More time around the marshes and lakes of the Donana.
Donana and Extremadura tour Day three.
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
We started a little before breakfast and heard a calling
Tawny Owl (Cárabo Común / Strix aluco) and a
Common Cuckoo (Cuco Común / Cuculus canorus) which was calling from the top of a dead tree nearby. After breakfast we checked the area around the car park and contiued the day list with
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
Collared (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and
Turtle Doves (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus),
Common Waxbill (
Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos),
House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Red-rumped (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirudo daurica) and
Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and the continually present
Black Kites (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans).
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The gang on the track above the marshes. |
Once we were all aboard the van we headed a short way East to the start of a drive along the El Corredor Verde, right at the start we had a walk in amongst the Stone Pine woods and found
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito Real / Picus sharpei),
Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and
Orphean Warblers (Curruca Mirlano / Sylvia hortensis),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major),
Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata) and Mike Harvey then pulled another one out of the bag when he showed us a nice photograph of a
Green-Striped White (Euchloe belemia) he had just seen.
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Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides). |
We moved on along the track to a large irrigation pool where we scanned the small area of water that was visible and added
Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra) and
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos)and on the surrounding fields we located
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus),
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina),
Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis),
Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica) and a few fly over
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis).
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Short-toed Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus). |
We moved on along the track heading south making several stops on the way getting nice views of
Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra),
Melodious Warbler (Zarcero Común / Hippolais polyglotta),
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and
Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus) along with
Bath (Blanqiverdosa / Pontia daplidice) and
Small White (Artogeia rapae),
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) and
Clouded Yellow (Colias Común / Colias corcea).
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Short-toed Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus). |
We came off the end of the track and checked out a small wetland on the roadside, we parked and had a walk along a track above the area and picked up
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus), more
Western Swamp-hens (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio) than I have ever seen in one place before,
Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea), 2x male
Marsh Harriers (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus),
Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides),
Little (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and
Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia),
Reed (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus) and a couple of
Western Olivaceous Warblers (Zarcero Pálido Occidental / Hippolais opaca) but they were very hard to find in a very strong wind.
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Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata). |
Just down the road we stopped along side a much larger lake at a couple of points and got the scopes out and found
Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus),
Red-crested (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina) and
Common Pochards (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata),
Eurasian Spoonbills,
Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera),
Black-necked (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis),
Little (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis) and
Great Crested Grebes,
Mallard,
Eurasian Coot and
Red-knobbed Coots (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Western Swamp-hen, a couple of fly over
Collared Pratincoles (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola),
Great Reed (Carricero Tordal / Acrocephalus arundinaceus) and more
Western Olivaceous Warblers,
Common Swift, loads of
Black Kites and a fine male
Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) which was sat near three of their pendulous nests in the Tamarisk bushes.
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Judy, John and Myself at the J.A.Valverde Centre. |
We moved on along the road and had lunch before return back along the same road making a quick stop at the lake again at a spot where there had been a couple of other vehicle loads of birds on the way up. Here we saw all the species we had seen earlier but this time we had very close views of a nice
Red-knobbed Coot.
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Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra). |
We left this site and headed along the track down to the J.A.Valverde Centre, on the way we had nice views of several
Lesser Kestrels (Cernicola Primilla / Falco naumanni),
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), several
Great White Egrets (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba),
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail and a very pale looking
Short-toed Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus) probably one of last years birds.
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A Heronry at the J.A.Valverde Centre. |
Once we were at the centre we had a look at the main lake through the glass windows seeing several
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta) which were the only new species seen here but there where good numbers of
Glossy Ibis,
Western Cattle Egrets,
Greater Flamingo's,
Eurasian Coot,
Black-winged Stilts,
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Spotted Flycatcher,
Western Olivaceous Warblers,
Western Swamp-hen,
a nice male
Marsh Harrier and males of both
Vagrant (Anax ephippiger) and
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope).
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Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
We took a short drive out on the track near by and picked up several very smart
Whinchats (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra), 2
Lesser Short-toed Larks (Terrera Marismena / Calandrella rufescens) which took quite a while to find in the salt marsh type vegitation,
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail,
Hoopoe and out on an area of water a hundred plus
Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula).
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
Once we had finish in this area we took a different route back to the hotel seeing some stunning
Purple and
Grey Herons (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), 4x
Greenshanks (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia) in one of the larger channels,
Short-toed Larks (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla) on the tracks and several of the more common
Crested Larks (Cogujada / Galerida cristata).
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
We got back to the hotel and had our evening meal slightly earlier than the privious evening and then went for a walk in the hotel grounds where we heard
Tawny and
Little Owls (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and several
Red-necked Nightjars (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis) before heading off to bed.
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1 comment:
Could it be a Matthiola? Brenda
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