Looking for Harriers

The plateaux areas of the P.N. Cañones del Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve.

This was the goal, but in the meantime we recorded a number of other birds. The idea was to looking for Harriers in the most favorable areas for these raptors, obviously deep valleys are not the most suitable, but as we crossed the valley, we did not lose the opportunity to record the birds in forest,villages and meadows.
In our first survey area, the Harriers shake off us , but yes Larks, Buntings, Stonechats, Finches ... Well, nothing happens, we try again in another area, where the records of Harriers are more usual, although again not appeared, yes they did Quails, Whinchats, Red-backed Shrike...

Red-backed Shrike

Going through the woods brought us the songs of Warblers, Tits, Treecreepers, Woodpeckers, and obviously not Harriers ... we arrived at Embalse del Ebro water reservoir, where recorded several Great Crested Grebe and Ducks, and the only wader of the day, a Common Sandpiper. Yellow wagtails, Spotless Starlings, Kestrels were other birds of this area. The clouds in the form of low fog, characteristic of this place began to appear, so we visited the last meadows, where, waiting us, Montagu's Harrier and Hen Harrier. A female wanted to show their hunting techniques and spent a long time hunting and flying a few meters grasslands and allowing Nigel to take stunning images.

 Yellow Wagtail

Common Sandpiper

In short, another great day of birding in Las Merindades, with a total of 57 species. But, for Nigel and Anne, the birding in Las Merindades not end here, continued touring the spectacular locations offering this earth and at the end of his visit, recorder a total of 71 species.

Bird List

Gadwall

Mallard

Common Quail

Great Crested Grebe

Grey Heron

White Stork
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Short-toed Eagle

Montagu's Harrier

Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard

Golden Eagle

Booted Eagle

Common Kestrel

Common Coot

Common Sandpiper

Common Wood Pigeon

Common Swift

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Woodlark

Skylark


Sand Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tawny Pipit

Tree Pipit

Water Pipit 

Yellow Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Dipper

Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart

Whinchat
Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush


Mistle Thrush
Whitethroat
Blackcap


Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Goldcrest

Firecrest

Spotted Flycatcher 

Long-tailed Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Nuthatch
Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike

Jay
Magpie

Red-billed Chough
Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow


Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch

Serin


Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Bullfinch
Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting

Birders, enjoying with the birds of Las Merindades

Thank you very much to Ann and Nigel for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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