A morning on the patch and the afternoon birding with Friend Ricky Owen.
Ebird List for the Town Fields.
Ebird List for the Lucerne Fields.
Ebird List for Desembocadura Palmones.
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| Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus). |
I started the morning by popping into Combustibles Gómez for some breakfast and I then checked the Town Fields and found 12 of the
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus)
, Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), my first European Golden Plovers (Chorlito Dorado Europeo / Pluvialis apricaia),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata).
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| Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus). |
I moved up to the Lucerne Fields and soon found the 2 regular
Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus),
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua),
Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki),
Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and
Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and
European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).
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| Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus). |
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| Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus). |
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| Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra). |
Come 10:00 or so I set off down to La Linea where I was going to spend a couple of nights with friends Sonia and Ricky, I arrived and went into Parque Princesa Sofía first as Ricky didn't finish work until later in the afternoon, as I walked around the different sections of the park I picked up
Black Redstart, European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada),
Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis),
European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris),
European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
White Wagtail,
Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui),
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta),
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) and
Small White (
Pieris rapae).
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| Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus). |
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| Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus). |
Once Ricky arrived we headed back to the car and then off along the coast to Desembocadura Palmones where we were hoping to see a female
Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima), as we arrived we quickly spotted the Eider out on the water so we walked towards it but on the way we got side tracked watching a Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus) dive into the bay in front of us and come up with a nice looking
Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus). |
| Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus). |
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Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus).
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The Osprey then flew inland and came in a wide circle back around the beach and flew right passed us giving us great views. |
| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
We went down to the beach and watched the Eider for a while and then walked back along the river checking the muddy areas that were starting to become exposed as the tide dropped, species seen included Grey (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola) and Common Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula),
Bar-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica),
Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Common Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres),
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba),
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina),
Black-headed (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus) and Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Thalasseus sandvicensis),
Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia) and several
Grey Herons (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
We returned to the car and made our way back to Ricky's where we had a really nice meal before a good nights sleep.
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