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

 

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

 

 

Ducks & Geese

 

18.8.2024 Anas rubripes 1 ind Sada- Ría de Betanzos, A Coruña. Same bird now back at Sada (Ignacio Barrionuevo).

 

Waders

 

15.8.2024 Cursorius cursor 2 ads Llanos de Tembleque, Toledo. Still present (David Pasos; Irene González et al).

 

11.8.2024 Pluvialis fulva 1 ad male El Matà, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, coming from late july (Martí Franch, Pere Baucells; Enric Fontcuberta; David Batlle); 12.8 (Marga Esparch, Jordi Martí-Aledo; Ramón Aguilar; Josep Crusafont; Miquel Condom, Jordi Condom)

 

18.8.2024 Limnodromus scolopaceus  1 ind Valdoviño lagoon, A Coruña (Xabier Prieto; José Ardadio Calvo)

 

Herons

 

Raptors

 

18.8.2024 Gyps africanus  1 ind crossing the Straits with Griffons to the N at Barranco de Oliveros, PN El Estrecho, Cádiz (Simon Tonkin); 19.8 (Simon Tonkin, Julio Ortega).

 

Rallidae

 

Seabirds

 

12.8.2024 Leucophaeus atricilla 1 ind Islas Cíes, Pontevedra (Pablo Romero). Returning bird. Still present; 16.8 (Guillermo Risco); 17.8 (Álvaro Pérez);  18.8 (José Arcadio Rubio, Álvaro Pérez)

 

20.8.2024 Leucophaeus pipixcan  1 ind Estany Europa, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Girona (Marc Illa -photo-)




12.8.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Alicante harbour, Alicante (José Juan Ramón)

18.8.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Las Encañizadas, Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia Still present (José Luís Caravaca; Lucas de las Heras).

20.8.2024 Thalasseus elegans 1 ind Playa de Montijo, Cádiz (Juan Carlos Salgado)

12.8.2024 Sula leucogaster  1 ind Costa Ballena, Cádiz (Manuel Bárcena)

15.8.2024 Sula leucogaster  1 ind off Estaca de Bares ( Ignacio Barrionuevo, Daniel López-Velasco, Ana Rivas, Saúl Román, Xabi Varela)

14.8.2024  Pterodroma hasitata 1 ind off Estaca de Bares (Saúl Román, Pablo García, Pablo Lado, Ricardo Hevia and 16 more birders); 15.8 probably same bird (Ana Rivas, Saúl Román, Daniel López-Velasco, Ana Rivas, Ricardo Hevia, Amaia Alzaga, Antonio Sandoval). 6th for Spain.

15.8.2024 Pterodroma feae 1 ind off Estaca de Bares (Daniel López Velasco, Saúl Román, Ana Rivas et al)

14.8.2024  Puffinus baroli 3 ind off Estaca de Bares (Antonio Sandoval, Pablo García; Diego Montenegro, Ignacio Barrionuevo, Daniel López Velasco, Ricardo Hevia, Ana Rivas, Saúl Román, Pablo Ladoet al).

15.8.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 2 ind off Estaca de Bares (Daniel López Velasco, Ignacio Barrionuevo, Ana Rivas, Saúl Román, Antonio Sandoval, Amaia Alzaga et al).

16.8.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares (Antonio Sandoval, Ignacio Barrionuevo).

17.8.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind off Estaca de Bares (Ana Rivas, Ricardo Hevia, Antonio Sandoval, Saúl Román, Ignacio Barrionuevo et al )

17.8.2024 Stercorarius maccormickii 1 ind from boat off Estaca de Bares (José Arcadio Calvo, Adolfo Rodríguez, Antonio Sandoval –PHOTO-, Gonzalo Núnez-Lagos )

 



 

Passerines and others

 

12.8.2024 Passer luteus 1 ind at Playa del Inglés, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Still present (Miguel Hernández)

18.8.2024 Emberiza sahari 2 ind Algeciras, Cádiz (Fernando Enrique Navarrete, Julio Ortega); 19-20.8 (Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda).

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