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Rarity distribution this month	Rarity forecast
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Whooper Swan* Cygnus cygnus (1)
(1) Asturies An adult was seen at Ria de Ribesella, Ribesella, Asturies on 13-14.4 (Francisco Vázquez López, Carlos Callejón, communicated by Gabriel Silva).

Egyptian Goose* Alopochen aegyptiaca (1)
(1) Burgos A bird not showing any rings and flying well was seen at Villadiego, Burgos, on 13.4 (Alfonso Rodrigo).See three thumbnails here

Mandarin Duck* Aix galericulata (1)
(1) Valencia The drake seen from 27.1 to 19.2 at Barranco de Carraixet, Alboraia, Valencia was relocated again on 20 and 24.4 at the same gorge but now at Almàssera municipality (Rafa Muñoz). See a thumbnail here

Green-winged Teal* Anas carolinensis (1,2,3) 
(1) Zamora There was a drake at Villafáfila, Zamora, on 7.4 (Miguel Ángel García Matellanes). See a thumbnail here
(2) Gipuzkoa A drake was seen on 7.4 too at Plaiaundi, Txingudi, Gipuzkoa (Leire Beteta, José Antonio López Constante). See a photo below (J.A.L.Constante) Still present on 12.4 (José Ardaiz, Ricardo Rodríguez), see a thumbnail here and 13.4 (Mikel Etxaniz, Gorka Gorospe). In the same area there was a free-flying Aix sponsa drake.

Photo: J.A.López Constante.7.4.2007
(3) A Coruña A drake was present at river Anllóns mouth, Cabana de Bergantiños, A Coruña on 6-7.4 (Alexia del Rio).

Blue-winged Teal*Anas discors (1)
(1) Barcelona A female was seen at Remolar-Filipines marsh, Llobregat Delta, Barcelona, on 6.4 (Raul Bastida).Seen again on 10.4 morning (P.Bescós) and afternoon (Ricard Gutiérrez, Lluís Gustamante, Xavier Sampere, Marcel Gil).See a photo below (Ricard Gutiérrez). The bird was still there on 14.4 (Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas; Pedro Bescós, Vittorio Pedrocchi, J.L.Copete et al).

Photo: R.Gutiérrez.10.4.2007

Ring-necked Duck* Aythya collaris(1,2)
(1) Asturies A drake was seen at La Furta, Corvera, Asturies, on 9.4 (Clemente Alvarez Usategui).On 11.4 but not afterwards it was seen again (C.A.Usategui)
(2) Navarra On 16.4 a drake was found at Pitillas lagoon, Navarra (Javier Erdoziain, Miguel Ángel López de Armentia). Second record for the region.

NEOAVES

Wilson's Storm Petrel* Oceanites oceanicus (1)
(1) Pontevedra  One bird was seen on the limit of the continental shelf off La Guarda, Pontevedra, on c.31.3.2007 (Salvador Garcia).

Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps(1)
(1) Asturies The bird that reached Ria de la Villa, Villaviciosa, Asturies, on 27.12.2006 has been relocated away from its first months resting area: on 3.4 was seen at San Andrés reservoir, Serín, Asturies (Nacho Vega).Still in the reservoir on 9.4 (Clemente A.Usategui, B.Busto, G.Gil).Still in the reservoir, close to a flooded willow forest area on 14.4 (Luis Mario Arce)Seen again and photographed in the same area on 17-18.4 (Grégory Lepoutre). See a thumbnailhere.The bird was seen again on 25.4 and it partially showed breeding plumage (Juan Bueno).Seen again on 29.4 displaying to a female Pochard (!!) (D.López Velasco) and into May.

Presumed Hybrid Western Reef x Little Egret* Egretta gularis x garzetta (1)
(1) Sevilla A bird, probably the same seen at Codo de la Esparraguera, Trebujena, Cádiz, on 2006, was seen on 12.4 at Veta la Palma, Doñana Natural Park, La Puebla del Río, Sevilla (José Luís Arroyo). See a photo below and a thumbnail here

Photo: J.L.Arroyo .12.4.2007

White Pelican* Pelecanus onocrotalus (1)
(1) Cáceres An adult was seen on 4.4. at Portaje reservoir, Cáceres (Juan Antonio García Jiménez). The bird had been intermitently reported in the area the last two months but it was identified by the author on 4.4. It behaves wild. See a photo below (J.A.García Jiménez).ESCAPE The bird was seen again on 22.4 when photographed out of the water. It showed a ring in its right tarsus (Miguel Muñoz, Francisco Ramirez). See a thumbnail here

Photo: J.A.García Jiménez.4.4.2007

Lesser Flamingo* Phoenicopterus minor (1-2,3-6,7-10)
(1-2) Ciudad Real At Laguna de Camino de Villafranca, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, there were two on 30.3-1.4 (Xurxo Pinheiro).On 5.4 both remained there (J.Ruiz, X.Pinheiro, S.Paz, J.C.Marín, C.M.Ventura, H.Gutiérrez) and on 7.4 too (X.Pinheiro) and only one bird later(José Luis Pérez, Fernando López, José Ramón, Gabriel Martín).See a photo below and a thumbnail here (G.Martín).The 3rd bird featured last month may have left the area (X.Pinheiro)

Photo: Gabriel Martín.7.4.2007
(3-6) Málaga On 5.3, 3 Lesser Flamingos were seen at Fuentedepiedra lagoon, Málaga. Two of them always together and the 3rd showing very agressive behaviour towards other Greater Flamingos P.roseus (Juan Bécares, Eli Miralles). See a photo below and thumbnails here.Seen again later in the month (see under (7-10) below (Paco Chiclana, Manolo Villaécija)

Photo: Juan Bécares.5.4.2007
(7-10) Málaga On 21.4 morning there were SEVEN at Fuentedepiedra lagoon, Málaga (Paco Chiclana, Manolo Villaécija). Presumably the three birds reported above plus four more. One of them was ON A NEST (see photo below) but if it had successfully bred or not could not be stated, despite one adult close to the chicks too. See photos below (Paco Chiclana). See two photos below and a thumbnail hereOn 29.4 at least FIVE birds were still around, one on a nest the rest being unringed, all adults (Richard Bonser, Andy Clifton, Douglas Barr)


Photos: Paco Chiclana. 21.4.2007

Pallid Harrier* Circus macrourus* (1,2,3,4,5-7,8,9,10)
(1) Toledo One adult male was reported on c.4.4 from 7 km S of the A-5 road (Madrid to Badajoz) c.135 km SW of Madrid (at Calera and Chozas), heading SE down towards Tajo river (Jimmy Steele).
(2) Illes Balears A female was seen and photographed at S'Albufera de Mallorca on 5.4 (Juan José Bazán)
(3) Sevilla On 2.4 a 2nd calendar year female was seen and photographed 6 km SE of Villamanrique de la Condesa, Sevilla (Eckerhard Bühring, Hannes Langbehn & Reinhard Gerken). See two thumbnails here
(4) Girona On 14.4 a male was seen at Closa del Puig, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona (Amine Flitti)
(5-7) Girona On 15.4 three birds were seen: a 2nd cy and two females at least in their 3cy over Estanys del Matà, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona (Luis José Salaverri, Ricardo Hevia, Àlex Ollé, Pere Serrano, Xesco Macià, Xavi del Acebo, Jordi Martí-Aledo).
(8) Girona On 16.4 a 3rd cy male was seen over Sant Pere Pescador beach, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona (Jordi Martí-Aledo).
(9) Valencia A 3rd cy male was seen and photographe at Marjal de Pego-Oliva, València on 14.4 (José Llàcer).See a thumbnail here
(10) Illes Balears A 2nd cy bird was seen at Formentor cape on 21.4 (communicated by Maties Rebassa).

Long-legged Buzzard* Buteo rufinus (1)
(1) Cádiz A bird was seen at La Janda, near Tarifa, Cádiz  on 6.4 (Yeray Seminario)

Sociable Lapwing* Vanellus gregarius (1)
(1) Sevilla An adult bird was seen on 5.4 5 km NW of the Centro de Visitantes J.A.Valverde of the PN Doñana. This bird was in a group of 25 Lapwings V.vanellus (Eckerhard Bühring, Hannes Langbehn & Reinhard Gerken). On 7.4 the bird was still there (Michael Rumberger, Guido Rastig, Eckerhard Bühring, Hannes Langbehn & Reinhard Gerken). See a thumbnail here. Editorial comment:This may well be the bird last seen in Doñana in early January 2007

Cream-coloured Courser* Cursorius cursor (1)
(1) Barcelona One adult was seen on 23.4 afternoon at Ca l'Arana beach, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy; D.Burgas et al). It remained on 26.4 morning (Ferran López, Sergi Bosch), see a photo below and afternoon (X.Larruy, A.McGeehan, B.Mactavish, R.Gutiérrez; A.Gamero et al).

Photos: Ferran López. 23.4.2007

Pectoral Sandpiper* Calidris melanotos (1)
(1) Barcelona One was seen on 19.4 at Ca l'Arana beach, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy, Daniel Burgas; Ferran López) and on 20.4 (F.López) but not on 22.4 (X.Larruy, M.Gil). See a photo below (F.López) and a thumbnail here (X.Larruy).

Photos: Ferran López. 20.4.2007

Broad-billed Sandpiper* Limicola falcinellus (1,2)
(1) Cuenca A bird was seen at Manjavacas lagoon on 30.3-1.4 (Xurxo Pinheiro, Gabriel Martín, Óscar Llama, Alfonso López, Angela Molina, Alvaro Nicolau, Javier Nicolau).See a photo below (Gabriel Martín).Seen again on 21.4 at the same place (José Pedro Portillo, Xurxo Pinheiro) and on 22.4 (Miguel Rouco, X.Pinheiro, A.González, Q.Marcelo, A.Ceballos).

Photo: Gabriel Martín.1.4.2007
(2) Barcelona One was seen on 22.4 afternoon at Ca l'Arana beach, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy, Marcel Gil)

Wilson's Phalarope* Phalaropus tricolor (1)
(1) Cádiz  The bird found on 21.2 at Salina de la Tapa, PN Bahia de Cádiz, El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz remained in the area on 4.4 (Rafael García Costales)

Photo: Rafael García Costales  4.4.2007

Laughing Gull* Larus atricilla (1)
(1) Asturies A 2nd summer bird was seen on 28.4 at Zeluan, Asturies (Juan Antonio García Fernández, Daniel López Velasco) and 29.4 (D.López Velasco).

Caspian Gull* Larus cachinanns (1)
(1) Girona The same 2nd calendar-year bird seen last month was seen again on 3.4 at Pedret , Alt Empordà, Girona (Àlex Ollé). See a photo below and a thumbnail  hereSeen again on 10.4 at the same place (Àlex Ollé) and on 17.4 too (Luis J.Salaverri, Ricardo Hevia, Àlex Ollé)

Photo: Àlex Ollé  3.4.2007

Iceland Gull* Larus glaucoides (1)
(1) Cantabria On 25.4 a 2w was found at Pas river mouth, Miengo, Cantabria (Javier Portillo)

Glaucous Gull* Larus hyperboreus (1,2)
(1) Málaga The bird seen at Málaga harbour on 26.3 was still in the area on 1.4 (Ángel Fernando García, Ángel García). See two thumbnails here
(2) Asturies The 4th winter continued at Avilés harbour on 24.4 (Ignacio Menéndez Vega)and on 28-29.4 (D.López Velasco).

Lesser-crested Tern * Sterna bengalensis (1,2,3,4)
(1) Cantabria A bird was seen on 20.4 at river Pas mouth, Miengo, Cantabria (Javier Portillo). The bird was PVC ringed in its left leg and was wearing a metal ring on its right.
(2) Asturies On 19.4 a bird was seen within a Sandwich Tern flock at ria de Avilés, Asturies (Manuel Quintana Becerra). Later it was not relocated (perhaps the same bird (1) moving north?, ed. comment).
(3) Cádiz On 17.4 morning an adult was seen off Tarifa island, Cádiz within the Migres counts program schedule. It was flying E and it was seen for 15 minutes (David Cuenca, Andrés de la Cruz). 
(4) Barcelona One hybrid with Sandwich Tern was seen (only) on 23.4 morning at Ca l'Arana beach, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona (Ferran López). The bird had been ringed from known parents at Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona, some time ago and carried two rings, including one yellow of pvc.See a photo below and a thumbnail here

Photos: Ferran López. 23.4.2007

Orange-billed Tern * Sterna sp (1)
(1) Valencia The same bird recalling Sterna elegans at Racó de l'Olla last year 2006 was seen at the same place on 14.4 (Toni Alcocer, Bosco Dies, Eva Elano). It seems the bird (4) depicted above (ed. comment)

Little Swift Apus affinis (1-3)
(1-3) Cádiz There were 3 birds at Guadalquivir river mouth, Cádiz on 14.4 (Pepe Ferrera, Manolo Villaécija, Rafa García, Paco Chiclana).

Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg (1,2,3)
(1) Barcelona There was a male at the Besòs river mouth, Sant Adrià de Besòs, on 3.4 (Quique Carballal)
(2) Illes Balears On 20.4 a bird was seen at Pollença, Mallorca (Toni Muñoz)
(3) Castelló On 28.4 a bird was seen within a flava flava party at Cinctorres, Castelló (Toni Alcocer, Isabel Bischoping, Miguel Tirado, Vicente Estellés).

African White Wagtail Motacilla alba subpersonata (1)
(1) Cádiz Late news: a bird was photographed at the beach near Tarifa island, Cádiz on 24 March (Terje Kolaas). See a photo below

Photo: Terje Kolaas  24.3.2007

Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri (1)
(1) Huelva On 8.4 a male was seen at El Acebuche information center, Doñana National Park, Huelva (Stefano Pirola, Marco Guerrini). A description is in due course to the CR/SEO-BirdLife.

Eastern Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans albistriata (1)
(1) Illes Balears On 10.4 a bird was trapped and ringed at Cabrera island National Park, Illes Balears (Eduardo Amengual).

Photo: Eduardo Amengual  10.4.2007

Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda (1)
(1) Barcelona There was a bird at the Besòs river mouth, Sant Adrià de Besòs, on 2.4 (Xavier Larruy). See a photo belowa and two thumbnails here

Photo: Xavier Larruy

Siberian Chiffchaff* Phylloscopus collybita tristis (1,2)
(1) Illes Balears A bird was seen and heard from 16-20.4 at S'Albufera de Mallorca, Illes Balears (Maties Rebassa).
(2) Illes Balears A second bird was seen, photographed and its song recorded on 20.4 (Sebastià Torrents, Maties Rebassa).

Red-breasted Flycatcher* Ficedula parva (1)
(1) Illes Balears On 13.4 a bird was seen and photographed close to the S'Albufera de Muro Natural Park information center, Mallorca (Phillip Grabb)

Pied Crow* Corvus albus (1)
(1) Pontevedra The bird present since 4.7.2006 at A Laxe de Rons area, O Grove/Ogrobe, Pontevedra, Galicia was still around on 1.4 (Cosme Damián Romai)On 14-16.4 it was seen presumably paired to a Carrion Crow Corvus corone and carrying a branch when entering to an Eucaliptus tree at A Laxe de Rons area. Two nests under construction were detected in the area and could belong to this mixed pair corone x albus (Cosme D.Romai; S.Paz).

Hooded Crow* Corvus (corone) cornix (1)
(1) Girona The bird seen on January and February 2007 at La Gallinera ricefields, PN Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Girona remained in the Empordà plain in early April when it was seen carrying branches together with a Carrion Crow C.corone corone, suggesting mixed pairing (Albert Burgas)

Rosy Starling* Sturnus roseus (1)
(1) Barcelona The 1w seen on 12.2 at Cal Roc, Llobregat Delta and probably overwintering there was seen again on 25.4 at nearby area of Cal Tet (Anna Gamero)

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.
 

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 
• 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

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 a  icon. We would welcome to receive a spare copy of those journals using these news for commercial purposes. Contact RG at address at the front page. 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 y son responsabilidad de sus autores. 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 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 i és responsabilitat dels seus autors. 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 .Desd'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.

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Latest highlights:

The relocated Wilson's Phalarope at Cádiz (R.G.Costales)

The Glaucous Gull at Málaga was still around on 1.4 (Angel García)

The 2s Caspian Gull at Pedret, Girona, on 3.4 (Àlex Ollé)

The Marmora's Warbler at Sant Adrià de Besòs (Xavier Larruy)

The Villafáfila Green-Winged Teal, a nice April find (M.A.García Matellanes)

Where is Wally? suggested the author of this (here cropped) shot of the La Mancha Lesser Flamingo (Gabriel Martín)

Two of the three Lesser Flamingos present at Fuentedepiedra, Málaga, on 5.4 (Juan Bécares)

The Villadiego Egyptian Goose (Adolfo Rodrigo)

The Pallid Harrier seen at Doñana on 2.4 (Eckerhard Bühring)

The adult Sociable Plover at Doñana on 5-7.4 Eckerhard Bühring)

The Plaiaundi Green-Winge Teal as on 13.4 (Ricardo Rodríguez)

Another shot of the Hybrid Western Reef x Little Egret at Doñana on 12.4 (J.L. Arroyo)

Two of the presumed breeding Lesser Flamingos at Fuentedepiedra on 21.4 (Paco Chiclana)

The Pectoral Sandpipet at Llobregat Delta: the only seen this month (X.Larruy)

The Pied-Billed Grebe at Asturies, elusive but still visible! (Grégory Lepoutre)

The Eastern Subalpine Warbler on 10.4 at Cabrera island (E.Amengual)

A male 3cy Pallid Harrier at Marjal de Pego Oliva on 14.4 (José Llàcer)

Three images above of the 22.4 Broad-billed Sandpiper at Llobregat delta, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy)

The Cream-coloured Courser at Llobregat Delta on 26.4 (Ferran López)

The hybrid Lesser Crested Tern x Sandwich Tern at Llobregat Delta on 23.4 (Ferran López)

The Pelican at Cáceres has a ring and therefore it seems an escape (Miguel Muñoz)

The Mandarin Duck at Valencia, coming from January (Rafael Muñoz)

The Orange-billed tern cf. elegans ringed at l'Albufera de Valencia last year and seen again there on 14.4 (Toni Alcocer)

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