May Birds News

The best bird records of May in Burgos province.
 

- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird 04-05-11 river  Miranda de Ebro (Gonzalo Santamaría del Hoyo, Juan Antonio García Pérez). 2 birds Miranda de Ebro 07-05-11 (Juan Carlos Torralba, Natalia Mena Ramos).

- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). 2 birds 21-05-11 lagoon of Bayas. Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade, Gema Ruiz del Río).

- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). 2 birds 22-05-11 Santibánez  Zarzaguda (Luis Miguel Ansola Aristondo) , 1 bird Úzquiza water reservoir (David Nuño González). 1 bird  24 and 25-05-11 Quintanilla del Agua (Santos La Roca Carazo). 1 bird 28-05-11 en Lastras de Teza (José María Salazar Alonso).

- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). 2 birds Ebro water reservoir, en Requejo (C), el 06-05-11 (Roberto García Obregón). 1 bird Requejo 13-05-11 (Roberto García Obregón).

- Garganey (Anas querquedula). 1 bird 08-05-11 lagoons of Atapuerca (Diego santamaría Merino, Juan Fernando Pérez Alonso).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 08-05-11 Quintanilla del Agua (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Israel Yáñez Ortega). 2 birds Mecerreyes 11-05-11 (Manuel Mata Hurtado). 4 birds, Quintanilla del Agua 22-05-11 (Darío Yáñez Ortega). 4 birds Quintanilla del Agua 22-05-11 (Darío Yáñez Ortega), 1 bird 24 and 25-05-11 (Santos La Roca Carazo).

- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). 1 bird, Bocos , 12-05-11 (Pablo González Ocio).

- Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus). 1 bird, Hontoria del Pinar , 17 and 18-05-11 (Jesús Martín Mediavilla).

- Red Knot (Calidris canutus). 1 bird 07-05-11 , Villandiego (Nicolás Gallego Rojas).

- European Roller (Coracias garrulus). 1 bir, Cavia , 17-05-11 (Alfonso Rodrigo García).

- Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica). Breeding, Villarcayo , 28-05-11 (César Fernández Gil, Juan Ángel de la Torre).

More in the yearbook of Burgos

New Bird for the Posada Molino del Canto

Today, a male a Hen Harrier, flying over the Posada Molino del Canto. With this record, the Checklist is now 82 species.

Lista de Aves desde la Posada Molino del Canto

Through of nature reserve

A new tour through the Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón nature reserve looking for birds. A new birders enjoyed of the birds of northern Burgos.

 Birding in the canyons

57 species. The more remarkable records: four Hen Harriers, one Peregrine Falcon attacking to Common Buzzard, a pair of Honey Buzzard, flying over the village of Presillas. European Turtle Dove, Common Quail and four species of Buntings, Corn, Cirl, Rock and Yellowhammer.

Checklist of the day 

European Honey-buzzard
Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard
Common Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Common Quail
Wood Pigeon
European Turtle Dove
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Alpine Swift
Green Woodpecker
Woodlark
Skylark
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Common Whitethroat
Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Raven
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
European Serin
Linnet
Common Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Rock Bunting
Corn Bunting

 

Northern Wheatear

 

 House Sparrow

Barn Swallow

Thanks to Chad and Janet by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two good new birders.
 

European Bird Census VN3040, first round.

Yellowhammer

A new season of the census of breeding common birds, (European Bird Census ), in square VN3040, 55 species of birds, 50 species in the census and 5 more out the census. Two new species for square, Common Nightingale and Eurasian Collared Dove.
The more remarkable records:  Good flocks of Alpine Swift, various records of Twany Pipit. Absence of Shrikes, a male of Common Nightingale singing. Again Little Owl out the census.
Links: SACRE (Spain)
EBCC (Europe)

 Twany Pipit

The list of species.
Black Kite, Eurasian Griffon, Egyptian Vulture, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Common Wood-pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Cuckoo, Little Owl *, Alpine Swift, Common Swift, Eurasian Wryneck, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Crag-martin, House Martin, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Skylark, Melodious Warbler, Blackcap, Bonelli's Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Winter Wren, Spotless Starling, Eurasian Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Common Nightingale, European Robin , Black Redstart, Northern Wheatear *, Whinchat *, Common Stonechat, House Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Dunnock, Twany Pipit , Tree Pipit, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, European Serin, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Cirl Bunting, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting .

 Rock Sparrow

Spectacular scenary, flowers, Orchids...

Canyons of river Ebro

Birding in the Natural Park of gorges of the Ebro and Rudrón.  The last African birds are arriving.

An excellent day of birding, although with fog in first hours. We begin to go from the valley towards the moor.

Before we arrived, good observations of Bonelli´s Warbler and Common Cuckoo.

In the moor waited for us, Larks, Buntings, Finches, Wheatear, Pipits... After these good records, we went towards the canyon of Orbaneja del Castillo, from the  Valle de Valderredible, with the river to a side and the walls of the canyon to the other, with Deppers and Warblers in a side and Eagles and Vultures in the other. 
A spectacular day of Raptors with Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, with both phases, Hen Harrier, Common Kestrel, Black Kite, Common Buzzard.
A total of 54 species in five hours.

 

Bonelli's Warbler

Cuckoo

Birding in the canyons

 A shy Twany Pipit

Northern Wheatear

Birding in the moor

Egyptian Vulture

Checklist of the day:

Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard
Golden Eagle
 Booted Eagle
Common Kestrel
Common Quail
Wood Pigeon
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Alpine Swift
Wryneck
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Woodlark
Skylark
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff
Spotted Flycatcher
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Jay
Magpie
Red-billed Chough
Carrion Crow
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
European Serin
Goldfinch
Linnet
Common Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting

Thanks to Alison and Judith by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two good birders.