grandes concentraciones inusuales Desde
Abril de 2005 se incluyen únicamente citas de rarezas que
necesitan homologación por el Comité de Rarezas de SEO/Birdlife   
Los iconos anteriores se refieren a una nueva competición ornitológica
que se celebra en tres áreas de España durante 2005 relativa
a la observación de rarezas. Más detalles
aquí. Ir al inicio de la página
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 .Des de gener de 2004 no s'inclouen cites de cuereta blanca
endolada ni de xatrac gros llevat de possibles casos de concentracions
inusuals Des
d'Abril
de 2005 únicament s'inclouen cites de rareses que necessiten homologació
pel Comité de Rarezas de SEO/Birdlife.  
es refereixen a una competició ornitológica que es fa durant
el 2005 entre Galicia, Asturies i Catalunya quant al nombre i diversitat
de rareses observades. Més dades en castellà (llevat
de la plana de l'equip català aquí) en aquesta plana
principal del concurs. . Tornar a l'inici de la plana.
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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Rarities
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The Molins
de Rei Pectoral Sandpiper as seen on 2.10 (two images above, R.Gutiérrez)
and 30.9, when found (below, J.A.Calero) |
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A photographer
obtained this image of a wader that turnet up to be a juvenile Pectoral
Sandpiper. It was on 1.10 at Marjal de Pego-Oliva (F.J.Llàcer) |
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One of the
two Richard's Pipits found near Villadún, Castropol on 7.10 (Pablo
Fernández) |
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The first
Scarlet (Common) Rosefinch seen in the Canary Islands. And not in the easiest-to-reach!.
The bird at Alegranza, on 1.10 (F.J.García Vargas) |
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The American
Golden Plover of Playa de los Lances (Salvador de Diego Collantes). Will
the current 'Tropical Storm' bring more holartic waders to the Straits
area? Solution soon. |
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The Richard's
Pipit found at meadows near Cabo Blanco, Valdepares, El Franco, Asturies
on 8.10 (Pablo Fernández) |
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The Pale-bellied
Brent Goose at Navia,Asturies as on 8.10 (Pablo Fernández) |
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One of the
two Dowitchers at Embalse de Sabón on 9.10 (J.R.Gómez) |
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The Lesser
Yellowlegs at Pontevedra as on 11.10 (A.Lomeña) |
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Two of the
45 White-rumped Sandpipers recorded in the Canary Islands: the birds at
Tenerife, at Golf course and Los Silos pond (Beneharo Rodríguez) |
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On 13.10 these
two Pale-bellied Brent Geese reached the Miño estuary, Pontevedra
(César Vidal) |
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The Ring-necked
from Fuerteventura. The same returning bird? Anyway, a classical place
the last years: Catalina Garcia, at Fuerteventura (Javier Traín) |
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2nd 'timely'
Yellow-Browed Warbler in Spain after European influx the previous weeks:
a bird ringed in S Pontevedra on 15.10 (F.Docampo) |
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The 1st White-rumped
Sandpiper of the Canarian influx to reach Gran Canaria island: Maspalomas
bird (M.Avelino) |
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A tricky bird
to see and to identify once it has been seen at close range: the juvenile
Turtle Dove that was believed to be an Oriental Turtle Dove. See the special
idenitifaction photopage
(Ricard Gutiérrez) |
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The Little
Bunting ringed at Llobregat Delta, Barcelona, on 19.10, the 3rd for the
area this year (Ferran López) |
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The Marabou
at Extremadura on 7.10 (Toribio Álvarez) |
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The American
Golden Plover seen at Master José Luis Rabuñal territory,
the Ensenada da Insua, Ponteceso, A Coruña, on 16.10 (Alfonso Rodrigo) |
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Another two
Pale-bellied Brent Geese also at Pontevedra but at Moaña on
16.10 (José Ramón Gómez) |
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The 2nd-ever
Little Bunting for Asturies, the bird seen on 16.10 (Pablo Fernández) |
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The Pallas's
Warbler at Ebre delta, trapped on 18.10, a day before a Siberian Chiffchaff
was found in the same place (David Bigas) |
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Another rare
Phyllosc: the Radde's Warbler ringed at Asturies this month (Photo: Clemente
Álvarez) |
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The drake
American Wigeon at Ria del Eo (Pablo Fernández) |
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30.10 will
be a long-remembered day for some lucky birders in the NW that have found
3rd & 4th Spanish CHIMNEY SWIFTS. In the images, the Baiona bird (César
Vidal) |
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The first
Richard's Pipit found at Ebre delta's Tancada marshes as on 9.10 (David
Bigas) |
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Ten days after
the 1st Yellow-Browed Warbler in Spain, this bird was found well South,
in the island of La Graciosa, N of Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Ernesto Villodas/Marian
Guerrero) |
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The same day
as the bird at Graciosa was seen, another Yellow-Browed Warbler in Spain,
the 9th this month, was ringed at Doñana NP (J.L.Arroyo) |
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The Lapland
Bunting seen on 15.10 at Punta de la Vaca, Gozón, Asturies (Luis
Frechilla) |
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The Blue-Winged
Teal from Tenerife as seen on 21.10 (Nereida Herrera) |
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The 3rd CHIMNEY
SWIFT for Spain, the bird at Estaca de Bares (Pablo Gutiérrez) |
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The Mandarin
Duck found at La Gomera, Canary Islands, on 29.10 (A.Hernández) |
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