Rare Birds in Spain Bird News 21-30 September 2023

 

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

 

Ducks & Geese

 

22.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 3 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña. Coming inland from the NW (José Portillo, Daniel López-Velasco –photos- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609888593 )

 

25.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota 1 juvenile Gozón, Verdicio, Asturias (Toño Caballero, Daniel López-Velasco, Manuel Antonio Suarez https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609291178 , Fernando Manteiga); 27.9 (Daniel López-Velasco); 30.9 (José Antonio García, Daniel López-Velasco, Patri Piñón, Patricia Sánchez, Jalo Conde).

 

26.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota Praia de Mañóns e enseada de Triñáns, A Coruña (Jorge Vilas)  https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609326352

 

30.9.2023 Branta bernicla hrota Baldaio, A Coruña (Xabi Varela). Bird reaching N lagoon, resting for a while and leaving W. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609416577

 

24.9.2023 Anas rubripes  1 male. Sada, Ria de Betanzos, A Coruña (Luis Jesís Martín, Cruz González, María Mateos Rodríguez, Juan Ramón Cuervo, José Mª García, Miguel Martín). Still present; 28.9 (Vittorio Pedrocchi https://ebird.org/checklist/S150915263).

 

Waders

 

11.9.2023 Pluvialis fulva 1 ind Parc Natural S’Albufera de Mallorca, Mallorca, Illes Balears. Still present (Maties Rebassa; Burkhard Deifel; Toni Soler); 23.9 (Sebastià Perelló; Miquel Vallespir; Pam Rasmussen)

 

24.9.2023 Pluvialis fulva 1 ad Migjorn grassfields, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Delta de l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona. Relocated (Ricard Gutiérrez). 


 


 

25.9.2023 Tringa flavipes 1 ind EDAR Vuelta Ostrera, Cantabria (Jesús García, Abel Ojugas, Chencho Fernández –video-); 26.9 (Gregorio Lozano, Abel Ojugas).

 



 

 Herons

 

21.9.2023 Egretta gularis  1 ad. Camí del Pas, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Delta de l’Ebre, Montsià, Tarragona. Still present (Ricard Gutiérrez); 22.9 (Juan Carlos Bellido; Sergi Sales). Seen on 23.9 near Pont de Través, L’Encanyissada, Amposta, Delta de l’Ebre (Maria Calahorra).

 

Raptors

 

21.9.2023 Aquila pomarina 1 ad m igrant over Almoster, Baix Camp, Tarragona (Jordi Vázquez –photo-).


Rallidae

 

29.9.2023 Crex crex  1 ind found killed by a car. Marjal de Pego-Oliva, Alicante (Guillermo Piñal)

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609376718

 

Seabirds

 

22.9.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind Cantiles marinos de Pontevedra, Pontevedra (Gonzalo Pardo –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609136438 )

 

22.9.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 13 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña (Daniel López Velasco and others; Luís Jesús Martín, Miguel Martín, Alfonso Guio; Pedro Arratibel; José Portillo) https://ebird.org/checklist/S150736618

 

 

23.9.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 6 ind Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, 6 from headland, 3 from boat (Ana Rivas, José Portillo, Paulo Lago, Daniel López Velasco, Pablo Lado, Ricardo Hevia, Jorge Leonor https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609579253 , Cruz González, José Mª García, Saúl Román and others; Felipe Yllanes)

 

23.9.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind Gijón seawatch (Luís Álvarez –photo- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609168014 )

27.9.2023 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Puerto de Vega, Asturias (Saúl Román)

23.9.2023 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Playa de Montijo, Cádiz. Still present (Dani Hernández https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609251825 , Alba Andrés, Guillermo Risco); 24.9 (Fernando Portillo); 25.9 (Miguel Angel Mora).

 

 

 

Passerines and others

 

16-25.9.2023 Megaceryle alcyon 1 ind Paseo Lea, Lekeitio, Bizkaia (Jon Zubiaur), 26.8 (Juan Carlos Andrés) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609317230 Rosa Benito); 27.9 (Jesús Mari Lekuona; Juan Carlos Andrés, Iñigo Antón; Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana, Arturo Fuente, Jon Iratzagorria, Julen Santa Cristina, Carmelo de Dios); 28.9 (David Cantalejo, José Alberto Fernández Ugarte, Iker Fernández Ugarte, Marta Mesa, Nekane García); 29.9 (José Antonio García, José Martín, José Ramón Martínez, Andrea Martínez); 30.9 (Ander Álvares, Chencho Fernández, David Guillén, Juan Rodríguez Palomino, David Guillén, Víctor Alonso, Xavier Parra, Felipe Rosado, Alfredo Sánchez Galán, Javier Train, Sergio GM, Luis Gracia, Iñigo Antón, Pedro Arratibel, Javier Pi, Jorge Lardiés, Luis García, Jesús Lavedán, José Maria Canudo, Aitor Mora, Juan Carlos Albero, Jesús Menéndez, Pablo González-Ocio, Albert Cama, Ramón Ruiz, Alejandro Sanz, Alberto García).

 

23.9.2023 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1ind Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Marcos Benito; Eliseo Reyes https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609199335 ); 27.9 (Eliseo Reyes; J.A. Sarry https://observation.org/observation/289090802/ )

 

27.9.2023 Emberiza pusilla 1 ind Cabrera, Illes Balears (Jason Moss –photo-)

 


 25.9.2023 Emberiza melanocephala 1 juv Senande, A Coruña (Fernando Pereiras)

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609290917 ; 27.9 (Cosme Damián Romay)

 

21.9.2023 Emberiza sahari  2 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (Julen Santa Cristina); 1 ad feeding 2 chicks, same place ( Juan Ramírez, Antonio Román-Muñoz https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609175125 )

 

21.9.2023 Corvus cornix 1 ind Llagostera, Girona (Joan Cortés), still present; 27.9 (Jordi Soler).

23.9.2023 Curruca curruca 1 ind trapped and ringed. Mas Rabassers, Cadaqués (Oriol Tello).

27.9.2023 Carpodacus erythrinus 1 female trapped and ringed. Mas Rabassers, Cadaqués (Raül Calderón). Photo @ Birdingempordà 

27.9.2023 Carpodacus erythrinus 1 ind Cabrera island, Illes Balears (Jason Moss  -photo-)

 


 

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