BIRD HIGHLIGHTS
Dates: April 14th to 21st
Tour: Extremadura. Spanish Specialities
Sites: Madrid ,Oropesa , Monfrague, , Trujillo, Arrocampo , Tietar Valley & Gredos Mountais.
Tour Leader: Josele J: Saiz
Tour Party: Maurice Dengate, Rita Dengate, Dave & Wendy , David & Sally
Number of Species: 137
SQUACCO HERON
/ 3 / EAGLE OWL / RED-BACKED SHRIKE1 / LITTLE BITTERN / 1 / LITTLE OWL / LESSER GREY SHRIKE
2 / NIGHT HERON / LONG-EARED OWL / 8 / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE
x / CATTLE EGRET - / SHORT-EARED OWL / X / WOODCHAT SHRIKE
2 / LITTLE EGRET / TENGMALM´S OWL / ALPINE CHOUGH
5 / PURPLE HERON / RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR / 1 / RED BILLED CHOUGH
xx / WHITE STORK / 1 / ALPINE SWIFT / X / SPOTLESS STARLING
COMMON SHELDUCK / X / BEE-EATER / 2 / ROCK SPARROW
RED-CRESTED POCHARD / ROLLER / SNOWFINCH
x / RED KITE / X / HOOPOE / X / SERIN
LAMMERGEIER / EURASIAN WRYNECK / 8 / CITRIL FINCH
22+ / EGYPTIAN VULTURE / BLACK WOODPECKER / H / CIRL BUNTING
xx / GRIFFON VULTURE / WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER / X / ROCK BUNTING
12 / SHORT-TOED EAGLE / 2 / LESSER –S WOODPECKER / ORTOLAN BUNTING
3pp / MONTAGU´S HARRIER / DUPONT´S LARK / X / CORN BUNTING
GOSHAWK / X / CALANDRA LARK
GOLDEN EAGLE / X / SHORT-TOED LARK
21 / BOOTED EAGLE / LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK / 12 / BLACK STORK
4 / BONELLI´S EAGLE / X / CRESTED LARK / 2 / WHITE EGRET
OSPREY / X / THEKLA LARK / 50+ / BLACK VULTURE
26+ / LESSER KESTREL / X / CRAG MARTIN / 2 / BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE
MERLIN / 3 / TAWNY PIPIT / 2 / SPANISH IMPERIAL EAGLE
HOBBY / 1 / WATER PIPIT / 2 / PALLID SWIFT
PEREGRINE FALCON / ALPINE ACCENTOR / X / SPANISH SPARROW
ROCK PTARMIGAN / 2 / BLACK-ÉARED WHEATEAR / X / RED-RUMPED SWALLOW
CAPERCAILLIE / 1 / BLACK WHEATEAR / X / AZURE WINGED MAGPIE
X / RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE / 1 / ROCK THRUSH / 3 / SAVIS WABLER
QUAIL / X / BLUE ROCK THRUSH / 1 / PURPLE SWAMPHEN
SPOTTED CRAKE / RING OUZEL
COMMON CRANE / 1 / CETTI´S WARBLER
2 / LITTLE BUSTARD / 3 / FAN-TAILED WARBLER / OTHER SIGHTS
19+ / GREAT BUSTARD / H / GREAT REED WARBLER / Ocellated Lizard
X / BLACK-WINGED STILT / OLIVACEUS WARBLER / NatrixMaura
PIED AVOCET / MELODIOUS WARBLER / Hare
STONE CURLEW / 2 / DARTFORD WARBLER / Red Dear
KENTISH PLOVER / 1 / SPECTACLED WARBLER / Red Fox
DOTTEREL / 1 / SUBALPINE WARBLER / Red Squirrel
GULL-BILLED TERN / 3+ / SARDINIAN WARBLER / Spanish Ibex
WHISKERED TERN / 1 / ORPHEAN WARBLER
BLACK TERN / 1 / BONELLI´S WARBLER
1 / BLACK-BELLIED SANDGROUSE / IBERIAN CHIFF-CHAFF
PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE / 2 / FIRECREST
7 / ROCK DOVE / 2 / CRESTED TIT
STOCK DOVE / WALLCREEPER
1 / TURTLE DOVE / X / SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER
7 / GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO / 2 / PENDULINE TIT
SCOPS OWL / H / GOLDEN ORIOLE
h/Heard */ Seeing ad/ Adult juv/ Juvenile f/ Female m/Male ++ / Common (?) possible