Bird News of August

The best bird records of August in Burgos province.

- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). 04-08-10 Bayas lagoon Miranda de Ebro(José Luis Lobo Cueva, Juan Antonio García Pérez). 20-08-10 Bayas lagoon Miranda de Ebro (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 04-08-10 Miranda de Ebro (David Lobo Llanos, José Luis Lobo Cueva). 11-08-10 Santillán (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 19-08-10 Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade).

- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). 23-08-10 Fuentes Blancas, Burgos (Gemma Ortega);24-08-10 (Roberto Milara Vilches), 31-8-10 San Vicente de Villamezán ( Javier Morala)

- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). 22-08-10 San Vicente de Villamezán (Javier Morala, Francisco Samper).

- Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus careuleus). Villahoz 14-08-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García, José Luis Silva Coello), 20-08-10 (José Luis Silva Coello).

- Monk Vulture (Aegypius monachus). Mecerreyes 02-08-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Fernando Pereiras) 11-08-10 (Miguel de las Hera). 12-08-10 Cavia (Carlos Nazario Bocos). 14-08-10 Mecerreyes (Alfonso Rodrigo García, José Luis Silva Coello). 15-08-10 Mecerreyes (José Luis Silva Coello) Quintanilla del Agua (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 17-08-10 Orbaneja del Castillo (Manuel Estébanez Ruiz).20-08-10 Mecerreyes (Fernando Román Sancho, Jacinto Román Sancho, Javier La Roca Carazo). 20-08-10 Nebreda (José Luis Silva Coello).

- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). 21-08-10 Sobrón water reservoir(Jesús Mazquiarán Echauri, José Eduardo Mateos Moreno, José Luis Lobo Cueva).31-8-10 Ordunte water reservoir (Mario Alonso Blanco).

- Red-footed Falcon(Falco vespertinus).24-08-10 Cilleruelo de Abajo (Íñigo Sagardía).

- Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta). 10-08-10 Atapuerca (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Juan Arias).

-Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus).12-08-10 Requejo, Ebro water reservoir(Justina Pérez Martín).

- Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus). 28-08-10 La Campiña, 2020 msnm (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román, Jacinto Román).

- Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus). 12-08-10 Requejo, Ebro water reservoir(Mario Alonso Blanco).

- Black-backed Gull(Larus fuscus). 10-08-10 Aranda de Duero (Fernando Núñez).

- European Roller(Coracias garrulus). 16-08-10 Dobro (Juan Ángel de la Torre González). 20-08-10 Dobro (Iván Martínez Díez). Villasandino 23-08-10 (Nicolás Gallego Rojas). 26-08-10 Villafruela (Fernando Román Sancho, Jacinto Román Sancho).

- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica). 26-08-10 Gayangos (Mario Alonso Blanco).

- Sedge Warbler(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus). 01-08-10 Gayangos (Mario Alonso Blanco). 02-08-10 Atapuerca (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Fernando Pereiras) 03-08-10 Bayas (José Luis Lobo Cueva). 10-08-10 Atapuerca (Alfonso Rodrigo García, Juan Arias). Atapuerca, 24-08-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 26-08-10 Gayangos (Mario Alonso Blanco).


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Trip to Bricia Region

-->In the region of Bricia are several and different habitats, forests of oaks, peat bogs, pastures and is next to the reservoir water of the river Ebro.

A very hot day, but we have been a very good birding day, with 52 species recorder.

We did not see Little Kestrels, one of the objectives of the trip.

It is to emphasize the presence of a Black Stork in San Vicente of Villamezán village, Montagu’s Harrier in the high zones, and in a section of oak forest near Higón village, we observed the 6 species of Tits present in peninsular Spain.

List of species:

Gadwall

Mallard

Great Crested Grebe

Little Egret

Black Stork

Griffon Vulture

Montagu's Harrier

Common Buzzard

Common Kestrel

Black-headed Gull

Common Woodpigeon

Common Cuckoo

Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Sky Lark

Twany Pipit

Tree Pipit

White Wagtail

Robin

Rufous Nightingale (dead in the road)

Whinchat

Common Stonechat

Northern Wheatear

Blackbird

Mistle Thrush

Cetti's Warbler

Melodious Warbler

Blackcap

Iberian/Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Long-tailed Tit

Marsh Tit

Crested Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Red-backed Shrike

Southern Grey Shrike

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Rock Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

European Serin

Goldfinch

Linnet

Common Bullfinch

Yellowhammer

Cirl Bunting

Black Stork

Thanks to Francisco Samper for him interest in the Burgos birds

Birds on twitter

Recent and interesting bird records in the north of Spain through twitter.

2nd Bird Census in VN 3040

The second census of breeding common birds for 2010, (European Bird Census ), in square VN3040, 47 species of birds, Twany Pipit and Booted Eagle new for this squareLinks:
SACRE (Spain)
EBCC (Europe)
The list of species.

Eurasian Griffon, Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Hen Harrier, Common Wood-pigeon, Common Cuckoo, Alpine Swift, Eurasian Wryneck, Eurasian Jay, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Eurasian Skylark, Cetti's Warbler , Blackcap, Subalpine Warbler, Bonelli's Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Common Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Winter Wren, Wood Nuthatch, Eurasian Blackbird , Song Thrush, European Robin , Black Redstart, Whinchat, Common Stonechat, House Sparrow, Tree Pipit, Twany Pipit, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, European Serin, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting, Corn Bunting.

The Bear

The excellent news, this time on a great mammal, the Bear.
50 years ago the Bear left the north of Burgos. Now it has returned.
A Bear is now of the zone between Cantabria and Burgos, and it is anticipated that it will stay enough time , because exists enough food and refuge by the zone.
The news in Spanish.

Great changes in the classification of the WP birds

PDF file of the Official 2010 AERC* TAC** Recommendations
*Association of European Records and Rarities Committees
**Taxonomic Advisory Committee

Bird News of July

The best bird records of July in Burgos province.

-Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) 1 bird water reservoir river Ebro 23-07-10 (Manuel Estébanez)
- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). 2 bird 1-07-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (Mario Alonso Blanco).
- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird 21-07-10 Santillan (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 2 birds 27-07-10 Miranda de Ebro, river Ebro (Juan Carlos Torralba), 1 birds Suzana Lagoons (David Martínez Andrade)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). 1 bird 1-07-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (Mario Alonso Blanco).
- Monk Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 06-07-10 Quintanilla del Agua Báscones del Agua (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird 14-07-10 Las Machorras, Espinosa de los Monteros (Mario Alonso Blanco). 2 birds Quintanilla del Agua 18-07-10 (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird 21-07-10 Mecerreyes (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 2 birds Quintanilla del Agua 24-07-10 (Israel Yáñez Ortega).
-Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii). 1 bird water reservoir river Ebro 29-07-10 (Manuel Estébanez)
-Black-eared Wheatear . 2 birds. Milagros 28-07-10 (José Luis Lobo cueva).


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National Census of Forest Raptors

This year I have completed my collaboration for the national census of forest raptors .
Special interst in, Honey Buzzard, Short-toed Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Hobby, Black Kite, Red Kite, Spanish Imperial Eagle and Black-shouldered Kite.
In the square that I chose (VN 3040), I have had good, median and bad luck. A lookout point with good records( 6 species), another one with medium records(2 species) and another one with bad records (1 species).
These are the detected species.
Short-toed Eagle, two birds.
Booted Eagle, two birds, one with dark phase.
Hooby
Common Buzzard
Black Kite
Sparrowhawk
Hen Harrier

Bird News of June

The best bird records of June in Burgos province.

- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). 1 bird 19-06-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (Luis Lobo).1 bird 26/27-06-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (José Luis Lobo) 1 bird 30-06-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (Javier Morala)
- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird 07-06-10 Ebro river Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade, José Luis Lobo Cueva, Pablo Sevilla).
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). 2 birds 19-06-10 Bayas Lagoon Miranda de Ebro (Luis Lobo).
- Monk Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 04-06-10 Hornillalatorre (Mario Alonso Blanco). 1 bird San Mamés de Abar 06-06-10 (Adolfo Cadiñanos Cortázar, Justina Pérez Martín). 2 birds and 33 Egyptian Vulture Mecerreyes 18-06-10 (Fernando Román Sancho). 7 birds Mecerreyes 21-06-10 (Alfonso Rodrigo García).
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa). 200 birds 12-06-10 Atapuerca Lagoons(José Eduardo Mateos Moreno, José Luis Lobo Cueva, Juan Antonio García Pérez).

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A bird with habit.

Opposite the Inn, we have a steep mountain with a little trees and bushes. A special site for to see birds.

Almost every year I have been able to observe this Short-toed Eagle (almost with complete certainty it is the same bird), landed in the same shrub.

Here a series of photos of different years.

April 2007

June 2008

May 2010

June 2010

Other Birds

Raven

Griffon Vulture

Golden Eagle

Monitoring Programs of SEO/BirdLife

The last report about the birds monitoring programs by SEO/BirdLife is already available in a pdf file.

Report of 2008

All reports

New Birdwatching trip by the Gorges of Alto Ebro

Again, a short birdwatching route by the gorges of Alto Ebro and Rudrón rivers Nature Reserve.

This time by the valley of Zamanzas, gorges of Tudanca and Pesquera de Ebro and the highlands of Turzo and Orbaneja del Castillo.

In the valley, between apple trees, Red-backed Shrike.

Again Bonelli’s Warbler and Common Chiffchaff singing all day.

Golden Eagle, Egyptian Vulture and Griffon Vulture in the gorges area.

In the highlands of Turzo and Orbaneja, Blackcap, Dartford Warbler and Subalpine Warbler, singing from the shrubs.

More visible, Tree Pipit, Skylarks, Tawny Pipit, and Wheatear.

And from the garden of the Posada, with a beer in a hand and the binoculars in another one, we saw a spectacular Short-toed Eagle landed in a little tree.

A total of 43 species.

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The list of the day:

Black Kite

Egyptian Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Short-toed Eagle

Golden Eagle

Wood Pigeon

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift

Skylark

Crag Martin

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

Twany Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Black Redstart

Common Redstart

Common Stonechat

Northern Wheatear

Blackbird

Mistle Thrush

Song Thrush

Robin

Blackcap

Subalpine Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Bonelli’s Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Golden Oriole

Jay

Red-billed Chough

Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling

House Sparrow

Common Chaffinch

Serin

Linnet

Cirl Bunting

Yellowhammer

Thanks to Janet, Peter, Dawn, Chris, Valen and Raquel for its interest in the Burgos birds