Rare Birds in Spain Bird News 21-31 July 2023

 

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

 

Ducks & Geese

 

29.7.2023 Aythya affinis 1 male Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (John L. Muddeman, Kathy Drake, Charlene Glacy, David Allen, Alberto Laiz, María Bueno). Still present.

 

Waders

 

 

Herons

 

21.7.2023 Egretta gularis 1 ind Els estanys de Platja d’Aro, Baix Empordà, Girona. Still present (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Pau Esteban); 22.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Carles Quer; Marc Gàlvez); 24.7 (Jaume Coris –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/597255171 ); 25.7 (Oriol Cabrero; Josep Maria Flores); 26.7 (Antoni López Arenas); 27.7 (Joan Cortés; Franck Lehmans; Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 28.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Xavier Parra); 29.7 (Manuel Álvarez; Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 30.7 (Aleix Comas; Charles Partington); 31.7 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros).

Raptors

 

Seabirds

 

26.7.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, Charly Robinet, Margaux Ruiz)

 

26.7.2023 Bulweria bulwerii  1 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, Ricardo Hevia, Charly Robinet, Margaux Ruiz)

 

Late record. 17.7.2023 Puffinus baroli 1 ind Golf de Biscaia, c.150 km NNW Santander, Cantabria 44°57'32.5"N 4°10'41.8"W  (J.Higgott –photos- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/596232001 )

 

26.7.2023 Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ind Lago dos Nenos, Cies Islands, Pontevedra. Still present (Tito Salvadores)


24.7.2023 Thalasseus elegans 1 ad Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia (Alberto Cánovas, Carmen Álvarez ). Still present. Later in the day present at Mar Menor, Las Encañizadas, where photographed (Pedro A. Sánchez –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/597158471 ; Luis Martínez-Mena); 29.7 at San Pedro del Pinatar (Carmen Álvarez, José Luís Caravaca).

 

22.7.2023 Motacilla alba subpersonata 1 indSacnti Petri, Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz (Mª del Carmen Álvarez)

 

25.7.2023 Emberiza sahari 2 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (Daniele Dessi –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/597650171 ; Javier Garrido). Still present; 29.7 (A J Sepúlveda).

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

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On 24 May 2023, Roland Bekkers, photographed an Ancient Murrelet ( Synthliboramphus antiquus) at the Odiel river mouth , an important wetland in the Huelva province, in the Atlantic coast of Andalucia, S Spain. At 20:22 the same day the news came out and were broadcasted within the Rarebirdspain group. Despite the rarity of the record, a number of local birders decided to give it a try on 25 May morning.  Local birders asked to respect local colonies of Little Terns Sternula albifrons and Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincola remaining within marked paths in any attempt of twitching the murrelet.  On 25 May, at 10:37 AM the bird was relocated c.400m from the mouth of the Mazagón Marina (José Luís Anguita, Manuel Bárcenas, Juanjo Cirpriano, Alfonso Barragán), UTM 37.138718, -6.841995 . See photos below (José Luís Anguita) and videos (José Manuel Reyes). Some boats flushed the bird c. 2000 m from the initial place and a bit later it flew a further 3000 m to the W remaining near the pl
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Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 21-31 December 2023

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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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