Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-31 March 2024

 

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

 

Ducks & Geese

 

22.3.2024 Spatula discors 1 ♀ Club Golf Salinas de Antigua, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Still present (Amy Schwartz, José Arcadio Calvo), 26.3 (Volker Hesse)

 

25.3.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Laguna Rodrigo, Segovia (Eduardo García), 27.3 (Caroline Sastre, Amandine Doré, Miguel Martín, Luis Jesús Martín)

 

 

31.3.2024 Anas carolinensis 1 male, Lagoa de Caque, Terra Chá, Lugo (Roi Cuba, photo)

 

 

22.3.2024 Aythya affinis 1 Dehesa de Abajo, Sevilla (Víctor Porras, Manuel Morales, Iolo Willians). Still present, 26.3

 

27.3.2024 Aythya affinis 1 Bahía de Santander, Cantabria. Still present (Diego Herráez, Maria Lobato, Andrea Martínez, José Ramón Martínez), 29.3 (Javier Paricio).

 

22.3.2024 Melanitta perspicillata 1 1w ♂  Faro de Guardamar, Alicante. Still present (Oriol Palau, Jana Marco –photo-), 31.3 (José Roque, Óscar Aldeguer, Adrián Orihuela).

 

 

 

Waders

 

25.3.2024 Cursorius cursor 1 ind San Juan del Puerto, Huelva (Elena Vs).

 

 

29.3.2024 Cursorius cursor 1 ind Rambla Amoladeras, Cabo de Gata, Almería (Maxime Blanchet). A bird came from the sea, perhaps different to bird seen previously.

 

21.3.2024 Charadrius semipalmatus  1 ind Salinas de Tenefé, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (José Arcadio Calvo), 31.3 (Niklas Zander).

 

21.3.2024 Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 ind Marjal dels Moros, Sagunt, València. Still present (Toni Alcocer, Miguel Angel Martín), 28.3 (Julen Santa Cristina, Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana)

 

24.3.2024 Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 ind Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Girona (Carles Oliver; Oriol Cabrero; Joan Ventura, Miquel Condom, Ramon Aguilar; Pau Calero, Quique Carballal, Jodi Condom); 25.3 (Artur Morales) to 26.3 (Àlex Ollé, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Miguel Condom, Jordi Condom).`

 

22.3.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Arroyo de las Cañas, Guadalhorce river basin, Málaga. Still present (Jaime Mojao), 31.3 (José A. Cortés –photo-).

 

 

23.3.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Marjals de Catarroja, L’Albufera, València. Still present (Jesús Carrión –photo-).

 

 

22.3.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Barranco de la Florida, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Still present (Norbert Wittling –photo-; Jake Gearty), 30.3 (Eliseo Reyes).

 

 

27.3.2024 Gallinago media 2 ind Camps del Seixanta, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Girona (Ponç Feiu, Pau Calero).

 

Herons

 

Raptors

 

26.3.2024 Clanga clanga 1 ind fulvescens Crevillent, Alicante (Xavier Parra)

 

21-26.3.2024 Milvus migrans aegyptius/parasitus 1 ind Playa del Matorral, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Norbert Wittlingk –photo-; Christoph Grüneberg)

 

 

Rallidae

 

23.3.2024 Crex egregia 1 ind Costa Teguise Golf Club, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (José Arcadio Calvo –photo-).

 

 

Seabirds

 

30.3.2024 Sula leucogaster 1 ind grounded near Lérez river, Monteporreiro, Pontevedra (Carlos Barreiro –photo-; Rafael Pazo);  30.3 A Lanzada, Pontevedra (Gustavo Ferreiro, Encarna González)

 



21.3.2023 Microcarbo pygmaeus 1 ind , Delta del Llobregat, Barcelona, 2nd for Spain. Still present  (Francisco José Sánchez, Jaume Campderròs) to 28.3 (Judith Siches, Claudio Bracho; Joel Soto, José Martín, Sergi Sales, Núria Rodriguez)

 

24.3.2024 Larus smithsonianus 1 1w Tapia, Villamil, Asturias. Still present (Sergio Hoces, Oriol Palom), 29.3 (Pablo Miki).

 

 

30.3.2024 Larus glaucoides kumlieni 1 ad Traba, A Coruña. Still present (José Luís Rabuñal)

 

21.3.2024 Larus glaucoides kumlieni 1 ad Bahía de Santander, Cantabria (Antonio Sanz, Ricardo Martíntez, Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana, Ludovico de Vega), 24.3

 

Passerines and others

 

24.3.2024 Phylloscopus humei 1 ind Parc del Laberint d’Horta, Barcelona . Still present (Jaroa López), 27.3 (Jaume Campderròs).

 

21.3.2024 Passer luteus 1 ind Parque Romántico, Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Still present (José Arcadio Calvo, Tomas Stafström), 28.3 (Miguel Hernández Santana).

 

25.3.2024 Emberiza pusilla, At least 1 ind La Janda, Cádiz. Still present (Simon Tonkin, Ana López, Abel Moreno, Alicia Montávez) to 10 birds on 29.3 (Jon Iratzagorria –photo-; Daniel Winzeler)

 

 

26.3.2024 Emberiza pusilla 1 ind Sant Pere de Ribes (Eric Mozas –photo-). Later seen again (Rafael González de Lucas)

 

25.3.2024 Emberiza rustica, At least 2 ind La Janda, Cádiz. Still present (Alicia Montávez, Abel Morneo, Ana López), 27.3 6 ind (Fernando Portillo de Cea) and 29.3 1 bird (Jon Iratzagorria).

21.3.2024 Emberiza sahari 4 ind Zona Verde, Algeciras, Cádiz (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda).

22.3.2024 Zonotrichia albicollis 1 ind Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona . Still present (Oriol Ribas; Susana Lois, Toni Alcocer), 23.3 (Marcelo Brongo https://ebird.org/checklist/S165691303 ), 30.3 (José Arcadio Calvo).

 

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

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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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