A bit of pre-mothing birding around the reserve.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbAvJhg8HmqM7h2pnMmMKG4-z_UYijwLeIdogtnlyzsv2CfbfVPjtr4k6l7Ok-ggjjFi09wEHwpd0PZ7wCzMpLkvRwj13UsIZrxSvf3tTrarG4T6wQnUXiSVIGbMLVJUFCrgC1VxyYgQ/w640-h560/24th-Sept-21-2.jpg) |
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
I was going to be meeting Miguel, Beatriz and Juan for a night of Mothing but I spent a couple of hours doing some birding around the reserve where I saw
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera),
Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Eurasian (Focha Común / Fulica atra) and
Red-knobbed Coot (Focha Moruna / Fulca cristata),
Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus) and
Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PcRI8tkk59rFhEl0ivOLWUzaQBDIjPK1C1hlGiMlSTkZbNFw2NFt-D3U8bqsF5vjEJ4XYi-nuEjseya2zgJSGFBbP5Xev6AeNIucr2YIkIX2mxOpa2phoxRJ6OMzksTHj66q1CJ4Tgc/w640-h428/24th-Sept-21-5.jpg) |
Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca) male.
|
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFczqSuow3BSuRox9QRwMm6zJ4FxbZEOinMpTEi1a1hjarrryz3sXOiUIQjhmdJnaaoD6u_jZSEr7yrs7drQvFa9hd89txLPK3QKM9Dz3idUurbXtCjVz-8muac1ggr21XgH4xq9Nv9r8/w640-h460/24th-Sept-21-6.jpg) |
Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca) male. |
Other species seen included
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpaP0XaUvGD9s8w2ivwpg2aPwXaPh0jKXkuTINHEIMdBcrMeSDB0athEakmaopZnGHT3nA9DxrxuvD3Fa2R2Qv_LOO8ScbOgqFlQAlu2clFcP3ClWM164OIgVKNkpDO1w4pNFJONxg3k/w640-h636/24th-Sept-21-3.jpg) |
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WuXxWaQ2dX1AUDjyULogS0AxkZ9lyte4z1aUfiaf1TW7JVzxfQU12pAsYiMitpT9DJKS_Wo8RAiRnc_ixCHgorg6dFwgJXjvQofWQN11wwY0kalIR5k2QMKQzWNJeCyJpGMfCj1zmN4/w628-h640/24th-Sept-21-4.jpg) |
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
In the marginal trees and bushes I also found Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and several passing
European Bee-eaters (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPFSasGeEPECM3xI74NuWaJpvs_WVQg9e2wsmtFiWQ4r32QN4bYsyfqx4_2MqZtKXr1Sp4pvlvDbFDchYJuFLYOVRj5Ilg1vcEX5GlpujeDaP-B9So2uhiZmRTOK3FDSwTCYIzHzXv0I/w640-h450/24th-Sept-21-1.jpg) |
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia). |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_OfafRwp1eD8rK-9JP9xf811P1UNq3BB6XXx334Wk9zdpmg7ilRWpvFNv0wkw8CR8Fqsi9GeNGbCfzSOoaYAecx68PmU7tW65oc5K0DKwjinR2gdm2-mJnZKGH9e3gnzSHtSqDHyp5A/w584-h640/24th-Sept-21-7.jpg) |
Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio). |
Later Miguel arrived and we started to set up the traps and then Beatriz and Juan joined us as we finished off, the weather took a turn for the worst so we had to relocate some of the traps but even with the rain and storms we had a good number of species before we turned in.
No comments:
Post a Comment