Back in Spain with Deb an Ian.
Ebird list for
Desembocadura Palmones. Ebird list for La Janda--Río Celemín.
Ebird List for La Barca de Vejer.
Ebird list for La Breña y Marismas de Barbate.
Ebird list for El Estrecho Park Natural--La Zarga.
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
We Started the day by heading just along the coast to Desembocadura Palmones where we hoping to see the long staying female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima) and soon after we parked we found her on the opposite side of the river on the sand bank. |
| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
We took some photo's of her there but after a few minutes she took to the water and started to feed right in front of us give us some really nice views, we also saw Common Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula),
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), a
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
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| Female Common Eider (Eider Común / Somateria mollissima). |
We returned to the car and went for a coffee before heading up to the Northern end of La Janda near to Benalup, on the drive we took one of the minor roads as we could see several
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) dropping down into a field but when we got around to the spot it was actually still out of sight, however we did see Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans),
Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata),
European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola),
Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and
Barn Swallow.
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Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
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| Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
On the drive down to and at the Rio Celemin we added
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
European Turtle (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur) and
Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus), Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Cecropis daurica),
Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala),
Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula),
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) and
Common Kestrel. |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus). |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus). |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus). |
Down by the River we watched a singing
Melodious Warbler (Zarcero políglota / Hippolais polyglotta), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Glossy Ibis,
Griffon Vulture, Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas), Black Kite,
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata),
Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae),
European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis),
Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) and
Small White (
Pieris rapae).
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| Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita). |
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| Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita). |
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| Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita). |
We crossed to the other side of La Janda on the road passed the wild Olive fields and the farm and out to the main Channel but it was fairly quiet and we added absolutely nothing to the day list so we headed off up to La Barca de Vejer where we checked out the cliffs there finding 20 odd adult
Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita) as well as several chicks. |
| Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola). |
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| Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola). |
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| Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Anarhynchus alexandrinus). |
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| Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Anarhynchus alexandrinus). |
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| Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Anarhynchus alexandrinus). |
We continued on through Barbate to the Marismas where drove the track along the South Eastern side of the site, we made several stops and checked different pans seeing Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Common Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna),
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Common Ringed (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula),
Kentish (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Anarhynchus alexandrinus) and
Grey Plover (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola), Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres),
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba),
Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola),
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) and Yellow-legged Gull,
Little Tern (Charrancito Común / Sternula albifrons),
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster),
Crested (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata) and
Greater Short-toed Lark (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla),
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and a few
Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolombii). |
| Common Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula). |
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| Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres). |
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| Greater Short-toed Lark (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla). |
We turned around at the far end of the track and headed off to a spot near Bolonia, armed with info from friend Eva we spent the rest of the day looking for and finding a
Ruppell’s Vulture (Buitre Moteado / Gyps rueppelli) on the cliffs where we also had masses or
Griffon's and a single
Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).
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| Ruppell’s Vulture (Buitre Moteado / Gyps rueppelli). |
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| Ruppell’s Vulture (Buitre Moteado / Gyps rueppelli). |
Other species seen before we headed to Vejer and our hotel included 175+
European Honey Buzzards (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus)
, Booted (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas) and Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus), Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans) and
Northern Raven (Cuervo grande / Corvus corax).
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| Ruppell’s Vulture (Buitre Moteado / Gyps rueppelli). |
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| Ruppell’s Vulture (Buitre Moteado / Gyps rueppelli). |
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