An early visit to the fields with Paqui.
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| Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus) with Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
I met Paqui down on the fields at 08:00 and we walked up as far as the gates and then back again interesting species included
European Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), a surprise
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus) in amongst a flock of
Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua),
Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki),
Willow Warbler (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus),
European Pied Flycatcher (Papamoscas Cerrojillo / Ficedula hypoleuca), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).
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| Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
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| Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
Later in the evening we met up again down at the Walnut trees and spent a while sitting on the road watching what arrived at the Lucerne fields before dark, species seen included
Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus) x34, a
Common Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago), an immature
Black-crowned Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax), a Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta) and Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) x4 and a couple of fly through
Grey Herons (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).
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