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Spain rare bird news January-February 2025

From this post on the news on rare birds in Spain will focus on truly scarce species of interest to global audience  or showing for some reasons interesting numbers which modify former knowledge on the species. Since most of the data comes from eBird platform, observers' names will be hidden since they can be found in online records and eBird lists and reports these days. Photos from submitted lists will be featured though, showing all references and credits to authors.  January – February 2025   Ducks & Geese Surf Scoters in the Mediterranean. Sole American Wigeon this winter found at Cuenca.   27-28.2.2025 Mareca americana 1 male at Manjavacas lagoon, Cuenca, the sole bird this winter   The bird coming from 17.11.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind ♂ at Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña. remained into 25.2.2025.     The duck present from 4.11.2024 Aythya affinis 1 ♀ 1w at Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña remained there until 28.2.2025. ...
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-31 December 2024

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21-31 December 2024   Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, ornitho.eus, observado.es, and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group     Ducks & Geese   24.12.2024 Branta bernicla hrota   1 ind Ria de Muros, Noia, A Coruña (Ignacio Aparicio). Still present.   21.12.2024 Cygnus cygnus   1 ind Santoña marshes, Cantabria (Maria Gutiérrez, Dani Hernández, Guillermo Risco, Kike Junco, Noé Cuesta, Elsa García). Still present to 30.12 (Marta Mesa, Antonio Gutiérrez, Bastian Sander, David González).   21.12.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (José Mª Pérez). Still present; 27.12 (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda –photo-)     23.12.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Charcas de San Lorenzo, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Miguel Hérnández; Xabier Remirez –photo-); 30.12 (Francisco Escobar, Miguel Hernández).     26.12.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Salinas del Carmen, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (...
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 11-20 December 2024

    11-20 December 2024     Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, ornitho.eus, observado.es and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group     Ducks & Geese   11.12.2024 Cygnus cygnus   1 ind Santoña marshes, Cantabria (Juan Carlos Alberto, Sílvia Fernández; Gregorio Lozano), 20.12 (Natividad Rodríguez). Still present. 12.12.2024 Cygnus cygnus   1 ind Siero, Meres, Asturias. Still present (Marta Cuesta, Ramón J. Yánez).   15.12.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (José Mª Pérez)   12.12.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña. Still present (Ignacio Aparicio); 20.12.2024 (Xabi Varela).   11.12.2024 Anas carolinensis   1 ind Barlovento lagoon, La Palma, Canary Islands (Robert Burton). The ♂ plus 4 ♂ sp., to 20.12 (Robert Burton). https://ebird.org/checklist/S205991172 12.12.2024 Anas carolinensis   1 ind Las Martelas, La Palma, Canary Islands (Ro...
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 1-10 December 2024

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  1-10 December 2024   Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group   Ducks & Geese   1.12.2024 Branta bernicla hrota   1 ind Ria de Muros, Noia, A Coruña (Agustín Agra) https://ebird.org/checklist/S204163179 .   1.12.2024 Cygnus cygnus   1 ind Santoña marshes, Cantabria (José Ramón Martínez) https://ebird.org/checklist/S204170974 ; 5.12 (Juan Carlos Bellido –photo-); 10.12 (Gregorio Lozano).     3.11.2024 Cygnus cygnus   1 ind Siero, Meres, Asturias. Still present (Ramón J.Yánez); 4.12 (Clemente Álvarez Usategui –photo-); 9.12 (César Sariego).     1.12.2024 Mareca americana 1 ind   Ensenada de San Simón, Pontevedra (José Arcadio Calvo, Álvaro Nicolau)- Still present.   3.12.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña. Still present (Javier Río); 6.12 (Franqui Illanes –photo-); 7.12 (I...
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