Sheep bells and Thekla Lark in the dehesa around Parque Nacional de Monfragüe

Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos

Pr, Jardines de Sabatini, Madrid, 11/06.

Common, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

Red-legged Partridge  Alectoris rufa

Noted in the dehesa, particularly along the roadsides, most days.

Common Quail  Coturnix coturnix

2 singing males, Trujillo-Monroy road, 14/06.

Black-necked Grebe  Podiceps nigricollis

2, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Territorial/advertising song from a pair.

Little Grebe

Several pairs, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus

Several pairs, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06

Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo

Fairly common, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla.

Max 12, from observatorio #3, mbalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Little Bittern  Ixobrychus minutus

1, Observatorio #3, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Black-crowned  Night Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax

3, Observatorio #4, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Squacco Heron  Ardeola ralloides

1, in small marsh between Saucedilla and Observatorio ornitológica #5, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis

Common, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Little Egret  Egretta garzetta

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Great Egret  Casmerodius albus

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 35.57.1" N  05° 41' 01.1" W  16 June 2013

Call from an adult passing in flight.

Great Egret

1, Observatorio ornitológica #5, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

4+, Observatorio #2, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

1, Observatorio #4, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

Noted, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Calls from an adult landing at the nest site.

Purple Heron

Many birds nesting in reedbeds at Embalse de Arrocampo.

Well grown nestlings visible from observation hides #1, #2, #3 and #4.

Embalse de Arrocampo and surrounding olive groves

White Stork  Ciconia ciconia

White Storks nesting on tower, surrounded grassy plains and dehesa

Many roadside nests on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Common around Monfragüe.

Nesting in every town and village.

Pr, nesting on the roof of a hide (Observatorio ornitológica #5), Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

Black Stork  Ciconia nigra

Peña Falcon, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 42.25" N  06° 03' 29.09" W  18 June 2013

Call from adult flying in to the nest site.

Black Stork

3 prs nesting at Peña Falcon.

Eurasian Spoonbill  Platalea leucorodia

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Eurasian Griffon Vulture  Gyps fulvus

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 43.88" N  06° 03' 36.53" W  18 June 2013

Calls from the breeding colony at Peña Falcon.

Griffon Vulture

Seen daily in large numbers, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Also noted around Trujillo, Monroy, Valle de Jerte, Embalse de Arrocampo.

 Griffon Vulture, perched below Salto del Gitano

Eurasian Black Vulture  Aegypius monachus

Seen daily in small numbers, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

20+, between Trujillo and Monroy, 14/06.

Black Vulture passing over Peña Falcon

Egyptian Vulture  Noephron percnopterus

Seen in small numbers each day.

Spanish Imperial Eagle  Aquila adalberti

1, over Peña Falcon, 12/06.

1, over Río Almonte, 14/06.

Short-toed Eagle  Circaetus gallicus

1-2, seen daily, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

1, perched on pylon on outskirts of Trujillo, 14/06.

Booted Eagle  Aquila pennata

2-3, noted most days in Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Bonelli's Eagle  Aquila fasciata

1, La Tajadilla, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 18/06.

European Honey-buzzard  Pernis apivorus

1, Valle de Jerte, on drive up to Puerto de Honduras, 15/06.

Red Kite  Milvus milvus

1-2, seen most days.

Black Kite  Milvus migrans

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 52' 10.3" N  05° 54' 39.0" W  11 June 2013

Calls from a bird mobbed by an Iberian Magpie.

Black Kite

Common, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Flock of 60+, feeding on road from La Bazagona into Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 11/06.

Common thoughout.

Western Marsh Harrier  Circus aeruginosus

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06 and 18/06.

Montagu's Harrier  Circus pygargus

Several, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Common in plains around Trujillo.

Common Buzzard  Buteo buteo

1-2, noted most days in Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus

1, Camping Monfragüe, 11/06.

1, Salto de Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 18/06.

Black-winged Kite  Elanus caeruleus

1, Embalse de Arrocampo, 16/06.

Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos

1, Valdeamor, 15/06.

Common Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus

Several, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Lesser Kestrel  Falco naumanni

Several, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Peregrine  Falco peregrinus

1, Peña Falcon, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 12/06 and 18/06.

Water Rail  Rallus aquaticus

Several calling, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Eurasian Coot  Fulica atra

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Purple Swamphen  Porphyrio porphyrio

Several noted at most hides, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Little Bustard  Tetrax  tetrax

2, between Trujillo and Monroy, 14/06.

Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius

Pr, Río Almonte, 14/06.

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

1, Río Almonte, 14/06.

Whiskered Tern  Childonias hybrida

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica

Embalse de Arrocampo 39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Calls from two birds passing in flight.

Gull-billed Tern

Several, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

20+, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

Black-bellied Sandgrouse  Pterocles orientalis

6, Trujillo to Monroy, 14/06.

Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon  Columba livia/C. livia domesticated

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 48.09" N  06° 02' 5.58" W  13 June 2013

Calls from a colony of birds nesting under a bridge.

Feral Pigeon

Common around towns and villages.

Also nesting under the main bridge over the Rio Tajo, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Wood Pigeon  Columba palumbus

1 singing, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Seen daily in small number, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Max 60, near Monroy, 14/06.

Collared Dove  Streptopelia decaocto

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  12 June 2013

Territorial song from camp site in oak dehesa.

Common around towns and villages, and Camping Monfragüe.

European Turtle Dove  Streptopelia turtur

1, Torrejón el Rubio, 16/06.

Common Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Advertising song from open oak woodland at the tree line at a rate of 48 times/min.

Cuckoo

Only heard in Valle de Jerte and around Puerto de Honduras.

Woodlark, Rock Bunting and Ortolan Bunting habitat around Puerto de Honduras

Little Owl   Athene noctua

1, south of Rio Almonte on road to Trujillo, 14/06.

2, between Trujillo and Monroy, 14/06.

Eurasian Scops Owl   Otus scops

Camping Monfragüe  39° 56' 55.87" N  06° 05' 5.70" W  13 June 2013

Duetting pair with almost perfect synchronisation; the female is producing the second, quieter, shorter and higher-pitched part.

Eurasian Scops Owl

Camping Monfragüe  39° 56' 55.87" N  06° 05' 5.70" W  13 June 2013

Song/territorial call from the male.

Eurasian Scops Owl 2

2-3 singing males heard after sunset each evening around Camping Monfragüe, 11-17/06.

Eagle Owl   Bubo bubo

1, Portilla del Tiétar, 12/06.

Red-necked Nightjar   Caprimulgus ruficollis

1, heard distantly, Portilla del Tiétar, 12/06.

Common Swift  Apus apus

Trujillo  39° 27' 44.56" N  05° 52' 58.73" W  14 June 2013

Calls from birds entering nest in the castle walls.

Common Swift

Noted over Madrid.

Noted in small numbers throughout.

Trujillo town with breeding Lesser Kestrel and White Stork

Pallid Swift  Apus pallidus

Noted in small numbers throughout.

Alpine Swift  Apus melba

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe 39° 49' 48.09" N  06° 02' 5.58" W  13 June 2013

Calls from birds entering nest under the bridge over the Río Tajo.

Alpine Swift

Regular around most of Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Max 30, at the main bridge over the Río Tajo, 13/06.

Bridge over the Río Tajo with nesting Alpine Swift, House Martin, and Crag Martin

White-rumped Swift  Apus caffer

Up to 4 birds seen passing along the Sierra de las Corchuelas at Castillo de Monfragüe on 14/06 and 17/04.

European Roller  Coracias garrulus

Several, Trujillo to Monroy, 14/06.

Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops

Camping Monfragüe  39° 56' 41.11" N  06° 04' 57.68" W  15 June 2013

Territorial song from a male in a Holm Oak in the dehesa.

Eurasian Hoopoe

Fairly common in the dehesa around Monfragüe and Trujillo.

Heard singing each morning near our tent at Camping Monfragüe.

Common Kingfisher  Alcedo atthis

1, Río Almonte, 14/06.

2, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06.

European Bee-eater  Merops apiaster

Fairly common throughout.

Green Woodpecker  Picus viridis

Heard, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major

Common throughout.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus minorr

1, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Crested Lark  Galerida cristata

Embalse de Arrocampo 39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  18 June 2013

Song uttered in hovering flight.

Crested Lark

Common throughout.

Thekla Lark  Galerida theklae

Monroy  39° 40' 18.0" N  06° 12' 47.9" W  14 June 2013

Song uttered from stoney ground in an olive grove in dehesa habitat.

Thekla Lark

Common throughout.

Woodlark  Lullula arborea

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Territorial song from perch in oak at the treeline limit.

Woodlark

A few heard or seen daily in small numbers, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

More common in the Valle de Jerte and around Puerto de Honduras.

Greater Short-toed Lark  Calandrella brachydactyla

Noted in plains around Trujillo, 14/06.

Calandra Lark  Melanocorypha calandra

Noted in plains around Trujillo, 14/06.

Sand Martin  Riparia riparia

Several, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06 and 18/06.

Eurasian Crag Martin  Ptyonprogne rupestris

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Calls from a pair close to the nest site.

Crag Martin

Noted at several sites around Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Easiest to observe around nest site at Salto de Gitano.

Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica

2, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Common, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Common throughout.

Red-rumped Swallow  Cecropis daurica

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Song from a perched bird.

Red-rumped Swallow

Fairly common around water courses throughout.

Max 8, Salto de Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 18/06.

House Martin  Delichon urbicum

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 43' 42.1" N  06° 01' 33.6" W  13 June 2013

Calls from foraging birds.

House Martin

30+, Plaza Mayor, Madrid, 11/06.

Common, on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Common around Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

200+, Torrejón el Rubio, 13/06.

500+, at the main bridge over the Río Tajo, 13/06.

100+, Puente de Albata, Almara > Jaraicejo.

Tawny Pipit  Anthus campestris

1, in the steppe grassland/plains between Trujillo and Monroy, 14/06.

White Wagtail  Motacilla alba

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 54.23" N  06° 01' 41.95" W  13 June 2013

Song from shoreline of Río Tajo.

White Wagtail

Río Almonte  39° 39' 53.1" N  05° 56' 22.8" W  14 June 2013

Calls from bird perched on stone in the river.

White Wagtail2

1, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Noted at most water bodies in Extremadura.

Iberian Yellow Wagtail  Motacilla flava iberiae

Fairly common around Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla.

Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea

Noted along the Río Tajo and Valle de Jerte.

Dunnock  Prunella modularis

Only seen in subalpine scub above 1400m around Puerto de Honduras and in gullies on lower slope of Valdeamor.

European Robin  Erithacus rubecula

Noted on the north slope of the Sierra de las Corchuelas, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Fairly common in oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Common Nightingale  Luscinia megarhynchos

Fairly common throughout.

Black Redstart  Phoenicurus ochruros

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Territorial song from bare, rocky cliff.

Black Redstart

Observed at Salto de Gitano, Castillo de Monfragüe, Villareal de San Carlos.

Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

Valdeamor  40° 14' 7.04" N  05° 50' 30.61" W  15 June 2013

Song given in flight from rocks at c1800 metres.

Northern Wheatear

3 prs, on walk between Puerto de Honduras and Valdeamor peak, 15/06.

Black-eared Wheatear  Oenanthe hispanica

Several, Trujillo to Monroy, 14/06.

Trujillo main square with breeding Lesser Kestrel and White Stork

Common Stonechat  Saxicola torquatus

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Territorial song from scrubby hillside above the tree line.

Stonechat

Río Almonte  39° 39' 53.1" N  05° 56' 22.8" W  14 June 2013

Alarm calls.

Stonechat

Common Blackbird  Turdus merula

4 singing, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Common throughout.

Mistle Thrush  Turdus viscivorus

2, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Blue Rock Thrush  Monticola solitarius

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Territorial song from bare, rocky cliff.

Blue Rock Thrush

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe   39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Begging calls from a fledgling.

Blue Rock Thrush2

Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Territorial song from open oak hillside at tree line.

Blackcap

Common throughout.

Common Whitethroat  Sylvia communis

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Territorial perched song from scrubby gully above the tree line.

Whitethroat

Only seen in subalpine scub above 1400m around Puerto de Honduras and in gullies on lower slope of Valdeamor.

Western Orphean Warbler  Sylvia hortensis

1 male, near the bridge over Arroyo de la Vid, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 16/06.

Rolling dehesa-covered hillsides

Sardinian Warbler  Sylvia melanocephala

Fairly common in rocky/scrubby areas.

Subalpine Warbler  Sylvia cantillans

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 57.6" N  06° 00' 53.7" W  13 June 2013

Territorial song from rocky slope with scrub.

Subalpine Warbler 3

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 49' 57.6" N  06° 00' 53.7" W  13 June 2013

Alarm calls.

Subalpine Warbler 2

Zitting Cisticola  Cisticola juncidis

Río Almonte  39° 39' 53.1" N  05° 56' 22.8" W  14 June 2013

Territorial/advertising song uttered in flight over dehesa and river with lush vegetation.

Zitting Cisticola

Cetti's Warbler  Cettia cetti

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Calls.

Cetti's Warbler

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Song - single strope.

Cetti's Warbler2

Savi's Warbler  Locustella luscinioides

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Territorial reeling song from reeds.

Savi's Warbler2

Several reeling, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06

European Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Several singing, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06

Great Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Territorial/advertising song from reeds.

Great Reed Warbler

Several singing, Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla, 16/06

Melodious Warbler  Hippolais polyglotta

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Alarm calls.

Melodious Warbler

Western Bonelli's Warbler  Phylloscopus bonelli

2, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Firecrest  Regulus ignicapilla

1, Castillo de Monfragüe, 12/06.

2, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces,  Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Eurasian Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  17 June 2013

Territorial song from steep, rocky ravine.

Wren

Fairly common throughout.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

1, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces,  Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Pied Flycatcher  Ficedula hypoleuca

Male, in oak woodland above the cherry terraces,  Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Great Tit  Parus major

1 singing, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Fairly common throughout.

Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleus

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 43' 52.1" N  06° 01' 33.6" W  13 June 2013

Begging calls from a fledgling.

Blue Tit

Fairly common throughout.

Crested Tit  Lophophanes cristatus

Pr, in pine woodland near Tiétar Dam, 18/06.

Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus

Only observed from oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Eurasian Nuthatch  Sitta europea

Fairly common in oak dehesas and from oak woodland above the cherry terraces in Valle de Jerte.

Short-toed Treecreeper  Certhia brachydactyla

Common throughout.

Iberian Grey Shrike  Lanius meridioalis

Fairly common throughout.

Woodchat Shrike  Lanius senator

Arroyo de la Vid, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe 39° 48' 11.04" N  06° 01' 30.73" W  12 June 2013

Calls from two males in pursuit during territorial dispute.

Woodchat Shrike

Very common throughout - the classic roadside bird.

Iberian (Azure-winged) Magpie  Cyanopica cyanus

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Call from an adult - used in alarm?

Iberian Magpie

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 56' 55.87" N  06° 05' 5.70" W  12 June 2013

Calls from a begging juvenile.

Iberian Magpie2

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 56' 55.87" N  06° 05' 5.70" W  12 June 2013

More musical calls from a family group.

Iberian Magpie3

Frequent and common in dehesas throughout including around Monfragüe, Trujillo, Monroy and Valle de Jerte.

Easiest to observe at Camping Monfragüe where habituated to humans and coming to food at our tent.

Iberian Magpie outside our tent, Camping Monfragüe

Black-billed Magpie  Pica pica

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  18 June 2013

Calls from a fledged brood.

Magpie

5, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Abundant on the drive from Madrid to Monfragüe, 11/06.

Eurasian Jay  Garrulus glandarius

Fairly common in Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, Valle de Jerte, and surrounding dehesas.

Western Jackdaw  Corvus monedula

Fairly common around towns and villages,

Common Raven  Corvus corax

Pairs noted daily in most area.

Spotless Starling  Sturnus unicolor

Camping Monfragüe  39° 56' 41.11" N  06° 04' 57.68" W  15 June 2013

Pure sounding whistles from a singing bird.

Spotless Starling

Golden Oriole  Oriolus oriolus

Distant bird singing from oak woodland above the cherry terraces, Valle de Jerte, 15/06.

Male, Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 18/06.

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

Embalse de Arrocampo  39° 50' 17.1" N  05° 41' 03.7" W  16 June 2013

Calls from a male repeatedly copulating with a female perched on a barbed wire fence.

House Sparrow

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  14 June 2013

Advertising song from the campground.

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  14 June 2013

Calls from a pair feeding fledglings.

Numerous, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Abundant, Jardines de Sabatini, Madrid, 11/06.

Abundant in towns and villages throughout.

Spanish Sparrow  Passer hispaniolensis

Arroyo de la Vid, Monfragüe, Extremadura, Spain  39° 48' 11.04" N  06° 01' 30.73" W

Territorial calls/song from displaying male close to the nest

Spanish Sparrow

Fairly common in steppe grassland and dehesa around Trujillo and Monroy.

Rock Sparrow  Petronia petronia

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Adult calling.

Rock Sparrow

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  18 June 2013

Begging calls from a fledgling.

Rock Sparrow 2

Noted in Monfragüe, Valle de Jerte, and Trujillo area.

Max 20, La Bazagona entrance to Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, 18/06.

Common Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 43' 52.1" N  06° 01' 33.6" W  13 June 2013

Song from hot, dry scub/woodland above the Río Tajo.

Chaffinch

Common throughout.

Common Linnet  Carduelis cannabina

Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe,  39° 51' 36.0" N  05° 56' 28.6" W  12 June 2013

Begging calls from a fledgling.

Linnet

Fairly Common throughout.

European Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis

Trujillo  39° 27' 42.59" N  05° 53' 2.60" W  14 June 2013

Perched song from overgrown gardens.

European Goldfinch

Common throughout.

European Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

1 singing, Calle Totoa, Madrid, 11/06.

Several singing, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Fairly Common throughout.

European Serin  Serinus serinus

Trujillo  39° 27' 42.59" N  05° 53' 2.60" W  14 June 2013

Song from overgrown gardens.

Serin

3 singing, Jardines del Templo de Debod, Madrid, 11/06.

Fairly common throughout.

Hawfinch  Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Small numbers noted most days in Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Easiest to see around Salto de Gitano and Castillo de Monfragüe.

Ortolan Bunting  Emberiza hortulana

Valdeamor  40° 13' 54.99" N  05° 50' 26.09" W 1600m  15 June 2013

Territorial song (with neighbour replying) at 1700m on bare hillside gully with a few bushes.

Ortolan Bunting

Valdeamor  40° 13' 54.99" N  05° 50' 26.09" W 1600m  15 June 2013

Calls.

Ortolan Bunting2

10+ singing males, around Puerto de Honduras and the climb up Valdeamor, 15/06.

Ortolan Bunting habitat on Valdeamor, above Puerto de Honduras

Cirl Bunting  Emberiza cirlus

Castillo de Monfragüe 39° 49' 40.59" N  06° 03' 03.60" W  17 June 2013

Territorial song from slope below the castle.

Cirl Bunting 2

Noted around steep slopes and crags within Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.

Singing male, Puerto de Miravete, 16/06.

Rock Bunting  Emberiza cia

Arroyo de la Vid, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe  39° 48' 11.04" N  06° 01' 30.73" W  16 June 2013

Singing from steep, scrubby slope above a stream.

Rock Bunting

Puerto de Honduras  40° 13' 42.8" N  05° 50' 03.2"W  17 June 2013

Calls from bare hillside gully with a few bushes.

Rock Bunting2

Fairly common in rocky areas.

Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

Noted at Embalse de Arrocampo, Saucedilla.

Corn Bunting  Miliaria calandra

Fairly common throughout.

Abundant around Trujillo and Monroy areas.