Zahara
de los Atunes & Costa de la Luz Systematic List 28
Mar
- 7 Apr 2016
Mallard Anas
platyrhynchos 30+,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
200+,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
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Northern
Shoveler Anas
clypeata
4,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
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Red-legged
Partridge Alectoris
rufa Common,
La Janda
Pr, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
Several
prs,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
Pr,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
Red-legged
Partridge Alectoris rufa
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 49.5'' N 5º 51' 27.0'' E 5 April 2016
Clucking
calls from males following a female.
[File
name: redleggedpartridgeLS113462ecut]
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 49.5'' N 5º 51' 27.0'' E 5 April 2016
Calls
from a bird in flight.
[File
name: redleggedpartridgeLS113465e]
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Common
Quail Coturnix
coturnix
2, track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Pheasant Phasianus
colchicus Common,
La Janda
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Cory's
Shearwater Calonectris
diomedea 2
W, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Balearic
Shearwater Puffinus
mauretanicus 3
W, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Northern
Gannet
Morus
bassanus 3
ads offshore, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
4
W, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Night
Heron Nycticorax
nycticorax 1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Great
Cormorant Phalacrocorax
carbo 2,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
9,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Cattle
Egret
Bubulcus
ibis Noted
in most areas of grazed pasture.
80+
pairs nesting, La Barca de Vejer
8
east, Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
c40, in
ploughed fields between Zahara and Atlanterra, 31-Mar
9, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
21,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
3
NW,
Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
40+,
Río del Cachón (Zahara estuary),
2-Apr
60,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
75,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
Cattle
Egret (Bubulcus
ibis) flying
from a nesting colony at dawn
Cattle
Egret Bubulcus ibis
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain
12
April 2013
Breeding
calls from incubating birds in a large heronry.
[File
name: cattleegretLS110645ecut]
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Cattle
Egret (Bubulcus
ibis)
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Little
Egret
Egretta
garzetta Small
numbers daily in areas of freshwater around Zahara,
Barbate and La Janda.
1,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
14,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
2,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
2,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
Little
Egret (Egretta garzetta),
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary
Little
Egret Egretta garzetta
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain
12
April 2013
Breeding
calls from incubating birds in a large heronry.
[File
name: littleegretLS1106484ecut]
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Great
Egret
Casmerodius
albus 1,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
Great
Egret (Casmerodius albus), La Janda-Benalup
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Grey
Heron
Ardea
cinerea 1
west, Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
11,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
1,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
2,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
1,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
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Purple
Heron
Ardea
purpurea 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 7-Apr
1,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 7-Apr
Purple
Heron (Ardea
purpurea), Canal
Colector del Este, La Janda
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White
Stork
Ciconia
ciconia Regularly noted along
the A-2227 between Zahara de los Atunes and Venta
de Retín. Several nests along the N-340 between Tarifa
and Vejer de la Frontera.
1,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
58,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
1,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis
falcinellus 2
SW, La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
9,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
28,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
4,
La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
100+,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 7-Apr
2,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
Glossy
Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), La Barca de
Vejer
Glossy
Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain 36º
14' 24.6'' N 5º 56' 53.5'' E
3
April 2012 1700h
Calls
from a Glossy Ibis taking flight in windy conditons
along with a Mallard.
[File
name: glossyibis0403170030e]
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Northern
Bald Ibis
Geronticus
eremita Minimum
of 11 prs nest-building/incubating on cliffs on the north-west side of
La Barca de Vejer
2
SE, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
15,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
13,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
32,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
16,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Northern
Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita), La Barca
de Vejer
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Eurasian
Spoonbill
Platalea
leucorodia 4,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
29,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
6,
track between Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
6,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
30,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
8,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
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Greater
Flamingo
Phoenicopterus
roseus 114,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
44,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
76,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Greater
Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Marismas
de Barbate
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Eurasian
Griffon Vulture
Gyps
fulvus Regularly seen from Zahara over Sierra de Retín & Sierra de
la Plata.
2,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
2,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
3,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
18,
Arroyo del Tiradero-Puerto de Ojén, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
1
nest with brooding adult, cliffs at Cueva
del Moro, Sierra
de la Plata, 2-Apr
6, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
4,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
3,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
13,
over hillsides around Presa de Celemin, 5-Apr
6,
over Benalup, 7-Apr
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Egyptian
Vulture
Noephron
percnopterus 1,
near Algeciras, 7-Apr
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Osprey
Pandion
haliaetus 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Short-toed
Eagle
Circaetus
gallicus 1, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
2,
Arroyo
del Tridaero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
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Booted
Eagle
Aquila
pennata 1,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
3,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
2,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Black
Kite
Milvus
migrans 1,
flying west along coast, Bolonia, 2-Apr
5,
in off the sea at 12:04, Sendero
Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
6,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Red Kite
Milvus
milvus 1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Western
Marsh Harrier
Circus
aeruginosus 1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
2,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Montagu's
Harrier Circus
pygargus 1m,
wind farm on NE side of La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
1m,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
1f,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Common
Buzzard Buteo
buteo 1,
Arroyo del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
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Northern
Goshawk Accipiter
gentilis 1m,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
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Eurasian
Sparrowhawk Accipiter
nisus 1, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
1,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
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Black-winged
Kite Elanus
caeruleus 1,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Common
Kestrel Falco
tinnunculus 1,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
1,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
1,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
1, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
4,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Lesser
Kestrel Falco
naumanni Several
prs nesting, Tarifa, 5-Apr
4,
Sendero
Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
Lesser
Kestrels (Falco naumanni), Tarifa
Lesser
Kestrel Falco naumanni
Tarifa, Andalucia,
Spain 51°
39' 29.9" N 0° 02' 43.9" W 5 April 2016
Two call types from a male returning to the nest with
a lizard shortly before the female had departed: repeated
high-pitched 3 and 4 element phrases and single
and double harsh screeches.
[File
name: lesserkestrelLS113455e]
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Lesser
Kestrel (Falco naumanni), Tarifa
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Hobby Falco
subbuteo 1,
near Benalup, 7-Apr
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Peregrine Falco
peregrinus 1,
Sendero
Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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Common
Moorhen Gallinula
chloropus 1,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
2,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
8,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
2,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
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Eurasian
Coot Fulica
atra 1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
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Purple
Swamphen Porphyrio
porphyrio 2,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
13,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
Purple
Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) La Janda
Purple
Swamphen Porphrio porphyrio
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain
12
April 2013
Calls
(at 1.2 and 10.8 seconds) from a pair in the Canal Colector
del Este.
[File
name: purpleswamphenLS110621ecut]
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Little
Bustard
Tetrax
tetrax 1
heard, start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Eurasian
Stone-curlew
Burhinus
eodicnemus 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
Stone-curlew Burhinus
oedicnemus
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 17
April 2015
Single call from a bird passing in flight.
[File
name: stonecurlewLS113282e]
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Black-winged
Stilt
Himantopus
himantopus 6,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
12,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
45,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
Pr,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
6,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Pr,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
Black-winged
Stilt Himantopus
himantopus
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain 36º
14' 24.6'' N 5º 56' 53.5'' E
3
April 2012 1909h
Calls
from a bird in flight over probable breeding site.
[File
name: blackwingedstilt0403190950ecut]
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Pied
Avocet
Recurvirostra
avosetta 2,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
23,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
16,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
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Eurasian
Oystercatcher
Haematopus
ostralegus 2
NW, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
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Collared
Pratincole Glareola
pratincola 4
NW + 3 hawking, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
80+,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
5
NW in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
22,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
100+,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Collared
Pratincole
(Glareola pratincola) Marismas del Barbate
Collared
Pratincole
(Glareola pratincola) Marismas del Barbate
Collared
Pratincole Glareola
pratincola
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 49.5'' N 5º 51' 27.0'' E
4
April 2012 1307h
Flights
calls from a migrant party of 22 birds settling over
a ploughed field.
[File
name: collaredpratincole0404130729ecut]
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Little
Ringed
Plover Charadrius
dubius 1,
oxbow near Benalup, 7-Apr
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Ringed
Plover Charadrius
hiaticula 1
E, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
14,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
10+,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Kentish
Plover Charadrius
alexandrinus Pr displaying,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
2
prs, Bolonia, 2-Apr
6, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
6+,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
10+,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Kentish
Plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus) Bolonia
Kentish
Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Río
del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 16.3" N 05° 50' 57.4" W 16
April 2015
Calls from a pair, possibly in alarm.
[File
name: kentishploverLS113228e]
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European
Golden Plover Pluvialis
apricaria 12, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Grey
Plover Pluvialis
squatarola 2, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Sanderling Calidris
alba 4
E, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
17,
Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
6,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
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Little
Stint Calidris
minuta
4,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
3,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
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Whimbrel Numenius
phaeopus 1,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Ruddy
Turnstone Arenaria
interpres 5,
rocks below Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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Knot Calidris
canutus 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Curlew
Sandpiper Calidris
ferruginea 2, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Dunlin Calidris
alpina 22,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
12,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
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Ruff Philomachus
pugnax 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Green
Sandpiper Tringa
ochrupus 1,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Wood
Sandpiper Tringa
glareola 1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
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Common
Sandpiper Actitis
hypoleucos 2, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Spotted Redshank Tringa
erythropus 1, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Common Redshank Tringa
totanus 5, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Common
Greenshank Tringa
nebularia 4,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Pomarine
Skua
Stercorarius
pomarinus 1st-cy,
west low in strong gale, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Great
Skua
Stercorarius
skua 1
E, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
Almadraba
(tuna fishing using a maze of nets), Zahara de
los Atunes
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Mediterranean
Gull
Larus
melanocephalus 1st-s
NW,
Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
Ad,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Slender-billed
Gull
Larus
genei 4, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Yellow-legged
Gull
Larus
michahellis Common along the coast.
Several overhead, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
Several overhead,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
12,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
73,
around Almadraba, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
86, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
4,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Lesser
Black-backed
Gull
Larus
fuscus 1
NW,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
14
W, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
c120
NW, Zahara de los Atunes, 1-Apr
302
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
34,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Audouin's
Gull
Larus
audouinii 2
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
2,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Sandwich
Tern Sterna
sandvicensis 7
fishing, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
3,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
2
W,
Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
9
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
1,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
16,
Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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Gull-billed
Tern Gelochelidon
nilotica 1
W, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Caspian
Tern Hydroprogne
caspia 1
NW at 17:31, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1,
off Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
4
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
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Common
Tern Sterna
hirundo 4,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
2,
Río Barbate mouth, 4-Apr
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Razorbill Alca
torda 2
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
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Atlantic
Puffin Fratercula
arctica ad,
flying west c50 offshore in gale, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
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Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia/C. livia domesticated Common around
human habitation. 4,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
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Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 6
over, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
5,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common around
human habitatation.
Noted at
Zahara, Atlanterra, La Zarzuela, El Almarchal, Tahivilla,
Facinas, Benalup, Barbate, Los Caños de Meca, El Palmar, Rehuelga.
2
singing, Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
Several singing,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
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Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
Pr over, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
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Common
Cuckoo
Cuculus
canorus
1
singing, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
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Little Owl Athene noctua
1, Km-59 in N-340, near Tahivilla, 28-Mar
1,
derelict farmhouse on hill, La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
Pr,
derelict farmhouse on hill, La Zarzuela, 7-Apr
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Tawny Owl Strix aluco
1
calling, La Breña de Barbate (pine woods)
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Common Swift Apus apus Noted
arriving on the coast most days.
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Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Noted
in small numbers most days
6,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
4, Arroyo
del Tridaero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
c25,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
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Eurasian
Hoopoe Upupa
epops 1,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
1,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Common
Kingfisher Alcedo
atthis 1,
Arroyo del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1, Arroyo del
Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
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European
Bee-eater Merops
apiaster 8 NW in morning,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
137+
NW at 13:00-16:10, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
8 NW at 16:40,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
Heard,
Arroyo del Tirader, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
2,
wind farm on NE side of La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
5,
over La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
11,
Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
4
N, Arroyo del Tirader, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
88
in off the sea, 14:00-17:15, Bolonia, 2-Apr
15,
Río del Cachón (Zahara estuary),
2-Apr
65
over, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
27
NW in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
65
resting in tamarisks during storm, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
28,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
101,
resting on fence along the marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas
horse track, 5-Apr
European
Bee-eater Merops
apiaster
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 59.4" N 05° 35' 00.6" W 9
Apr
2011, 1533h
Calls
from a small feeding party.
[File
name: beeeater110409153355e]
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Iberian
Green
Woodpecker Picus
viridis sharpei 1
heard, La Breña de Barbate (pine woods), 31-Mar
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Great
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus
major 2
drumming, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1
drumming, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
1,
La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
Great
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36º
08' 52.0'' N 05º 35' 01.2'' W 15
Apr
2010 1228h
Territorial drumming on
mature Cork Oak; 15-17 taps in each 0.80-0.85 second roll (up to 11 rolls per
minute).
[File
name: gswoodpecker0415122847ecut]
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Crested
Lark
Galerida
cristata Common in many habitats.
Noted almost everywhere including Zahara, La Zarzuela, El Almarchal,
Facinas, La Janda, Benalup, Barbate, Los Caños de Meca, El
Palmar, Bolonia.
Pr,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
Crested
Lark (Galerida cristata), Zahara de
los Atunes
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Thekla
Lark Galerida
theklae Pr,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
Pr,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
1,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
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Woodlark Lullula
arborea 1 singing,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1
singing, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
Pr,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1
singing, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
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Greater
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella
brachydactyla 2, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
2,
in off the sea,
Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
Greater
Short-toed
Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 17
April 2015
Territorial/advertising
'short' song uttered in flight composed of one to second
phrases of 'dry' warbles, often preceeded
by a longer, more 'musical' element.
[File
name: greatershorttoedlarkLS113275ecut]
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 17
April 2015
Short, soft 'chip' calls uttered in flight.
[File
name: greatershorttoedlarkLS113277e]
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Calandra
Lark Melanocorypha
calandra 2 displaying, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
Several displaying
in fields bordering the A-2227 between La Zarzuela and
Venta de Retín 1-Apr
5
displaying, wind farm on NE side of La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
3
singing, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
Calandra
Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 17
April 2015
Territorial/advertising
song; continuous, melodious outpouring produced in display
flight over coastal grassland.
Contains
mimicry from several species.
[File
name: calandralarkLS113287ecut]
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 16
April 2015
Territorial/advertising
song from a perched bird; varied output of clear, strident/piercing
whistles with occasional chirps and
wheezes.
[File
name: calandralarkLS113254ecut]
Marismas
del Barbate, Abdalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 16
April 2015
Calls
from a bird in flight. Two types: shrill tree elements
followed by rolling, electrical-like buzzes.
[File
name: calandralarkLS11326054e]
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Sand
Martin
Riparia
riparia 2,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
12 NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
2,
Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
10+,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Eurasian
Crag Martin
Ptyonprogne
rupestris 2,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
2,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
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Barn
Swallow
Hirundo
rustica Common throughout.
1, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
4,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
6,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
143
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
35
NW, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
150
W
in 30 mins, Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
115,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Red-rumped
Swallow Cecropis
daurica 2, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
2,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
1, Playa de Zahara, 30-Mar
1,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
1,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
4
NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
40
W in 30 mins, Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
2,
La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
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House
Martin
Delichon
urbicum Common around villages and towns.
10+,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
100+, petrol station near El Palmar, 31-Mar
c25, gathering mud, Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 1-Apr
122 NW
in 45 mins, Zahara de los Atunes, 4-Apr
10+,
Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
House
Martin (Delichon urbicum), Zahara de los
Atunes
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Tawny
Pipit
Anthus
campestris 1,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1,
Embalse de Almodovar, 2-Apr
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Meadow
Pipit
Anthus
pratensis 1
in off the sea, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
4, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
2,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
|
Water
Pipit
Anthus
spinoletta 1,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda,
5-Apr
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White
Wagtail
Motacilla
alba 1 E,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
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Iberian
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla
flava iberiae 20+,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 31-Mar
1
N, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
14,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
24,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla
flava flava 1
m,
El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 6-Apr
Iberian
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla
flava iberiae
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain
36°
10' 28.6" N 05° 53' 34.6" W 17
April 2015
Calls from a perched bird.
[File
name: yellowwagtailLS113278ecut]
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European
Robin Erithacus
rubecula Abundant in
the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, and La
Breña de Barbate.
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Common
Nightingale
Luscinia
megarhynchos 1
non-vocal, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1
singing,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
1
singing, Bolonia, 2-Apr
1,
Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
1,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
2
singing mm, La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
Nightingale Luscinia
megarhynchos
Montenmedio,
Km 42.5 N340 Vejer de la Frontera,
Andalucia, Spain 20
April 2010 1324h
c70
second excerpt of song from a continuous five minute
bout from deep in evergreen scrub.
[File
name: nightingale0420132447ecut]
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Northern
Wheatear
Oenanthe
oenanthe 1
m,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
|
Black-eared
Wheatear
Oenanthe
hispanica 1,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
|
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
1 m, Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
1
f,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Present in
most localities.
Particularly
common along the A-2231 coast road between Zahara and
Barbate, and around Puerto de Ojén.
f
+ juv,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
3
prs, Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
European
Stonechat
Saxicola
rubicola
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 49.5'' N 5º 51' 27.0'' E
4
April 2012 1238h
Territorial
song uttered from telegraph wire in a largely treeless
landscape.
[File
name: stonechat0404123854ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Andalucia, Spain 36°
0.8' 54.8" N 05° 34' 57.1" W
15
April 2015
Female
alarm calling with broadband 'chack' sounds and short
whistles at 5.2 kHz. Also weak, burry trills from a
fledgling at 2.9, 5.4, 6.1, 8.2 secs.
[File
name: stonechatLS113177ecut]
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Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarus
1
singing, Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
1
m,
Cueva
del Moro, Sierra
de la Plata, 2-Apr
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Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common in
woodland and matorral habitats.
Noted at Breña
de Barbate,
Atlanterra, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Bolonia.
1
singing, Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar - 7-Apr
1 singing,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
1
singing,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
Common
Blackbird (Turdus merula), Zahara de los
Atunes
|
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Abundant in
the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
1
singing,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
1
f,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
8
(migrants),
Sendero Colada de la Costa, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 3
singing,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
1
singing, oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
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Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala Abundant
in suitable habitat.
Noted at
Playa de Zahara, Atlanterra, La Breña de Barbate, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Cabo de
Gracia.
1,
Castillos de las Almadrabas, 30-Mar
1
singing,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
1
singing,
Castillos de las Almadrabas, 1-Apr
Sardinian
Warbler Sylvia
melanocephala
Arroyo
del Tiradero, Valle de Ojén, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.4" N 05° 35' 04.3" W 11
Apr
2011, 1337h
Territorial song
from skulking male in thorny, evergreen scrub on open cork oak
slopes. Fast, chattering, scratchy warblers, each strophe
lasting 3-8 seconds, mostly utter from within cover.
[File
name: sardinianwarbler110411133715ecut1]
Arroyo
del Tiradero, Valle de Ojén, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.4" N 05° 35' 04.3" W 11
Apr
2011, 1337h
Call,
probably used in alarm, from the same individual above:
each strophe consisting of a short buzz, followed by
four harsh couplets.
[File
name: sardinianwarbler110411133715ecut2]
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Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 4
mm,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
2 mm,
Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
1
m,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Fairly common
and widespread. Noted at Zahara,
La Zarzuela, El Almarchal, Barbate, La Janda, Cortijo
Los Villares, El 2, 1 displaying, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
1 displaying, petrol station near El Palmar, 31-Mar
3 displaying, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
2,
displaying, La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
6
singing mm,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
1
displaying,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
Zitting
Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 49.5'' N 5º 51' 27.0'' E
4
April 2012 1303h
Territorial/advertising
song uttered in flight over flat agricultural land.
[File
name: zittingcisticola0404130323e]
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Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 4
singing mm, track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
1
singing, La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
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European Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1
singing, track between Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
|
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1
singing, track between Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
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Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 1 singing, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
Melodious
Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 55.9'' N 5º 56' 44.4'' E
3
April 2012 1832h
Territorial
song uttered at 2.5 metres from a large patch of Giant
Reed Arundo donax and thorn scrub.
[File
name: melodiouswarbler0403183215ecut1]
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 55.9'' N 5º 56' 44.4'' E
3
April 2012 1832h
Calls
from the same male above, before launching into another
bout of continuous song.
[File
name: melodiouswarbler0403183215ecut2]
Marismas
del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain 36º
13' 55.9'' N 5º 56' 44.4'' E
3
April 2012 1832h
More
calls
from the same male above, with sparrow-like churrs and
Barn Swallow mimicry..
[File
name: melodiouswarbler0403183215ecut3]
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Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1
singing,
oxbow near Benalup, 5-Apr
1
singing,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
Western
Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
9' 35.16" N 5° 34' 55.40" W 3
Apr
2012, 1421h
Territorial song
from cork oak woodland. Note long time intervals between
strophes.
[File
name: bonelliswarbler0403142137ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.8" N 05° 34' 58.2" W 11
Apr
2011, 1307h
Territorial song
from cork oak woodland. Strophes repeated 5-6 times
per minute (background chaffinches edited from sonogram).
[File
name: bonelliswarbler110411130746ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.8" N 05° 34' 58.2" W 15
Apr
2015
Calls
from two birds in pursuit of each other, in shrub layer
of cork oak woodland.
[File
name: westernbonelliswarblerLS113159ecut]
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Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus colyybita
1 calling, Arroyo
del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales,
|
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
1
singing, La Breña de Barbate,
31-Mar
Iberian
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco,
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
09' 31.9" N 5° 35' 15.2" W 10
Apr
2014
Territorial song
from holm oak woodland. Note this individual shows little
or no slurring of elements compared with birds below.
Part of a 10 minute recording where bird sang from four
different regular song perches.
[File
name: iberianchiffchaffLS111908son]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
9' 35.16" N 5° 34' 55.40" W 2
Apr
2012, 1445h
Territorial song
from cork oak woodland. Note the slower delivery from
this bird compared to previous recordings below.
[File
name: iberianchiffchaff0402144541ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.8" N 05° 34' 58.2" W 11
Apr
2011, 1209h
Territorial song
from cork oak/holm oak woodland. This bird was singing
with continual variation between successive strophes.
Note the rapid delivery with more elements than is typical
in the first strophe.
[File
name: iberianchiffchaff110411120906ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
09' 42.4" N 05° 34' 55.0" W 10
Apr
2011, 1204h
Call
from a bird feeding very low in undergrowth of Cork
Oak slope.
[File
name: iberianchiffchaff110410120439ecut]
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
09' 42.4" N 05° 34' 55.0" W 15
Apr
2010, 1132h
Territorial song
from cork oak/holm oak woodland. This strophe composed of
seven notes rhythmically decending in pitch,
followed by faster phrase of four to five higher
notes.
[File
name: iberianchiffchaff0415113229ecut]
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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapilla), Valle de Ojén
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
9' 35.16" N 5° 34' 55.40" W 2
Apr
2012, 1504h
Territorial song
from cork oak oak woodland.
[File
name: firecrest0402150403ecut]
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
9' 35.16" N 5° 34' 55.40" W 16
Apr
2015
Calls
from cork oak oak woodland.
[File
name: firecrestLS113209ecut]
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|
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales. 2
singing mm, La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
|
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros f,
Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 1-Apr
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros),
Castillo de las Almadrabas
|
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1st-cy
m, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
|
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pr, Arroyo
del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
|
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common in the
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales
Pr,
La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
|
Great Tit Parus major Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales
Pr,
La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
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Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Pr,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
Crested
Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
3
April 2016
Two
call types from a pair: typical short trill and a higher-pitched
squeakly double-element at 6 kHz.
[File
name: crestedtitLS113415ecut]
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Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europea Fairly
common, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales
|
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Common in the
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales. Also
heard and seen in La Breña de Barbate (Umbrella Pine
woods).
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla),
Valle
de Ojén
Short-toed
Treecreeper Certhia
brachydactyla
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
09' 42.4" N 05° 34' 55.0" W 1
Apr
2012, 1210h
Territorial song
from cork oak/holm oak woodland.
[File
name: shorttoedtreecreeper0401121044e]
Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
09' 42.4" N 05° 34' 55.0" W 15
Apr
2010, 1200h
Territorial song
from cork oak/holm oak woodland.
[File
name: sttreecreeper0415120015ecut]
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Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1
m,
Canal Colector del Este,
La Janda
5-Apr
|
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1
m,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1
m,
Playa de Zahara, 31-Mar
1
m, petrol station near El Palmar, 31-Mar
1 m, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
6
mm,
Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
1
singing m, Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
1
m, Arroyo del
Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
9,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
6,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 1, in scrub
at Finca Vista Alegre, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Fairly common in the
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
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Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula Common,
cliffs around La Breña de Barbate & La Barca de
Vejer.
4, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
5, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
Several
prs nesting, Castillo Guzman El Bueno, Tarifa, 5-Apr
8,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
16,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
40,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
Jackdaws (Corvus
monedula) sharing a nesting ledge with Northern
Bald Ibis
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Common Raven Corvus corax 1,
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
Pr, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
Pr,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor Common around
human habitatation, agricultural areas, and semi-natural
grassland.
Noted at Zahara,
Atlanterra, Barbate, El Almarchal,
Facinas, La Janda, Benalup, Barbate, Los Caños de Meca, El
Palmar, Bolonia.
4,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
200+, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
16,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
25,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
Several
prs nesting, Castillo Guzman El Bueno, Tarifa, 5-Apr
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common around
human habitatation, agricultural areas, and semi-natural
grassland.
25+, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
30+,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
40+, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
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Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
2, Rehuelga, near Benalup, 5-Apr
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Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common in the
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
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Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 2 E,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
9,
in off the sea,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
3,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
Pr, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
16,
wind farm on NE side of La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
9,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
Pr,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
1
singing, Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
Pr, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
Common
Linnet Carduelis
cannabina
Montenmedio,
Vejer de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain
20
Apr
2010, 1223h
Territorial song
from Umbrella Pine woodland; a continuous rambling series
of squeaky notes interspersed with short trills (e.g.
5.1 to 5.5 secs) and whistles (e.g. at 6.7 sec).
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common throughout
the area with both breeding birds and arriving migrants.
2, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
10+,
Hotel Gran Sol/Castillo de las Almadrabas, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
6,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
60, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
140,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
200+,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
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Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 6,
Arroyo del Tridaero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
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European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Fairly
common throughout the area with both breeding birds
and arriving migrants.
Displaying,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
Displaying,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
4, Cortijo
Los Villares, between El Palmar and Conil de la Frontera,
31-Mar
23,
track between Canal Colector del Este-Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 5-Apr
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European Serin Serinus serinus Widespread
and fairly common in most areas.
1 singing, Centauro car rental car park, Malaga, 28-Mar
3 singing,
Faro
de Camarinal,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra,
29-Mar
Several
singing,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
Pr,
Bolonia, 2-Apr
4
singing mm,
marsh at start of Benalup-Facinas horse track, 5-Apr
3
singing mm, La Barca de Vejer, 6-Apr
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Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Heard
calling, Arroyo del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes
coccothraustes
Valle
de Ojén, Parque
Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain
36°
08' 46.8" N 05° 34' 58.2" W 1
Apr
2012, 1405h
Inconspicuous
and simple song uttered from Holm/Cork Oak woodland.
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name: hawfinch0401140529ecut]
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Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1
singing, Arroyo del Tridaero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 30-Mar
1
singing, Arroyo del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 2-Apr
1
singing,
Arroyo del Tiradero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 3-Apr
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Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 1,
Cueva
del Moro, Sierra
de la Plata, 2-Apr
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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
1 m, El Cañillo,
Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra Common and
widespread in most open habitats including coastal dunes,
rough pasture, agricultural fields & marshes.
Noted around
Zahara de los Atunes, La Zarzuela, El Almarchal, Parque
Eolico, Venta de Retín, La Janda, Benalup, Barbate,
Cortijo
Los Villares, El Palmar, Facinas,
Embalse de Almodóvar, Bolonia.
1
singing,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
16
in flock, Playa de Zahara, 30-Mar
4
singing, north side of ,
La Zarzuela, 1-Apr
32
in flock, Playa de Zahara, 2-Apr
Corn
Bunting Emberiza calandra
La
Janda, Andalucia, Spain
36°
14' 12.70" N 5° 48' 57.54" W 31
March 2012 1307h
Terrirorial/advertising
song from low vegetation beside the Canal Colector del Este, La
Janda.
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