Rare Birds in Spain. Bird news 11-20 May 2023

 

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

11-20 May 2023


Ducks & Geese

13.5.2023 Spatula discors  1 male Villafáfila, Zamora (Gary Losada, Alfonso Rodrigo) seen later by others ; 14.5 (Miguel A G M, Manuel Rodríguez, José Barrueso; Martín Rodríguez Arenaz); 15.5 (Manuel Rodríguez González; Alberto Laiz; Juan José González); 19.5 moved to Ricobayo reservoir (Alfonso Rodrigo) , later seen by Juan Carlos Milán https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/571703511


 

13.5.2023 Aythya afinnis  Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Is. 1 m still present (Tris Allinson)

 

Waders

 

14.5.2023 Gallinago media 1 ind Estanys del Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona (Gerard Dalmau @birdingemporda.com)

 

11.5.2023 Tringa flavipes 1 ind El Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona . Still there (Quique Carballal; Bernat Garrigós; Jordi Martí-Aledo @birdingempordà.com); 12-13.5 (Jordi Martí-Aledo @birdingempordà.com); 14.5 (Gerard Dalmau; Jordi Martí-Aledo; Marga Esparch, Raimond Riera @birdingemporda.com).

 

19.5.2023 Xenus cinereus  1 ind A Frouxeira, Valdoviño, A Coruña (Pablo Gutiérrez, Antonio Gutiérrez); Diego Montenegro https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/574452951 ; Daniel García Novo, Saúl Román, Lois Santos, Anas Rivas, José Ramón Castro; José Alberto Fernández Ugarte; Antón Santos; Gonzalo Pardo); 20.5 (Ignacio Aparicio, Roberto Figueiras).


 

Herons

 

18.5.2023 Egretta gularis  1 ind El Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona  (Ramiro Aibar) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/574044021


 

16.5.2023 Egretta gularis  1 ind Rambla Morales, PN Cabo de Gata, Almería (Ana Miranda de Lage;  later seen my more people: Jan van der Blom https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/573174401 ; Raimundo Martín, Simón RC, David Huertas)


 

Raptors


Seabirds

 

18.5.2023 Leucophaeus pipixcan 1 ind Villacañas lagoon, Toledo (José Arcadio Calvo –photo-) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/574043571 ; 20.5 (Eugenio Castillejos, Ricardo Rodríguez Llamazares)


 

12.5.2023 Thalasseus elegans  1 ind Santa Pola Saltpans NP, Alicante  (Garry Wilkinson, Yanina Maggiotto). Female on nest; 15.5 (Ángel Dolón https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/572527301 ); 18.5 (José Maria Criado); 20.5 (Francisco Javier Gil; Iván Rebollo, Pepe Barberà; Jon Iratzagorria)


 

12.5.2023 Thalasseus albididorsalis 1 ind Guadalhorce river mouth, Málaga (Pepe Herrera; Guillermo López; Huberto García Peña https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/571025711 ; Santiago Caballero; José Herrera); Miguel Juan; Isabel Gómez, 13.5 (Miguel Cabrera, photo)


 

Passerines and others

 

 

13.5.2023 Ficedula albicollis  1 ind Closes de Mornau, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona (Àlex Ollé @birdingempordà.com)

 

13.5.2023 Ficedula albicollis  1 female Eucaliptus, Amposta, Delta de l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona (Marcel Gil, photos) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/571683241 ; later other observers (R.Ruiz, T.Carulla);  14.5 (Mireia Torras @eBird)

 


 

 

13.5.2023 Motacilla flava feldegg 1 ind Migjorn, Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Jordi Vancells, Jordana Sainz-Rozas @ornitho.cat)

 

 

 

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

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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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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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