Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 11-20 January 2023

 

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

 

 Ducks & Geese

13.1.2023 Anser serrirostris  2 ind Villafáfila lagoons (Gary Losada), 20.1 (Víctor Coello https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526234301 , Vanesa Sotelo).

 

11.1.2023 Cygnus cygnus 1 ind Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruña (Daniel García Novo; Javier RM), 13.1 (Leif Erikson, Paulo Lago), 14.1 (Álvaro Crego, Javier Rodríguez Escudero), 15.1 (José Ramón Castro, Felipe Yllanes; Xabier Prieto), 20.1(Delfín González https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526234631 )

 

11.1.2023 Mareca americana 1 female Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra (Marcos Prada), 14.1 (Manuel Velasco, David Alonso), 15.1 (Manuel Velasco , https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524295041 , David Alonso), 19.1 (Javier Rodríguez), 20.1 (Manuel Velasco).

 

11.1.2023 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, Ria de Betanzos, A Coruña (Felipe Yllanes),12.1 (David Calleja), 14.1 (Antronio Sandoval, Pedro Sandoval), 15.1 (Diego Montenegro, Adrián Bartolomé, José Luís García, Ricardo Rojo, Javier Rodríguez), 20.1 (Delfín González https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526233211 )

14.1.2023 Anas carolinensis  Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruñá (Álvaro Crego, Javier Rodríguez), 15.1 (Felipe Yllanes; Xabier Prieto, José Ramón Castro)

14-15.1.2023 Aythya afinnis  Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña 14.1 (Pedro Sandoval, Antonio Sandoval, Xabier Vázquez Pumariño, Francisco Manuel Illanes), 15.1 (Adrián Bartolomé, Ricardo Rojo, Jose Luis Garcia Allut, Ignacio Aparicio, Agustín Agra; Xosé Manoel Carregal)

19.1.2023 Aythya afinnis  1 ind Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. (Gabino Cortés).

10-15.1.2023 Mergellus albellus 3 ind Balsa de Añua, Áraba 10.1 (Nor Martín), 12.1 (Daniel Saldaña), 13.1 (Diego Santamaria, Pedro Arratibel, Agustín Rivas, Kepa Aldama, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523653831 , Juan I. Deán), 14.1 (José Maria Ayuela, Claudia Amaranta Sicilia, Alejandro Sanz, Adrián Suárez), 15.1 (Jesús Ruiz, Julen Santa Cristina, Rocío Sus, Pedro Arratíbel), 16.1 (Pep Manchado); 17.1 (Pablo Varona; Asier Sarasua), 20.1 (Juan Carlos Andrés, Aitor Ormaetxea, Arturo Fuente)


Waders

16.1.2023 Pluvialis fulva  Camí del Serrallo, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià, Delta de l’Ebre (Arnau Bonan)

11.1.2023 Vanellus gregarius  1 ind  Hoya del Pozo, Albacete (Rafael Torralba; Carlos Ponce;  Manolo Salas, Fernando Alonso, Borja De Madariaga). Still on 12.1 (Ricardo Rodríguez, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523334241 , José Arcadio, Álvaro Nicolau, Javier Paricio )

 

14.1.2023 Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 ind near Camí del Serrallo, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià, Delta de l’Ebre (Bernat Iglesias; Ramón Ruiz –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524069151 ; Pau García Campderròs, Ferran Pujol), 15.1 (Mireia Martín, Josep Bujons), 16.1 (Sergi Sales) 

11.1.2023 Bartramia longicauda 1 ind Teguise, Lanzarote, Canary is. (Micha Arved Neumann, photo) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524302111

15.1.2023 Tringa flavipes  1 ind Campo de Golf del Abama, Guía de Isora, Tenerife, Canary Is. (Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524326831  , 16.1 (Dan Pointon; Håkan Wittzell), 19.1 (Luciano Gelfi; Alexander Hiley)

Seabirds

11.1.2023 Alle alle 1 ind Armintza, Bizkaia (Jon Hidalgo)

11.1.2023 Alle alle 1 ind Cabo de Lata, Santander, Cantabria (Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana)

15.1.2023 Alle alle 1 ind Cabo Ajo, Cantabria (Jesús Menéndez)

17.1.2023 Alle alle 1 ind Samil beach, Vigo, Pontevedra (Marcos Prada). Beached. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/525267991

 

11.1.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia Caleta de Vélez, Málaga (Miguel Domínguez-Santaella, Ignacio Barrionuevo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523203391 ), 14.1 (Carmen Álvarez), 15.1 (Juan Ramirez); 16.1 (Kari Korhonen, Ilkka Iivonen)

 

11.1.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia Carnota, Lira, A Coruña (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño), 19.1 (José Luís García)

16-17.1.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 ad Txingudi, Plaiaundi, Gipuzkoa 16.1 (Amaia Alzaga, David Santamaria, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524867521), 17.1 (Julen Santa Cristina; José F. Esparcia)

11.1.2023 Sula leucogaster  1 ind Guadalhorce river mouth, Málaga (Lisette Heikoop), 15.1 (Javi Elorriaga)

19.1.2023 Larus glaucoides kumlieni 1 ind Coaña, Asturias (Alberto Acero; Daniel López-Velasco; Daniel Martínez)

 

Raptors

11.1.2023 Clanga clanga 1 ind Cervera-Ruesga reservoir, Montaña Palentina PNat, Ruesga, , Palencia (Francisco Javier  Calvo) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523542401

14.1.2023 Buteo rufinus  1 ind Brazo del Este, Sevilla (José Manuel Reyes)

13.1.2023 Buteo rufinus rufinus Plans de Sió, Segarra, Lleida (Enric Morera)

 

Passerines

11.1.2023 Tarsiger cyanurus  1 ind El Sahuco, Albacete (Mario Fernández Tizón; Fernando Alonso, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/522991691, Carlos Ponce, Javier Paricio ), 12.1 (Ricardo Rodríguez, José Arcadio, Álvaro Nicolau, ), 15.1 (Gregorio Chaguaceda)

13-14.1.2023 Tarsiger cyanurus  1 ind Sasa del Abadiado, Huesca  13.1 (Arturo Bobed), 14.1 (Jorge Lardíes, Felipe Rosado, Carlos Tabuenca, Susana Lois, Esther Charles, Marta Medrano, Juan Carlos Albero; Marta Jiménez), 15.1 (Jorge Lardiés),

12.1.2023 Oenanthe deserti 1 ind Cabo de Gata, Almería (Göran Storensten; Javier Paricio; Jorge Juan https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523328671 , Milenka Djukanovich; Carlos Ponce; Jan van der Blom), 13.1 (Antonio Vargas), 

15.1.2023 Corvus cornix  1 ind Medina Sidona, Cádiz (Miguel Campos)

 

Phylloscopus humei


1. Barcelona--Parc de la Pegaso, Barcelona

11.1 (Juan Bécares, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523003861 ; Pep Arcos; Jaume Campderròs; Albert Sanz), 12.1 (Gunnar Gundersen; Xavi Escobar), 13.1 (Oscar Bargalló, Iván García, Arnau Soler), 14.1 (Josep Crusafont; Albert Sanz), 15.1 (Pedro Plans), 19.1 (Paco Torres)

 
 
2. Barcelona--Parc del Laberint d'Horta

11.1 (Jaume Campderròs), 12.1 (Luis Miranda, Ramón Ruiz), 13.1 (Jaume Campderròs; Gabriel Patinyo; Joan Maria Padrell), 14.1 (Joan Gimestells, Pere Baucells, Ramon Prat, Sandra López), 16.1 (Jaume Campderròs), 20.1 (Chris Boccia),

11.1.2023 Motacilla tschutschensis 1 ind Migjorn grassfields, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta de l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona (Pau García Campderròs)

11.1.2023 Carpodacus erythrinus 1 ind Besós river, Barcelona (Xavier Larruy; Xavi Escobar). Still there on 12.1 (Carles Oliver, Vittorio Pedrocchi – photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523198101 , Arnau Pedrocchi, Alex Lizano, Guillem Izquierdo; Juan Miguel Díaz), 13.1 (Daniel Bonnici), 14.1 (Xavier Parra, Montse Gutiérrez; Josep Crusafont; Andreu Duclau, Pau Calero), 18.1 (Chris Boccia), 20.1 (Xavier Larruy)

14.1.2023 Emberiza pusilla 1 ind Soto del Barco, Asturias (Roberto Graña, Patri Piñón)

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