Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 1-10 February 2023

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

 

 

1-10.2.2023

 

Ducks & Geese

 

2.2.2023 Cygnus cygnus 1 ind Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruña (Antonio Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez), 3.2 (Xabier Prieto). Wintering bird. 5.2 (David Chas)

2.2.2023 Anser serrirostris  2 ind Villafáfila lagoons (Alfonso Rodrigo). Coming from 2.12.2022. 5.2 (Seppo Hjerppe, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/531834841 )

4.2.2023 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, Ria de Betanzos, A Coruña (Xabi Varela). Wintering bird. 4.2 (Francisco Manuel Illanes; Ignacio Fernández Otero). 9.2 (Luís López Areal).

2.2.2023 Anas carolinensis  Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruñá 2 drakes (Antonio Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez),  4.2 (Francisco Manuel Illanes; Ignacio Fernández Otero), wintering bird., 6.2 (Dorindo Pérez, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/532233591 ; Pablo Lado -2 birds-; 10.2 (Amadeo Antonio Pombo, Rubén Juiz)

2.2.2023 Mareca americana 1 female Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra (Javier Rodríguez), coming from last month. 4.2 (David Alonso), 8.2 (Paulo Lago), 10.2 (Rafael Costas).

2.2.2023 Aythya afinnis  Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. 1 m (Gary Fennemore). Wintering bird. 3.2 (Nikolas Pohl), 4.2 (Octave Pajot, Pajot Maxence), 5.2 (Gary Fennemore, Joe Shannon), 7.2 (Gary Fennemore; Magnus Salmi; Julia Schuster, Michaela Maislinger https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/532898961 ), 9.2 (Michaela Maislinger, Julia Schuster; Pajot Maxence).

1.2.2023 Aythya affinis  1 m Laguna de la Veguilla, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real coming from 27.1.2023 still there on 1.2 (Pedro Bustamante), 4.2 (Andrés Pinedo, Sergio O. Pinedo; Alejandro Fernández, José Fernández; José Liarte, Mario Liarte; Eduardo Ramírez; Fabián Luján), 5.2 (Mario Fernández Tizón, José Fernández, David Guillén; Simon Priestnall; Celestino González; Jesús Calderón; Maria José Valencia; Juan Francisco Fernández; Pepe Buendía; Francisco Vizcaíno; Manuel Vega; Javier Nicolau), 6.2 (Elias Tibax, Peter Wijnsouw), 7.2 (Álvaro Nicolau, José Arcadio Calvo)

3.2.2023 Aythya afinnis  Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña 1 f (Ignacio Aparicio). Wintering bird. 5.2 (Xosé Manoel Carregal)

3.2.2023 Aythya afinnis  1m Lagunas de Martin Miguel, Cádiz (Rafael García)

7.2.2023 Aythya afinnis  2m 1f Traba lagoon, A Coruña. Wintering birds (Adrián Bartolomé)

 

Waders

2.2.2023 Pluvialis fulva  1 ind Camí del Matar, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta del l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona (Carles Oliver; Raúl Calderón), 4.1 (Samuel Aunión, Juan Ricardo Villora)

8.2.2023 Charadrius semipalmatus 1 ind La Mareta, Los Abrigos, Tenerife, Canary Is. (Nikolas Pohl). Coming from January.

9.2.2023 Charadrius semipalmatus 1 ind S Tenerife, Canary Is. (Dani RD Zone). Different individual

2.2.2023 Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 ind Camí del Serrallo, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta del l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona (Carles Oliver; Raúl Calderón), 3.2 (Mayca Martí), 4.2 (Rosa Requena), 5.2 (Samuel Aunión)

8.2.2023 Tringa flavipes  1 ind Campo de Golf del Abama, Guía de Isora, Tenerife, Canary Is.(Nikolas Pohl). Coming from January.

 

Seabirds

 

2.2.2023 Larus glaucoides kumlieni  1w Cartavio, Coaña, Asturias (Luis Mario Arce), 4.4 (Daniel Martínez), coming from January.

7.2.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 ind Urumea river, Donostia, Gipuzkoa (Xabier Saralegui –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/532689991, Jon Mugica). 10.2 (Xabier Saralegui)

10.2.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 ind Guadalhorce river mouth, Málaga. New bird (Nacho Barrionuevo, Aaron Long; Antonio Tamayo –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/533627931


Raptors

 

2.2.2023 Buteo rufinus rufinus  1 ind Plans de Sió, Font de Queralt (Hubert Mas), 4.2 (Bernat Iglesias)

7.2.2023 Buteo rufinus 1 ind El Cabrito, Los Alcornocales NO, Cádiz (AJ Sepúlveda) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/532573611

1.2.2023 Falco biarmicus  1 2cy Montijo ricefields, Badajoz (José Luís Bautista)

 

Passerines

 

4.2.2023 Spilopelia senegalensis 1 ind El Pantano, Sevilla. Resident birds (Santiago Caballero, Gonzalo Astete, Juan Oñate)

1-9.2.2023 Corvus cornix 1 ind Medina Sidonia, Cádiz, already seen in January (Miguel Campos)

1.2.2023 Oenanthe deserti Cabo de Gata, Almería (Mick Richardson). Wintering bird. 3.2 (David CH –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/531119121 , Simón RC)

2.2.2023 Phylloscopus humei  1 ind Parc del Laberint, Barcelona (Javier Ruiz), 3.2 (Jaume Campderròs), 4.2 (Oriol Soler), 5.1 (Cristina Masgoret; Josep Bujons), 6.1 (Jaume Campderròs), 10.1 (Massimiliano Dettori; Jaume Campderròs).

5.2.2023 Phylloscopus humei  1 ind Parc de la Pegaso, Barcelona (Alejandro Sánchez)

1.2.2023 Phylloscopus humei Barriada Meadero de la Reina, Cádiz, already seen in January (Guillermo López), 2.2 (Juan Rodríguez Roa), 4.2 (Ricky Owen, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/531513821 ),

3.2.2023 Phylloscopus collybita tristis 1 ind Les Madrigueres, El Vendrell, Baix Penedès, Tarragona (Ramón Ruiz) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/531025141

10.2.2023 Phylloscopus collybita tristis 1 ind  Calle Pedro Mendoza, Sevilla (José Manuel Reyes) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/533656971

10.2.2023 Phylloscopus collybita tristis 1 ind  Txingudi, Plaiaundi, Gipuzkoa (Ana Miranda de Lage)

2.2.2023 Emberiza pusilla 1 ind Valdoviño, A Coruña  (Antonio Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez), 4.2 (Daniel García Novo). Coming from December  https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/531785071

 

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Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus ), 1st for Spain, 3rd for the Western Palearctic

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On 24 May 2023, Roland Bekkers, photographed an Ancient Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus antiquus) at the Odiel river mouth , an important wetland in the Huelva province, in the Atlantic coast of Andalucia, S Spain. At 20:22 the same day the news came out and were broadcasted within the Rarebirdspain group. Despite the rarity of the record, a number of local birders decided to give it a try on 25 May morning.  Local birders asked to respect local colonies of Little Terns Sternula albifrons and Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincola remaining within marked paths in any attempt of twitching the murrelet.  On 25 May, at 10:37 AM the bird was relocated c.400m from the mouth of the Mazagón Marina (José Luís Anguita, Manuel Bárcenas, Juanjo Cirpriano, Alfonso Barragán), UTM 37.138718, -6.841995 . See photos below (José Luís Anguita) and videos (José Manuel Reyes). Some boats flushed the bird c. 2000 m from the initial place and a bit later it flew a further 3000 m to the W remaining near the pl
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Grackles (Quiscalus) in the Iberian peninsula

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Quiscalus mexicanus , Mexico, 31.8.2007 © Ricard Gutiérrez Grackles (genus Quiscalus ) are birds from Icteridae family, typical of Neotropical region, but also present in the Holartic, including USA coast. Typical 'resort' birds known by many as those 'black' birds frequenting the tables of hotels in the Caribbean or Mexican coasts trying to steal food from customer's breakfast or lunch.  Not a typical long-distance migrant group, they are believed to be quite intelligent, in a rather Corvidae mood, so despite they cannot be considered as true vagrants to the Palearctic according to the uncapability of crossing by themselves the Atlantic, it is true that they (presumably) board on ships to do the crossing. And not only one species but, at least, two having been recorded in Gibraltar and mainland Spain.  E-listed in Europe due to the 'current rules', a review of the treatment of what A listing means regarding 'clever' birds such as Corvidae
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-31 December 2023

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  Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group   Ducks & Geese   26.12.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 2 ind, Santoña, Cantabria (Javier Train –photo-)   21.12.2023 Cygnus cygnus   2 ind Ría de Betanzos; A Coruña. Still present (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño; Cristina Soto); 22.12 (Javier Río); 23.12 (Daniel García Novo); 24.12 (Franqui Illanes –photo-; Ramón Ternero); 25.12 (Leticia Miranda); 26.12 (Javier Río; Jorge Vilas); 28.12 (Diego Montenegro);   29.12 (Carlos Durán; Francisco Rodal); 30.12 (Carmen Peñalver, Juno Toni); 31.12 (Xavier Parra).     24.12.2023 Cygnus cygnus 1 ind Urdaibai, Bizkaia. Still present (A.Galache).   30.12.2023 Spatula discors 1 1w Fuerteventura golf club, Antígua, Fuerteventura. Still present (Eliseo Reyes).   21.11.2023 Anas rubripes   1 male. Sada, A Coruña. Still present (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño; Cristina Soto); 22.12 (Javier Río); 28.12 (Diego Monten
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