Rare
Birds in Spain
7th year in
a row informing on rare birds in Spain
Recent Reports: Latest
sightings
JULY
2006 NEWS
All
birds featured are rarities needing homologation by the CR/SEO
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the information page for how to submit records to CR/SEO either by mail
or online
From March
2005 this webpage only includes records of birds needing homologation
by CR/SEO. For other local rarities contact local bird reports or records
committees. See here rarities only for the Canary
Islands also dealt by CR/SEO. Changes in application to the rarity list
from January 2006. New rarities include Sylvia curruca, Crex crex and
others. Larus delawarensis and Anthus richardi have been
withdrawn from the rarity list and will not be included in 2006. |
Species
index (n= 1 + 13 =14) + 0 Only Canary Islands
GALLOANSERAE
NEOAVES
RARITIES
ONLY FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS*
* processing of
these rarities dealt by CR/SEO, hence their inclusion here
GALLOANSERAE
Egyptian
Goose*
Alopochen aegyptiaca (1-3,4-13)
(1-3) On 4.7
there were 3 birds altogether at a pond at Íllora, Granada (J.Ramón
Fernández, Guillermo Garzón, Jorge Garzón, Juan Pérez
Contreras, Concha Raya)
(4-13). At
Can Llobateres, Barcelona, there were 2 adults and 8 juveniles on 22-24.7
(Joan Buixareu, Cecilia Antolín). See a photo below (Cecília
Antolín)
Photo above:
Mª Cecilia Antolín.23.7.2006
NEOAVES
Wilson's
Storm-petrel*
Oceanites oceanicus (1,2-9)
(1) On 9.7
a bird was seen 12 miles West off Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlanticas,
Pontevedra (Samuel Paz, Alberto Gil, Cesar VIdal).
(2-9) On 30.7
there were a minimum of 8 birds between 5 and 13 nautic miles W of Parque
Nacional de las islas atlánticas gallegas, Vigo, Pontevedra (José
Gandara, Adolfo Lomeña, Alberto Gil, Samuel peregrina y Cesar Vidal)
Presumed
Hybrid Western Reef x Little Egret*
Egretta gularis x garzetta (1)
(1) The bird
present for the last years at Tancada lagoon, Ebre delta, Tarragona, was
seen again on c.19.7 (C.Jensen/Audouin Birding Tours). On 21.7 morning,
it was seen taking off from former Tancada saltpans, Ebre delta (40º38,42'N
0º 44,49'E) and flying towards the E. It was then followed by car
along the Ebre delta roads. After a few minutes flight, it landed at 4,7
km distance within a heron colony at El Clot, l'Encanyissada, Delta de
l'Ebre (40º 30,36'N, 0º 41,45'E) where it may be breeding. This
area is partially visible from El Clot observation tower of the Natural
Park (40º 39,62'E 0º 41,75'E) (Ricard Gutiérrez). Seen
again at La Tancada area on 26.7 (C.Jensen /Audouin Birding Tours).
White
Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus (1)
(1) A bird
was seen at Azud de Riolobos, Salamanca, on 31.7 (Miguel Blanco, Manolo
Lorenzo, Octavio Infante, Santiago García y Ángel González).
See two thumbnails here
Rüppell's
Vulture*
Gyps
rueppellii (1)
(1) Gibraltar
record. First for the area. On 23.7 a juvenile was seen flying and landing
on top of a house near the lighthouse of Europa point. Later it was photographed
(K.Bensusan, Tristan Cano, Terry Jesty, Charlie Pérez). See photo
below and a thumnail here (Charlie Pérez)Last seen on 24.7 flying
over the rock (K.Bensusan). See a new photo below.See a photogallery of
this bird in the GONHS website here
Photo above:
Charlie Pérez.23.7.2006
Photo above:
Terry Jesty.23.7.2006
Cream-coloured
Courser* Cursorius cursor (1)
(1) On 13.7,
the 1st for Llobregat delta and 3rd for Catalonia, a juvenile, was found
at Bunyola beach, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Anna Gamero,Ferran López).
See a photo below (Ferran López)
Photo above:
Ferran López. 13.7.2006
Pectoral
Sandpiper*
Calidris melanotos (1)
(1)The 1st
this autumn was seen at El Goleró, PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona
on 29.7 (Chris Gibbins)
Red-necked
Phalarope*
Phalaropus lobatus(1)
(1) On 7.7
an adult female in breeding plumage was located at Punta de la Banya reserve,
Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona (Ricard Gutiérrez, Ferran Blanch, Gerard
Gutiérrez). See two photos below and three thumbnails here (R.Gutiérrez).
Up to four birds had been seen the previous days in the same area, three
of them adult females (David Bigas/Parc Natural Delta de l'Ebre, Julia
Piccardo et al).There were three birds (two females and one male)
at Punta de la Banya on 21.7 (David Bigas/PN Delta de l'Ebre, Agents Forestals
del Solsonés).
Photos above:
Ricard Gutiérrez. 7.7.2006
Laughing
Gull*
Larus atricilla (1)
(1)On 18.7 an adult in breeding
plumage was seen at ría de Avilés, Asturies (Daniel López
Velasco). See a thumbnail here
Bonaparte's
Gull*
Larus philadelphia (1)
(1) The 1w
first seen on 16.3 at ría do Burgo, A Coruña, was seen again,
now a 1s, on 3.7 (Antonio Sandoval). The Bonaparte's Gull has been the
longest-stayer of this species ever-reported in Spain (ed.comment).Still
there on 9.7 (Xabier Varela) and 22.7 (Oscar Llama)
Glaucous
Gull*
Larus hyperboreus (1)
(1) A 2nd
summer bird that remained at Zeluán, Asturies, on 18.6 was still
there all July long, until 30.7 at least (Daniel López Velasco,
Pat Lonergan). See a photo below (D.López Velasco)
Photo above:
Daniel López Velasco. July .2006
Caspian
Gull*
Larus cachinnans (1)
(1)A 2nd summer bird was seen and
photographed at Zeluán, Asturies, on 28.7 (Daniel López Velasco,
Pat Lonergan).
Lesser-crested
Tern*
Sterna bengalensis(1,2,3)
(1)On 12.7 a bird was recorded at
Chipiona beach, Cádiz (Paco Chiclana)
(2)On 27.7 a bird was seen at Llobregat
river mouth, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy). Another different
individual, perhaps a hybrid was seen on 26.7 at the same place but identification
still remains controversial, despite concolorous rump with upperparts,
which on the other hand were paler than in this bird (X.Larruy). See below
two photos of the 27.7 bird (X.Larruy) and thumbnails here.
Photos above:
Xavier Larruy. 27.7.2006
(3)On 18.7, an adult was seen at
río Palmones, Cádiz, with 21 Sterna sandvicensis (David
Cuenca). See a thumbnail here (D.Cuenca)
Little
Swift*
Apus affinis (1-15;16-18)
(1-15) Largest-ever
recorded single flock in Europe: on 16.7 in a confidential site in coastal
Cadiz, at least 15 individuals were recorded simultaneously in flight
and five confirmed nests with chicks were noted. There were possibly two
or three more nests at the same site but birds were not seen entering in
those. This is the largest and most important breeding place for the species
in mainland Europe now having in Spain three confirmed breeding localities
(Ricard Gutiérrez, Helena Arbonés, Ariadna Gutiérres,
Gerard Gutiérrez). See a photo below and four thumbnails here
(16-18)After
a 6 hours waiting period, three birds were seen in the Sierra de Plata
area, Bolonia, Cádiz, on 22.7 (Sergi Sales, Marc Pérez)
Photo above:
Ricard Gutiérrez. 16.7.2006
RARITIES
ONLY FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS*
* processing
of these rarities dealt by CR/SEO, hence their inclusion here. Send putative
records to Juan Antonio Lorenzo at canarias@seo.org
** check out
national-wide rarities also seen in the Canary islands within the main
section text, written in violet colour rather than black and marked with
a dot.
None reported
since May.
Suggested
citations
/ Citaciones recomendadas /Citació
recomanada:
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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 .. 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
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. 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
individuals
reported so
far this month
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53
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Only Canary Islands rarities
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10
photos
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17 thumbnails
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Latest
highlights:
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The female
Red-necked Phalarope as found in breeding plumage at Punta de la Banya,
Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona, on 7.7 (Ricard Gutiérrez) |
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Four images
of the Little Swifts in coastal Cádiz on 16.7 when at least five
active nests were recorded (Ricard Gutiérrez) |
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The Gibraltar
Rüppells' Vulture, with the Morocco's Djebel Musa in the background,
just past the straits. A juvenile arrived presumably from there on 23.7
(Charlie Pérez). |
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Three images
of the Lesser Crested Tern seen at Llobregat delta on 27.7 (Xavier Larruy) |
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The Lesser
Crested Tern (left)seen at rio Palmones mouth, Cadiz, on 18.7 (David Cuenca) |
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The Wilson's
Petrel passage begins: up to 8 birds on 30.7 as this one, off Pontevedra
(César Vidal) |
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Above, two
thumbnails of the Azud de Riolobos White Pelican. Some images seem to show
a ring in one leg but the observers did not note that feature in the field
nor in other images (Ángel González) |
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The Avilés
Laughing Gull on 18.7 (Daniel López Velasco) |
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