Young season

 Grey Wagtail, young and adult

As we saw in our previous birding tour, in the P.N. Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Natural Reserve, the number of young birds is very striking, we can see many young birds of differents species, many of them still not far from their nests and fed by their parents, Shrikes, Wagtails, Finches, Sparrows ... In this great birding day with a good time of sun and clouds, but with some wind, we recorded a total of 51 species in just over four hours. One of the Red-backed Shrikes families, was one of the first family groups seen, other adults and their chicks were Grey Wagtail, Rock Sparrows, Stonechats, Sand Martin, Spotless Starling, Serin, ... Five species of raptors, Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Booted Eagle, Common Buzzard, Black Kite. Interesting behaviour of Common Redstart, using a clothesline like lookout post for hunting.

Looking for river birds

Young Barn Swallow

Egyptian Vulture

looking for rocky birds

Griffon Vulture

Young Grey Wagtail

Clothespeg and Common Redstart

looking for Buntings and Chats

Yellowhammer

The birders

Bird List
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture
Common Buzzard

Booted Eagle

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift

Hoopoe

Wryneck
Iberian Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark


Sand Martin

Crag Martin
Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush

Garden Warbler
Blackcap


Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

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


Goldfinch

Linnet

Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting

Thank you very much to Helen and David for your interest in the birds of Burgos
More information and www.molinodelcanto.com  and www.mcbirding.com 

P.N. Alto Ebro Y Rudrón. Cliffs and plateaux areas.

 Cliffs of Tudanca

 52 species confirming the variety of species that can be recorded in a simple four-hour day birding in the P.N. Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Natural Reserve  in the region of Las Merindades. Again it is found that the breeding this year is quite normal, unlike last year which was really a bad breeding year. Many bird families, Finches, Chats, Sparrows, Crows are seen ...
We start prospecting in the surrounding area, checked in several species within Zamanzas Valley, Swifts and Martins in the villages, Thrushes, Shrikes, Pipits in the meadows and among the oaks of the forest resound Woodpeckers, Warblers and Pigeons.
In the plateaux, in small shrubs and stones become perching and breeding sites for Buntings and Wheatears, in villages and churches we find a small colonies of House and Rock Sparrows. In the sky, great movement of Swifts, Swallows and Martins (House, Crag and Sand).
With this route and thanking Jean and David his interest in birds of Burgos, we continued to collect data for the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Spain.

 Common Redstart

 Griffon Vulture

 Looking for Stonechats

 Stonechat

 Red-billed Chough

 Rock Sparrow

 Looking for birds in the plateaux

  Red-billed Chough

 The birders

Bird List
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture
Common Buzzard

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift

Hoopoe
Iberian Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark


Sand Martin

Crag Martin
Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Wren

Dunnock
European Robin

Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Melodious Warbler
Blackcap


Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff
Spotted Flycatcher 


Blue Tit

Great Tit
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 to David and Jean for your interest in the birds of Burgos
More information and www.molinodelcanto.com  and www.mcbirding.com 

Birding in "Las Merindades"

Whinchat

A journal marked by records of prey and lots of family groups of birds, Stonechats, Linnets, White Storks ... Among the most remarcable records, highlight a by the rarity of this species in Burgos and its degree of threat in the whole of Spain and this is none other than the iconic Bonelli's Eagle.
So along with this, during the five-hour drive a total of 10 species of raptors, from Griffon Vultures abundant and resident throughout the all year to Merlin, summer visitor.

 Serin

Black Redstart

We started the day with one of the most characteristic species of the valley at this season, Red-backed Shrike, while in the meadows, Thrushes, Starlings, Pipits and Wagtails, among the forest areas .... singing Warblers, Wood Pigeon, Woodpeckers. The villages attract various birds, because that they find shelter and food.

Birding at Bricia region

 Common Buzzard

Griffon Vultures and Swifts are the protagonists in the canyons, while the Buntings, Chats and Finches are the most abundant on the plateaux.
We visited the colonies of White Stork, with some chicks of this year about to fly, others can already be seen accompanying their parents in nearby meadows.

The high water level continued existence in the Ebro reservoir prevents the settlement of the birds, and so we all season low records of species in this area.
Like other days, the recorded data will be part of the information to send to the development of the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Spain.

A total of 60 species, many of them first observation for these intrepid British birders.

Bird List
Gadwall
Mallard
Great Crested Grebe
White Stork
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture
Montagu's Harrier
Saparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Booted Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Common Kestrel
Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull
Rock Dove

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift
Iberian Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail
Dipper

Wren

Dunnock
European Robin

Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Whinchat

Common Stonechat

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Whitethroat
Blackcap


Iberian Chiffchaff
Spotted Flycatcher 

Short-toed Treecreeper
Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike

Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow

Raven

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

Serin

Goldfinch

Linnet

Bullfinch

Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting


Thank you very much to Susan, Gilli, Philip and Tony for your interest in the birds of Burgos
More information and www.molinodelcanto.com  and www.mcbirding.com

Variedad de aves en Las Merindades

 Escribano Triguero

Sin duda es el momento, sin mucho esfuerzo es posible registrar más de 50 especies de aves, cifra, que para la península ibérica está bien. Comenzamos a ver aves nada más salir de la Posada, ya que tenemos en nuestro jardín criando a Petirrojos, Mirlos, Herrerillos, Carboneros, Papamoscas, Chochines…y desde el río nos llegan los cantos y reclamos de Mirlos Acuáticos y Lavanderas Cascadeñas.
Características aves forestales nos acompañaron mientras nos encontrábamos en este tipo de hábitat, afortunadamente cada vez más abundante, entre ellas, los Mosquiteros Ibérico y Papialbo.
Durante el recorrido por el páramo, Carlos y Marian descubrieron el colorido mundo de las pequeñas aves, Escribanos Cerillos, Tarabillas, Fringílidos…y la espectacularidad de los machos de Aguilucho Pálido y Cenizo.

Zarcero Políglota

Pudimos observar algunas aves acuáticas en el Embalse del Ebro, entre ellas sigue destacando a presencia de un Colimbo Grande en plumaje nupcial, ave que descubrimos el pasado día 3 de mayo en otro memorable día de observación de aves en el norte de Burgos. Esta vez el Colimbo nos ofreció unos momentos de pesca, largas zambullidas y por último apareciendo con un gran cangrejo que fue tragado entero.

Escribano Cerillo

Al final, conseguimos registrar un total de 64 especies.
La combinación de hábitats hace que poco a poco el número de especies observadas vaya subiendo, a traves del Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón podemos encontrar aves que viven en los valles, pueblos, huertas..., las que podemos ver en los páramos, aves forestales y el añadido de las aves que se viven relacionadas con la gran masa de agua que representa el Embalse del Ebro. Esta es parte de la gran diversidad que ofrece la comarca de Las Merindades, posiblemente la comarca con hábitats más variados de toda la provincia de Burgos.

Corneja Negra

Lista de Aves
Ánade Friso. Gadwall
Ánade Azulón. Mallard
Colimbo Grande. Great Northern Diver
Somormujo Lavanco. Great Crested Grebe
Garza Real. Grey Heron
Cigüeña Blanca. White Stork
Milano Negro. Black Kite
Alimoche Común. Egyptian Vulture
Buitre Leonado. Griffon Vulture
Culebrera Europea. Short-toed Eagle
Aguilucho Pálido. Hen Harrier
Aguilucho Cenizo. Montagu's Harrier
Busardo Ratonero. Common Buzzard
Águila Calzada. Booted Eagle
Alcotán Europeo. Hobby
Focha Común. Common Coot
Chorlitejo Grande. Great Ringed Plover
Paloma Torcaz. Common Wood Pigeon
Cuco. Common Cuckoo
Vencejo Común. Common Swift
Pito Real. Iberian Green Woodpecker
Pico Picapinos. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Alondra Común. Skylark
Avión Zapador. Sand Martin
Avión Roquero. Crag Martin
Golondrina Común. Barn Swallow
Avión Común. House Martin
Bisbita Campestre. Twany Pipit
Bisbita Arboreo. Tree Pipit
Lavandera Boyera. Yellow Wagtail
Lavandera Cascadeña. Grey Wagtail
Lavandera Blanca. White Wagtail
Chochín. Wren
Acentor Común. Dunnock
Petirrojo Europeo. Robin
Colirrojo Tizón. Black Redstart
Tarabilla Común. Stonechat
Collalba Gris. Northern Wheatear
Mirlo Común. Blackbird
Zorzal Común. Song Thrush
Cetia Ruiseñor. Cetti's Warbler
Zarcero Común. Melodious Warbler
Curruca Zarcera. Whitethroat
Mosquitero Papialbo. Bonelli's Warbler
Mosquitero Ibérico. Iberian Chiffchaff
Herrerillo Común. Blue Tit
Carbonero Común. Great Tit
Alcaudón Real. Southern Grey Shrike
Arrendajo. Jay
Urraca. Magpie
Chova Piquirroja. Red-billed Chough
Corneja Negra. Carrion Crow
Gorrión Común. House Sparrow
Gorrión Chillón. Rock Sparrow
Pinzón Vulgar. Common Chaffinch
Verdecillo. Serin
Jilguero. Goldfinch
Pardillo Común. Linnet
Escribano Cerillo. Yellowhammmer
Escribano Soteño. Cirl Bunting
Escribano Triguero. Corn Bunting

Muchas gracias a Carlos y Marian por su interés en las aves de Burgos
Mas información en www.mcbirding.com y www.molinodelcanto.com

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
More information and www.molinodelcanto.com  and www.mcbirding.com

Safarious. Mix of birds in the P.N. Alto Ebro

https://www.safarious.com/en/posts/11017

Mezcla de aves en el Alto Ebro

Lluvia, viento, sol, frío, calor…esta ha sido la variabilidad de la que hemos disfrutado en nuestras rutas de estos días. Un total de 73 especies han sido registradas, con datos realmente interesantes, como el registro de Golondrina Daúrica, hasta 10 especies de Rapaces y la presencia en el Embalse del Ebro de un Colimbo Gracnde, divagante en el espacio y el momento sobre todo, ya que esta ave tiene varios registros en el Embalse en época invernal, pero es la primera vez que se registra en una época tan inusual como es en Mayo, cuando lo más lógico es que se encontrase en latitudes superiores en pleno proceso de reproducción, como así marcaba su plumaje.
Tampoco es habitual tener la oportunidad de asistir a espectáculos naturales protagonizados por especies animales enfrentándose entre ellas. Pero así ha sido, en una de las rutas de estos días, dentro del P.N. de las hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón un Cuervo, sin duda en pleno proceso de reproducción, en su afán de buscar alimento para sus propias crías, encontró en una pequeña cavidad la oportunidad de llevar a su nido la puesta entera de una pareja de Cernícalos Vulgares. No tuvo el menor problema en acudir cuatro veces a llevarse los cuatro huevos que esta pareja tenía, y aún con las embestidas de la pareja de Cernícalos, no tuvieron la oportunidad de evitar quedarse sin puesta.
Grupos de Pardillos y Pinzones, Tarabillas y Collalbas fueron las especies que durante estos días más contactos registramos. Aún sin la presencia de aves estivales, como Vencejos o Alcaudones.

Collalba Gris

Tarabilla Norteña

Lista de Aves

1ª Jornada
Alimoche Común. Egyptian Vulture
Buitre Leonado. Griffon Vulture
Culebrera Europea. Short-toed Eagle
Busardo Ratonero. Common Buzzard
Águila Real. Golden Eagle
Paloma Torcaz. Common Wood Pigeon
Cuco. Common Cuckoo
Torcecuello. Wryneck
Pito Real. Iberian Green Woodpecker
Pico Picapinos. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Alondra Totovía. Woodlark
Alondra Común. Skylark
Avión Roquero. Crag Martin
Golondrina Común. Barn Swallow
Golondrina Daúrica. Red-rumped Swallow
Avión Común. House Martin
Bisbita Arboreo. Tree Pipit
Lavandera Blanca. White Wagtail
Chochín. Wren
Acentor Común. Dunnock
Petirrojo Europeo. Robin
Ruiseñor Común. Nightingale
Tarabilla Común. Stonechat
Collalba Gris. Northern Wheatear
Mirlo Común. Blackbird
Zorzal Común. Song Thrush
Zorzal Charlo. Mistle Thrush
Cetia Ruiseñor. Cetti's Warbler
Curruca Capirotada. Blackcap
Mosquitero Papialbo. Bonelli's Warbler
Mosquitero Común. Common Chiffchaff
Mosquitero Ibérico. Iberian Chiffchaff
Reyezuelo Listado. Firecrest
Mito. Long-tailed Tit
Herrerillo Común. Blue Tit
Carbonero Común. Great tit
Trepador Azul. Nuthatch
Agateador Común. Short-toed Treecreeper
Arrendajo. Jay
Corneja Negra. Carrion Crow
Cuervo. Raven
Estornino Negro. Spotless Starling
Gorrión Común. House Sparrow
Gorrión Chillón. Rock Sparrow
Pinzón Vulgar. Common Chaffinch
Verdecillo. Serin
Verderón Común. Greenfinch
Jilguero. Goldfinch
Pardillo Común. Linnet
Camachuelo Común. Bullfinch
Escribano Cerillo. Cirl Bunting
Escribano Soteño. Yellowhammer
Escribano Montesino. Rock Bunting

Escribano Montesino

Buitre Leonado

2ª Jornada
Cigüeña Blanca. White Stork
Milano Negro. Black Kite
Alimoche Común. Egyptian Vulture
Buitre Leonado. Griffon Vulture
Busardo Ratonero. Common Buzzard
Águila Calzada. Booted Eagle
Cernícalo Vulgar. Common Kestrel
Paloma Torcaz. Common Wood Pigeon
Cuco. Common Cuckoo
Torcecuello. Wryneck
Pico Picapinos. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Cogujada Común. Crested Lark
Alondra Común. Skylark
Avión Roquero. Crag Martin
Golondrina Común. Barn Swallow
Avión Común. House Martin
Bisbita Arboreo. Tree Pipit
Lavandera Cascadeña. Grey Wagtail
Lavandera Blanca. White Wagtail
Chochín. Wren
Petirrojo Europeo. Robin
Ruiseñor Común. Nightingale
Colirrojo Tizón. Black Redstart
Tarabilla Común. Stonechat
Mirlo Común. Blackbird
Zorzal Común. Song Thrush
Cetia Ruiseñor. Cetti's Warbler
Curruca Capirotada. Blackbird
Mosquitero Papialbo. Bonelli's Warbler
Mosquitero Ibérico. Iberian Chiffchaff
Reyezuelo Listado. Firecrest
Herrerillo Común. Blue Tit
Carbonero Común. Great Tit
Arrendajo. Jay
Corneja Negra. Carrion Crow
Cuervo. Raven
Estornino Negro. Spotless Starling
Gorrión Común
Pinzón Vulgar. Common Chaffinch
Verdecillo. Serin
Verderón Común. Greenfinch
Jilguero. Goldfinch
Pardillo Común. Linnet
Escribano Soteño. Cirl Bunting

 Bisbita Arboreo

Mosquitero Papialbo

3ª Jornada
Ánade Friso. Gadwall
Ánade Azulón. Mallard
Colimbo Grande. Great Northern Diver
Zampullín Común. Little Grebe
Somormujo Lavanco. Great Crested Grebe
Zampullín Cuellinegro. Black-necked Grebe
Cigüeña Blanca. White Stork
Milano Negro. Black Kite
Alimoche Común. Egyptian Vulture
Buitre Leonado. Griffon Vulture
Culebrera Europea. Short-toed Eagle
Aguilucho Lagunero. Marsh Harrier
Aguilucho Pálido. Hen Harrier
Busardo Ratonero. Common Buzzard
Águila Calzada. Booted Eagle
Cernícalo Vulgar. Common Kestrel
Paloma Torcaz. Common Wood Pigeon
Cuco. Common Cuckoo
Pito Real. Iberian Green Woodpecker
Pico Picapinos. Great Spotted Woodpecker
Cogujada Común. Crested Lark
Alondra Común. Skylark
Avión Roquero. Crag Martin
Golondrina Común. Barn Swallow
Avión Común. House Martin
Bisbita Arboreo. Tree Pipit
Lavandera Cascadeña. Grey Wagtail
Lavandera Blanca. White Wagtail
Chochín. Wren
Petirrojo Europeo. Robin
Ruiseñor Común. Nightingale
Colirrojo Tizón. Black Redstart
Tarabilla Norteña. Whinchat
Tarabilla Común. Stonechat
Collalba Gris. Northern Wheatear
Mirlo Común. Blackbird
Zorzal Común. Song Thrush
Curruca Zarcera. Whitethroat
Curruca Capirotada. Blackcap
Mosquitero Papialbo. Bonelli's Warbler
Mosquitero Ibérico. Iberian Chiffchaff
Reyezuelo Listado. Firecrest
Herrerillo Común. Blue Tit
Carbonero Común. Great Tit
Trepador Azul. Nuthatch
Agateador Común. Short-toed Treecreeper
Arrendajo. Jay
Urraca. Magpie
Chova Piquirroja. Red-billed Chough
Corneja Negra. Carrion Crow
Cuervo. Raven
Estornino Negro. Spotless Starling
Gorrión Común. House Sparrow
Pinzón Vulgar. Common Chaffinch
Verdecillo. Serin
Verderón Común. Greenfinch
Jilguero. Goldfinch
Pardillo Común. Linnet
Escribano Cerillo. Cirl Bunting
Escribano Triguero. Corn Bunting

 Lavandera Cascadeña

Colimbo Grande

Muchas gracias a Lucía, Marisol y Félix por su interés en las aves de Burgos
Mas información en www.mcbirding.com y www.molinodelcanto.com