Species List from our Visit this Spring.
Species List - 22/04 to 18/05/2018
23/04/2018 Alpine Swift - Tachymarptis melba 1 seen
28/04/2018 Audouin's Gull - Ichthyaetus audouinii 2 seen
22/04/2018 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1 adult in breeding area, seen
23/04/2018 Black Stork - Ciconia nigra 1 seen
27/04/2018 Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax 3 seen
06/05/2018 Black-eared Wheatear - Oenanthe hispanica 2 adult breeding, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Black-headed Bunting - Emberiza melanocephala 1 Male, adult breeding, seen and heard
02/05/2018 Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus 1 subadult, seen
23/04/2018 Black-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava feldegg 1 Male, seen
01/05/2018 Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis 1 Male, seen
23/04/2018 Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus 5 seen
03/05/2018 Blue Rock Thrush - Monticola solitarius 1 Male, seen and heard
28/04/2018 Blue Rock Thrush - Monticola solitarius 1 Male, seen and heard
23/04/2018 Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti 1 seen and heard
10/05/2018 Chukar Partridge - Alectoris chukar 1 adult, seen
24/04/2018 Cinereous Bunting - Emberiza cineracea 1 Male, adult, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Cirl Bunting - Emberiza cirlus 1 Male, adult, seen and heard
01/05/2018 Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola 1 Male, adult breeding, female seen 03/05
30/04/2018 Collared Flycatcher - Ficedula albicollis 2 Male, seen and heard
01/05/2018 Collared Pratincole - Glareola pratincola 3
24/04/2018 Common Blackbird - Turdus merula 1 Male, adult, seen
24/04/2018 Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 1 seen and heard
23/04/2018 Common Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs 1
15/05/2018 Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus 1 Male, seen and heard
23/04/2018 Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia 8 adult, seen
22/04/2018 Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum 1 seen
30/04/2018 Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus 1 seen
26/04/2018 Common Kestrel / Lesser Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus/ naumanni 1 Female, adult, seen
24/04/2018 Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina 1 seen and heard
23/04/2018 Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus 3 seen and heard
23/04/2018 Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos 1 seen and heard
13/05/2018 Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula 1 seen and heard
11/05/2018 Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos 1 seen
05/05/2018 common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 2 seen
29/04/2018 Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 1 seen
15/05/2018 Common Swift - Apus apus 1 seen
22/04/2018 Common Tern - Sterna hirundo 1 seen and heard
02/05/2018 Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis 1 adult, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Corn Bunting - Emberiza calandra 1 seen and heard
23/04/2018 Crested Lark - Galerida cristata 1 seen and heard
30/04/2018 Cretzschmar's Bunting - Emberiza caesia 2 adult, seen
13/05/2018 Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea 8 (real count), adult, seen
15/05/2018 Dalmatian Pelican - Pelecanus crispus 2 (real count), juvenile, seen
14/05/2018 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler - Phylloscopus orientalis 2 seen and heard
22/04/2018 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna pallida 1 seen and heard
03/05/2018 Eastern Orphean Warbler - Sylvia crassirostris 1 Male, seen and heard
30/04/2018 Eleonora's Falcon - Falco eleonorae 1 seen
24/04/2018 Eurasian Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla 1 Male, adult, seen
23/04/2018 Eurasian Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus 1 seen and heard
03/05/2018 Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto 2
23/04/2018 Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra 1 seen and heard
24/04/2018 Eurasian Crag Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris 1 adult in breeding area, heard
06/05/2018 Eurasian Golden Oriole - Oriolus oriolus 30 (estimated), seen and heard
09/05/2018 Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 2 adult breeding, seen
07/05/2018 Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops 1 adult, seen and heard
05/05/2018 Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius 1 adult, seen
06/05/2018 Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea 1 adult, seen
23/04/2018 Eurasian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus 2 (real count), adult, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Eurasian Scops Owl - Otus scops 1 seen
06/05/2018 Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus , 1 seen
25/04/2018 Eurasian Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia 1 seen
27/04/2018 Eurasian Stone-curlew - Burhinus oedicnemus 2 adult breeding, adult in breeding area, seen
14/05/2018 Eurasian Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes 1 seen and heard
02/05/2018 European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster 8 adult breeding, seen and heard
24/04/2018 European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis 1 adult, seen and heard
23/04/2018 European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris 1 adult, seen and heard
23/04/2018 European Honey Buzzard - Pernis apivorus 1 Male, adult breeding, seen
26/04/2018 European Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca 1 Male, seen
14/05/2018 European Robin - Erithacus rubecula 1 seen and heard
15/05/2018 European Serin - Serinus serinus 4 (real count), adult, foraging, seen and heard
24/04/2018 European Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis 2 seen
30/04/2018 European Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola 1 Male, seen and heard
28/04/2018 European Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur 1 adult breeding, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Feral Pigeon - Columba livia forma domestica 1 seen
03/05/2018 Garganey - Spatula querquedula 4 adult breeding, seen and heard
02/05/2018 Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus 6 seen
22/04/2018 Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea 1 seen
11/05/2018 Great cormerant - Phalacrocorax crispus 1 seen
01/05/2018 Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus 1 seen
27/04/2018 Great Egret - Ardea alba 1 seen
23/04/2018 Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1 seen and heard
30/04/2018 Great Snipe - Gallinago media 1 seen , 1 also seen at Mesa wetland 04/05
18/05/2018 Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius 2 subadult, seen and heard
23/04/2018 Great Tit - Parus major 1 Male, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus 1 foraging, seen
03/05/2018 Greater Short-toed Lark - Calandrella brachydactyla 1 seen and heard
03/05/2018 Greater Short-toed Lark - Calandrella brachydactyla 1 seen and heard
25/04/2018 Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus 1 seen
22/04/2018 Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 2 subadult, seen
15/05/2018 Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea 1 seen
23/04/2018 Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica 28 (real count), seen
17/05/2018 Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2 adult, seen and heard
23/04/2018 Hen Harrier - Circus cyaneus 1 juvenile , adult male also seen 06/05
07/05/2018 Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix 1 adult, seen and heard
22/04/2018 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 1 seen
06/05/2018 Icterine Warbler - Hippolais icterina 1 adult, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina 3 adult, seen and heard
28/04/2018 Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus 2 Male, seen
29/04/2018 Krüper's Nuthatch - Sitta krueperi 1 Male, (real count), adult breeding, adult in breeding area, seen and heard
27/04/2018 Lesser Grey Shrike - Lanius minor 1 Male, adult, seen
26/04/2018 Lesser Kestrel - Falco naumanni 3 adult breeding, foraging, seen
06/05/2018 Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca 1 Male, seen and heard
27/04/2018 Little Bittern - Ixobrychus minutus 1 adult, foraging, seen
23/04/2018 Little Crake - Porzana parva 3 (real count), adult, seen and heard , also 1 female 27/04
22/04/2018 Little Egret - Egretta garzetta 3 seen
23/04/2018 Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis 6 adult, seen and heard
01/05/2018 Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus 1 seen
24/04/2018 Little Owl - Athene noctua 1 adult, seen
24/04/2018 Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius 1 seen and heard
03/05/2018 Little Stint - Calidris minuta 12 seen
22/04/2018 Little Tern - Sternula albifrons 1 adult breeding, seen and heard
13/05/2018 Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 1 adult, seen
27/04/2018 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 2 seen
22/04/2018 Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis 5 adult breeding, seen
12/05/2018 Masked Shrike - Lanius nubicus 1 Male, adult breeding, seen
26/04/2018 Middle Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocoptes medius 1 seen and heard
07/05/2018 Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus 1 seen
24/04/2018 Montagu's Harrier - Circus pygargus 2 seen
09/05/2018 Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis 1 Male, adult breeding, adult in breeding area, seen and heard
09/05/2018 Northern Raven - Corvus corax 2 adult, alarming, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe 1 Male, adult, seen and heard
01/05/2018 Olive-tree Warbler - Hippolais olivetorum 3 Male, seen and heard
26/04/2018 Ortolan Bunting - Emberiza hortulana 1 Female, seen
23/04/2018 Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus 2 juvenile
23/04/2018 Pallid Swift - Apus pallidus 3 foraging, seen
01/05/2018 Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus 4 adult, adult in breeding area, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta 1 adult, adult in breeding area
16/05/2018 Purple Hairstreak - Favonius quercus 1 seen
26/04/2018 Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea 2 adult, heard
12/05/2018 Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio 1 Male, seen
06/05/2018 Red-footed Falcon - Falco vespertinus 1 Female, seen
22/04/2018 Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica 1 seen
22/04/2018 Red-throated Pipit - Anthus cervinus 1 adult breeding, seen
12/05/2018 River Warbler - Locustella fluviatilis 1 heard
26/04/2018 Rock Sparrow - Petronia petronia 2 seen
12/05/2018 Rock Dove - Columba livia -6 seen
04/05/2018 Rosy Starling - Pastor roseus 1 adult, seen and heard
30/04/2018 Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea 2 adult, adult in breeding area, seen and heard
22/04/2018 Ruff - Calidris pugnax 1 seen
08/05/2018 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas galactotes 2 seen
03/05/2018 Rüppell's Warbler - Sylvia ruppeli 1 Male, adult breeding, tracks
22/04/2018 Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis 5 seen
28/04/2018 Sardinian Warbler - Sylvia melanocephala 1 Male, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Scopoli's Shearwater - Calonectris diomedea 1 adult, flying south, seen
04/05/2018 Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 3 (real count), seen and heard
09/05/2018 Short-toed Snake Eagle - Circaetus gallicus 1 seen
23/04/2018 Short-toed Treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla 3 foraging, seen and heard
11/05/2018 Sombre Tit - Poecile lugubris 3
22/04/2018 Spanish Sparrow - Passer hispaniolensis 5 adult breeding, seen
01/05/2018 Spotted Crake - Porzana porzana 1 Male, seen
12/05/2018 Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata 1 adult, seen
22/04/2018 Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus 1 seen
04/05/2018 Spur-winged Lapwing - Vanellus spinosus 1 seen and heard
23/04/2018 Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides 3 (real count), seen
24/04/2018 Subalpine Warbler - Sylvia cantillans 1 Male, adult breeding, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris 1 (real count), adult, seen and heard
24/04/2018 Temminck's Stint - Calidris temminckii 2 seen
15/05/2018 Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus 1 adult, seen
06/05/2018 Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis 1 seen
07/05/2018 Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus 2 seen
22/04/2018 Western Barn Owl - Tyto alba 1 seen and heard
24/04/2018 Western Jackdaw ssp spermologus - Coloeus monedula spermologus 32 (estimated), adult, seen and heard
23/04/2018 Western Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus 1 Female, adult, seen
17/05/2018 Western Rock Nuthatch - Sitta neumayer 1 seen and heard
26/04/2018 Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava 1 Male, adult, seen
27/04/2018 Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus 1 seen and heard
22/04/2018 Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra 1 adult breeding, seen
29/04/2018 Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida 1 seen and heard
22/04/2018 White Stork - Ciconia ciconia 1
22/04/2018 White Wagtail - Motacilla alba 2 seen
22/04/2018 Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola 1 adult, seen
26/04/2018 Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1 adult, seen
30/04/2018 Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator 1 Male, adult, seen
24/04/2018 Woodlark - Lullula arborea 1 adult, seen and heard
28/04/2018 Yelkouan Shearwater - Puffinus yelkouan 33 (real count), seen
22/04/2018 Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis 1 seen
176 bird species