BIRD HIGHLIGHTS

Dates: April 9th to 16th 2006

Tour : Private Birdwatching Week at casa Boletas

Sites: Loporzano, Piracés, Guara, Monegros, Hecho, Lizara, S J Peña,

Sariñena

Tour Leader: Josele J. Saiz

Tour Party: Jeniffer & Peter Gaffan

Number of Species: 134

SQUACCO HERON

/ EAGLE OWL / RED-BACKED SHRIKE
LITTLE BITTERN / 6 / LITTLE OWL / LESSER GREY SHRIKE
NIGHT HERON / LONG-EARED OWL / 3 / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE
CATTLE EGRET - / SHORT-EARED OWL / 1 / WOODCHAT SHRIKE
LITTLE EGRET / TENGMALM´S OWL / 4 / ALPINE CHOUGH
2 / PURPLE HERON / RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR / 70+ / RED BILLED CHOUGH
X / WHITE STORK / 10+ / ALPINE SWIFT / Xx / SPOTLESS STARLING
COMMON SHELDUCK / 25+ / BEE-EATER / ROCK SPARROW
6 / RED-CRESTED POCHARD / ROLLER / SNOWFINCH
Xx / RED KITE / 7 / HOOPOE / X / SERIN
18 / LAMMERGEIER / H / EURASIAN WRYNECK / 6+ / CITRIL FINCH
21 / EGYPTIAN VULTURE / 1 / BLACK WOODPECKER / 4 / CIRL BUNTING
Xx / GRIFFON VULTURE / WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER / 2 / ROCK BUNTING
2 / SHORT-TOED EAGLE / LESSER –S WOODPECKER / ORTOLAN BUNTING
MONTAGU´S HARRIER / DUPONT´S LARK / xx / CORN BUNTING
GOSHAWK / X / CALANDRA LARK
7 / GOLDEN EAGLE / X / SHORT-TOED LARK
BOOTED EAGLE / X / LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK / X / Rabbit
BONELLI´S EAGLE / X / CRESTED LARK / X / Marmot
1 / OSPREY / X / THEKLA LARK / X / Chamoix
LESSER KESTREL / X / CRAG MARTIN
MERLIN / 3 / TAWNY PIPIT
2 / HOBBY / 5 / WATER PIPIT
1 / PEREGRINE FALCON / ALPINE ACCENTOR
ROCK PTARMIGAN / 14 / BLACK-ÉARED WHEATEAR
CAPERCAILLIE / BLACK WHEATEAR
X / RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE / ROCK THRUSH
H / QUAIL / 1 / BLUE ROCK THRUSH
SPOTTED CRAKE / RING OUZEL
COMMON CRANE / H / CETTI´S WARBLER
1 / LITTLE BUSTARD / FAN-TAILED WARBLER
GREAT BUSTARD / 1 / GREAT REED WARBLER
20+ / BLACK-WINGED STILT / OLIVACEUS WARBLER
PIED AVOCET / MELODIOUS WARBLER
4 / STONE CURLEW / 1 / DARTFORD WARBLER
KENTISH PLOVER / 2 / SPECTACLED WARBLER
DOTTEREL / 6 / SUBALPINE WARBLER
GULL-BILLED TERN / 1 / SARDINIAN WARBLER
1 / WHISKERED TERN / 1 / ORPHEAN WARBLER
BLACK TERN / 1 / BONELLI´S WARBLER
30+ / BLACK-BELLIED SANDGROUSE / IBERIAN CHIFF-CHAFF
10+ / PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE / 2 / FIRECREST
1 / ROCK DOVE / 4+ / CRESTED TIT
1 / STOCK DOVE / 1 / WALLCREEPER
1 / TURTLE DOVE / 1 / SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER
1 / GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO / 1 / PENDULINE TIT
H / SCOPS OWL / GOLDEN ORIOLE

h/Heard */ Seeing ad/ Adult juv/ Juvenile f/ Female m/Male ++ / Common (?) possible