Rare Birds in Spain Bird News 1-10 August 2023

 

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

 

Ducks & Geese

 

Waders

 

3.8.2023 Calidris bairdii 1 ind ad El Matà, PN Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà, Girona (Jordi Martí-Aledo; Raimond Riera, Marga Esparch, Xavier Adell, Quim Feliu Sánchez, Mercè Sánchez-Frou, Ponç Feliu);  4.8 (Jordi Martí-Aledo; Albert Campsolinas, Àlex Ollé, Joan Goy, Marga Esparch, Raimond Riera, Otger Fortià, Magda Bonvehí, Ramon Homs);  5.8 (Josep Bujons, Mireia Martín; Marcos Martín, Sergio Martín; Karla López; Irene Barnosell; Miquel Condom, Jordi Condom; Hubert Mas; Marga Esparch; Xavier Idígora; Guillem Saguer, Marc Noguera, Joan Ventura, Toni Fernández, David Batlle, Aleix Comas);  6.8 (Otger Fortià; Magda Bonvehí, Otger Fortià, Quim Felip, Ricard Busquets, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Oriol Palau, Jana Marco; Óscar Bargalló, Ramon Ruiz-Jarillo -photo-, Sergi Sales https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/600891641 ; Oriol Cabrero; Quim Minoves; Juan Miguel Díaz, Marc Noguera, Guillem Saguer, Tomàs Altes, Ramon Aguilar, Aleix Comas).

 


 


 Herons

1.8.2023 Egretta gularis 1 ind Els estanys de Platja d’Aro, Baix Empordà, Girona. Still present (Xavier Tomàs; Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 2.8 (Manel Álvarez; Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 3.8 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 4.8 (Péter Imre Fábián; Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 5.8 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Miquel Arxer); 6.8 (Xavier Tomàs, Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Quim Minoves, Enric Fontcuberta); 7.8 (Marc Cutrina, Carlos Álvarez-Cros); 9.8 (Emma Guinart, Ricard Gutiérrez –photo-), 10.8 (Andreu Canut; Carlos Álvarez-Cros; Joan Gil).



Raptors

 

 

Seabirds

 

4.8.2023 Pterodroma hasitata 1 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Ricardo Hevia, Gonzalo Pardo, Pablo Lado, Ignacio Fernández Otero, Antón Lois, Antonio Sandoval)

2.8.2023 Pterodroma sp. 1 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval)

3.8.2023 Pterodroma maderia 1 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Ricardo Hevia, Daniel López-Velasco , Gonzalo Pardo, Saúl Román, Pablo Lado). 3 more Pterodroma sp.

3.8.2023 Pterodroma (feae) deserta 2 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Ricardo Hevia, Daniel López-Velasco https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/605967221 , Gonzalo Pardo, Saúl Román, Diego Montenegro)


5.8.2023 Pterodroma sp 1 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval)

3.8.2023 Puffinus baroli 5 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Daniel López-Velasco, Saúl Román, Gonzalo Pardo, Ricardo Hevia, Pablo Lado)

5.8.2023 Puffinus baroli 1 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval et al)

3.8.2023 Sula leucogaster  1 immature Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Ricardo Hevia, Gonzalo Pardo, Pablo Lado, Ignacio Fernández Otero, Antón Lois, Antonio Sandoval)

11.8.2023 Bulweria bulwerii  8 ind off Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Antonio Sandoval, David Guillén, Federico Ghiazza)


1.8.2023 Thalasseus elegans 1 ad Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia. Still present (Julen Santa Cristina)

6.8.2023 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Punta Entinas PN, Almería (Garry Pearson); 9.8 (Milenka Djukanovich, Jorge Juan Rueda, Jan van der Blom https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/601774941)

 

Passerines and others

 

9.8.2023 Motacilla alba subpersonata 1 indSacnti Petri, Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz. Still present (Mª del Carmen Álvarez)

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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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