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Saturday 6 January 2024

Laguna de la Nava, Palencia Province and travelling to Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos Province, Spain.

Continuing to make my way home via Santi's.
Ebird List for Observatorio de Corralillos, 2 Species.

Just before dawn at Observatorio de Corralillos.
I left the hotel at around 07:30 and headed to Laguna de la Nava again, as I was about to turn into Observatorio de Corralillos I started the day list with a ghostly Barn Owl (Lechuza Común / Tyto alba) which came up off a roadside fence post and headed off along the road.
A black shape moving through reeds from the blind at Observatorio del Prado.
It was still dark and the only other species recorded before I went to the other end of the reserve were several calling
Carrion Crows (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone).
Some Snow on the road towards Santi's.
I reached the far car park and walked out to the 
Observatorio del Prado, it was now starting to get light and good numbers off Marsh Harriers (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus) were leaving there reed bed roost along with at least 3 female and 2 male Hen Harriers (Aguilucho Pálido / Circus cyaneus) and some Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus).
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).
As I scanned the area from behind the blind I added
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba), Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca), Eurasian Wigeon (Sibón Europeo / Anas penelope), Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta) and Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata).
Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus).
It was dam cold so I decided to head off to Santi's a little earlier than planned but I made a couple of stops on the road between Lerma and Santo Domingo de Silos adding
Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus), Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).
Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus) think I have been spotted.
I arrived at Santi's and we had a nice lunch before settling down for the day in the warm, watching the snow out side.
Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus) defiantly been made.

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