Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-29 February 2024

 

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

 

Ducks & Geese

 

29.2.2024 Cygnus cygnus  2 ind Esteiro do Mandeo; A Coruña. Still present (Juan Diego Acevedo; Beatriz V. García).

 

25.2.2024 Spatula discors 1 1w♂ Algeciras, Cádiz. Still present (Sergio Briones, Ricardo Campos) to 29.2 (MIck Richardson, Miguel Ángel Mora –photo-, Lucia Muniesa; Francisco Antonio Prieta)

 

 

29.2.2024 Spatula discors 1 ♂ Embalse de Alcollarín, Cáceres (Francisco Antonio Prieto –photo-, Agapito J. Verde, Juan Antonio García, Martin Kelsey).

 

 

29.2.2024 Anas rubripes  1 male. Sada, A Coruña. Still present (Juan Diego Acevedo, Beatriz V. García).

 

24.2.2024 Melanitta perspicillata 1 1w ♂  Faro de Guardamar, Alicante. Still present (José Manuel Murcia) to 29.2 (Marcos Real, Luis Albero).

 

Waders

 

23.2.2024 Cursorius cursor  1 ind Los Genoveses, Cabo de Gata, Almería (David Cristobal –photo-, Simon RC) to 29.2 (Javier Salcedo)

 

 

21.2.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Arroyo de las Cañas, Guadalhorce river basin, Málaga. Still present  (Javier Salcedo), 25.2 (José Adrián Sánchez –photo-)

 

 

21.2.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Barranco de la Florida, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Still present (Thomas W. Johansen) to 29.2 (Piotr Pogoda).

 

29.2.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Marjal de Sueca, Valencia (Andrés Balfagón – photo-)

 

 

 

Herons

 

Raptors

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

27.2.2024 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 ad, Laguna de Tíscar, Córdoba (Alberto Cebrián) https://ebird.org/checklist/S163128197

 

25.2.2024 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 1w  Salar de los Canos, Almería (Michael Pearson; Manuel Salas; Raimundo Martín -photo-)

 


 

27.2.2024 Larus glaucoides kumlieni 1 ad Traba, A Coruña (Ricardo Hevia)

 

 

24.2.2024 Alle alle 1 ind Lekeitio lighthouse, Bizkaia (Juan Carlos Andrés)

 

Passerines and others

 

27.2.2024 Corvus cornix 2 ind with a Corvus albus at Castillo de la Luz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Miguel Hernández)

 

21.2.2024 Phylloscopus humei 1 ind Parc del Laberint d’Horta, Barcelona . Still present (Jaume Campderròs) to 29.2 (Javier Ruiz).

 

23.2.2024 Passer luteus 1 ind Parque Romántico, Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Relocated (Miguel Hernández Santana) to 29.2 (Simon Priestnall).

 

22.2.2024 Emberiza pusilla 6 ind La Janda, Cádiz. Still present (Francisco José Del Río Sánchez) to 29.2, 7 birds (Andrés Rojas).

 

27.2.2024 Emberiza rustica, At least 1 ind La Janda, Cádiz. Still present (Toni Bowker)

 

 

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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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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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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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