Rare Birds in Spain. Bird news 1-10 May 2023

Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group 

1-10 May 2023


Ducks & Geese


2.5.2023 Spatula discors  1 female Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruña (Amadeo A Pombo, Rubén Juiz). Still present

 

Waders

 

7.5.2023 Pluvialis dominica 1 ind Arealonga, Lugo (Álvaro Crego https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/568316961 , Luis Javier Rodríguez, Diego Montenegro). Still present.

 

2.5.2023 Calidris falcinellus 1 ind Torre de l’Aufacada, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta de l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona (Cristian Jensen, Eugeni Capella et al; Marcel Gil; Luís Carretero); 3.5 (Ramón Ruiz)

9.5.2023 Tringa flavipes 1 ind El Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona ((Marga Esparch, Mireia Jiménez, Berto Minobis, Oriol Clarabuch, Luis J. Salaverri, Jordi Martí-Aledo) @birdingemporda.com); 10.5 (Marga Esparch, Elvira Morilla, Manuel Caamaño, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Gerard Dalmau @birdingemporda.com);11.5 (Quique Carballal; Bernat Garrigós; Jordi Martí-Aledo @birdingempordà.com); 12.5 (Jordi Martí-Aledo @birdingempordà.com)

 

Seabirds

 

3.5.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 ind Guadalhorce river mouth, Málaga . Still present (Daniel Winzeler)

4.5.2023 Thalasseus elegans  1 ind Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Juan Bécares, Marcel Gil); 5.5 (Saúl Román, Ana Rivas, Marcel Gil). Bird seen last month.

1.5.2023 Thalasseus elegans  1 ind Santa Pola Saltpans NP, Alicante (Miguel Angel Andrés, Luis Albero; Marcos Real). Still present; 2.5 (Nick Ransdale); 7-5 (Guillem de los Santos, Munir Chaouni, Marcos Real https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/568968201 , Andrea Cerdà); 9.5 (José Juan Ramón)

 

1.5.2023 Thalasseus elegans  3 ind  Racó de l’Olla, Albufera de València, València (Pablo Bernal https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/565447371 ; Biel Miquel, Júlia Cerveró); 2 birds 4.5 (Joan Balfagón, Martín Rey)

 

 

7.5.2023 Phaeton aethereus  1 ind Isla de las Palomas, El Estrecho NP, Tarifa, Cádiz (Víctor Porras) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/569520661

 

 

Passerines

 

7.5.2023 Ficedula albicollis  1 ind Alaior, Menorca, Illes Balears (Sergi Caules)

10.5.2023 Ficedula albicollis  1 ind La Roberta, Delta del Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy; Pablo Pascual)

2.5.2023 Motacilla flava feldegg 1 ind Migjorn, Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Eugeni Capella @ornitho.cat); 5.5 (Saúl Román, Ana Rivas, Marcel Gil); 8.5 (Ferran Pujol @ornitho.cat). Coming from late April.



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Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus ), 1st for Spain, 3rd for the Western Palearctic

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On 24 May 2023, Roland Bekkers, photographed an Ancient Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus antiquus) at the Odiel river mouth , an important wetland in the Huelva province, in the Atlantic coast of Andalucia, S Spain. At 20:22 the same day the news came out and were broadcasted within the Rarebirdspain group. Despite the rarity of the record, a number of local birders decided to give it a try on 25 May morning.  Local birders asked to respect local colonies of Little Terns Sternula albifrons and Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincola remaining within marked paths in any attempt of twitching the murrelet.  On 25 May, at 10:37 AM the bird was relocated c.400m from the mouth of the Mazagón Marina (José Luís Anguita, Manuel Bárcenas, Juanjo Cirpriano, Alfonso Barragán), UTM 37.138718, -6.841995 . See photos below (José Luís Anguita) and videos (José Manuel Reyes). Some boats flushed the bird c. 2000 m from the initial place and a bit later it flew a further 3000 m to the W remaining near the pl
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-31 December 2023

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  Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group   Ducks & Geese   26.12.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 2 ind, Santoña, Cantabria (Javier Train –photo-)   21.12.2023 Cygnus cygnus   2 ind Ría de Betanzos; A Coruña. Still present (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño; Cristina Soto); 22.12 (Javier Río); 23.12 (Daniel García Novo); 24.12 (Franqui Illanes –photo-; Ramón Ternero); 25.12 (Leticia Miranda); 26.12 (Javier Río; Jorge Vilas); 28.12 (Diego Montenegro);   29.12 (Carlos Durán; Francisco Rodal); 30.12 (Carmen Peñalver, Juno Toni); 31.12 (Xavier Parra).     24.12.2023 Cygnus cygnus 1 ind Urdaibai, Bizkaia. Still present (A.Galache).   30.12.2023 Spatula discors 1 1w Fuerteventura golf club, Antígua, Fuerteventura. Still present (Eliseo Reyes).   21.11.2023 Anas rubripes   1 male. Sada, A Coruña. Still present (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño; Cristina Soto); 22.12 (Javier Río); 28.12 (Diego Monten
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Grackles (Quiscalus) in the Iberian peninsula

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Quiscalus mexicanus , Mexico, 31.8.2007 © Ricard Gutiérrez Grackles (genus Quiscalus ) are birds from Icteridae family, typical of Neotropical region, but also present in the Holartic, including USA coast. Typical 'resort' birds known by many as those 'black' birds frequenting the tables of hotels in the Caribbean or Mexican coasts trying to steal food from customer's breakfast or lunch.  Not a typical long-distance migrant group, they are believed to be quite intelligent, in a rather Corvidae mood, so despite they cannot be considered as true vagrants to the Palearctic according to the uncapability of crossing by themselves the Atlantic, it is true that they (presumably) board on ships to do the crossing. And not only one species but, at least, two having been recorded in Gibraltar and mainland Spain.  E-listed in Europe due to the 'current rules', a review of the treatment of what A listing means regarding 'clever' birds such as Corvidae
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