A Spanish Lifer and another local patch tick.
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| Egyptian Goose (Ganso del Nilo / Alopochen aegyptiaca). |
I made my way down to the flooded fields Juan Perez and I scanned the evening before to find even more waders there along with a group of four
Egyptian Geese (Ganso del Nilo / Alopochen aegyptiaca) which were the first I had seen in Spain, they were probably the same birds which have been reported on and off for a while from Embalse de Bermijalis. On the muddy margins there were at least 22
Green (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) and 2
Common Sandpipers (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos), a single
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus), a
Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus) which was a local tick, 2x
Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), 15 or so
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius) and 5
Little Egrets (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta).
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| Egyptian Goose (Ganso del Nilo / Alopochen aegyptiaca). |
On the way back I picked up a few more bits including
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and
Common Magpies (Urraca / Pica pica),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata) and
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor).
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