A morning around the shops whilst it rained and some birding later.
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Shag (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis). |
As the weather report did not look good we decided to head a few Km North to the town of A Coruña and visit the
shopping Marineda City for a few hours and then have a look at the weather during the afternoon.
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Shag (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis). |
We shopped until 1ish and the took a drive down towards the port and stopped at a spot over looking the Porto Deportivo where I spent a nice hour scanning the sea, rocks and pontoons amongst the boats and saw several Shags (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis),
Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo) and 2x
Razorbills (Alca Común / Alca torda) on the water as well as
Great Black-backed (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), 3x
Kittiwakes (Gaviota Tridáctila / Rissa tridactyla),
Sandwich Terns (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis), 22x
Ruddy Turnstones (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) and a single
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina) on the floating jetties.
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Razorbill (Alca Común / Alca torda). |
There were also lots of
Northern Gannets (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) further out in the sea. In the same area I had
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica) and a single male
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos).
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Razorbill (Alca Común / Alca torda). |
We later continued on around the coast a shorth way to the area near the Torre de Hercules where we had some luch before taking a walk up to the Tower. In the area I just added
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea),
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and a possible adult
Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus) but it was flushed by a dog before I got a good enough view.
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Old Port Buildings. |
The afternoon soon went by so we made our way back to Santiago and dropped a few bits off at the hotel before going for a walk around the old part of town and having something to eat.
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Torre de Hercules. |
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Jayne infront of the Torre de Hercules. |
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Torre de Hercules. |
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