Birds in the North of Spain: Birding days in Northern Burgos

Sunday, May 18, 2014

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