Rare Birds in Spain. Bird news 1-10 July 2023
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 Álvarez-Cros, Xavi Escobar; Daniel Bonnici), 6.7 (Susss C), 7.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Daniel Bonnici), 8.7 (Manel Álvarez; Xavier Tomás, Carlos Álvarez-Cros), 9.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros, Juan Miguel Díaz; Juan Carlos Bellido), 10.7 (Manel Álvarez; Xavier Tomàs; Jean-Nicolas Pradervand).
Raptors
5.7.2023 Necrosyrtes monachus 1 ind Valle de Pineda, Vidrieros, Palencia (Jorge Migoya –photo-). Ringed bird coming from Morocco where trapped and ringed on 22 April 2023 https://magornitho.org/2023/05/hooded-vulture-jbel-moussa/. 3rd for Spain after the 2003 and a 2007 record https://rarebirdspain.blogspot.com/2008/02/is-hooded-vulture-natural-vagrant-to.html
Seabirds
9.7.2023 Fregetta tropica 1 ind Banco de la Concepción, N Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Juan Sagardía)
9.7.2023 Pterodroma feae/madeira 1 ind Banco de la Concepción, N Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Juan Sagardía)
8-10.7.2023 Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ind Lago dos Nenos, Cies Islands, Pontevedra (Dorindo Pérez; Atocha Ramos et al). Photo not (yet) credited to any observer, released in the whatsapp groups.
6.7.2023 Thalasseus elegans x sandvicensis 1 ind Racó de l’Olla, Albufera de València, València (Nacho Dies, Miguel ChardÍ; Joan Balfagón –photo-). https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/591686061
2.7.2023 Synthliboramphus antiquus 1 ind Odiel river mouth, Huelva. Coming from 24.5. (José Estrada, Gonzalo Gil et al). Last seen 3.7.2023 (Wouter Van Gasse)
Passerines and others
2.7.2023 Emberiza sahari 1 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (Javi Elorriaga). Male with territorial behaviour https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/590425391 ; 5.7 (Simon Tonkin, Niki Williamson);
