| Zahara
de los Atunes & Costa de la Luz Systematic List 28
Mar
- 6 Apr 2017
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Mallard Anas
platyrhynchos Pr,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
Pr,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
2, Embalse
de Almodóvar, 1-Apr
11,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
25,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
5,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
2,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
8,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
6,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
7,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
3,
Oxbow near Benalup, 4-Apr
5,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
2,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
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Red-legged
Partridge Alectoris
rufa Pr,
Facinas, 30-Mar
Pr,
Parque Eólico, Km 2.5, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-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 1
singing, Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
1
singing,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Pheasant Phasianus
colchicus
Common,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
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Balearic
Shearwater Puffinus
mauretanicus
7
E, in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
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Northern
Gannet
Morus
bassanus 3,
off Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
4
W, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
2, off
Playa de Zahara, Zahara de los Atunes, 5-Apr
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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,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
1, Embalse
de Almodóvar, 1-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
1, Zahara
de los Atunes, 5-Apr
2,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
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Cattle
Egret
Bubulcus
ibis Noted
in most areas of grazed pasture.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
9,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
8,
El Almarchal, 29-Mar
1,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
30+,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, N-340-Zahara road, 30-Mar
11,
Km-1, A-2227, N-340-Zahara road, 30-Mar
2
NW, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
55+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
87,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
4,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
3,
Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
45,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
80+
pairs nesting, La Barca de Vejer,
5-Apr
4,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
Noted on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
Cattle
Egret (Bubulcus
ibis) flying into
the 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.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
2,
Rio del Cachón, Zahara de los Atunes, 29-Mar
2,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
3,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
1, Embalse
de Almodóvar, 1-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
3,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
2,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
3,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-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
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 5-Apr
Great
Egret (Casmerodius albus), Marismas del Barbate
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Grey
Heron
Ardea
cinerea
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
1, Embalse
de Almodóvar, 1-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
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Purple
Heron
Ardea
purpurea
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
Purple
Heron (Ardea
purpurea), Canal
Colector del Este, La Janda
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White
Stork
Ciconia
ciconia Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
Pr
in nest, Zahora, 29-Mar
1,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
6,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
2,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
5
AON, start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on
A-314, 3-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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Black
Stork
Ciconia
nigra 1,
over Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis
falcinellus
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
3,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-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 9 incubating on cliffs on the north-west side of
La Barca de Vejer
1,
over Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
2,
nr military zone entrance between Zahara and Barbate,
29-Mar
3,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2
NW, Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 3-Apr
Northern
Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita), La Barca
de Vejer
Jackdaw
attempting to steal twigs from Northern
Bald Ibis nest
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Eurasian
Spoonbill
Platalea
leucorodia
2,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
10,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
2
+ 1 NW,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Greater
Flamingo
Phoenicopterus
roseus
7,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
3
min,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
6,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 5-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. 50,
kettling near Estepona, 28-Mar
7,
Sierra de la Plata, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
3,
over Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
2,
Parque Eólico, Km 2.5, A-2227, 30-Mar
5,
'Amphibian Pool', Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
21,
Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
7,
Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-Apr
10,
Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
5,
over Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
3,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
Eurasian
Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), Sierra de
la Plata
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Egyptian
Vulture
Noephron
percnopterus
1,
Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
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Osprey
Pandion
haliaetus 1,
over Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
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Short-toed
Eagle
Circaetus
gallicus
1,
between 'Amphibian Pool' and GR-7 Los Barrios trail,
Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1,
Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
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Booted
Eagle
Aquila
pennata 2,
inland of Tarfia, 28-Mar
1,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
2,
in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
1,
Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1,
Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-Apr
1,
stooped on Black-winged Stilts, start of Sendero Marismas
del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 3-Apr
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
1,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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Bonelli's
Eagle
Hieraaetus
fasciatus 1st-cy,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
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Black
Kite
Milvus
migrans 60+,
arriving at Mirador del Estrecho during a 20 min stop,
28-Mar
25+,
inland of Tarifa, 28-Mar
2,
over Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
1,
Atlanterra, 29-Mar
5,
over Barbate, 29-Mar
1,
over Breña de Barbate, 29-Mar
1,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
6,
on drive from Zahara to Facinas, 30-Mar
5,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
9,
flying high inland, Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
24,
flew in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
9,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
2,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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Western
Marsh Harrier
Circus
aeruginosus
1
f, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
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Hen Harrier
Circus
cyaneus
1
ringtail, caught a small passerine, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
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Montagu's
Harrier Circus
pygargus
m,
in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
Pr,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
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Common
Buzzard Buteo
buteo 1,
'Amphibian Pool', Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
2,
Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
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Northern
Goshawk Accipiter
gentilis 1
m, in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra, 30-Mar
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Eurasian
Sparrowhawk Accipiter
nisus 8,
in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra, 30-Mar
1,
in off the sea, Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
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Black-winged
Kite Elanus
caeruleus 1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
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Common
Kestrel Falco
tinnunculus Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
3,
Atlanterra, 29-Mar
1,
Bolonia, 1-Apr
1,
SW end of Sierra de Retín, Zahara de los Atunes, 3-Apr
1,
Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
1,
Oxbow near Benalup, 4-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
Pr
nesting, La Barca de Vejer,
5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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Lesser
Kestrel Falco
naumanni
f,
in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-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,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
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Common
Moorhen Gallinula
chloropus
3,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
6,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
6,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
3,
Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
1,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
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Purple
Swamphen Porphyrio
porphyrio
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-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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Eurasian
Stone-curlew
Burhinus
eodicnemus
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2,
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 8,
roadside pool at Marismas de Barbate, 29-Mar
8,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
84,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
29,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
8,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
5,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
6,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
15,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
 Black-winged
Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus) Marismas del Barbate
| 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 8,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
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Collared
Pratincole Glareola
pratincola 12,
hawking over coastal grassland along A-2231, between
Zahara de los Atunes & Barbate, 2-Apr
78+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
100+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
100+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 5-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,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
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Ringed
Plover Charadrius
hiaticula
5,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
4,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
c60,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
25+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
Ringed
Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula) Marismas de Barbate
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Kentish
Plover Charadrius
alexandrinus 1,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
2
prs, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
7,
Bolonia, 1-Apr
7+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
7,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
5,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
10+,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
20+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-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
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Grey
Plover Pluvialis
squatarola
3,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
28,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
4,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Sanderling Calidris
alba
1,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
1,
Bolonia, 1-Apr
4,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
5,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
9,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
Sanderling
(Calidris alba) Marismas del Barbate
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Whimbrel Numenius
phaeopus
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 5-Apr
Whimbrel
(Nnmenius phaeopus) Marismas del Barbate
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Ruddy
Turnstone Arenaria
interpres
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
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Curlew
Sandpiper Calidris
ferruginea
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Dunlin Calidris
alpina
11,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
2,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
25+,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
45+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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|
Common
Snipe Gallinago
gallinago
2,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
|
|
Green
Sandpiper Tringa
ochrupus
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
|
|
Wood
Sandpiper Tringa
glareola
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
|
|
Common
Sandpiper Actitis
hypoleucos 1,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
2,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
1,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
2,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
2
prs (territorial), Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
6
SE, Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
|
|
Spotted Redshank Tringa
erythropus
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Common Redshank Tringa
totanus
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Common
Greenshank Tringa
nebularia
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
3,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
Larus
melanocephalus
1st-cy,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
|
|
Black-headed
Gull
Chroicocephalus
ridibundus
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Yellow-legged
Gull
Larus
michahellis Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
82
E, in 80 mins, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
19
NW, Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
7
NW, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
350+,
Marismas del Barbate,
2-Apr
3,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Ap
47
SE, 11:35-12:05h, Zahara de los Atunes, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
Lesser
Black-backed
Gull
Larus
fuscus 2,
off Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
|
|
Audouin's
Gull
Larus
audouinii
1
NW, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
3,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
|
|
Sandwich
Tern Sterna
sandvicensis 3,
Bahia de la Plata, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
7,
fishing along Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
8
E/1 W, in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
3, Zahara de los Atunes, 3-Apr
3, off
Playa de Zahara, Zahara de los Atunes, 5-Apr
|
|
Caspian
Tern Hydroprogne
caspia 3,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
1,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
|
|
Common
Tern Sterna
hirundo 1,
Bahia de la Plata, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
|
|
Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia/C. livia domesticated Common
around farm building but not in residential areas.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
60+,
El Almarchal, 29-Mar
5,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Fairly
common in Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales
1,
over oak
slopes of Sierra de Retin, 30-Mar
4,
over N-340 near Montenmedio, 3-Apr
1,
Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
|
|
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fairly
common around human habitation throughout.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
2,
bridge over Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
8,
from the roof of Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes,
3-Apr
9,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
|
|
Common
Cuckoo
Cuculus
canorus
1
singing male, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
|
|
Great
Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator
glandarius
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
|
|
Little Owl Athene noctua
1,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
|
|
Common Swift Apus apus
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
5,
from the roof of Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes,
3-Apr
|
|
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 8,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
61,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
20+,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
20+,
Barbate, 4-Apr
10,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
21,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
|
|
Swift sp. Apus sp. 1,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
Eurasian
Hoopoe Upupa
epops
1,
near Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
2,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
European
Bee-eater Merops
apiaster 16,
Tahilvilla, 30-Mar
6,
Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra, 30-Mar
42
(13+14+8+7), flew inland in 20 minutes, Km-1, A-2227,
30-Mar
52
(19+4+12+7+10), flew inland in 30 minutes, Parque Eólico,
Km 2.5, A-2227, 30-Mar
32,
Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
8
NW,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
12,
over Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-Apr
25
NE (8+10+17),
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
20+,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
2,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
40
NE (5+11+3+21),
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
17,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
4-Apr
23,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
49
N (10+12+27), Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-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]
|
|
|
Iberian
Green
Woodpecker Picus
sharpei 1
heard, La Breña de Barbate, 29-Mar
|
|
Great
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus
major 1
drumming, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1
drumming, Sendero
Arroyo San Carlos del Tiradrero, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1,
GR-7 Los Barrios trail, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1
drumming, Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-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]
|
|
|
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.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
4
singing mm, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
9,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
Crested
Lark (Galerida cristata), Zahara de
los Atunes
|
|
Thekla
Lark Galerida
theklae Pr,
Embalse de Almodóvar, 30-Mar
|
|
Woodlark Lullula
arborea 1
singing male, Arroyo del Tiradrero, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
1
singing male,
'Amphibian Pool', Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
|
|
Greater
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella
brachydactyla
3
singing mm + flock of 5,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4
singing mm,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-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]
|
|
|
Calandra
Lark Melanocorypha
calandra 2,
noted on drive along A-2227 from Zahara, 30-Mar
5
singng mm,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
5+,
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]
|
|
|
Sand
Martin
Riparia
riparia 1,
Atlanterra, 29-Mar
2,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
1,
El Almarchal, 29-Mar
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
8,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
4,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
|
|
Eurasian
Crag Martin
Ptyonprogne
rupestris 1,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
1,
Faro de Camrinal, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
|
|
Barn
Swallow
Hirundo
rustica Common throughout. Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
20+,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
17,
in off the sea Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
7,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
7,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
7,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
20+,
from the roof of Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes,
3-Apr
8,
Río Barbate (river mouth), 4-Apr
4
in off the sea, Zahara de los Atunes, 5-Apr
49,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
Red-rumped
Swallow Cecropis
daurica Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
2,
Mirador del Estrecho, 28-Mar
2,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
2,
Atlanterra, 29-Mar
1,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
7,
El Almarchal, 29-Mar
4,
Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
8,
Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
2,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
over N-340 near Montenmedio, 3-Apr
2,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
4,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
1,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
|
|
House
Martin
Delichon
urbicum 25+,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
14,
bridge over Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
8
AON joined in a continuous 'super-structure', Calle
Cachón/CA-2216,
Zahara de los Atunes, 31-Mar
6,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
40+,
from the roof of Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes,
3-Apr
28, Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
House
Martin (Delichon urbicum), Zahara de los
Atunes
|
|
Tawny
Pipit
Anthus
campestris
1, Embalse
de Almodóvar, 1-Apr
2,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
|
|
Tree
Pipit
Anthus
trivialis 1,
in off the sea and calling, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
|
|
Meadow
Pipit
Anthus
pratensis 2,
over Zahara de los Atunes, 30-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 5-Apr
|
|
Water
Pipit
Anthus
spinoletta
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
White
Wagtail
Motacilla
alba
1,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
Parque Eólico, Km 2.5, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Iberian
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla
flava iberiae
21
(inc singing mm),
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
2
singing mm, Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth,
3-Apr
4,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
2,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
25+,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
2
singing mm,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-Apr
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla
flava 1
NW, Playa de Zahara, 1-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]
|
|
|
European
Robin Erithacus
rubecula Abundant in
the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, and La
Breña de Barbate.
1,
migrant in dune scrub, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
|
|
Common
Nightingale
Luscinia
megarhynchos
1
singing m, Bolonia, 1-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]
|
|
|
Northern
Wheatear
Oenanthe
oenanthe 1
m, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
7
(4mm/3ff),
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1
f, Río Barbate (river mouth), 3-Apr
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
Black-eared
Wheatear
Oenanthe
hispanica 1
f,
Faro de Camarinal, Cabo de Gracia, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
2,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
|
|
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
1
m,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
|
|
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.
2,
Mirador del Estrecho, 28-Mar
Pr
with FY, Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
1,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
2
singing mm, rocky slope above Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-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]
|
|
|
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarus
1m,
Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
|
|
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.
2
singing, Avenida de la Playa, Zahara de los Atunes,
daily 28-Mar to 6-Apr
1
singing, rocky slope above Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
5
mm,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
Common
Blackbird (Turdus merula), Zahara de los
Atunes
|
|
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common in
the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales. 1
singing, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
1,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
1
singing m,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
|
|
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
3
singing mm, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
2
singing mm, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
|
|
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.
Several,
Mirador del Estrecho, 28-Mar
Many
singing, dune scrub along Playa de Zahara to Plata de
Atlanterra, 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]
|
|
|
Western Subalpine Warbler Sylvia inornata 4
(1f), migrants in dune scrub, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
5
mm,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
west side of Río Barbate (behind sports stadium), Marismas del Barbate,
3-Apr
1,
Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
|
|
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 1
m, migrant in dune scrub, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
|
|
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Fairly common
and widespread. Noted at Zahara,
La Zarzuela, El Almarchal, Barbate, La Janda, Cortijo
Los Villares, El 2, 1 song-flighting,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar 5
displaying, Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
1
song-flighting, Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
1 song-flighting,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
3
singing mm, start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4
on A-314, 3-Apr
3 singing
m,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
1
singing m,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
Zitting
Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis), Marismas
del Barbate
| 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
2
singing mm, Los Barrios entrance to Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
4
singing mm, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1
singing m,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314, 4-Apr
5
singing mm, La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal
Colector del Este, 4-Apr
1
singing m, Itinerario Ecuestre IE-027.2 (marsh at start of horse track),
4-Apr
1
singing m, La Barca de Vejer,
5-Apr
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European Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
3
singing mm, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
3 singing
mm, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector del
Este, 4-Apr
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Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
2
singing mm, Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
3
singing mm, La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal
Colector del Este, 4-Apr
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Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 1
singing, Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-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.
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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.
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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..
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name: melodiouswarbler0403183215ecut3]
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Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales. 1
singing, Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
| 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.
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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.
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name: westernbonelliswarblerLS113159ecut]
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Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus colyybita
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 4-Apr
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Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales.
| 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.
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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.
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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.
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name: iberianchiffchaff0415113229ecut]
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Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
1,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
1,
start of Sendero Marismas del Barbate, Km-2.4 on A-314,
3-Apr
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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. 1
singing, Faro de Camarinal, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
1
singing, end of Sierra de Retín, above A-2231, Zahara
de los Atunes, 31-Mar
1
singing, Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
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Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
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Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2
heard, Sendero Arroyo San Carlos del Tiradero, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales,
31-Mar
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Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common in the
Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales Feeding
young in the nest, Sendero Arroyo San Carlos del Tiradero,
Parque Natural de los Alcornocales,
31-Mar
1,
migrant in dune scrub, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
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Great Tit Parus major Fairly common
in the Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales
Heard
singing, La Breña de Barbate
29-Mar
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Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Pr,
Sendero Canuto de Risco Blanco, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-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.
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name: crestedtitLS113415ecut]
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Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europea Fairly
common, Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales
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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
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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.
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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
singing, between 'Amphibian Pool' and GR-7 Los Barrios
trail,
Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-Mar
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Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1,
Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
1,
noted on drive along A-2227 from Zahara, 30-Mar
1,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
2,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
7,
Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
2,
along CA-8202 between Cueva
del Moro
& El Lentiscal, Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
8,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
4,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
2,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-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.
11,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
40+,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
60+,
La Barca de Vejer,
5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
Jackdaws (Corvus
monedula) sharing a nesting ledge with Northern
Bald Ibis
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Common Raven Corvus corax 1,
over Sierra de la Plata, Atlanterra, 29-Mar
Pr,
Venta de Retin, Km-0, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
1,
Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-Apr
1,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Cortijo de la Mediana,
La Janda, 4-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-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.
Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
20+,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
Many
pairs nesting in Castillo de las Alamdrabas, Zahara
de los Atunes, 28-Mar to 6-Apr
200,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
28,
on wires at bridge over Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
Carrying
food for young, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
68,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common around
human habitatation, agricultural areas, and semi-natural
grassland. Noted,
on drive from Malaga to Zahara via Tarifa, 28-Mar
30+,
Castillo de las Almadrabas, 28-Mar
10,
bridge over Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
31-Mar
23,
lawn of holiday apartment, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
40+,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-Apr
34,
Río del Cachón,
Zahara estuary, 5-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 14,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
2,
La Janda, Km-47 entrance on N-340 to Canal Colector
del Este, 4-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 1,
Atlanterra, 29-Mar
2
NW, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
4
NW, Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
Pr,
El Almarchal, 29-Mar
19,
in off the sea, Cabo de Gracia, 30-Mar
1,
Km-1, A-2227, 30-Mar
25,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
1,
Marismas around Río Barbate river mouth, 3-Apr
4,
Río del Cachón, Zahara estuary,
5-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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name: linnet0420122329ecut]
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common throughout
the area with both breeding birds and arriving migrants. 2,
Hotel Gran Sol, Zahara de los Atunes, 28-Mar
30+,
in off the sea, Playa de Zahara, 29-Mar
17,
Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
20+,
Parque Eólico, Km 2.5, A-2227, 30-Mar
8
in off the sea + 19 in dune scrub, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
85,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-Apr
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European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Fairly
common throughout the area with both breeding birds
and arriving migrants. Counts:
8,
El Cañillo, Marismas del Barbate, 2-Apr
10,
Canal Colector del
Este (Río Almodóvar), La Janda, 2-Apr
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European Serin Serinus serinus Widespread
and fairly common in most areas.
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Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1 heard,
'Amphibian Pool', Valle
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 31-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.
[File
name: hawfinch0401140529ecut]
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Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
3,
Puerto
de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, 1-Apr
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Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
1
singing m, Cueva
del Moro,
Sierra de la Plata, 1-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.
4
singing, Casa la Palmera, Conil de la Frontera, 29-Mar
1
singing, Playa de Zahara, 1-Apr
Noted, on drive
from Zahara to Malaga via Tarifa, 6-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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name: cornbunting0331155106ecut]
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