Birding Tour, P. N. Alto Ebro y Embalse del Ebro.

Por fin, parece que el tiempo empieza a estabilizarse y estar acorde con las fechas en que nos encontramos. Hemos tenido intensos días de lluvia y bajas temperaturas, y evidentemente esto se ve reflejado en el campo, sí, todo esta exuberante, de un verde intenso, pero cuando nos fijamos un poco más vemos que no para todos los habitantes del campo las cosas han ido bien. Las bajas temperaturas han bajado el volumen de insectos en el campo y consecuentemente se ve reducida la presencia de aves insectívoras. En transectos, donde en otros años por estas fechas se podía detectar la presencia de  varias parejas de Tarabillas Comunes, este año en ese mismo tramo, ninguna. Ausencia de Vencejos Comunes en muchas poblaciones y reducida presencia en los que sí hay. Pero bueno, aún así, después de una buena jornada de tiempo y observación de aves, conseguimos registrar hasta 56 especies, entre las observadas en el Parque Natural de los Cañones del Ebro y Rudrón y la Reserva de Aves del Embalse del Ebro, aunque este último, estando al 97% de capacidad no presenta en este momento buenos números de aves acuáticas. Hubo muy buenas observaciones de algunas especies con escenas de prospección de caza de  Águila Culebrera y Milano Negro. El paso cercano de dos Abejeros Europeos nos permitió ver algunas diferencias evidentes con el Busardo Ratonero. Espectacular los machos de Tarabilla Norteña y Alcaudón Dorsirrojo, este último relativamente presente en varias zonas, con contactos de hasta 8 ejemplares.

Lista de Aves Observadas:

Somormujo Lavanco
Garza Real
Cigüeña Blanca
Buitre Leonado
Alimoche
Cuelebrera Europea
Milano Negro
Aguilucho Pálido
Busardo Ratonero
Abejero Europeo
Cernícalo Vulgar
Gaviota Patiamarilla
Paloma Torcaz
Cuco
Vencejo Común
Martín Pescador
Pico Picapinos
Torcecuello
Alondra
Avión Zapador
Avión Roquero
Avión Común
Golondrina Común
Bisbita Campestre
Bisbita Arborea
Lavandera Cascadeña
Lavandera Boyera
Lavandera Blanca
Chochín
Petirrojo
Ruiseñor Bastardo
Colirrojo Tizón
Colirrojo Real
Tarabilla Común
Tarabilla Norteña
Mirlo Común
Curruca Mosquitera
Curruca Capirotada
Zarcero Común
Mosquitero Papialbo
Mosquitero Ibérico
Carbonero Común
Alcaudón Dorsirrojo
Urraca
Arrendajo
Chova Piquirroja
Corneja Negra
Cuervo
Oropéndola
Gorrión Común
Pinzón Vulgar
Pardillo Común
Jilguero
Verderón
Verdecillo
Escribano Soteño
Escribano Triguero                              

*Cigüeña Blanca

 *Pinzón Vulgar

  *Verdecillo

*Colirrojo Tizón

*Alimoche

*Petirrojo

 *Culebrera Europea

 *Escribano Triguero

 *Pinzón Vulgar

*Tarabilla Común

  *Bisbita Arboreo

  *Lavandera Boyera

*Tarabilla Norteña (Hembra)

*Tarabilla Norteña (Macho) 

*Alcaudón Dorsirrojo

 Chova Piquirroja

Muchas gracias a Salvador, Encarni, Daniel (*fotos) , Margaret y David por su interés en las aves de Burgos.
Más información en www.mcbirding.com y www.molinodelcanto.com

Short-toed Eagle

Again, like other years, the Short-toed Eagle, follows faithful its favourite site.

 June 2011

History, here: http://northbirdspain.blogspot.com/2010/06/bird-with-habit.html

A bird with habit.

Opposite the Inn, we have a steep mountain with a little trees and bushes. A special site for to see birds.

Almost every year I have been able to observe this Short-toed Eagle (almost with complete certainty it is the same bird), landed in the same shrub.

Here a series of photos of different years.

April 2007

June 2008

May 2010

June 2010

Other Birds

Raven

Griffon Vulture

Golden Eagle

100 Iberian Forest

100 Iberian Forest, by Kaiko

Woodpeckers, Treecreepers, Tists, Nuthatches, Hawks, Eagles, Warblers...All in the forests, forest of oaks, forests of beech trees,… The life in the forests feels at every moment, even in the quiet days of the winter. But now, in the middle of spring, our ears can’t listen all the sounds of the forest, like the spectacular voice of the woodpeckers. Here I show to you the 100 forests of Iberian Peninsula, an excellent work.

100 Iberian Forest

A trip report

A good morning of birdwatching in the vicinity of the Inn, in the meadows fields to see Mistle Thrush searching earthworm, Robins, Common Chaffinch and Firecrest does not stop to sing from the Oaks.
Four Roe Deer leave running, while a Common Buzzard is thrown in search of its prey from a tree.
A Grey Heron on an unusual perching, at the top of a black poplar.
Stop to observe the rocky wall, locating to a precious female of Peregrine Falcon, a while a Short-toed Eagle flies over the zone to settle in a rocky one. Several Griffon Vultures settle and fly by the zone.

A flock of 36 Great Cormorants flying in formation towards the north.
In the bank of the river, among the alders and ashes, the Iberian Chiffchaff with its characteristic voice.
The Egyptian vultures, just arrived from Africa, with their spectacular plumage, emphasize among the Griffon Vultures. To far a Golden Eagle it flies near the cut ones, one settles in a dry tree and it allows us to observe it easily.

In the canyon of Orbaneja del Castillo they appear the Egyptian vultures again, several Black Kite and the omnipresent Griffon Vultures.
Wood Pigeon, Jackdaw, Yellowhammer.
Once again a Grey Heron surprises when being perching at the top of the rocky of the canyon of river Ebro.
Altogether 26 species of birds in a pretty morning of spring.

Thanks to Beatriz, César, Daniel and Borja for their interest in the birds of Burgos

Illustrious Visitors

These days a family of Golden Eagles, a pair and the young bird of this year, are showing up by the environs of the Molino del Canto.

It is possible to be heard the young bird, to call to his parents, and to be followed to them in flight.

Also it is seen him persecute, as a game, to the Griffons Vultures.

Of the great Eagles, luckyly, the Golden Eagle in Spain is one of the birds that, at the moment, do not have great problems.

It is reproductive successful, and the problems, that years back they had, poisons, shots, electrocution…, have been diminished, although not disappeared.

The status in the province of Burgos is the one of sedentary reproducer, with a 51-56 pairs, a tendency to increase the population *.

*Data of the ornithological yearbook of Burgos

Golden Eagle in Burgos

Post-nuptial migration.

The post-nuptial migration has begun with force in the north of Spain. Great amount of birds to cross towards the south, Willow Warbler and Pied Flycatcher abound in all the areas.

Herons, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Night Heron is possible to find in many wetlands and rivers of the north of Spain.

Like other years, the Lammergeier has been recorder in the north of Burgos, in this case to only 15 km of the inn Molino of Canto Inn, in the village of Hoz de Arreba.

The water reservoir of the Ebro, have an abundant records of waders, spoonbills, ducks….

In the cereal plains of the province of Burgos many raptors, principally falcons, the first Hooby, Common Kestrel, Lesser Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon and a record of Imperial Eagle.

And in the Bay of Biscay, great passage of seabirds, with numerous records of interesting species, like Wilson's Storm-petrel and the four European Skuas.

These records have been collected of different forums and blogs, thanks to their authors to maintain to us informed.

Special gratitude to Alfonso Rodrigo and his blog EXTREME BIRDING ESPAÑA, José Miguel Alonso Pumar and his blog Galician Birding, Manuel Estébanez and David Gonzalez Ortega. All records of Burgos you can find in the home page of Yearbook

Breeding Bird Survey . Square VN4040

Again I have begun the routes of program SACRE - Breeding Bird Survey .

Cliffs of limestone, breed Crag Martin, Vultures, Chough....

In this first transect route (25 point counts, 5 minutes each on 10-km square ) by the square VN 4040, I have detected several species of African migratory birds just arrivals, Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) , Bonelli´s Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli), Hoopoe (Upupa epops), Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)**, thus like other already views days before.
Different habitats are crossed within the square, the first part of it, with the river Ebro, the riversides and the cliffs.

** out of transect

GR 99 River Ebro footpath

In the second part, many points counts are located in the moor.
A total of 51 detected species, similar as other years.
New species have not been detected.
Like curiosity, the Eurasian Crag Martin making the nests in the church of Ahedo de Butrón next to the House Martin, the Crag Martin is more normal to see him make the nests in caves and cavities on cliff faces.

Crag Martin left and House Martin right

Links:
European Bird Census Council

The Last News of Migrate Birds

The last news on the arrival of African birds to Burgos, are the records of Egyptian Vulture, Iberian Chiffchaff, Short-toed Eagle, Swallows, Crag Martins, and House Martins.

Second Report in the Yearbook

Once published the last report on the birds of the province of Burgos, the great amount of records, than 600 * records more reviewed can be observed, being many of really showy them.

Also it is observed that the number of birders is really high, 153 * and who the Birdwatching continues growing in the province of Burgos. Something really important.

This last report gathers the records of the second quarter of 2007, April, May and June, being this time one of most important, since many of the breeding birds.
Reviewing the report, we see enough contacts of Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) and Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), and the records of breeding of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in the environs of Miranda de Ebro.



The group of Ducks ones brings the most peculiar records, Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) and American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), two birds whose origin is very probable escape of captivity.

Also the Garganey (Anas querquedula) very has been observed, although only in two places, several birds in the quarry of Grijalba, , and the lagoons of Gayangos, only a bird.
Up to 13 species different from the Vultures and Eagles, emphasizing the observations of Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus), Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) and flocks of up to 400 Eurasian Gryffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus).

The Hawks also emphasize by the presence of Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), really scarce bird in the province.

Like a other times, the waders are a interested birds, especially in this province, almost with few wetlands.

The first record of Collared Prantincole (Glareola prantincola). Plovers, Whimbrel, Godwit, Sandpipers…..complete de list of waders.


Other first record for Burgos, Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica).

And the breeding records of Red-rumped Swalow (Hirundo daurica).


* Data contributed by the coordinators

Yearbook, January-March 2007

Updated the Ornithological Yearbook of the province of Burgos , with the new report of January, February and March with interesting records of wintering and migrate birds .

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata )

Garganey (Anas querquedula)

Monk Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti )

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius )

......

Also interesting records in the home page.

If you have any record of this region you can send to anuariodeburgos@yahoo.es

Coordination: David González Ortega, Fernando Román Sancho, José Luis Lobo Cueva, Rufino Fernández González.

SACRE. Course

This weekend has been developed the course on the program of breeding common birds of Spain, SACRE, to carry out in the beautiful valley of Valdivielso.
The birder José Luis Lobo made the introduction to the course, along with the explanation of the program developed by SEO/BirdLife to study and to recognize the different songs from birds.
Next a stroll by the valley of Valdivielso was made, guided by the birders Josu Olavarria and Carlos Palma.
The course was very concurred, something that is really very positive.
Many species were not seen, although yes the first Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus and the first Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus of the season.