Rare Birds in Spain Blog

At c.14:20 hour on 3 October 2022, an alleged Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus was seen at La Ràpita, Ebre Delta, Montsià, Catalonia. The species is a rarity in the country, besides having been recently considered as a pest species . After some search, on 4 October 2022,   Sergi Sales found the ibis which showed a large white body and black neck. However, a careful observation revealed that indeed it was not a Sacred but a leucistic Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ), a frequent species at Ebre delta numbering c.40.000 birds in autumn 2022 (David Bigas pers.comm.), see @sales_sergi tweet below and his original photo.   Aquests dies pel Delta de l'Ebre volta un Capó reial mig leucístic que esta donant mal de cap perquè la distribució del clar/fosc coincideix bastant amb el seu parent, l'Ibis sagrat. Podem comparar a les fotografies totes dues espècies.Realment un ocell ben curiós @FundPlegadis pic.twitter.com/sWvKwf6Enp — sergi sales🎗 (@sales_sergi) October 12,...

  © Javier Train, 31.3.2022 El 26.3.2022 en Sant Joan de Mediona, Mediona, Alt Penedès, Barcelona, Marcel Gallardo fotografíó un ave que había visto previamente hacía cerca de un mes. El ave, identificada con la foto que hizo Marcel como una Mniotilta varia , Parúlido del nuevo mundo, fue relocalizada el día 28.3.2022 por Eugeni Capella. A partir de esa fecha, y especialmente del 30.3.2022 se ve diáriamente hasta al menos el 3.4.2022 cuando se redactan estas notas.      © Marcel Gallardo, 26.3.2022   Se trata de la primera cita para Catalunya y la Península, segunda para España, dado que existe una cita previa de la especie en Fuerteventura, Canarias. Antonio Gutiérrez , del blog gaviotas y anillas , ha recogido el total conocido de citas y fenología de la especie en Europa.       Islandia . 1.9.1970. Kaupstadur, Helmey, Vestmannaeyjabaer. Cadaver fresco conservado en el museo islandés de historia natural. Registro homologado. Reino U...

Cover with the stunning Lammergeier photo from Oriol Muntané Published in early April 2017, When and Where to Watch Birds in Catalunya is the new book from Tundra Ediciones, the Spanish leading nature related books publisher. Written by this blog and Rare Birds in Spain website author, Ricard Gutiérrez, the book is foreworded by GONHS' Gibraltar Bird report editor Dr. Ernest F J Garcia. Here we'll deal with a complete review of its contents aimed to perhaps encourage you to order one copy of this 378 pages long brand new guide to perhaps one of the best birding places in SW Europe. Did you know that 443 bird species have been seen in Catalunya and that their number changes every month? Did you know that Catalunya holds the current European record of most birds seen in 24 hours, well exceeding 210 species? Can you imagine waking up in the snow-covered Pyrenees with Tengmalm’s Owl , Citril Finch or Lammergeier , visiting the open grassland at midday with Lit...