End of breeding, start migration.

 Hoopoe

Definitely the breeding season is over, the last young birds have left their nests, but they can be seen chasing their parents or fending for themselves. But what catches the attention of a day in the field is silence, virtually there aren't birds singing, only is possible to hear, calls, contact or alarm voices.
In a few days will start the migratory path significantly, is still low.
Within the valley, the dense forest and the silence of birds, increases the difficult to birding.
So we head into plateaux areas, where brushy areas, arable lands boundaries,  and small villages, where the birding is more easy, all en route to the south of the Ebro reservoir.

 Yellowhammer

As on other occasions the most characteristic birds appear, Buntings, Finches, Chats ... and again appears one of the most spectacular Iberian birds, the Hoopoe.
The presence of waterfowl in the Ebro Reservoir remains low, although there were several species were not many and the number of birds was not much.

 Red-backed Shrike

Water smartweed

But the most interesting awaited us in the nearby pasture areas. A dead animal, possibly a horse, served as food for Griffon Vultures, good concentration, exceeding 150 birds.
One of the great shows that the Iberian nature can show us.
Although interestingly, we have only seen arrive Griffon Vultures and Crows, and, although the Egyptian Vultures still continuing in the region, we did not observe them in this area.

At the end of the day we recorded 39 species, a few less than in the past, but easily attributable to the absence of some, who have taken to way towards Africa as the Swifts.

Bird List

Gadwall

Mallard

Little Grebe

Grey Heron

White Stork

Honey Buzzard
Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Common Buzzard

Common Kestrel

Black-headed Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Hoopoe

Sand Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tawny Pipit

Tree Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

Whinchat
Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Zitting Cisticola

Dartford Warbler
Whitethroat

Great Tit

Red-backed Shrike

Jay
Magpie

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow


Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch


Linnet


Bullfinch

Yellowhammer

Thank you very much to Ann and John for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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Winged Jewels

Golden Oriole

We continue to enjoy the birds in the P.N. Cañones del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve, this time being able to observe authentic winged jewels, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Golden Oriole and Hoopoe .... Really all birds have something that can elevate the term jewel, only is necessary appreciate it and know to look at them and especially never tire of birding, because really there aren't common birds. For example, is not a jewel the Goldfinch?, Or the Rock Sparrow with the yellow spot, like a autentic jewel, or the colour contrasts of Wheatears or small majesty of Shrikes .... we could go up complete the approximate 10,000 species of Earth.

 Cirl Bunting

Red-backed Shrike

But by the time we were the most representative of the P.N. Cañones del Alto Ebro y Rudrón, in this new day of birding inside the natural park, we recorded a total of 43 species including Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, specialists such as the European Honey Buzzard and a good number of small and spectacular birds.

 Grey Wagtail

 Griffon Vulture

Throughout the season, and as usual, the Red-backed Shrike is one of the easiest species to observe, and now with adults  accompanied by several young people who occasionally are seen hunting.
But as mentioned earlier, the presence of very striking bird, the Golden Oriole, without doubt, makes that we stop in their search in a poplars. While the Iberian Green Woodpeckers showed us their undulating flight. Stonechats, Sparrows, Redstarts, Warblers, Harriers ... to end the spectacle of the Hoopoe.

 Yellowhammer

 Rock Sparrow

Bird List

Common Quail

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Honey Buzzard

Montagu's Harrier

Common Buzzard


Common Wood Pigeon

Common Swift

Hoopoe
Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker


Skylark


Sand Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin


Tree Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail


Wren

European Robin

Black Redstart

Common Stonechat


Wheatear
Blackbird

Song Thrush


Mistle Thrush

Garden Warbler


Iberian Chiffchaff

Great Tit

Golden Oriole
Red-backed Shrike

Jay

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow


Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch

Serin


Greenfinch

Linnet
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting


Thank you very much to Karen and Franziska and for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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