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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    New Flamingo generation on its way Good news! :t: Following a turbulent and rather unusual start to the breeding season, a record-breaking number of Flamingos have now settled down in the Trinitat salt pans in the Ebro Delta. 2.454 pairs of Greater Flamingo have initiated nesting attempts...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Hi Alan I am glad you had a great time here, and of course also delighted that you finally managed to see the crakes :t: Lots of unusual birds have appeared in the delta lately, as you might have seen in our website, and it has been a very good year for Red-footed Falcon (also further north)...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Even better news for you: Today a female Little Crake was seen and photographed at Riet Vell :king:
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Hi Connor It IS a great area, you have lots to look forward to :t: Best regards, Iben
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    There is still hope Hi Alan I do not know of any recent sightings of the Little Crakes, but they might still be present. Yesterday, Laurent (volunteer at Riet Vell) saw a crake in the lagoon, but the view was very brief and it could have been any of the two smaller species, he said. When...
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    The Ebro Delta....help!

    Hi Bubbs To my knowledge there is only book written about the Ebro Delta, and I am not sure whether it is translated to English. Certainly you can get it in Catalan, Spanish, and German, if you read any of those languages. It is called 'El Delta del Ebro y su Parque Natural' in Spanish, and it...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    More Little Crakes at Riet Vell These two birds have now been joined by at least one female, and possibly another male - all of them very user-friendly near the hide :t: You can follow reports on these and other rare/interesting birds in the Ebro Delta on this webpage, which is updated on a...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    After spending the day at Riet Vell, I now know a bit more about the incident. Apparently the fire was started intentionally at two places at the same time, and it moved quickly with the strong winds that have swept across the delta this last week. This meant that 2 hectares - the equivalent of...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Riet Vell - good and bad news! Despite it's relatively small size, it always seems that lots of things are going on at the SEO/Birdlife reserve at Riet Vell. This time good and bad stuff has happened at more or less the same time (don't know whether to put an angry or a happy smiley, so won't...
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    Status of Dotterel in the Canary Islands

    Hi James The book “Aves del archipiélago Canario” by Martín & Lorenzo (2001) mentions Dotterel as an irregular and scarce migrant and wintering bird in the Canary Islands. The largest flock found (and reported!) up until the book was published was of 24 individuals on Fuenteventura in 1994, so...
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    Lanius isabellinus (Isabelline Shrike) ringed in February in Spain.

    Hi Manolo! How exciting - do you know whether the bird was caught in one of the usual ringing sites or if nets were set up specifically for catching it? Can't get your link to work, by the way. Best regards, Iben
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Typical! That IS just 'Typically Spanish'!! :C Things like that never seem to go away here, they just go under cover for a while! The discussion regarding the passerine trapping with glue is also still going on in the Ebro/Montsià area; luckily our local bird and conservation NGOs are...
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    Ski slope project threatens endangered wildlife in the Picos d'Europa

    I've also signed, and I really hope this project will never go ahead! The existing ski resorts cause enough damage already :C
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Ebro Delta accomodation Hi John I am happy to hear that you are coming to the delta! May is an excellent time for birding here, and it is not a very busy time regarding beach tourists :t: As I mentioned in my earlier post, there are lots of options for accommodation in the area. I don't...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    :-O :-O :-O
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    What's the difference?
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Seems that it didn't even make it into February this year...have just seen on the Birding Catalonia website that our Red-knobbed Coot (UT) has been seen in the Llobregat Delta since February 1st!
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Hi Alan Yes, it can be quite stressful counting such large numbers - particularly when you're a perfectionist and prefer to count things one by one ;) One day I was discussing with my group whether we were looking at 65 or 66 Flamingos in the Fangar Bay, and I was happy when we all agreed that...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Provisional results from the winter census The first analysis of the data from this winter’s waterbird count in the Ebro Delta suggests that the number of birds wintering in the delta has reached a new peak. Never before has Illa de Buda harboured so many wintering ducks, and never before have...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Last day Yesterday was officially the last day of the winter census in the Ebro Delta, and when the groups headed out in the morning mist we all agreed to meet up for lunch later on. My group started at the Garxal lagoon, where we counted thousands of Coots, hundreds of Mediterranean Gulls...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Crested Coot I have now received some reliable information about the Crested Coot (UT). It was released in the Llobregat Delta with 19 other birds in April 2003, but already in November 2003 it was seen for the first time in the Ebro Delta and has not been seen anywhere else since then. There...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Yep, let's see which one turns up this year ;) We've been through all the 'common' ones now, so perhaps it's time for a really big rarity this spring?
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Hi Alan I was probably cursing my internet connection when you and your wife looked through the thread - if Telefonica offered better reception here, I might even have added my post half an hour earlier to make everything even more eerie :eek!: The Crested Coot currently present in the delta...
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    The Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain

    Thread revival Time has flown, and suddenly it has been several months since I last updated you on the birds and happenings of the Ebro Delta. Obviously this doesn't mean that nothing's been going on here - anyhow, I'll skip the last months; the autumn migration, arrival of the wintering birds...
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    Hello

    And here I was, thinking that there were no (other) Bon Jovi fans left in this world :bounce: Welcome to BirdForum and greetings from sunny Catalonia, Iben
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