Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News. 21-31 January 2023

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

 

 

21-31.1.2023

 

Ducks & Geese

 

21.1.2023 Anser serrirostris  2 ind Villafáfila lagoons (Luís Albero; Anxo Villalobos) 22.1 (José Barrueso, Carlos Díez, J.Javier Orduña; Miguel Díez), 28.1 (Manuel Rodríguez, Martín Rodríguez, Joan A. Ximenis; Juan Rodríguez, Juan José González, Miguel A GM), 29.1 (Aitor Mora, David Guillén; Víctor Alonso, Inés Garrido)

21.1.2023 Cygnus cygnus 1 ind Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruña (Delfín González; Daniel García Noivo), 23.1 (Xabier Vázquez Pumariño; Ignacio Aparicio), 25.1 (Aitor Mora), 26.1 (Javier RM) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/527510521 ), 28.1 (Daniel García Novo), 30.1 (Álvaro Pérez)

21-27.1.2023 Mareca americana 1 female Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra (Manuel Velasco https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526522081 et al), 28.1 (Aitor Mora), 29.1 (Marcos Prada), 31.1 (Paulo Lago)

27.1.2023 Mareca americana 1 m Esteiro do Miño, Praia de Armona, Pontevedra (Marcos Prada Arias) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528776441

21.1.2023 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada, Ria de Betanzos, A Coruña (Delfín González), 22.1 (F. Manuel Illanes –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/527085381 ; Ignacio Aparicio, Agustín Agra, Lois Santos), 26.1 (Aitor Mora), 28.1 (Francisco Manuel Illanes, Javier RM, Taylor Abbott, Manuel García Devesa)

21.1.2023 Anas carolinensis  Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruñá (Delfín González; Daniel García Noivo), 25.1 (Aitor Mora), two drakes on 29.1 (Pablo Gutiérrez, Antonio Gutiérrez), 30.1 (Álvaro Pérez)

21.1.2023 Aythya afinnis  Cecebre reservoir, A Coruña (Francisco Manuel Illanes https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526554421 ), 22.1 (Xosé Manoel Carregal), 23.1 (Javier RM), 27.1 (Maria José Valencia; Taylor Abbott), 29.1 (Álvaro Crego), 29.1 (Xosé Manoel Carregal),31.1 (Francisco Manuel Illanes)

22.1.2023 Aythya afinnis  Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. (Gary Fennemore), 25.1 (Ana Rivas, Saúl Román, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528119311 ), 27.1 (Gary Fennemore), 29.1 (Robert Lockett), 31.1 (Gary Fennemore)

22.1.2023 Aythya afinnis  1 ♂ Encoro da Fervenza, Cumbráns, A Coruña (Xabier  Vázquez Pumariño), 28.1 (Aitor Mora) -2 ind-,

27.1.2023 Aythya affinis  1 ♂ Laguna de la Veguilla, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real (Pedro Bustamante), 28.1 (Benito Montiel; Pedro Arratibel Jáuregui, P.Arratibel González), 29.1 (José Ricardo Morales, Félix Arribas, Fernando Alonso, photo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529512641 ; Xurxo Piñeiro; Nick Brickle), 30.1 (Jesús Ruiz; Mick Richardson), 31.1 (Pedro Arratíbel González; Ricardo Rodríguez; Javier Paricio, Carlos Ponce, Joan A. Ximenis)

26.1.2023 Aythya affinis  1 ♀ Sada, Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña (Aitor Mora)

29.1.2023 Mergellus albellus 3 ind Balsa de Añua, Araba (Jagoba Bengoa)

 

Rallidae

 

29-30.1.2023 Crecopsis egregia 1 ind Campo de golf de Tias, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Francisco Javier García Vargas).


  

Waders

 31.1.2023 Pluvialis fulva 1 ind Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià, Tarragona (Xavier Parra)

 23.1.2023 Charadrius semipalmatus 1 ind La Mareta, Los Abrigos, Tenerife (Juan Antonio Lorenzo), 24.1 (Pablo Olabe y Daniele Ardizzone); 28.1 (Eduardo García del Rey; Mariano Martínez –photo-), 29.1 (Ben Jobson) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529570841 , 31.1 (Luís López Areal, Antonio Acedo).


 21.1.2023 Tringa flavipes  1 ind Campo de Golf del Abama, Guía de Isora, Tenerife, Canary Is. (Ben Jobson), 23.1 (Florian Olivier), 24.1 (Mauri Hätonen, Edwin Kok)

 

 Seabirds

21.1.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 1w Muxia harbour, A Coruña (Gabriel Martín), 23.1 (Gabriel Martín) , seen at Camariñas on 25.1 (Ricardo Hevia).

27.1.2023 Chroicocephalus philadelphia  1 ad Carnota, Lira, A Coruña (Aitor Mora)

27.1.2023 Larus smithsonianus  1 ad ‘Barrilete’ Nemiña beach, A Coruña (Aitor Mora)

24.1.2023 Sula leucogaster 1 ind Guadalhorce river mouth, Málaga (Armando Molina).

 

Raptors

 

22.1.2023 Buteo rufinus rufinus Plans de Sió, Segarra, Lleida (Sergi Sales; Xavier Parra), 24.1 (Bernat Garrigós), 25.1 (Ramón Ruiz), 27.1 (Daniel González), 28.1 (Bernat Iglesias; Nicolás Ordax, Ferran Puig)

21.1.2023 Clanga clanga 1 ind Aznalcázar, Sevilla (Jesús Fernández Mejias, Alberto Plata).

21.1.2023 Clanga pomarina 1 ind La Janda, Cádiz (Miguel Ánguel Guirado, José Navarrete, Joaquín López)

 

Passerines

 

31.1.2023 Spilopelia senegalensis1 ind Can Guerxo, Sant Josep de Sa Talaia, Eivissa, Balears (Jordi Serapio)

27.1.2023 Ammomanes cinctura 1 ind Mazo airport, La Palma, Canary Islands (Irene Scheidt); 29.1 (Francisco Leal -photos-). Apparently present since 31.12.2022 (Robert Burton)



 

24.1.2023 Oenanthe deserti Cabo de Gata, Almería (Dafydd ap Medi), 26.1 (Raimundo Martín), 28.1 (Simón RC, David CH –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529068371 ; Raimundo Martín)

 

Phylloscopus humei

1. Barcelona--Parc de la Pegaso, Barcelona

21.1 (Mariona Costa), 22.1 (Ignacio Torres Ruiz-Huerta; Xavi Larruy, Miriam Ferreiro).

2. Barcelona--Parc del Laberint d'Horta

22.1 (Gisela Boba, Artur Morales), 24.1 (Daniel González), 26.1 (Jaume Campderròs), 27.1 (Josep Bel), 29.1 (Bernat Garrigós), 31.1 (Jaume Campderròs, Mireia AF

 3. Barriada Meadero de la Reina, Cádiz

23.1.2023 (Rafael García,), 24.1.2024 (Faustino Chamizo, Rafael García, Chus Fernández, Juan Rodríguez), 25.1 (Miguel Campos, Pablo Barrena), 27.1 (Bruno Asecio), 29.1 (Paco Chiclana), 30.1 (F.José Del Río)

 

21.1.2023 Carpodacus erythrinus 1 ind Besós river, Barcelona (Ferran Pujol), 22.1 (Martí González https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/526916251 , Manel González; Marcos Martín, Karla López; Arnau Bonán, Jaume Castellà, Jordi Sala, Antonio Rodríguez-Sinovas; Gisela Boba, Toni Fernández, Artur Moreles, Martí González), 28.1 (Quique  Carballal)

22-30.1.2023 Corvus cornix 1 ind Medina Sidonia, Cádiz (Miguel Campos)

24.1.2023 Tarsiger cyanurus  1 ind El Colmenar, Albacete (Rafael Pardo) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528339831 Seen again on 28.1 (SEO Alectoris, Nacho García, Javier García Gómez), 31.1 (Manolo Salas)

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