A days birding before picking up Friend Steve Jones from Malaga Airport.
Ebird list for Parque de Malaga.
Ebird List for Rio Guadaiza.
Ebird List for Guadalhorce.
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Red-breasted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Papirrojo / Ficedula parva). |
I set off early and parked on the outskirts and walked the last 3kms into the park but I was still early so I went for some breakfast in a bar nearby.
Whilst there I was joined by José A. Campos and his wife, other species seen included Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Rose-ringed (Cotorra de Kramer / Psittacula krameri) and Monk Parakeets (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris).
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Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) collecting mud.
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I had good views of the bird so I moved on to Guadalhorce where I spent a while birding and chatting with Andy Paterson, the target here was the
Bonaparte's Gull (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia) which had been around for a while but we did not find it, however we did see Slender-billed (Gaviota Picofina / Larus genei),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus) and Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), 12x Sanderlings (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba),
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus),
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata), Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis),
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and a
Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus) which was a good year tick.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBeeVFutgkmwfQ5b2TiYJywxZ-IxrIlISegzqxMUL6yYAY0Lr6ZdB7Hi7xS7uhD8BN8wgmp-_DXCdcpMwXO4G4xLhDWquM4irXCkTWrToXrWJQTLn0y307nSitYgvD7jwBfQpGoHKpr_EGcHcmboNOYLsjrmPuArDFtaBT6rO8KINOncZud1Y7sFE/w640-h516/22nd-Feb-23-1.jpg) |
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera de Chukotka / Motacilla tschutschensis). |
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera de Chukotka / Motacilla tschutschensis). |
I said bye to Andy and headed back to the car and the down the coast to the Rio Guadaiza where the Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera de Chukotka / Motacilla tschutschensis) had been wintering, I arrived and sat on the stoney shore of the much lower flowing river and I was soon watching 4 different species of Wagtail including White (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and the
Eastern which was showing quite a bit better plumage colours.
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera de Chukotka / Motacilla tschutschensis). |
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera de Chukotka / Motacilla tschutschensis). |
In the same area I also recorded Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis).
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Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus). |
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Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia). |
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Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata) Male.
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Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata) Female.
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As we scanned the Laguna we added
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta),
Grey Plover (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola), White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and the 7th and 8th
Gull species of the day, a
Little Gull (Gaviota Enana / Larus minutus) and the Bonaparte's.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOMdQpiJ3021XI0nsE9Anzpz7u7-YdBcV5rPZ24fUpFImucuhcbzfwLK7xm2sItPlB5dE-5VqT-Pq9k0YAhrgHfJFsYBcFj7JhZ7oNp20N7Vkm_cUNS6WUOh4BfucXEq6GbtroDN83woGXEAd9rCLFt-9RCm77tlDOD_xo0jB8S7vfdmCLjd0dWuR/w640-h356/22nd-Feb-23-25.jpg) |
Laguna Grande.
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I walked back around to the car and then I parked by the airport and waited for Steve who arrived on time and after picking him up we headed back to the house.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowUoyP8oLmciN7xNwGoFhbA0DB4t4NZtwEDJwbcXZSOMOmm9M0BNdlXV93Yy5AAsBXnD2EdAELz2ZStE0je5eN4WCqwVVnGm5W1L7o2lpEiBy5ladAoqYx4SYmzUwV7p9iXRJf8cWMGp3aqRt3HTwRtxWL8VlFVwQ8iBNJk5Hb7MxN54Ph2uWn3g5/w640-h542/22nd-Feb-23-18.jpg) |
Little Gull (Gaviota Enana / Larus minutus). |
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Little Gull (Gaviota Enana / Larus minutus). |
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Bonaparte's Gull (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia). |
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Bonaparte's Gull (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia). |
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Bonaparte's Gull (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia). |
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Bonaparte's (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia) and Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus). |