November Bird News

The best bird records of November in Burgos province.


- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons). 1 bird 19-11-10 Suzana lagoons, with 7 Greylag Goose (David Martínez Andrade); 20-11-10 junto with 11 Greylag Goose (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis). 1 bird 05-11-10 Bustamante (C), Ebro water reservoir (Manuel Estébanez Ruiz).

- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea). 4 birds 05-11-10 Villafría (C), Ebro water reservoir (Manuel Estébanez Ruiz).

- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus). 1 bird 05-11-10 Villafría (C), Ebro water reservoir (Manuel Estébanez Ruiz). 2 birds 14-11-10 Lanchares (C), Ebro water reservoir (SEO/BirdLife -Burgos).

- Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus). 2 birds 06-11-10 Torrecilla del Monte (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Fernando Román Sancho, Israel Yáñez Ortega). 2 birds 07-11-10 Zael (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho). 1 bird 15-11-10 Zael (Alfonso Rodrigo García).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 13-11-10 Mecerreyes (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 3 birds 29-11-10 Nebreda (Alfonso Rodrigo García).

- Grey partridge (Perdix perdix). 5 birds 17-11-10 Pineda de la Sierra (Julio César Amo Fernández). 9 birds 18-11-10 Riocavado de la Sierra (Julio César Amo Fernández).

- Common Crane (Grus grus). 32 birds 21-11-10 Pineda de la Sierra (Julio César Amo Fernández). 12 birds 22-11-10 Miranda de Ebro (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria). 400 birds 02-11-10 Lanchares (C), Ebro water reservoir (Manuel Estébanez Ruiz).

- Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris). 4 birds 06-11-10 La Yecla, Santo Domingo de Silos (Alfonso Antón);  4 birds 07-11-10 (David Martínez Andrade) 13-11-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 2 birds 20-11-10 Quintanilla del Coco (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho). 1 bird 21-11-10 Ura (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho). 2 birds 27-11-10 La Yecla (David Martínez Andrade). 3 birds 29-11-10 Tejada Alfonso Rodrigo García.

- Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria). 1 bird 13-11-10  La Yecla, Santo Domingo de Silos (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 1 bird La Yecla 27-11-10 (David Martínez Andrade).


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First Trip Winter Birdwatching.

With the members of SEO/BirdLife-Burgos, we realized a birdwatching trip by the Ebro water reservoir. 

Although the number of observed species went of 48, we had to feeling of which the day could better have been. 

The weather of previous days in the north of Spain, we waited more species of birds, something that did not happen. 

List of species with * the more remarkable records:

Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe*, Great Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose*, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Common Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Common Pochard, Red Kite, Griffon Vulture, Marsh Harrier*, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Merlin*, Peregrine Falcon*, Common Coot, Northern Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Kingfisher, Wood Pigeon,Great Spotted Woodpecker,  Meadow Pipit,  White Wagtail, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Southern Grey Shrike, Jay, Magpie,Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Spotles Starling, Common Starling, House Sparrow,Chaffinch, Brambling*, Linnet.

Peregrine Falcon eating a Starling

Egyptian Goose

Money for nothing

The Capercaillie is one of the more threatened species of Spain. 

A few hundreds birds survive in the Cantabrian cornice. 

Again an economic investment to try to save this emblematic species. 

A million Euros until the 2014.

Without a doubt, that million Euros will not be reversed in paralyzing projects of ski resorts, nor new infrastructures, although this is what possibly more it affects the loss of habitat of the capercaillie and the survival of this specie. 

Related Links

http://northbirdspain.blogspot.com/2010/05/capercaillies-disappear-in-asturias.html

http://www.gdnatura.es/docus/dossier_esqui_cordillera.pdf

http://labaniego.com/2010/01/25/escocia-ejemplo-a-seguir-en-la-recuperacion-del-urogallo/

Red Kite in Burgos

After the negative information about the situation of the Red Kite in Spain (http://northbirdspain.blogspot.com/2009/02/red-kite.html ), the last year a census was realised in the province of Burgos, with a total of 3,056 birds. (http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/BurgosAves/message/2971).

Now, for season 2010-2011, a biweekly census is being realised, to see the evolution of different roost places. 

The first report already is available and it is possible to be consulted here - PDF file.         ( http://www.avesdeburgos.com/anuario/Dormideros-Milano/CM_Oct-Nov051110.pdf )

Bird News of October

The best bird records of October in Burgos province.

- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) 4 birds 07-10-10 Atapuerca lagoons (Unai Fuente).

- Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus). breeding 10-10-10 Torrecilla del Monte (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román). 5 birds 12-10-10 Zael (Fernando Román, Luis Miguel Ansola Aristondo). 3 birds 19-10-10 Los Barrios de Bureba (Fernando Mínguez Batueca).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 4 birds 02-10-10 Tejada (Alfonso Antón).3 birds 03-10-10 Rabé de los Escuderos (Fernando Román Sancho) and 1 bird Quintanilla del Agua, with 300 Griffon Vulture (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird Quintanilla del Agua 05-10-10 (Pedro Arratibel Jáuregui). 1 bird with Griffon Vulture 09-10-10 Cebrecos (José Luis Silva Coelho). 8 birds, with 30 Griffon Vulture 17-10-10 Tejada (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho). 1 bird 25-10-10 Quintanilla del Agua (Israel Yáñez Ortega).

- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). 1 bird 08-10-10 Páramo de Masa, between Cernégula and Villalta (Mario Alonso Blanco). 1 bird 09-10-10 Villanueva Soportilla (Jesús Mazquiarán Echauri, José Eduardo Mateos Moreno).

- Common Crane (Grus grus) 50 birds 09-10-10 Escudo mountain pass (Manuel Fabio Flechoso). 15 birds 10-10-10 Villafría (Justina Pérez Martín).

- Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 2 birds 12-10-10 Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Justina Pérez Martín, Mayte Samblás).

- European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 3 birds 12-10-10 Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Justina Pérez Martín, Mayte Samblás).

- Little Stint (Calidris minuta). 1 bird 04-10-10 Suzana lagoons (David Martínez Andrade). 1 bird 10-10-10 Requejo-Villafría (C), Ebro water reservoir (Mario Alonso Blanco). 1 bird 12-10-10 Requejo (Justina Pérez Martín, Mayte Samblás).

- Black-tailed Godwit  (Limosa limosa). 11 birds 10-10-10 Ebro water reservoir, 6 Cabañas de Virtus 5 Requejo-Villafría (Mario Alonso Blanco). 5 birds Requejo (C) 12-10-10 (Justina Pérez Martín, Mayte Samblás).

- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 2 birds 12-10-10 Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Justina Pérez Martín, Mayte Samblás).

- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). 1 bird 10-10-10 Requejo-Villafría (C), Ebro water reservoir (Mario Alonso Blanco).

- Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia). 2 birds 01-10-10 Villalba de Duero (Inmaculada Rojo, Víctor Salvador); 2 birds 02-10-10 Villalba de Duero (Alfonso Rodrigo, Inmaculada Rojo, Víctor Salvador).

- Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus). 1 bird  02-10-10 Villalba de Duero (Alfonso Rodrigo, Inmaculada Rojo, Víctor Salvador).

- Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria). 1 bird 27-10-10 La Yecla, Santo Domingo de Silos (Alfonso Rodrigo García); 1 bird 28-10-10 La Yecla, Santo Domingo de Silos (David González Ortega).


-Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus). 1 bird 20-10-10 Villalmanzo (Alfonso Antón). 1 bird 31-10-10 Urrez (Juan José Ramos Encalado)

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Egyptian Vultures and Lammergeier

Two news about the two more spectacular Iberian vultures.
This is the link to web page of WWF and the Biodiversity Foundation that allows us to see the migration of four Egyptian Vultures from the south of the province of Burgos -Spain- to the south of Mauritania - Africa.

www.elviajedelalimoche.com

The other news is about the Lammergeier.
After many years of that disappeared of the Cantabrian Mountains, now there are a reintroduction program in Picos de Europa.
The last news, about the released birds, they are good adapting to these mountains. Here.
We hope that, again, come back to fly on Cantabrian mountains.
In the province of Burgos the last Lammergeier that bred was in 1956 La Yecla and Ortigüela, Pancorbo in 1954 and Arlanza valley in 1976. (Gonzalez, D., Román, F, Fernandez, R., Lobo, J.L. 2006 Anuario Ornitológico de la provincia de Burgos. Vol.1)
At present every year they are several records of Lammergeier in Burgos, almost all juvenile birds in dispersion from the Pyrenees.

Historical records of Lammergeier in Burgos Province

Gonzalez, D., Román, F, Fernandez, R., Lobo, J.L. 2006 Anuario Ornitológico de la provincia de Burgos. Vol.1

Records of Lammergeier in 2006, 2007 and 2008

Gonzalez, D., Román, F, Fernandez, R., Lobo, J.L. 2009 Anuario Ornitológico de la provincia de Burgos. Vol.2

Bird News of September

The best bird records of September in Burgos province.

- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 2 birds 04-09-10 river Ebro, Miranda de Ebro (Juan Carlos Torralba, Natividad Mena Ramas).

- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). 1 bird 05-09-10 Atapuerca lagoons (Tim Robinson).

- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). 3 birds 04-09-10 Ebro water reservoir , 2 in Requejo 1 in Orzales (Alejandro García Herrera). again 1 bird in Requejo (C) el 15-09-10 (Francisco Javier Portillo Carpintero, Manuel Estébanez Ruiz) , 1 bird 16-09-10 (Javier Morala Muñoz). 1 bird 18-09-10 Villafría, Ebro water reservoir (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus). 1 bird 15-09-10 in Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Francisco Javier Portillo Carpintero, Manuel Estébanez Ruiz). 18-09-10 in Villafría, Ebro water reservoir (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadrorna ferruginea). 1 bird 04-09-10 in Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Alejandro García Herrera); 15-09-10 4 birds (Francisco Javier Portillo Carpintero, Manuel Estébanez Ruiz). 4 birds 18-09-10 in Villafría, Ebro water reservoir (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus). 2 birds 06-09-10 in Torrecilla del Monte (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho). 2 birds 26-09-10 in Zael (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird Mecerreyes 01-09-10 (Fernando Román Sancho). 09-09-10 in Báscones del Agua (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird 15-09-10 Quintanilla del Agua (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 1 bird in Quintanilla del Agua 18-09-10 and 28-09-10 (Israel Yáñez Ortega).

- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). 1 bird 01-09-10 in Arcos de la Llana (Tim Robinson). 1 bird 13-09-10 in San Vicente de Villamezán, Ebro water reservoir (Francisco Javier Morala Muñoz). 1 bird 18-09-10 in Lerma (Alfonso Antón).

- Little Stint (Calidris minuta). 1 bird 07-09-10 in Suzana gravel pits(David Martínez Andrade).

- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax). 1 bird Atapuerca lagoons 18-09-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Cristina García Guerra).

- Black-tailes Godwit (Limosa limosa). 18 birds 16-09-10 in Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir (Javier Morala Muñoz). 20 birds 18-09-10 in Villafría, Ebro water reservoir (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola). 1 bird 18-09-10 Atapuerca lagoons (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Cristina García Guerra). 1 bird 18-09-10 in Villafría, Ebro water reservoir (José Luis Lobo Cueva). 1 bird 21-09-10 Úzquiza water reservoir (Alfonso Rodrigo García).

- Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia). 1 bird 05-09-10 in Villafría (C), Ebro water reservoir (José Javier Pérez Álvarez). First for Burgos.

- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica). 1 bird 05-09-10 Atapuerca lagoons (Tim Robinson). 2 birds 22-09-10 Bayas lagoon, Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade). Again, same site, 1 bird 23-09-10 and 2 birds 25-09-10 (David Martínez Andrade).

- Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia). 1 bird 04-09-10 Burgos city, bird dead collided with Human Evolution Museum windows (Enrique Álvarez Gomez).

- Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus). 1 bird 08-09-10 in Pinedillo (Fernando Román Sancho).

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The 3rd trip in Bricia

A new bidwatching trip, round the area of Bricia region and water reservoir of river Ebro with a 54 species recorded in only four hours in the morning.

We saw the ouk forest the pastures and farmland areas and a little area of the water reservoir near of the San Vicente de Villamezan village.

We saw the follow list of birds

Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mallard,GriffonVulture, Common Buzzard, Osprey, Common Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Common Snipe, CommonSandpiper, Greenshank, Black-headedGull, Yellow-Legged Gull, Wood Pigeon,Great Spotted Woodpecker, Crag Martin,House Martin, Tree Pipit, Grey Wagtail, WhiteWagtail, Hedge Accentor, Black Redstart,Whinchat, Common Stonechat, Wheatear,Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Common Whitethroat, GardenWarbler, Blackcap, Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit,European Nuthatch, , Red-backed Shrike, Jay, Magpie,Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Spotles Starling,House Sparrow, Rock Sparrow,Chaffinch, Serin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, CirlBunting,Rock Bunting.Thanks to Victoria and Boaz for their interst in the Burgos Birds.

2nd Bird Census in VN4040

The last season of the census of breeding common birds, (European Bird Census ), in square VN4040, 63 species of birds in 2010 (two tours). A total of 96 species in twelve years.
Four new birds for this square, Common Quail, Common Pochard, Marsh Tit and Great Cormorant.
Links: SACRE (Spain)
EBCC (Europe)
The list of species of the last one tour.

Great Cormorant, Eurasian Griffon, Egyptian Vulture, Black Kite, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Wood-pigeon, Turtle Dove, Common Quail, Common Pochard, Common Coot, Common Cuckoo, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Golden Oriol, Common Swift, Eurasian Jay, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Raven, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Marsh Tit, Eurasian Crag-martin, Eurasian Skylark, Cetti's Warbler , Melodious Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Bonelli's Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Winter Wren, Spotless Starling, Eurasian Blackbird , Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, European Robin , Black Redstart, Common Stonechat, House Sparrow, Tree Pipit, Chaffinch, European Serin, European Greenfinch, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting.

New trip in region of Bricia

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Again in the region of Bricia and again searching Lesser Kestrels and again without find any.

Even so a good day of birdwatching with 44 species, and a good number of birds, we saw flocks of House Martins and smaller flocks of Barn Swallows and Common Swift, all of them in active migration towards Africa.

In the water reservoir of the river Ebro, at the beginning of the migration, little numbers of birds.

But, some interesting records, Purple Heron a juvenile bird, Ruddy Shelduck and the first little flocks of Black-necked Grebe

Gadwall

Mallard

Ruddy Shelduck

Great Crested Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Little Grebe

Little Egret

Great Cormorant

Grey Heron

Purple Heron

Griffon Vulture

Egyptian Vulture

Common Buzzard

Common Kestrel

Common Coot

Northern Lapwing

Common Sandpiper

Black-headed Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Common Woodpigeon

Eurasian Collared Dove

Common Swift

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

White Wagtail

Whinchat

Common Stonechat

Blackbird

Mistle Thrush

Pied Flycatcher

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Rock Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

European Serin

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Cirl Bunting

Ruddy Shelduck

Purple Heron

Thanks to Michael, Matthew and James for their interest in the Burgos birds