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More Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus). |
Once the light got a bit better I started to drive towards the bridge crossing the main channel, on the way I had several Zitting Cisticola's (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis) come up from the track side along with good numbers of Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) and Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).
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White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) in the morning mist.
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White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) in the morning mist. |
Further along the track the rice fields were flooded and there were lots of White Storks in the morning mist along with a few of the many Common Cranes, as well as Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) and
Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus).
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Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo). |
I reached the turn to the farm and then followed the track, as I drove towards the canal half way along I saw large numbers of
Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo) in V formation heading towards the sea and also had
Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo) and on the same pylon as I had see it a few days ago a smart looking
Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRAt4fPCQ_n3YdLYIprOUgkaRXa1qszzYd7mlkR3w5c_Qsmviiv8N7h_dI8QfCv5MnSKJnsOkx0LS97lbCqr55Xp6VyF4pijWXLcKJ9KNDrv5CBNXZAbea44FqskWP0C-UoNGGQx_z30/w640-h544/30th+Dec+20-10.jpg) |
Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus). |
As I drove up through the farm area and then out onto the area of Wild Olives I found Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Pheasant (Faisán Vulgar / Phaisanus colchicus) and Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxxKdcaE2qduqmz25anbZjbaMWpboTK7fjm45snxWQSAZKJDqxX6Klg3p64qbKUucTEN6XoxvTe6e3-13qvSfLPo1TlTxPn9vRvtwmWGbTj8CKMdigpwk__si3PrOYIPq1QvLrqucu48/w640-h476/30th+Dec+20-14.jpg) |
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto). |
I dropped down on to the road up to Benalup where I had lots more White Storks, a good number of Western Swamp-hens (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), a nice flock of
Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis) and a second Black-winged Kite.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbh3030Xwl0epiJGeLBRh9tkGKo-Xd9rR5M4Tm_mPkA4Vfc15JJnRgu7bWG4A4FvoWTFBj4W4l0ZxjfhI1ZDIbN1wN6lBpVwUyWMjE1xO_If9lxtZsHFa6Vi0bFrKlRIw4ybwWGXx6lw/w640-h530/30th+Dec+20-12.jpg) |
Spanish Sparrows (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis). |
I turned around and drove back towards the junction back towards the farm, on the way I had a Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides) down on the small river, even more White Storks and out on a flooded field several Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus) and a few Black-winged Stilts (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lU3YTycJ3OJ6Rda_e8mBZ7tput9af4YinYPf5LPDX0vqM1-lnAZ3hYBt2SNDpb1AHw7BMvLWlhmTDMIss5fnKjKl5aCP05NHAiaaqRMp3ELrKhaK9RKU0fYh-qwru3H_1_gj8mzwkmU/w640-h442/30th+Dec+20-11.jpg) |
White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia). |
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White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia). |
As I drove back across to the main Channel I picked up Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax) and a
Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans).
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Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba). |
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba). |
Back out along the main canal I found a couple of
Great Egrets (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), a flyby Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis) and a hunting Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus) which shot out over the fields flushing everything on it's way.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UrN2pw4pFE9p4xtjzfci9FdSLiMOETZs00d18daY1thB3N3VoTJSUIx1OJ0e1x4Qvgld1Ks6QUBLnzITYY5HEYWFi7dspJ5zBD14FP7Nagd0PyRuyRGSEX-hq01YVWF-7kmC5okn6EU/w640-h496/30th+Dec+20-17.jpg) |
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) female.
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On my way off the site there were several Common Stonechats, Corn Buntings, Zitting Cisticola and Common Chiffchaffs.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDixqjCzTEEozEYs0ylRQgNk8St-gadEMb00o_tMRoxVrVMHIqjpphujSdo0wozn276tG5juLnkHHc-Vmq_aH7Wvug7bpaiF4kNllJNZ7w0WEba5TqZXAA-NimvnQBU3jhj4ffaNcxr4/w484-h640/30th+Dec+20-18.jpg) |
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus). |
Once I was off La Janda I dropped down to Bolonia and then out on a track to a cliff where I saw loads of soaring Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) as well as Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) and Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYiHgwEqU8EcoN0S7s1wNrZEBqqG2pFsAgtIQaWl9LNHJ0VCkAkf8FEa6kvY8kY6h55XVAt483PNJh4JafDlfHu8DL7P_KW3iUUH4Xh3Vm2RyMs2sp8HgtiVXvcazduG97NbTKOD59qs/w640-h566/30th+Dec+20-19.jpg) |
Caspian Tern (Pagaza Piquiroja / Sterna caspia). |
I Started to head back up the coast to Barbate Marshes where I parked up and walked out on one of the track on to the salt pans, here I had a Caspian Tern (Pagaza Piquiroja / Sterna caspia) do a flyby and 6 Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus) start walking away from me along the shore of the larger pool.
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Audouin's Gulls (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) mostly.
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Out on the other pools there were lots of
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and
Lesser Black-backed Gulls,
Black-winged Stilts, Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia), Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba) and
Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3qiQKmByA1g3Z6jMVrfFJJBOPaNOE5OdO-zIhXGrGYyGT1-zjiy1lcC9mczNRPVIjOfMRnVsdFExQ4kulIe06rtLnsnX6343D7nYvQ3lLgcWYkHZg6CKVntdVfFa7ewq-blnLx5JX8s/w640-h516/30th+Dec+20-21.jpg) |
Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
I again headed North to a new site for me, I was looking for a Common Gull (Gaviota Cana /Larus canus) which had been seen at Costa Ballena for a few days.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_q_wrx-rwYZiwBQ1-M2SW1IYUn639Gm0Le1u64wM50WUZh1NJBTyS62PtI6KQbmlzCcSTyS1XWZ5IeGL2fsfCilnETkQ_lEki56AYBGwafooL-NIP2HJxEM1o1nRWdANC86urXNAHik/w640-h492/30th+Dec+20-22.jpg) |
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra). |
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Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra). |
I arrived and found a large flock of around 150 Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres), lots of Eurasian Coots (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Mallards,
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), many Mediterranean Gulls (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus) and amongst them a single Common Gull which sat and roosted on the grass margin.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCXkg2PfGVjJMQm8s1jYy5giE8vrZ3288yaV6y-52F64QNzri6XRNnd-b7lg2IQHNHlOBB7ssTqQfUMpnZZgbug69P0FI9XYeNL-3_LQA2TpmDOUY5MnLCmUfb8OBlAAjpNdmKhVdC6g/w640-h472/30th+Dec+20-1.jpg) |
Common Gull (Gaviota Cana /Larus canus). |
In the same area I also had Yellow-legged (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis) and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Monk Parakeet (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus), Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops) and many Crag Martins (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris).
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Common Gull (Gaviota Cana /Larus canus). |
I again moved on and went to the Port at Chipiona again where I met Ricky again who was giving the
Iceland Gull (Gaviota Groenlandesa / Larus glaucoides) another try, we spent some time walking round but did not find anything and in the end spent some time scanning the Jetties from the Wearhouse area.
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Iceland Gull (Gaviota Groenlandesa / Larus glaucoides). |
After a while I had a brief view of a Gull drop down towards the far beach but It was a long way off so I was not sure, I decided to drive round and check and when I got there I found the bird sat on the beach but I arived just as a guy walked down to walk his dog and he flushed all the Gulls out on to the sea.
I called Ricky and he arrived in time to get some good scope views of the bird and some distants shots which he kindly let me use here.
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Iceland Gull (Gaviota Groenlandesa / Larus glaucoides). |
After some time the bird took off and flew out to sea so we moved back to the Warehouse again and watched the Little Swifts (Vencejo Moro / Apus affinis) go to roost be fore heading off.
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