Second Red Kite in a month.
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| Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus). |
I set off for a couple of hours down on the local patch and decided to check out a couple of fields that I do not regularly check. It paid off nicely when I spotted a bird sat in a Lucerne field along with loads of
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus) which turned out to be a
Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus), it had me guessing for a while as it was at distance and half buried in the Lucerne but after a few minutes the bird got up and flew around the area for a while before dropping back into a newly ploughed field nearby. In the same area there 20+
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), a small group of
Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus),
Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) and masses of
White Wagtails (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Meadow Pipits (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis).
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| Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus). |
I moved on to the usual track along the river and then took the second half of the track down to the railway line, along here I picked up a couple of
Green Sandpipers (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), a good sized flock of
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus) before heading home.
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