Little Grebe |
Seen on most freshwater wetlands during week |
Great Crested Grebe |
Most open waters with 20+ @ Santa Pola Salinas |
Black necked Grebe |
20+ @ Petrola Lagoon on the 29th |
Scopoli’s Shearwater |
10+ seen from Oliva Beach on the 28th |
Atlantic Gannet |
3 seen from the beach at El Pinet on 30th |
Great Cormorant |
Seen mostly at Santa Pola Salinas |
Mediterranean Shag |
3 seen from Santa Pola beach on the 30th |
Grey Heron |
Good numbers seen around most wetlands |
Purple Heron |
Single seen at Pego Marsh on the 28th |
Little Egret |
Seen on most days in good numbers |
Cattle Egret |
Seen on most days around suitable wetlands |
Great White Egret |
1 at Santa Pola Salinas on the 26th |
W. R. Heron x Little Egret |
A sighting of one at Santa Pola Salinas on 30th |
Little Bittern |
1 male seen by J.S. & M.G. on the 25th |
Greater Flamingo |
1000+ at S. P. Salinas, 100+ at Petrola Lagoon |
Common Shelduck |
Singles seen at S. P. Salinas & Coral Rubio pool |
Common Pochard |
Seen on 3 days including Santa Pola & Coral Rubio |
Eurasian Teal |
30+ on El Hondo reserve |
Gadwall |
4 on seasonal pool at Coral Rubio |
Mallard |
Seen on most wetlands |
Northern Shoveler |
Seen on most wetlands |
Red Crested Pochard |
Several seen on pools around Coral Rubio |
Ferruginous Duck |
A good find of 2 drakes on a pool outside Coral Rubio |
White headed Duck |
A good find of 3 drakes on Higuela Lagoon |
Osprey |
1 on Pego Marsh on 28th & 3 around El Hondo on 30th |
Ruppell's Vulture |
Incredibly one amongst the feeding frenzy at the VFS |
Eurasian Griffon Vulture |
50+ at the Alcoy Feeding Station on the 28th |
Western Marsh Harrier |
Seen every day in small numbers |
Sparrowhawk |
1 at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Common Buzzard |
Several seen all over the plains on the 29th |
Bonelli's Eagle |
One adult in the Vall de Gallinera, 3 in the Crevillente Hills |
Booted Eagle |
Single at El Hondo on the 30th |
Eurasian Kestrel |
Small numbers seen on most days |
Peregrine Falcon |
1 in the Coral Rubio area on the 29th |
Red legged Partridge |
Several seen during the day around the Albacete Plains |
Purple Swamphen |
2 seen on Pego Marsh during the ringing session |
Moorhen |
Seen on most days |
Common Coot |
Seen in decent numbers on 3 days |
Water Rail |
1 seen quite well at El Pinet on the 30th |
Great Bustard |
60+ seen during the day on the Albacete Plains |
Little Bustard |
A good flock of 13 were found in the fields of Higueruela |
Black-winged Stilt |
Seen on most days sometimes in big numbers |
Avocet |
Seen on most days most on Santa Pola Salinas |
Stone Curlew |
One seen on the Albacete Plains |
Northern Lapwing |
Seen in varying numbers on 3 days (20+ at El Hondo) |
Collared Pratincole |
Several juveniles found at the Tancat de Ratla on the 27th |
Dotterel |
Elizabeth & I found 2 along the Vistabella Rd on the 26th |
Greater Ringed Plover |
Seen on most days |
Kentish Plover |
1 at El Pinet and 1 at Santa Pola Salinas only on the 30th |
Common Snipe |
4 on large pool on the edge of Coral Rubio |
Turnstone |
Several found along the Santa Pola beach on the 30th |
Black-tailed Godwit |
200+ seen on Santa Pola Salinas on the 30th |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
Several found at El Hondo on the 30th |
Spotted Redshank |
20+ was a good record on El Hondo on the 30th |
Common Redshank |
Single on El Pinet and 30+ on El Hondo on the 30th |
Greenshank |
Seen in a few places with 20+ on El Hondo being notable |
Green Sandpiper |
1 & 2’s seen on most days |
Wood Sandpiper |
1 Tancat de Silla on 27th & 4 at Pego Marsh on the 28th |
Common Sandpiper |
Singles seen in two locations at Petrola Lagoon on 29th |
Knot |
A good record of 3 seen at El Hondo on the 30th |
Sanderling |
3 on Oliva Beach on 28th & several at El Pinet |
Little Stint |
40+ at Tancat de Ratla on 27th was notable |
Curlew Sandpiper |
20+ at Tancat de Ratla was notable |
Dunlin |
20+ at Tancat de Ratla & several on El Pinet |
Ruff |
Several seen on most days during the week |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
Juvenile seen by Martin & I at T de Ratla on the 25th |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
Elizabeth & I saw 2 along the Vistabella Road on the 26th |
Western Yellow-legged Gull |
Lots seen during the week particularly Santa Pola Salinas |
Black-headed Gull |
Seen in good numbers at several locations |
Audouin’s Gull |
1 ad on Oliva Beach & on the beach at Santa Pola |
Slender-billed Gull |
Plenty at Santa Pola Salinas with 200+ on the 30th |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Several seen at the Cullera Ricefields and Santa Pola area |
Mediterranean Gull |
Seen at Santa Pola area with 20+ along the. beach on 30th |
Sandwich Tern |
Seen in most coastal locations |
Little Tern |
2 still at Santa Pola Salinas on the 22nd |
Whiskered Tern |
2 still at Pego Marsh on the 28th |
Black Tern |
Several around Valencia Wetlands, single at S. P. Salinas |
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse |
3 seen well at Coral Rubio on 29th |
Feral Pigeon |
Everywhere! |
Common Wood Pigeon |
Seen most days with a flock of 500+ at Pego Marsh |
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Lots seen on most days |
Little Owl |
1 in the Crevillente Hills on the 30th |
Red-necked Nightjar |
1 seen well at Pego on the 27th |
Ring-necked Parakeet |
3 (dubious birds) seen around the buildings at Oliva Beach |
Common Kingfisher |
Single seen at Santa Pola Salinas on the 30th |
Hoopoe |
Seen in singles at Pego Marsh on 27th & 28th |
Iberian Green Woodpecker |
Single in the pine forest above Alcoy on 28th |
Calandra Lark |
Small flock at Coral Rubio on the 29th |
Crested Lark |
Seen on 3 days in good numbers |
Thekla Lark |
2 seen in the Crevillente Hills on the 30th |
Wood Lark |
2 in mountains above Alcoy |
Skylark |
Single flying over El Hondo on the 30th |
Eurasian Crag Martin |
10+ seen flying around Finca Bonelli’s Eagle |
Sand Martin |
Several around Pego Marsh & Santa Pola Salinas |
Barn Swallow |
Lots seen on a daily basis |
Red-rumped Swallow |
3 surprisingly still at El Pinet on the 30th |
House Martin |
100+ heading south along Oliva Beach was notable |
White Wagtail |
Small numbers seen on 4 days |
Yellow Wagtail |
Good passage mainly flava &some beema on most days |
Bluethroat |
2 ‘in-hand’ males at Pego Marsh on the 27th & 28th |
Blue Rock Thrush |
Male seen around Finca Bonelli’s Eagle on the 30th |
Blackbird |
Seen on a few days, several around Santa Pola |
Zitting Cisticola |
Several at Pego Marsh & Santa Pola Salinas |
Cetti’s Warbler |
Single ‘in-hand’ bird at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Moustached Warbler |
Single ‘in-hand’ bird at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Sedge Warbler |
Single ‘in-hand’ birds at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Eurasian Reed Warbler |
3 ‘in-hand’ birds at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Common Chiffchaff |
Several on Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Willow Warbler |
Single ‘in-hand’ bird at Pego Marsh on the 27th |
Sardinian Warbler |
Several seen at locations on the 28th & 30th |
Dartford Warbler |
Single on the track up to the Alcoy Vulture Feeding Station |
Pied Flycatcher |
Single seen at the Raco D’Olla reserve near Valencia |
Black Wheatear |
Single seen from Finca Bonelli’s Eagle on the 30th |
Northern Wheatear |
Passage birds seen on 4 days |
Coal Tit |
2 seen in pine forest above Alcoy on the 28th |
Crested Tit |
2 seen in pine forest above Alcoy on the 28th |
Great Tit |
Several seen in pine forest above Alcoy on the 28th |
Short-toed Treecreeper |
Single seen in pine forest above Alcoy on the 28th |
Southern Grey Shrike |
Singles seen on the Albacete Plains and around Alicante |
Jay |
Heard in the pine forest above Alcoy on the 28th |
Eurasian Magpie |
Seen on most days mainly inland away from coastal strip |
Red-billed Chough |
Poor – single seen in the Vall de Gallinera on the 28th |
Jackdaw |
20+ Pego Marsh on 27th, several en-routes at Santa Pola |
Carrion Crow |
Lots inland on the Albacete Plains on the 29th |
Common Raven |
2 birds seen at the Vulture Feeding Station on the 28th |
Spotless Starling |
Common in most areas |
House Sparrow |
Common in most areas |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow |
3-4 at Pego Marsh on the 28th |
Rock Sparrow |
20+ seen on wires just outside Bonete on the 29th |
Chaffinch |
Seen in good numbers on most days |
Common Crossbill |
Several on wires near the Vulture Feeding Station |
European Greenfinch |
Several seen in various locations |
European Goldfinch |
Several seen in various locations |
Eurasian Linnet |
Small flock seen around Coral Rubio on the 29th |
European Serin |
Surprisingly - only a single seen in the Crevillente Hills? |
Corn Bunting |
Single seen with Rock Sparrows near Bonete on the 29th |
