A quick look at the remains of the beaches near Fuengirola.
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
I dropped a the Miramar shopping center and went for a look at the beaches near the sea watching hide at El Faro. The beaches were covered in the mess and rubbish washed down the rivers out to sea and the back up on to the beaches after the heavy rains.
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
The mess was being cleaned up which meant there were very few birds about but I did however see
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii),
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis),
Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis),
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) and
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba).
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
As well as some birds that were not on the beach including
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and a late / early
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) flying west.
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Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
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Mediterranean Gull (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus). |
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Mediterranean Gull (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus). |
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