Winged Jewels

Golden Oriole

We continue to enjoy the birds in the P.N. Cañones del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve, this time being able to observe authentic winged jewels, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Golden Oriole and Hoopoe .... Really all birds have something that can elevate the term jewel, only is necessary appreciate it and know to look at them and especially never tire of birding, because really there aren't common birds. For example, is not a jewel the Goldfinch?, Or the Rock Sparrow with the yellow spot, like a autentic jewel, or the colour contrasts of Wheatears or small majesty of Shrikes .... we could go up complete the approximate 10,000 species of Earth.

 Cirl Bunting

Red-backed Shrike

But by the time we were the most representative of the P.N. Cañones del Alto Ebro y Rudrón, in this new day of birding inside the natural park, we recorded a total of 43 species including Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, specialists such as the European Honey Buzzard and a good number of small and spectacular birds.

 Grey Wagtail

 Griffon Vulture

Throughout the season, and as usual, the Red-backed Shrike is one of the easiest species to observe, and now with adults  accompanied by several young people who occasionally are seen hunting.
But as mentioned earlier, the presence of very striking bird, the Golden Oriole, without doubt, makes that we stop in their search in a poplars. While the Iberian Green Woodpeckers showed us their undulating flight. Stonechats, Sparrows, Redstarts, Warblers, Harriers ... to end the spectacle of the Hoopoe.

 Yellowhammer

 Rock Sparrow

Bird List

Common Quail

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Honey Buzzard

Montagu's Harrier

Common Buzzard


Common Wood Pigeon

Common Swift

Hoopoe
Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker


Skylark


Sand Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin


Tree Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail


Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart

Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush


Mistle Thrush

Garden Warbler


Iberian Chiffchaff

Great Tit

Golden Oriole
Red-backed Shrike

Jay

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow


Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch

Serin


Greenfinch

Linnet
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting


Thank you very much to Karen and Franziska and for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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