Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 1-10 June 2024

 

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

 

 

Ducks & Geese

 

2.6.2024 Spatula discors 1 ind Parque de la Menacha, Cádiz (José Maria Pérez). Still present

 

Waders

 

Herons

 

3.6.2024 Egretta gularis  1 ind Embalse de San Salvador,  Huesca (Alberto Gasquet, photo; Aitor Mora)

 

 

1.6.2024 Egretta gularis  1 ind La Salemera, Mazo, La Palma, Canarias (Elías Castro Feliciano, photo)

 



Raptors

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

8.6.2024 Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ad Cies islands, Pontevedra (Raquiel Iglesias, Ángel Couce, Nicolás Guisande)

8.6.2024 Thalasseus albididorsalis 1 ind  Salinas del Pinet, Santa Pola, Alicante (Jacobo Ramos, Sergio Arroyo, Mariano sp.) https://ahsa.org.es/avifauna/observacion-de-un-charran-real-en-las-salinas-de-santa-pola

 

Passerines and others

 

8.6.2024 Corvus cornix 2 ind Torre Vigía Guadalmansa, Málaga (Rafael Haro); 9.6 (Manuel A. Macías, photo)

 

 

5-8.6.2024 Passer luteus 2 ind, a pair, at Playa del Inglés, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Miguel Hernández)

 

 

8.6.2024 Emberiza sahari 3 ind (2♂, 1♀) Algeciras, Cádiz (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda)

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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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  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
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