Rare Birds in Spain Blog

© Chris Wilding 4 October 2015 A previously unknown record of Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes in the Canary Islands has been made public in November 2018. The author, Chris Wilding, took two photos of an odd bird at El Médano, Tenerife on 4 October 2015. Both photos are enclosed. The observer sent the record to Rare Birds in Spain once he realised the bird was rare and once former BBRC member Colin Bradshaw reccomended to contact Rare Birds in Spain to publish the record. Chris original words are included: I am a birdwatcher who lives in England. Whilst reviewing some of my old holiday photos from Tenerife I came across the two pictures attached. I had forgotten about the sighting of the bird and had not fully satisfied myself as to the species. A contact, Colin Bradshaw, who is a very experienced birdwatcher, confirmed the bird as a rare visitor to the Island of Tenerife and that I should possibly contact the Rare birds of Spain in case the sighting was of inte...

[Traducción con el applet lateral derecho][Translation with right sidebar applet] La tardor a Catalunya i a Espanya vol dir ocells rars que venen a visitar-nos. Igual que a la primavera tenim una incertesa sobre què apareixerà i on, amb uns quants punts claus que cal revisar, tardor i setembre a Catalunya volen dir Delta de l'Ebre i espècies com el territ pectoral, el territ rogenc o la cuereta citrina. El 2013 s'ha afegit a la festa una daurada petita del Pacífic!. A més, les cueretes grogues 'grises' dificultant la trobada de les citrines i a la vegada anunciant-la i també escuraflascons i corriols pit-roig, no rars, però sempre interessants. L'octubre i el novembre portarà algun passeriforme siberià? Qui sap. De grossos i interessants se n'han vist. Només cal mirar. Aquí o al vostre local patch. Mai se sap on pot caure la grossa, com diu aquell anunci! Us en deixo unes fotos del 5-7.9.2013. Miguel Rodríguez Esteban y Ricard Gutiérrez, Delta de l...