First Spanish Lifer of the year but it was a bit of a struggle.
Ebird List for Ría de Betanzos in Sada, 20 Species.
Ebird List for Aldea Cornide in Bergondo, 9 Species.
EBird List for Ría de Betanzos in Sada, 2 Species.
Ebird List for Ría de Ferro in Praia de San Valentín, 18 Species.
Ebird list for Encoro de Cecebre, 22 Species.
Ebird List for Presa, 7 Species.
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A quarter to Nine and it's just starting to get light at Sada.
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I was on site at Ría de Betanzos in Sada way to early again but this time there were loads of places to get coffee so I loaded up on caffeine before heading out along the Prom whilst it was basically still dark at after 08:30, there were good numbers of
Mallards (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) and
Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta) as well as 4x Eurasian Wigeon
(Sibón Europeo / Anas penelope) all feeding along the sea edge and in the weed that had been washed up.
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Mediterranean Gull (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus). |
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Mediterranean Gull (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus). |
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Great Black-backed Gull (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus). |
As it got lighter I watched 3x
Dark-bellied Brent Geese (Barnacla Carinegra / Branta bernicla) paddle in and start to feed amongst the other duck species.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) adult. |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) adult. |
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Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis). |
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Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis). |
Other species seen included
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus), Great Black-backed (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), Sandwich Terns (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis), 30 odd
Eurasian Oystercatchers (Ostrero Euroasiatico / Haematopus ostralegus), Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and lots of
White Wagtails (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) leaving a roost somewhere nearby.
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Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis). |
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Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis). |
I had walked up and down the sea front for around 2.5 hours and had not managed to find either the target
American Black Duck (Ánade Sombrio / Anas rubripes) or the two Whooper Swans (Cisne Cantor / Cygnus Cygnus) regularly reported.
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Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis). |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ostrero Euroasiatico / Haematopus ostralegus). |
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Dark-bellied Brent Geese (Barnacla Carinegra / Branta bernicla). |
As I was about to leave I bumped into another birder who said the
Duck has sometimes been seen on the next beach to the West as well so I walked back towards the car having a last scan before I went and just as I was about to leave I picked up the two
Whoopers, no Idea when they sneaked in from but they showed well and surfed a couple of wave but got pushed back out by one of the many walkers with there dogs off the leash.
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Whooper Swans (Cisne Cantor / Cygnus Cygnus). |
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Whooper Swans (Cisne Cantor / Cygnus Cygnus). |
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Whooper Swans (Cisne Cantor / Cygnus Cygnus). |
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Whooper Swans (Cisne Cantor / Cygnus Cygnus). |
After getting some pictures of the
Swans I went to have a look at the other beach but there was no sign of the
Duck but I did find a good flock of
Common Scoters (Negrón Común / Melanitta nigra) before returning to the Ría de Betanzos where the tide had started to drop a tad and expose a small area of mud.
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Ría de Ferro in Praia de San Valentín. |
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Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina). |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z3S6LaiapmOOGj-dSHr7rDSlK_NLFwaK0g0d_iUEl_wiVDGt_BA_7Z8zX1aEkx87b_jfywKCgFWuSOYztPVU0h-1A8FZKFsTW2IpcYUBmHwFGOc2XEZ1-6uZvs36UnIYPwHxZDrWqrNCAWuESoUwYt3aMGwDDH2qS6cjMUOYjnuhLytfRXFDSd28kQg/w640-h492/3rd-Jan-24-30.jpg) |
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina). |
My next stop was up on the Ría de Ferro where in the past I had seen a Bonaparte's Gull (Gaviota de Bonaparte / Larus philadelphia) and as it was reported as being seen yesterday I thought I would give it a try but dipped, however I did add Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus),
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina),
Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos) and
Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula) to the list before I decided to head for the Encoro de Cecebre a large reservoir back towards A Coruña.
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
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Ringed Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) TW7X I think but it was a long way off.
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I parked by the hide / Observatorio de aves de Crendes and scanned the water and surroundings finding 2x
Egyptian Geese (Ganso del Nilo / Alopochen aegyptiaca), 20 odd
Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula), 18x
Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común /
Tachybaptus ruficollis), 4x Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxgRzmYpaJ_w_3j06GKmR1fVfY_A5E2ZOnRwwPnbYpeb7hQWWk6MVnkbLdh-tY5shqcZWRVKQLs-lIuu-vJbKP4c5IJJGQ0-KBNxjc1oi_4Wb9f3zxRa-ZMbjfZDlTphKVi5MemKx3hyT4zj9p_Me6SexofuFw2GWi88RXKpPXsG2ayKyHxJsjI_gIqw/w640-h490/3rd-Jan-24-34.jpg) |
Egyptian Geese (Ganso del Nilo / Alopochen aegyptiaca). |
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A skulking Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus). |
Whilst I was there a very nice Spanish lady birder turned up and gave me some info about the area, after we chatted she went for a walk around the lake and I went back around to the Dam and checked the area there adding Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater) to my year list bringing it up to 97 at the end of day three.
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