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

 

1-10 October 2024

 

American passerine season begun in October 2024 (details below)

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

 

 

Ducks & Geese

 

4.10.2024 Branta bernicla hrota 1 ind Ria de O Burgo, A Coruña (Diego Barreiro). Still present; 7.10 (Isai Ogando, Franqui Illanes –photo-, Carlos González); 10.10 (Ignacio Aparicio, Franqui Illanes).

 

 

10.10.2024 Cygnus cygnus 3 ind Ría de Avilés, Asturias (Carlos Gutiérrez García).

 

5.10.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, A Coruña. Long stayer (Pierre Montieth –photo-); 7.10 (Javier Rio)

 

 

7.10.2024 Mareca americana 2 ind Golf Salinas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Eliseo Reyes)

 

 

Waders

 

4.10.2024 Pluvialis fulva 1 returning adult Torre de l’Aufacada-Migjorn, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Federico Bianco et al)

 

8.10.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Eucaliptus ricefields, Amposta, Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Marcel Gil; Sergi Sales; Julen Santa Cristina). Relocated; 9-10.10 (Marcel Gil).

 

10.10.2024 Calidris fuscicollis 1 ind Lagunas de Salave, Tapia, Asturias (Pablo Fernández; Alberto Acero, Sancho Carrero, Pablo Miki –photo-).

 

10.10.2024 Calidris fuscicollis 1 ind El Pinar, El Hierro, Canary Islands (Juan Antonio Lorenzo, V.Quilis).




 

Herons

 

 

Raptors

 

1.10.2024 Clanga pomarina 1 ind Tráfico, Tarifa, Cádiz (Faustino Chamizo, Pablo Barrena). Perhaps the bird seen days before?

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

MEGA 9.10.2024 TRINIDADE PETREL Pterodroma arminjoniana 1 ind reported off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Jared Wilson). Dark phase flew west at c. 1.5km distance at 09:30. Watched for c. 4 minutes" More on the sighting: https://chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2024/10/27/trindade-petrel-estaca-de-bares-galicia-spain-09-10-2024/

 

9.10.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, Jared Wilson)

10.10.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, Jared Wilson)

 

 

3.10.2024 Leucophaeus pipixcan  1 ind Lamiako, Bizkaia (Ignacio Blanco, Rosa Benito –photo-). Still present, 7.10 (Marta Mesa, José Arcadio Calvo, Xurxo Piñeiro, Sergio GM)

 

 

5.10.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Los Lances, Tarifa, Cádiz (Ignacio Barrionuevo)

5.10.2024 Thalasseus elegans x sandvicensis 1 ind Los Lances, Tarifa, Cádiz (Ignacio Barrionuevo) ‘Larger than the Sandwich Terns but almost the size of the Elegant Tern. Dirty yellowish base to the bill, which shows a dark central band and a clran yellow tip. It shows a rather striking pinkish tinge to the underparts."

 

9.10.2024 Puffinus baroli 1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, Jared Wilson).

 

Passerines and others

 

5.10.2024 Corvus cornix 1 ind Níjar, Almería (Raúl Galindo –photo-, Antonia Zamora); 6.10 (Andrés Balfagón)

5.10.2024 Iduna caligata  1 ind Cabo Ajo, Cantabria(Guillermo Rodríguez –photo-). Seen later (José Alberto Fernández Ugarte, Iker Fernández Ugarte)

 

2.10.2024 Ficedula parva  1 ind Parc fluvial del Besòs, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy –photo-). Later seen too  (Àlex Lizano)

6.10.2024 Anthus hodgsoni 1 ind recorded Devesa de l’Albufera, Valencia (NOCMIG Bosco Dies)

6.10.2024 Carpodacus erythrinus 1 ind male Lécera, Zaragoza (Carles Oliver)

4.10.2024 Passer luteus 1 ind Parque Romántico, Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Miguel Hernández). Still present

MEGA 6.10.2024 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 ind Castillo de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary Is. (J.Marcos Benito –photo-)

 

5.10.2024 Emberiza pusilla 1 1w ind ringed Aiguamolls de la Bòbila, Santpedor, Barcelona (Marc Illa)

4.10.2024 Emberiza sahari 6 ind Algeciras, Cádiz. Still around (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda –photo-). Apparently 2nd brood around with adults; 9.10 4 ind ringed (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda) https://ebird.org/checklist/S198087184

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