A mornings birding with good friend Juan at the Charca.
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Audouin's Gull (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii). |
After Miguel and I had finished checking and releasing the moths Miguel shot off and I headed out on to the beach in front of the Reserve where I saw
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) and Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Cetti's (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus) before I met up with Juan and Chika.
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Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus). |
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis). |
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Red-knobbed Coot (Focha Moruna / Fulca cristata) and male Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos). |
After having a chat Juan and Chika headed back to their place before I met Juan later in the reserve and we spent the morning birding around the hides, on the walk in to the new hide we saw
Cetti's Warbler,
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Spotless Starling,
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata) and
Red Avadavat (Bengali Rojo / Amandava amandava).
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Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca) male.
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Pied Flycatcher (Papamoscas Cerrojillo / Ficedula hypoleuca). |
From the hide we had the regular
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) as well as
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricapilla),
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio) and
Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca).
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Bluethroat (Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) female. |
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Bluethroat (Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) female. |
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Bluethroat (Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) female.
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Bluethroat (Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) male. |
We moved on around towards the main hide but had a quick look in at the hide at the Northern end of Laguna del Taraje adding
Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera) and
Red-knobbed Coot (Focha Moruna / Fulca cristata).
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Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur). |
From the main hide we heard and saw
Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus),
Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis),
Night (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax) and Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus),
Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus),
Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster) and an old
Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) nest.
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Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) nest.
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On our way areound the the first hide over looking Laguna Trebol we had brief views of a
Wryneck (Torcecuello / Jynx torquilla), a fly over Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) and a calling Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major). |
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
From the hide we saw an immature
Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), both male and female
Bluethroats (Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica), Pied Flycatcher (Papamoscas Cerrojillo / Ficedula hypoleuca) female type, Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca) and
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera) male and Female.
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Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera) male and Female. |
We walked around to the southern hide over looking Laguna Taraje where we sat and watch a really smart pair of
Gadwall which were sat out on a log,
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and
Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica).
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Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) male.
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We then left the reserve and Juan went back to his apartment and I headed home picking up another
Marsh Harrier and a pale Morph
Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila pennatus).
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