The second days birding mostly in Malaga, Cadiz and Sevilla Provinces.
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Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica). |
I set off from the Hostal Concha which had been a Cheap, Basic but very clean place where I had a very good nights sleep. On the way to the first stop at Balsa de Melendo I had a couple of early
Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola) cross the road in the dawn light.
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Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba). |
At the Balsa I found
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos),
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax),
Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans),
Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis),
Great Reed Warbler (Carricero Tordal / Acrocephalus arundinaceus),
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis) and several
White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia).
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Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus). |
Along the road up to the Rio Guadalquivir and along the track to Brazo del Este I picked up
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), some natural nesting
White Storks and a pair of rather hacked off looking
Red-rumped Swallows (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica) sat on a fence in the cold morning drizzle and wind.
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White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia). |
Further along the Rio I had my first
Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba) of the year along with
Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica),
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus) and lots of passing
Common Swifts (Vencejo Común / Apus apus).
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Eurasian Spoonbills (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia). |
On the way to Brazo I stopped by a small pool surrounded by Tamarisks and soon found the first of a few Black-headed Weavers (Tejedor Cabecinegro / Ploceus melanocephalus) and a singing Western Olivaceous Warbler (Zarcero Pálido Occidental / Hippolais opaca) which was also chasing a male
Subalpine Warbler (Curruca Carrasquena / Sylvia cantillans) through the trees and two
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus) which were also having a bit of a scuffle.
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
I turned on to the main track across Brazo and on the small channel right at the start of the track I found a group of roosting herons including several
Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Little Egrets and a couple of
Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea) flew off all to quickly.
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
I continued on along the main track checking the first pools where there were loads of
Purple / Western Swamp-hens (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio), Black-winged Stilts,
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta),
Common (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina) and
Red-crested Pochard (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina), another
Great Egret,
Glossy Ibis,
Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis),
Black-headed Weavers both male and female, White Stork, the first of at least three Savi's Warblers (Buscarla Unicolor / Locustella luscinoides),
Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus) and
Black Tern (Fumarel Común / Chlidonias niger).
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
At the first of the main pools I found a good number of Whiskered Terns (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus), several more Black's and 2x Caspian (Pagaza Piquiroja / Sterna caspia), a Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides) but I only managed shots through a wire fence, a pair of hunting Marsh Harriers (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus),
Curlew Sandpiper (Correlimos Zarapitin / Calidris ferruginea),
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina),
Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula),
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus), a single
Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa) and Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus).
Again I continued on but was forced to turn around as by the third area of water there were several workmen with diggers taking the track apart making in impassable.
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Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus). |
On my way back I added Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus), an immature Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo) and Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos).
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Black-headed Weaver (Tejedor Cabecinegro / Ploceus melanocephalus). |
On one of the channels between Brazo and Los Palacios y Villafranca I had another three
Night Herons and several
Black-headed Weavers.
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Black-headed Weaver (Tejedor Cabecinegro / Ploceus melanocephalus). |
At a site near Los Palacios y Villafranca I spent a while looking for and eventually seeing a pair of
Laughing Doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) and in the same area I had lots of
European Bee-eaters,
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Western Olivaceous Warbler,
Western Cattle Egret and
Glossy Ibis.
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Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus). |
My nest stop was on the fields west of Osuna where I checked a couple of areas adding
Lesser Kestrel (Cernicola Primilla / Falco naumanni),
Ortolan Bunting (Escribano Hortolano / Emberiza hortulana), Roller (Carraca / Coracias garrulus),
Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis) and at least 11
Great Bustards (Avutarda Común / Otis tarda).
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Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides). |
My final site of the day was Fuente de Piedra but the only new species for the list were a single
Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax),
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius) and
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops).
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Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus) and Red-crested Pochard (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina). |
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Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus). |
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Caspian Terns (Pagaza Piquiroja / Sterna caspia) x2. |
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Whiskered Terns (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus). |
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Black-headed Weaver (Tejedor Cabecinegro / Ploceus melanocephalus). |
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Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea). |
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Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
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Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
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Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
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European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster). |
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European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster). |
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Roller (Carraca / Coracias garrulus). |
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Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax), Curlew Sandpiper (Correlimos Zarapitin / Calidris ferruginea) and Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus). |
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