Rare Birds in Spain Blog

 Rarity of the month. Hooded Vulture (© Jorge Migoya) Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group   1-10 July 2023 Ducks & Geese   5.7.2023 Aythya affinis 1 ind Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Long-stayer since last Winter (Thomas Schlange).   https://ebird.org/checklist/S143668993   Waders   2.7.2023 Vanellus spinosus 1 ind Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz (Juan Pedro Cuadrado). Photo, but record taken with certain reserves by many because of single observer and not relocated despite search.   Herons   1.7.2023 Egretta gularis 1 ind Els estanys de Platja d’Aro, Baix Empordà, Girona. Still present (Jordi Vancells, Jordana Sainz-Rozas, Xavier Idígora; Thomas Rickfelder), 2.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Paul Tufvesson), 3.7 (Manel Álvarez; Carlos Álvarez-Cros, Andreu Duclau, Daniel Bonnici, Carles León, ), 4.7 (Eduard Villar, Carlos Álvarez-Cros), 5.7 (Carlos Ál

Ricard Gutiérrez (editor). Data from eBird, ornitho.cat, observado.es, birdingemporda.com and Rarebirdspain whatsapp group 21-30 June 2023   Ducks & Geese Waders Herons   21.6.2023 Egretta gularis   1 ind Els estanys de Platja d’Aro, Baix Empordà, Girona. Still present (Daniel Bonnici; Manel Àlvarez); 22.6 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 23.6 (Oriol Cortés, Xavier Tomàs, Carlos Álvarez-Cros, Marc Fusellas);   24.6 (Mireia Torras, Àlex Lizano; Lluís Toldrà), 26.7 (Jaume Campderròs, Bernat Iglesias, Daniel Bonnici; Manel Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez-Cros, Raul Bastida), 27.6 (Jaume Campderròs, Freddy Rivas); 29.6 (Manel Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez-Cros, Joan Ramon Santasusana).   Raptors    25.6.2023 Buteo rufinus 1 ind Laguna de El Hito, Cuenca (Xurxo Piñeiro) , 27.6 (José Arcadio Calvo), 28.6 (Xurxo Piñeiro), 29.6 (Celestino González; Xurxo Piñeiro) 22.6.2023 Falco biarmicus   1 ind Cabeza del Buey, Badajoz (CREX) https://crextremadura.info/cita/halcon-borni-falco-biarmicus-4