Sunday, May 18, 2014

Birding days in Northern Burgos

 Stonechat

Two days of intense birding, although somewhat influenced by the wind , which has avoided seeing some species more quietly.
Yet the number of species recorded has been very good , 58 species on the first day and 72 the second , with a total of 82 species .
Many of the records will be part of the new Atlas of Breeding Birds of SEO/BirdLife. Over the next four years, our birding routes in spring will be part of this Atlas .
We toured the northern area of P.N. Cañones del Alto Ebro y Rudrón and the southeast area of Ebro water reservoir, cover a differences habitats, took us to go through several very different habitats, pastures, upland areas,  forests, villages and a large body of water.
Started with one of the species that later comes to their migration , the Red-backed Shrike , with very good distribution along the routes. Later we located the bigger of the European Shrikes , Southern Grey Shrike.


Red-backed Shrike

Undoubtedly, the most abundant species Stonechat and Corn Bunting .
Good records of raptors, Short-toed Eagle , Montagu's Harrier, Marsh Harrier and Vultures .
Several species of warblers , Blackcap and Bonelli's Warbler, as the most recorded. Finches mixed, Serin , Goldfinch , Greenfinch , Linnet ....
Aquatic species recorded in the Ebro water reservoir were not many, the high level of the reservoir (98 %) , avoid that appropriate shores for waders. Grebes , the group most represented with three species. We recorded a small group of 6 Spoonbills in breeding plumage , as always interesting and striking.
Whitethroat

Bird List



1st Day
Common Quail
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Sparrowhawk

Common Buzzard

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift
Iberian Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Woodlark

Common Skylark

Crag Martin

Common Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit
Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail
Dipper

Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Whinchat

Common Stonechat

Northern Wheatear

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Cetti 's Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Whitethroat
Garden Warbler

Blackcap

Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher 

Great Tit

Short-toed Treecreeper
Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike

Southern Grey Shrike
Carrion Crow

Red-billed Chough
Raven

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

Serin

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Bullfinch

Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting
 White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail



2nd Day

Gadwall
Mallard
Common Quail
Little Grebe
Creat Crested Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Grey Heron
White Stork

Eurasian Spoonbill
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Mars Harrier
Montagu's Harrier

Common Buzzard

Common Coot

Great Ringed Plover
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo 

Common Swift
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark
Sand Martin

Crag Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

White Wagtail

Dipper
Wren

Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Whinchat

Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Cetti's Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Whitethroat
Garden Warbler

Blackcap

Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher 

Blue Tit

Great Tit
Short-toed Treecreeper

Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike
Jay 
Magpie
Red-billed Chough
Carrion Crow

Raven

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow
Rock Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

Serin

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting


Thank you very much Jenni and John for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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