Finish the Atlas of Wintering Birds

Finally I have been able to finish the three square that it had to be engaged to do.

In a square (VN 36) a lot of effort for the few seen species, only 38 species.

The other two (VN 25 and VN 34) rather well, enough species, 58 in each and some very special, like the Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius) in VN 25.

Here you have the list with the records.

The red records are the more interesting.

Square VN3060 Specie 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Total Black Woodpecker 1 0 0 1 Blackbird 18 2 5 25 Blue Tit 6 10 2 18 Carrion Crow 18 6 12 36 Cirl Bunting 1 0 0 1 Coal Tit 25 3 1 29 Common Bullfinch 8 0 4 12 Common Buzzard 3 4 3 10 Common Chaffinch 23 5 10 38 Common Raven 3 0 1 4 Crested Tit 1 1 0 2 ESPECIE DESCONOCIDA 0 4 0 4 Eurasian Jay 10 3 5 18 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0 1 0 1 European Nuthatch 4 1 5 10 Fieldfare 30 0 0 30 Firecrest 3 0 0 3 Goldcrest 5 0 0 5 Great Grey Shrike 0 1 0 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 0 0 3 Great Tit 38 11 8 57 Green Woodpecker 2 0 3 5 Greenfinch 1 0 0 1 Griffon Vulture 0 1 0 1 House Sparrow 3 0 29 32 Long-tailed Tit 8 5 1 14 Magpie 2 6 0 8 Meadow Pipit 1 28 6 35 Mistle Trush 1 1 1 3 Red Kite 0 1 0 1 Red-billed Chough 3 0 10 13 Robin 5 3 2 10 Rock Sparrow 0 0 1 1 Short-toed Treecreeper 3 3 1 7 Siskin 50 0 0 50 Sky Lark 3 0 0 3 Song Trush 11 0 4 15 Spotless Starling 0 2 1 3 Wren 6 4 2 12 ~*********** TOTAL 299 106 117 522

Square: VN2050

Specie 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Totales 0 0 10 10 Black Woodpecker 0 1 0 1 Blackbird 13 4 13 30 Blue Tit 5 1 16 22 Brambling 30 0 0 30 Carrion Crow 14 9 14 37 Cirl Bunting 1 0 10 11 Coal Tit 0 13 3 16 Common Bullfinch 10 0 1 11 Common Buzzard 15 2 7 24 Common Chaffinch 34 1 47 82 Common Crane 2 0 0 2 Common Crossbill 0 9 0 9 Common Kestrel 1 2 0 3 Common Raven 2 3 0 5 Common Snipe 2 0 0 2 Common Starling 2700 0 0 2700 Common Wood Pigeon 0 0 2 2 Crested Tit 0 10 0 10 Dipper 0 0 2 2 Eurasian Jay 2 1 9 12 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0 2 1 3 European Golden Plover 1 0 0 1 European Nuthatch 5 6 5 16 Fieldfare 5 0 0 5 Firecrest 2 9 1 12 Goldfinch 3 0 0 3 Great Crested Grebe 1 0 0 1 Great Grey Shrike 0 0 3 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 0 4 0 4 Great Tit 2 3 4 9 Great White Egret 1 0 0 1 Green Woodpecker 3 1 6 10 Greenfinch 0 0 15 15 Grey Heron 4 0 0 4 Greylag Goose 18 0 0 18 Griffon Vulture 0 1 12 13 Hedge Accentor 2 0 0 2 House Sparrow 6 8 0 14 Long-tailed Tit 23 9 14 46 Magpie 9 7 0 16 Mallard 36 0 0 36 Marsh Tit 0 0 4 4 Meadow Pipit 22 0 0 22 Middle Spotted Woodpecker 0 0 1 1 Mistle Trush 14 0 1 15 Northern Lapwing 56 0 0 56 Pied Wagtail 1 0 0 1 Red-billed Chough 12 0 0 12 Redwing 6 0 0 6 Robin 4 7 1 12 Rock Bunting 1 0 0 1 Short-toed Treecreeper 6 2 6 14 Sky Lark 11 0 0 11 Song Trush 16 1 1 18 Spotless Starling 13 0 0 13 Wren 2 4 2 8 Yellowhammer 6 0 14 20 Zitting Cisticola 4 0 0 4 ~*********** TOTAL 3126 120 225 3471

Square: VN3040

Specie 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Total Blackbird 32 16 14 62 Blackcap 5 0 0 5 Blue Tit 3 9 8 20 Brambling 0 0 2 2 Carrion Crow 13 9 6 28 Cetti's Warbler 1 0 0 1 Cirl Bunting 54 6 2 62 Coal Tit 6 2 2 10 Common Bullfinch 5 24 9 38 Common Buzzard 1 6 0 7 Common Chaffinch 235 6 3 244 Common Kestrel 2 1 0 3 Common Raven 1 3 1 5 Common Starling 91 0 0 91 Common Stonechat 0 0 1 1 Common Wood Pigeon 2 0 58 60 Corn Bunting 3 0 0 3 Dartford Warbler 0 0 1 1 Dipper 2 0 0 2 ESPECIE DESCONOCIDA 35 0 0 35 Eurasian Jay 6 20 9 35 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0 2 2 4 European Golden Plover 3 0 0 3 European Nuthatch 1 6 1 8 European Serin 0 1 0 1 Fieldfare 59 0 0 59 Firecrest 0 4 13 17 Goldcrest 2 15 0 17 Goldfinch 6 2 0 8 Great Cormorant 4 0 0 4 Great Grey Shrike 1 0 0 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 1 7 10 Great Tit 25 20 11 56 Green Woodpecker 7 8 3 18 Greenfinch 5 0 0 5 Griffon Vulture 0 10 0 10 House Sparrow 18 13 0 31 Linnet 84 2 2 88 Long-tailed Tit 10 4 9 23 Magpie 7 0 0 7 Marsh Tit 0 1 0 1 Meadow Pipit 2 0 14 16 Mistle Trush 23 0 9 32 Northern Lapwing 60 0 0 60 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 0 1 Pied Wagtail 1 1 0 2 Red Kite 0 0 1 1 Red-billed Chough 71 3 0 74 Redwing 47 0 0 47 Robin 27 6 18 51 Rock Bunting 2 0 0 2 Rock Sparrow 1 0 0 1 Short-toed Treecreeper 12 1 5 18 Siskin 66 6 0 72 Sky Lark 44 6 0 50 Song Trush 12 0 1 13 Spotless Starling 9 0 0 9 Wren 6 16 10 32 Yellowhammer 8 3 0 11 ~*********** TOTAL 1122 234 222 1578

Stop killing Cormorants

Cormorant culling has been used as a 'quick' method to calm the pressure of anglers (fishermen) in different parts fo the world. Anglers that say the birds are eating 'their' fishes. We think that the solution is never killing the animals but analyzing each situation to find scientifically-based solutions.The situation can be particularly tragic as in some parts of Europe e.g. Asturies in Spain. Help saying that killing animals is NOT the solution.

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Cormorants

The fishermen scream blue murder so that the wintering population of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) feeds trout (of excessive form according to them), and have obtained that some regions governments “regulate” (kill) these populations.

And now the government, kill a high number of Cormorants, without saying that really exhaust our rivers are the fishermen.

Whenever the man put to regulate and to control any natural species, the disaster is assured.

Sad.

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Atlas of wintering birds. VN3040

One of the most ambitious projects of the SEO/BirdLife, is the atlas of wintering birds.

These days I have finalized one of the squares that I have assigned and I believe that the balance of the three years is good.

Although has been a big effort.

The route, within the valley of zamanzas and the highland of bricia.

Two very different zones in vegetation and birds.

In all route I have located 28 different species from birds, I emphasize Brambling and Dartford Warbler.

In this square, in three years I have located a total 58 different species.

This is the relation of observed birds, and the number of birds:

Blackbird 62

Blackcap 5

Blue Tit 20

Brambling 2

Carrion Crow 28

Cetti's Warbler 1

Cirl Bunting 62

Coal Tit 10

Common Bullfinch 38

Common Buzzard 7

Common Chaffinch 244

Common Kestrel 3

Common Raven 5

Common Starling 91

Common Stonechat 1

Common Wood Pigeon 60

Corn Bunting 3

Dartford Warbler 1

Dipper 2

Eurasian Jay 35

Eurasian Sparrowhawk 4

European Golden Plover 3

European Nuthatch 8

European Serin 1

Fieldfare 59

Firecrest 17

Goldcrest 17

Goldfinch 8

Great Cormorant 4

Great Grey Shrike 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker 10

Great Tit 56

Green Woodpecker 18

Greenfinch 5

Griffon Vulture 10

House Sparrow 31

Linnet 88

Long-tailed Tit 23

Magpie 7

Marsh Tit 1

Meadow Pipit 16

Mistle Trush 32

Northern Lapwing 60

Peregrine Falcon 1

Pied Wagtail 2

Red Kite 1

Red-billed Chough 74

Redwing 47

Robin 51

Rock Bunting 2

Rock Sparrow 1

Short-toed Treecreeper 18

Siskin 72

Sky Lark 50

Song Trush 13

Spotless Starling 9

Wren 32

Yellowhammer 11

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Bird Census. SACRE VN 44

Again I have realised the census of the program SACRE in square VN44.
Unlike other years, the number of detected birds has been something greater, 62 species.
No new detected species.
Most remarkable:
Wryneck, the past year I did not detect any bird, and this year I have only heard two birds. Others years, with 10 – 15 birds.
Rock Sparrow, records similar to last years.
Two records of European Turtle Dove. This bird have a bad population with an annual evolution of -2,3% in Spain.

The trend in Europe:

Records of Common Quail (shortly time will be necessary to think about remove the “Common” in the name) like other farming birds the Common Quail have a very bad situation.

House Martin, a few birds. In this area is more common to find nest in the rock that in the houses, mainly so that people destroy the nests.

A total of 62 different species, the list:

Mallard
Griffon Vulture
Hen Harrier
Black Kite

Common Buzzard

Common Coot

Common Woodpigeon

European Turtle Dove

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift

Wryneck
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sky Lark

Crag Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Wren

Dunnock

Robin

Black Redstart

Common Redstart

Whinchat

Common Stonechat

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Cetti's Warbler

Melodious Warbler

Subalpine Warbler

Blackcap

Bonelli's Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Common Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Long-tailed Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

European Nuthatch

Shot-toed Treecreeper

Golden Oriol

Red-backed Shrike

Eurasian Jay

Re-billed Chough

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Rock Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

European Serin

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Common Bullfinch

Cirl Bunting

Corn Bunting