July Birds News

The best bird records of July in Burgos province.

Few records this month, but one very interesting one, the first time of breeding of Purple Heron in Burgos.

Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird, 03-07-11, river Ebro, Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade). 2 birds same site 10-07-11 (David Lobo Llanos, José Luis Lobo Cueva). 2 birds, river Ebro, Miranda de Ebro, 20-07-11 (Andrea Lobo Llanos, José Luis Lobo Cueva). 1 bird, 29-07-11,  Puentedura (Alfonso Antón).

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). First breeding in Burgos: 1 chick, 24-07-11, lagoon of Bayas, Miranda de Ebro (David Lobo Llanos, José Luis Lobo Cueva).

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). 1 bird, 02-07-11, Requejo (C), Ebro water reservoir(Manuel Estébanez Ruiz).

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus). 1 bird, 07-07-11, Los Barrios de Bureba (Fernando Mínguez Batuecas).

Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird, Quintanilla del Agua, 18-07-11 (Israel Yáñez Ortega).

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix). 2 birds with 8-10 chicks, Riocavado de la Sierra, 22-07-11  (Julio César Amo Fernández).

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola). 1 bird, Atapuerca, 28-07-11 (Diego Santamaría Merino). 1 bird,29-07-11, Suzana (David Martínez Andrade, Gema Ruiz del Río)

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Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve

Parque natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve. In a  new birdwatching trip of the season, we recorded 37 species of birds in four hours, several with good observations. Very little movement of raptors, but in opposite, Buntings, Larks, Pipits, Chats and other small birds that continued singing letting itself see.

Chick of Black Redstart

Northern Wheatear

Checklist of the day

Black Kite
Griffon Vulture

Common Buzzard
Common Kestrel

Common Cuckoo

Common Swift

Skylark  
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail

Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart

Common Stonechat

Wheatear  
Blackbird
Song Thrush

Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff

Blue Tit
Great Tit

Red-backed Shrike 

Jay
Carrion Crow

Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Common Chaffinch

Goldfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting

Thanks to Francisco and Mercedes by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two new birders!!. 

June Birds News

The best bird records of June in Burgos province.

- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). 1 bird 17-06-11 Lagoon of Bayas, Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade). Same site 18-06-11 (José Luis Lobo Cueva) and  28-06-11 (David Martínez Andrade).

- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird 20-06-11 river Ebro , Miranda de Ebro (José Luis Lobo Cueva).

- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). 1 bird Quintanilla del Agua 10-06-11 (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Fernando Román Sancho, Israel Yáñez Ortega).
- Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). 1 bird, 30-06-11. Lagoons of Atapuerca. (Diego Santamaría Merino) 

- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula). 1 female with  8 chicks Lagoons of Atapuerca 16-06-11 (Diego Santamaría Merino). First breeding for Burgos. 

- Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus). 1 bird 09-06-11 Royela de Riofranco (Alfonso Antón). 1 bird Santa Inés  16-06-11 (Alfonso Antón).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird, Quintanilla del Agua 03-06-11 (Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird 10-06-11, Mecerreyes (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Fernando Román Sancho, Israel Yáñez Ortega). 1 bird, Mecerreyes, 5 birds , 15-06-11 and  4 birds, 22-06-11 (Israel Yáñez Ortega).

- Common Crane (Grus grus). 1 bird Atapuerca , 12-06-11 (Diego Santamaría Merino).

- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa). 1 bird 12-06-11 , Atapuerca (Diego Santamaría Merino).

- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. 1 bird. Valle de Manzanedo. 14-06-11 (Javier Morala)

- Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris). 1 birdl 12-06-11 , Castro Valnera (Mario Alonso Blanco).

- Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus). 1 bird El Portillo de la Sía, Espinosa de los Monteros, 21-06-11 (Yves Borremans).

- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis). 2 nest Mecerreyes , 04-06-11 (Fernando Román Sancho). Torrecilla del Monte , 10-06-11, 8 nest (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Fernando Román Sancho, Israel Yáñez Ortega).

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SACRE VN4040

Again, like every year, is finalized the census in the square VN4040 for the SACRE, census of breeding common birds, (European Bird Census ). 

This season I have recorded 58 species, just in the average of the 13 years of censuses. 

Two new species for the square, Alpine Swift and Southern Grey Shrike. 

Until the moment, in the 13 years, there are 98 species recorded. Especially interesting it is that they are also 98 species those that appear for this square, in the Atlas of Nesting Birds of a Province of Burgos of year 1996. 

This season I have recorded three species that usually are scarce in the censuses, Nuthatch, Tawny Pipit and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

Links: 

SACRE (Spain) 

EBCC (Europe)

Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve

Parque natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Nature Reserve, 48 species recorded, listen or seen.

In the small villages always it is possible to see interesting species, familiar flocks of Black Redstart and Common Redstart.

The highest zones offer the opportunity to listen and to see singing to birds like Buntings and Chats, Larks and Pipits.

 In the canyons of the river Ebro the presence of Swifts, Martins  and Vultures, and in the bank of the river, among the Ashes and Alders, Iberian Chiffchaff, Warblers, Tits…

And like excellent end, Short-toed Eagle in its favourite roost.

 Common Redstart

 Birding in the Comarca of Bricia

 Whinchat

Cliffs of Orbaneja del Castillo

Checklist of the day

Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture

Short-toed Eagle
Common Buzzard
Common Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail

Grey Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart

Common Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush

Whitethroat
Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff
Blue Tit
Great Tit

Short-toed Treecreeper

Red-backed Shrike Jay
Carrion Crow

Raven
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
European Serin

Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting

Thanks to Paul and Betti by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two good birders!!.

Short-toed Eagle

Again, like other years, the Short-toed Eagle, follows faithful its favourite site.

 June 2011

History, here: http://northbirdspain.blogspot.com/2010/06/bird-with-habit.html

Wetlands of northeast of Burgos

In the area of Miranda de Ebro is possible to find various little lagoons. Natural lagoons and lagoons that exist after extraction of gravel.

All years these lagoons contribute, with the Ornithology Yearbook of Burgos, with a good number of birds records, waders, geese, storks, cranes…

This days is possible to find the breeding birds, Reed Warbles, Herons, Ducks, and to see another associated birds.

In only two hours, 27 species:

Mallard

Honey Buzzard

Black Kite

Marsh Harrier

Common Kestrel

Grey Heron

Eurasian Coot

Common Swift

Hoopoe

Bee-eater

Carrion Crow

Magpie

Barn Swallow

Skylark

Crested Lark

Yellow Wagtail

Nightingale

Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Zitting Cisticola

Common Quail

Golden Oriole

Tree Sparrow

Wheatear

Serin

Goldfinch

Corn Bunting

Marsh Harrier 

Corn Bunting 

Yellow Wagtail 

Bee-eater

New news, Capercaillie

A new web page about the Capercaillie. A spectacular bird very threatened in Spain.

May Birds News

The best bird records of May in Burgos province.
 

- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1 bird 04-05-11 river  Miranda de Ebro (Gonzalo Santamaría del Hoyo, Juan Antonio García Pérez). 2 birds Miranda de Ebro 07-05-11 (Juan Carlos Torralba, Natalia Mena Ramos).

- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). 2 birds 21-05-11 lagoon of Bayas. Miranda de Ebro (David Martínez Andrade, Gema Ruiz del Río).

- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). 2 birds 22-05-11 Santibánez  Zarzaguda (Luis Miguel Ansola Aristondo) , 1 bird Úzquiza water reservoir (David Nuño González). 1 bird  24 and 25-05-11 Quintanilla del Agua (Santos La Roca Carazo). 1 bird 28-05-11 en Lastras de Teza (José María Salazar Alonso).

- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). 2 birds Ebro water reservoir, en Requejo (C), el 06-05-11 (Roberto García Obregón). 1 bird Requejo 13-05-11 (Roberto García Obregón).

- Garganey (Anas querquedula). 1 bird 08-05-11 lagoons of Atapuerca (Diego santamaría Merino, Juan Fernando Pérez Alonso).

- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 08-05-11 Quintanilla del Agua (Darío Yáñez Ortega, Israel Yáñez Ortega). 2 birds Mecerreyes 11-05-11 (Manuel Mata Hurtado). 4 birds, Quintanilla del Agua 22-05-11 (Darío Yáñez Ortega). 4 birds Quintanilla del Agua 22-05-11 (Darío Yáñez Ortega), 1 bird 24 and 25-05-11 (Santos La Roca Carazo).

- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). 1 bird, Bocos , 12-05-11 (Pablo González Ocio).

- Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus). 1 bird, Hontoria del Pinar , 17 and 18-05-11 (Jesús Martín Mediavilla).

- Red Knot (Calidris canutus). 1 bird 07-05-11 , Villandiego (Nicolás Gallego Rojas).

- European Roller (Coracias garrulus). 1 bir, Cavia , 17-05-11 (Alfonso Rodrigo García).

- Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica). Breeding, Villarcayo , 28-05-11 (César Fernández Gil, Juan Ángel de la Torre).

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New Bird for the Posada Molino del Canto

Today, a male a Hen Harrier, flying over the Posada Molino del Canto. With this record, the Checklist is now 82 species.

Lista de Aves desde la Posada Molino del Canto

Through of nature reserve

A new tour through the Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón nature reserve looking for birds. A new birders enjoyed of the birds of northern Burgos.

 Birding in the canyons

57 species. The more remarkable records: four Hen Harriers, one Peregrine Falcon attacking to Common Buzzard, a pair of Honey Buzzard, flying over the village of Presillas. European Turtle Dove, Common Quail and four species of Buntings, Corn, Cirl, Rock and Yellowhammer.

Checklist of the day 

European Honey-buzzard
Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard
Common Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Common Quail
Wood Pigeon
European Turtle Dove
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Alpine Swift
Green Woodpecker
Woodlark
Skylark
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Common Whitethroat
Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Raven
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Rock Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
European Serin
Linnet
Common Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Rock Bunting
Corn Bunting

 

Northern Wheatear

 

 House Sparrow

Barn Swallow

Thanks to Chad and Janet by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two good new birders.
 

European Bird Census VN3040, first round.

Yellowhammer

A new season of the census of breeding common birds, (European Bird Census ), in square VN3040, 55 species of birds, 50 species in the census and 5 more out the census. Two new species for square, Common Nightingale and Eurasian Collared Dove.
The more remarkable records:  Good flocks of Alpine Swift, various records of Twany Pipit. Absence of Shrikes, a male of Common Nightingale singing. Again Little Owl out the census.
Links: SACRE (Spain)
EBCC (Europe)

 Twany Pipit

The list of species.
Black Kite, Eurasian Griffon, Egyptian Vulture, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Common Wood-pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Cuckoo, Little Owl *, Alpine Swift, Common Swift, Eurasian Wryneck, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Crag-martin, House Martin, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Skylark, Melodious Warbler, Blackcap, Bonelli's Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Winter Wren, Spotless Starling, Eurasian Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Common Nightingale, European Robin , Black Redstart, Northern Wheatear *, Whinchat *, Common Stonechat, House Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Dunnock, Twany Pipit , Tree Pipit, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, European Serin, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Cirl Bunting, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting .

 Rock Sparrow

Spectacular scenary, flowers, Orchids...

Canyons of river Ebro

Birding in the Natural Park of gorges of the Ebro and Rudrón.  The last African birds are arriving.

An excellent day of birding, although with fog in first hours. We begin to go from the valley towards the moor.

Before we arrived, good observations of Bonelli´s Warbler and Common Cuckoo.

In the moor waited for us, Larks, Buntings, Finches, Wheatear, Pipits... After these good records, we went towards the canyon of Orbaneja del Castillo, from the  Valle de Valderredible, with the river to a side and the walls of the canyon to the other, with Deppers and Warblers in a side and Eagles and Vultures in the other. 
A spectacular day of Raptors with Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, with both phases, Hen Harrier, Common Kestrel, Black Kite, Common Buzzard.
A total of 54 species in five hours.

 

Bonelli's Warbler

Cuckoo

Birding in the canyons

 A shy Twany Pipit

Northern Wheatear

Birding in the moor

Egyptian Vulture

Checklist of the day:

Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Hen Harrier
Common Buzzard
Golden Eagle
 Booted Eagle
Common Kestrel
Common Quail
Wood Pigeon
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Alpine Swift
Wryneck
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Woodlark
Skylark
Crag Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Twany Pipit
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Black Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Blackcap
Bonelli's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff
Spotted Flycatcher
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Jay
Magpie
Red-billed Chough
Carrion Crow
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
European Serin
Goldfinch
Linnet
Common Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting

Thanks to Alison and Judith by their interest in the birds of Burgos, two good birders.