Rare Birds in Spain. Bird News 11-20 May 2024

 

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

 

 

Ducks & Geese

 

 17.5.2024 Spatula discors 1 male, Parque de La Menacha, Cádiz, still present (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda –photo-, Julio Ortega, Ricardo Campos)

 

 

20.5.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind relocated at Sada, A Coruña (Juan Pita-Romero)

 

18.5.2024 Melanitta perspicillata 1 ind Cuideiru, Asturias (Clemente Álvarez Usategui –photo-, Martín Fernández, Ignacio Blanco, Javier Alonso) to 20.5 (Seppo Hjerppe).

 

 

Waders

 

20.5.2024 Gallinago media 1 ind Sant Pere Pescador,  Alt Empordà, Girona (Àlex Ollé)

 

11.5.2024 Calidris pusilla 1 ind. Miengo, Cantabria (Gonzalo Pardo –photo-, Chencho Fernández, Jesús Menéndez, María Diaz; Abel Ojugas)

 

 

11.5.2024 Tringa flavipes 1 ind Arroyo de las Cañas, Málaga. Still present (José Luís Arriaza; Miguel Juan)

 

Herons

 

Raptors

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

18.5.2024 Sula leucogaster  1 ind landed at Ogoño, Lekeitio, Bizkaia (Jon Zubiaur, Jon Hidalgo y Raquel Colomo)

 

 

Passerines and others

 

12.5.2024 Passer luteus 1 male Inglés beach, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Miguel Hernández –photo-, Jakub Nikiel), 18.5 (Miguel Hernández Santana)

 

 

11.5.2024 Emberiza sahari  2 adult male calling Algeciras, Cádiz. Still present (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda), 13.5 (Susana Lois, Miguel Angel Martín).

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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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