A couple of hours dodging the surf on the beach watching waders.
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
During a day of shopping I managed to slip away and have a couple of hours on what was left of the beaches at El Faro just to the west of Fuengirola.
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Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo). |
Pretty much all the rocks were swamped by a strong tide / surge and bird numbers were low, however I did see a dozen or so of both
Ruddy Turnstones (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) and
Sanderlings (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba) but not other waders.
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Ruddy Turnstones (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) and Sanderlings (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba). |
Out to sea it was also quiet but I did see several
Northern Gannets (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus),
Balearic Shearwaters (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus),
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus), a single adult
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis).
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
Other species seen included
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor).
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
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