Rare Birds in Spain Blog

  Spilopelia senegalensis , Eivissa, 17.3.2023 © Ricard Gutiérrez   On 17 March 2023, four adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis were seen near Cal Guerxo, Sant Josep de Sa Talaia, Eivissa, Balearic Islands (Ricard Gutiérrez, Vanessa Cadenas, Ramón Ruiz-Jarillo, Diego García-Ferré, Balma Albalat, Santiago Palazón). Several photos were obtained and the list was uploaded to eBird. At least there were two different males and one confirmed female. We observed territorial behaviour between both males despite in a particular moment (photo above) all four birds shared a single almond-tree branch. No sign of captivity in the plumage of the birds was noted, with wings and tail in good condition (see enclosed photos). The habitat was a low density periurban area, which includes a school, a football court and a number of scattered houses sorrounded by Mediterranean dryland cultivations.  Birds were seen in close comparison to Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto and apparen...

  Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat. observado.es and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group  1-10.3.2023   Ducks & Geese   10.3.2023 Anas rubripes Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña   (Cosme Damián Romay) 3.3.2023 Spatula discors 1m Laguna primera de Palos, Huelva (José Manuel Méndez). Still there on 5.2 (Rafa Vicente; Francisco Rivas, José Manuel Reyes; Alfonso   Barragán), 10.3 (Xabier Remirez) 4-10.3.2023 Mareca americana 1 female Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, coming from January (Manuel Velasco) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/541894311 2.3.2023 Aythya afinnis   Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. 1 m still present (Harald Schott), 4.3 (Maggie Geer), 5.3 (Anthony Reed), 6.3 (Eliseo Reyes), Waders   8.3.2023 Vanellus gregarius   1 ind Morante, Badajoz (José Luís Vinagre) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/543339601   7.3.2023 Charadrius semipalmatus...

  Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat. observado.es and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group  21-28.2.2023   Ducks & Geese 21-28.2.2023 Anas rubripes Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña (Xabi Varela), 26.2 (Roberto Figueiras), 28.2 (Juno Toni) 21.2.2023 Mareca americana 1 female Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, coming from last month (Raúl   Granados; Fátima Romero); 22.2 (Javier Rodríguez); 27.2 (Marcos Prada) 22.2.2023 Aythya afinnis   Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. 1 m (Pep Manchado); 23-26.2 (Yann Rudent), 26.2 (Maggier Greer) 21.2.2023 Aythya afinnis   Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña 1 f (Xose Manoel Carregal). Still present. 25.2 (Xose Manoel Carregal, Graciela Fernández), 26.2 (Roberto Figueiras)   Waders 27.2.2023 Vanellus gregarius   1 ind La Roca de la Sierra--Vegas de Morantes (Roberto Bravo Gil) https://crextremadura.info/cita/avefria-sociable-vanellus-gregarius-15/ 27.2.2023...