Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 1-10 August 2024

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

 

 

Ducks & Geese

 

1.8.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada- Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña. Same bird now back at Sada (Nayib Hamdoun); 4.8 (Diego Barreiro); 10.8 (Greg McIvor –photo-).

 

 

Waders

 

8.8.2024 Cursorius cursor 2 ads Llanos de Tembleque, Toledo. Still present (Ricardo Rodríguez Llamazares –photo-)

 

 

1.8.2024 Pluvialis fulva 1 ind El Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, coming from late july (Pere Plans, Miguel Casas; Pere Labian; Manuel Pineda; Marc Bertran; Marga Esparch, Jordi Martí-Aledo); 2.8 (Joan Ventura, Toni Martí; Jordi Martí-Aledo); 3.8 (Francesc Rivero, Martí Alsina; Jordi Casanovas; Jordi Martí-Aledo; Miquel Boix; Nick Odio); 4.8 (Artur Morales, Eulàlia Maspons –photo-; Marga Esparch; Carles Oliver); 5.8 (Jordi Vigué, Joan Cortés; Manel Barrios, Enric Capalleras, Enric Muñoz; Raimond Riera, Xavier Adell, Jordi Martí-Aledo); 6.8 (Marga Esparch; Olga Gairin); 7.8 (Joan Ventura, Miguel Condom, Jordi Condom; Cristian Grijalba, Elisenda Molina; Magda Bonvehí, Otger Fortià, Marga Esparch, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Pau Calero); 8.8 (Marga Esparch; Pau Esteban; Franck Bollet-Dugoul; Luka Bollet-Dugoul; Isaac Bañeras); 9.8 (Marga Esparch; Joan Pujol, Andreu Duclau, Antoni Mariné, Albert Burgas; Albert Cama, Jan Martín); 10.8 (Marga Esparch, Miquel Boix, Quim Felip, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Lluís-Xavier Toldrà; Jaume Albaigés, Xavier Idígora).

 

5.8.2024 Pluvialis fulva 1 ind Embalse de la Sotonera, Huesca (Juan Carlos Albero –photo-; José Mª Canudo, Jorge Lardiés, Esther Yera)

 

 

Herons

 

Raptors

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

7.8.2024 Pterodroma hasitata  1 ind off Estaca de  Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval). 5th for Spain

6.8.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Saúl Román).

 

3.8.2024 Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ind Islas Cíes, Pontevedra (José Emilio Oti –photo-). Returning bird. Still present; 4.8 (Pedro Miguel Pinheiro); 8.8 (José Luís Manzanero).

 

 

1.8.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Santa Pola saltpans, Alicante. Still present (Mark Simmonds –photo-); 6.8 (Gaspar Belmonte);

 

 

8.8.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Las Encañizadas, Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia Still present (José Luís Caravaca –photo-).

 

 

Passerines and others

 

4.8.2024 Corvus cornix 1 ind Las Negras, Almería (Andrés Balfagón –photo-). Still present.

 

9.8.2024 Corvus cornix 1 ind Castillo de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary islands (Miguel Hernández).

 

7.8.2024 Passer luteus 1 ind at Playa del Inglés, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Still present (Miguel Hernández)

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  Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group   Ducks & Geese   22.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 3 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña. Coming inland from the NW (José Portillo, Daniel López-Velasco –photos- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609888593 )   25.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 1 juvenile Gozón, Verdicio, Asturias (Toño Caballero, Daniel López-Velasco, Manuel Antonio Suarez https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609291178 , Fernando Manteiga); 27.9 (Daniel López-Velasco); 30.9 (José Antonio García, Daniel López-Velasco, Patri Piñón, Patricia Sánchez, Jalo Conde).   26.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota Praia de Mañóns e enseada de Triñáns, A Coruña (Jorge Vilas)   https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609326352   30.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota Baldaio, A Coruña (Xabi Varela). Bird reaching N lagoon, resting for a while and leaving W. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609416577
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