Monday, July 07, 2014

Looking for Harriers

The plateaux areas of the P.N. Cañones del Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve.

This was the goal, but in the meantime we recorded a number of other birds. The idea was to looking for Harriers in the most favorable areas for these raptors, obviously deep valleys are not the most suitable, but as we crossed the valley, we did not lose the opportunity to record the birds in forest,villages and meadows.
In our first survey area, the Harriers shake off us , but yes Larks, Buntings, Stonechats, Finches ... Well, nothing happens, we try again in another area, where the records of Harriers are more usual, although again not appeared, yes they did Quails, Whinchats, Red-backed Shrike...

Red-backed Shrike


Going through the woods brought us the songs of Warblers, Tits, Treecreepers, Woodpeckers, and obviously not Harriers ... we arrived at Embalse del Ebro water reservoir, where recorded several Great Crested Grebe and Ducks, and the only wader of the day, a Common Sandpiper. Yellow wagtails, Spotless Starlings, Kestrels were other birds of this area. The clouds in the form of low fog, characteristic of this place began to appear, so we visited the last meadows, where, waiting us, Montagu's Harrier and Hen Harrier. A female wanted to show their hunting techniques and spent a long time hunting and flying a few meters grasslands and allowing Nigel to take stunning images.


 Yellow Wagtail

Common Sandpiper
In short, another great day of birding in Las Merindades, with a total of 57 species. But, for Nigel and Anne, the birding in Las Merindades not end here, continued touring the spectacular locations offering this earth and at the end of his visit, recorder a total of 71 species.

Bird List
Gadwall
Mallard
Common Quail
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Heron
White Stork
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Montagu's Harrier
Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard
Golden Eagle
Booted Eagle
Common Kestrel
Common Coot
Common Sandpiper

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Swift
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Woodlark

Skylark

Sand Martin
Barn Swallow

House Martin
Tawny Pipit

Tree Pipit
Water Pipit 
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail
Dipper

Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat

Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush
Whitethroat
Blackcap

Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher 
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike

Jay
Magpie
Red-billed Chough
Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch

Serin

Greenfinch
Goldfinch

Linnet


Bullfinch
Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting


Birders, enjoying with the birds of Las Merindades

Thank you very much to Ann and Nigel for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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