Chipiona Port, Pelagic Off Chipiona, Algaida Pine Woodland and Marismas de Trebujena, Cadiz Province, Spain.

Out on a Pelagic in the morning and then into the woods later.

Ebird List for Pelagic 1.

Ebird List for Pelagic 2.

Ebird List for Pelagic 3.

Ebird List for Pelagic 4.

Ebird List for Pelagic 5.

Ebird List for Algaida.

 

Getting loaded up ready for the off.

Ricky and I headed out early for the Port at Chipiona where we were going to be going out on a Pelagic with Manuel Bárcena (Oxyura Birdwatching), on the way we stopped for some breakfast and then went down to the Port where we met Manuel and the others before we headed to the Boat.

Sunrise off the back of the Boat.

Leaving Chipiona behind.

Whilst we were waiting to get to the boat we saw Little Swift (Vencejo Moro / Apus affinis), Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Black-headed (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis).

Parasitc Skua (Págalo Parásito / Stercorarius parasiticus).

Parasitc Skua (Págalo Parásito / Stercorarius parasiticus).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

On the way out to the drift area we picked up a small flock of Eurasian Wigeon (Sibón Europeo / Mareca penelope), a couple of Parasitc Skua's (Págalo Parásito / Stercorarius parasiticus), several Great Skua's (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua), Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus), Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus), Mediterranean, Lesser Black-backed and Yellow-legged Gull, Sandwich (Charrán Patinegro / Thalasseus sandvicensis) and Common Tern (Charrán Común / Sterna hirundo).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Great Shearwater (Pardela Capirotada / Ardenna gravis).

Great Shearwater (Pardela Capirotada / Ardenna gravis).

Great Shearwater (Pardela Capirotada / Ardenna gravis).

Out along the drift we saw much the same species but added a fine Great Shearwater (Pardela Capirotada / Ardenna gravis).

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Juvenile.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Juvenile.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Juvenile.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) immature.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) immature.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) immature.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Adult.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Adult.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Adult.

On the way back in, again we saw many of same and only added a couple of Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) adult.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) immatures.

On the run back to port.

 

Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres).

Back on dry land we saw a few Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) in the port before we headed out to the woods at Algaida where we spent some time watching the movements around a small pool, we recorded Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus) x3, Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs).

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui).

Other species seen included December Clematis (Clematis cirrhosa), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) x1, Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x5, Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) x6, Common (Sympetrum striolatum) x4 and Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x2.

December Clematis (Clematis cirrhosa).

We returned to the car and headed along the side of the Marismas de Trebujena where we saw a few new species including Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Northern Shoveler (Cuchara Común / Spatula clypeata), Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus), Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus), Common Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Pied Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta), Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) and Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum).

We were by now loosing the light so we made our way back down to La Linea where Sonia had prepared us a very nice meal which went down nicely with some Cider and Red Wine.