Hi Folks
Well we have rapidly reached the end of the first month down here in S.Spain and mostly the weather has been sunny and warm,much time spent bird ringing but listing has been pretty fair so far.
1.LITTLE GREBE
2.BLACK NECKED GREBE
3.NORTHERN GANNET
4.GREAT CORMORANT
5.SHAG
6.LITTLE BITTERN (very early migrant or perhaps wintered here)
7.CATTLE EGRET
8.LITTLE EGRET
9.GREY HERON
10.WHITE STORK
11.SPOONBILL
12.GADWALL
13.MALLARD
14.SHOVELER
15.POCHARD
16.TUFTED DUCK
17.WHITE HEADED DUCK
18.BLACK KITE (usual early raptors through La Janda)
19.RED KITE
20.LAMMERGEIER ( 6 in the Pyrenees )
21.GRIFFON VULTURE
22.MARSH AHRRIER
23.HEN HARRIER
24.SPARROWHAWK
25.COMMON BUZZARD
26.BOOTED EAGLE (4 wintering pale phase birds at Rio Guadalhorce,Malaga)
27.OSPREY
28.COMMON KESTREL
29.PEREGRINE
30.RED LEGGED PARTRIDGE
31.PHEASANT
32.MOORHEN
33.PURPLE SWAMPHEN
34.COOT
35.COMMON CRANE (300 + wintering in La Janda)
36.LITTLE BUSTARD ( 20 + together in La Janda)
37.OYSTERCATCHER
38.LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
39.RINGED PLOVER
40.KENTISH PLOVER
41.LAPWING
42.SANDERLING
43.LITTLE STINT
44.DUNLIN
45.COMMON SNIPE
46.COMMON REDSHANK
47.GREEN SANDPIPER
48.COMMON SANDPIPER
49.TURNSTONE
50.MEDITERRANEAN GULL
51.BLACK HEADED GULL
52.AUDOUIN'S GULL
53.LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL
54.YELLOW LEGGED GULL
55.SANDWICH TERN
56.ROCK DOVE
57.STOCK DOVE
57.WOODPIGEON
58.COLLARED DOVE
59.LITTLE OWL
60.COMMON KINGFISHER
61WRYNECK
62 HOOPOE
63.GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
64.CALANDRA LARK
65.CRESTED LARK
66.THEKLA LARK
67.WOODLARK
68.SKYLARK
69.CRAG MARTIN
70 BARN SWALLOW
71.HOUSE MARTIN (Lots already at nest sites for last 2 weeks)
72.MEADOW PIPIT
73.WATER PIPIT
74.GEY WAGTAIL
75.WHITE WAGTAIL
76.WREN
77.DUNNOCK
78.ALPINE ACCENTOR (Same site in Pyrenees as bonecrusher)
79.ROBIN
80.BLACK REDSTART
81.STONECHAT
82.BLACK WHEATEAR
83.BLUE ROCK THRUSH
84.BLACKBIRD
85.SONG THRUSH
86.CETTIS WARBLER
87.FAN TAILED WARBLER
88.DARTFORD WARBLER
89.SARDINIAN WARBLER
90.BLACKCAP
91.CHIFFCHAFF
92.LONG TAILED TIT
93.BLUE TIT
94.GREAT TIT
95.SHORT TOED TREECREEPER
96.AZURE WINGED MAGPIE
97.MAGPIE
98.ALPINE CHOUGH (At same site in Pyrennees as bonecrusher)
99.CHOUGH
100.JACKDAW
101.CARRION CROW
102.RAVEN
103.STARLING
104.SPOTLESS STARLING
105.HOUSE SPARROW
106.SPANISH SPARROW
107.TREE SPARROW
108.CHAFFINCH
109.SERIN
110.GREENFINCH
111.GOLDFINCH
112.LINNET
113.CIRL BUNTING
114.ROCK BUNTING
115.REED BUNTING
116.CORN BUNTING
117.MONK PARAKEET
Apart from the Pyrenees birds all were seen without an hours drive away.
Your Spanish Correspondent ( Tcahgra)
Way better than I have managed in Fife, a few lifers in there for me. Time to consider moving home ?, don't think the wife would agree.
Tom
Nice One Richard, Got any pics for the Data base? still looking for plenty! do a quick search in Data base If its not there add it to gallery and someone will then add it to DB This ones definately not in there
AZURE WINGED MAGPIE
The old spanish correspondent's got a ring to it!