| Bird |
Species |
Comments |
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| Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Small numbers seen most days in suitable habitats |
| Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
Seen most days in suitable habitat |
| Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
Upto 10 birds seen at Cano de Guadiamar |
| Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
Passage of 100+ birds heading west early am at Tavira on 2nd |
| Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
A few birds seen in Portugal and around Huelva marshes |
| Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Common everywhere in small numbers |
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
Single bird seen at Embalse de Arroyocampo with good numbers in Donana especially at JAV Visitor Centre and Brazo del Este |
| Great White Egret |
Ardea alba |
One bird only at Embalse de Arroyocampo |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
Good numbers seen most days in suitable habitats |
| Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
Single birds seen at several sites in Donana with greatest numbers at Brazo del Este and JAV Visitor Centre |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Common everywhere with occasional roosts of 200+ birds both in Extremadura and Donana |
| Black-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
Birds seen at Embalse de Arroyocampo and several sites in Donana |
| Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
Single birds at Embalse de Arroyocampo, El Acebuche and El Portil with 4+ at JAV Visitor Centre |
| Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
Single bird seen near Portilla del Tietar |
| White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
Common everywhere |
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
Single bird at El Acerbuche with 4 at Lucio del Lobo and a sizeable nesting colony at JAV Visitor Centre |
| Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
Small numbers seen most days in suitable habitats with biggest concentration of 50+ birds at El Rocio marshes |
| Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
100+ birds at Madre de las Marismas del Rocio plus small numbers at JAV Visitor Centre |
| Common Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
Pair seen at Marismas del Odiel on 9th plus several at Pera Marsh on 11th |
| Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
Few birds lingering at Madre de las Marismas del Rocio and El Portil |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Common Everywhere |
| Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
Again a few birds lingering at El Rocio and Canada de Rianzuela |
| Marbled Teal |
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
10 birds seen at Brazo del Este on 10th May |
| Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
Few birds seen daily at various sites in Donana |
| Common Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
Relatively common at several sites in Donana |
| White-headed Duck |
Oxyura leucocephala |
Up to 3 birds seen at Canada de Rianzuela on 8th & 10th with single bird at Cano de Guadiamar on 8th |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Only sighting a single bird perched on a fence post at Madrigalejo |
| Honey-buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
Single bird at Palacio de Acebron plus 4 on road to Villamanrique on 7th |
| Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
Pair at Embalse de Arroyocampo on 4th plus single bird nera Niebla on 9th with 10+ birds in the Corredor Verde |
| Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
Birds seen daily in Extremadura with singles near El Rocio on 7th and Lucio del Lobo and Cano de Guadiamar on 8th |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Common Everywhere |
| Egyptian Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
Pair seen at Mirador de la Bascula on 3rd |
| Griffon Vulture |
Gyps fulvus |
Common in Extremadura & c100 birds seen on 6th near JAV Visitor Centre |
| Black Vulture |
Aegypius monachus |
Single birds seen at Belen Plains & Monfrague on 3rd |
| Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
Pair near Torrejon el Rubio on 3rd & single birds at Cano de Guadiamar on 8th and in Corredor Verde on 10th |
| Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
Few birds seen regularly in appropriate habitat |
| Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
Majority of birds seen were males near Trujillo and in appropriate habitat in Donana |
| Common Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
Single bird seen near Zorita on 2nd with daily sightings, but only few birds in Donana |
| Spanish Imperial Eagle |
Aquila adalberti |
Single bird seen at Portilla del Tietar on 3rd with another in Sierra de Gredos on 5th |
| Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
Single birds seen near Santa Marta de Magasca on 3rd and on road from Trujillo to Monroy on 4th |
| Booted Eagle |
Aquila pennatus |
Few birds seen most days |
| Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
Good numbers at nesting colonies in Trujillo and Niebla |
| Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
Common everywhere |
| Red-legged Partridge |
Alectoris rufa |
Few birds seen regularly at Castro Marim and in Extremadura |
| Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
Birds heard calling at Madrigalejo, Finca Santa Marta and Jardines Botanico de Buitrago |
| Little Crake |
Porzana parva |
Single bird seen briefly at Embalse de Arroyocampo |
| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Few birds seen at Embalse de Arroyocampo with good numbers in appropriate habitat in the Donana marshes |
| Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Common in appropriate habitat |
| Red-knobbed Coot |
Fulica cristata |
Three collared birds at La Venta del Cruce Gravel Pit and a single bird at Marismas del Odiel |
| Coot |
Fulica atra |
Common everywhere in appropriate habitat |
| Great Bustard |
Otis tarda |
Two bird seen on Belen Plains |
| Little Bustard |
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds heard calling on Belen Plains |
| Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
Common everywhere in appropriate habitat |
| Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
Common in Portugal and in Donana |
| Stone-curlew |
Burhinus oedicnemus |
Single bird seen in flight near the Turf Farm |
| Collared Pratincole |
Glareola pratincola |
Few birds seen in flight in Corredor Verde with 27 at the Turf Farm and up to 100 birds in flight at Cano de Guadiamar on 8th, plus two birds at Brazo del Este on 10th |
| Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Few birds at Castro Marim on 2nd & 11th with small numbers in Donana |
| Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
Relatively common in appropriate habitat in Portugal & Donana |
| Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
Single birds at Rio Ardila on 2nd, El Acerbuche on 7th & near Niebla on 9th |
| Kentish Plover |
Charadrius alexandrinus |
Few birds seen in Portugal and Donana in appropriate habitat |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
Few birds at Tavira on 1st and a single bird at Castro Marim on 11th |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Several birds at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
Small numbers at Tavira on 1st and Marismas del Odiel on 9th with two at Pera Marsh on 11th |
| Redshank |
Tringa totanus |
Common in appropriate habitat in Portugal and Donana |
| Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Single birds at Tavira on 1st, Corredor Verde on 10th & Castro Marim on 11th |
| Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
Only sighting a single bird on Rio Magasca on 4th |
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Two birds at Brazo del Este on 10th |
| Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
Quite common in Donana |
| Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Occasional birds seen in Portugal and at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Knot |
Calidris canutus |
Small flock in summer plumage at Castro Marim on 2nd and also at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Few birds at Tavira on 2nd and Castro Marim on 11th and also several sites in Donana |
| Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
Single bird at Castro Marim on 2nd and also at Brazo del Este on 10th |
| Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Quite common in Portugal and Donana and mainly in summer plumage |
| Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
Quite common in Portugal and Donana |
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
Single bird at Castro Marim on 2nd and also Lucio del Loboon 8th |
| Audouin's Gull |
Larus audouinii |
Up to 12 birds including 3 adults at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus |
Several birds at Tavira on 2nd |
| Yellow-legged Gull |
Larus michahellis |
Common in coastal areas in Portugal and Donana |
| Black-headed Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
A few birds seen at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Gull-billed Tern |
Sterna nilotica |
Good numbers at Brazo del Esteon 10th and two birds at Pera Marsh on 11th |
| Sandwich Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis |
Birds at Tavira on 2nd, Marismas del Odiel on 9th and Pera on 11th |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
Two birds only flying along river at Portilla del Tietar on 3rd |
| Little Tern |
Sterna albifrons |
Relatively common in Portugal and small breeding colony at Marismas del Odiel on 9th |
| Whiskered Tern |
Chlidonias hybrida |
Common in marshy areas in Donana and several birds at Pera Marsh on 11th |
| Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
Few birds seen daily at El Rocio plus pair at Pera on 11th |
| Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus |
Relatively common everywhere |
| Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia turtur |
Single bird on wires south of Madrigalejo on 2nd |
| Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
Common everywhere |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo |
Clamator glandarius |
Pair at Tavira on 1st and near Zorita on 2nd with single bird on road to Monroy on 4th |
| Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
Many birds heard but only three seen, all in Spain |
| Scops Owl |
Otus scops |
Two birds heard calling at Finca Santa Marta |
| Eagle Owl |
Bubo bubo |
Adult and two young at nest site at Portilla del Tietar on 3rd |
| Little Owl |
Athene noctua |
Pair seen at Monroy on 4th |
| Red-necked Nightjar |
Caprimulgus ruficollis |
Five birds seen on road between La Rocina and Palacio de Acebron on 8th and 9th |
| Alpine Swift |
Tachymarptis melba |
Four birds at Rio Almonte on 3rd |
| Swift |
Apus apus |
Common everywhere |
| Pallid Swift |
Apus pallidus |
Birds seen around Trujillo on 3rd, Niebla Castle and El Portil on 9th |
| Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
Single birds at Rio Magasca on 4th, Corredor Verde and near La Vente del Cruce on 8th |
| Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
Common everywhere in small numbers |
| Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
Single bird at Rio Ardila on 2nd |
| Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
Common everywhere in small numbers |
| Calandra Lark |
Melanocorypha calandra |
Several birds on Trujillo to Monroy road on 4th |
| Greater Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella brachydactyla |
Single bird in track-side field at Brazo del Este on 10th |
| Crested Lark |
Galerida cristata |
Common everywhere in suitable habitat |
| Thekla Lark |
Galerida theklae |
Several birds seen near Logrosan on 4th |
| Wood Lark |
Lullula arborea |
Bird singing in display flight near Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Sky Lark |
Alauda arvensis |
Few birds on Belen Plains on 3rd with good numbers on upland meadow at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Sand Martin |
Riparia riparia |
Birds seen near Trujillo on 2nd and at Cano de Guadiamar on 8th |
| Crag Martin |
Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
Birds common in suitable habitat in Extremadura |
| Swallow |
Hirundo rustica rustica |
Common everywhere |
| Red-rumped Swallow |
Cecropis daurica |
Small numbers seen most days |
| House Martin |
Delichon urbica |
Common everywhere |
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba alba |
Birds seen at Rio Magasca on 3rd, Embals de Arroyocampo on 4th and Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Spanish Yellow-wagtail |
Motacilla flava iberiae |
Relatively common in small numbers especially in Donana |
| Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
Single bird at Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Water Pipit |
Anthus spinoletta |
Single bird in summer plumage at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Goldcrest |
Regulus regulus |
Bird at Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Dipper |
Cinclus cinclus |
Single bird at Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
Single bird seen at roadside stop on way to Extremadura on 2nd and another at Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Dunnock |
Prunella modularis |
Several birds in car park at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Blue Rock-thrush |
Monticola solitarius |
Two birds at Penafalcon on 3rd |
| Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
Common everywhere |
| Mistle Thrush |
Turdus viscivorus |
Single bird in Olive groves near Santa Marta de Magasca on 3rd |
| Zitting Cisticola |
Cisticola juncidis |
Small nimbers seen in appropriate habitat on 4 days |
| Cetti's Warbler |
Cettia cetti |
Heard almost everywhere in appropriate habitat with good views on 3 days |
| Savi's Warbler] |
Locustella luscinioides |
Bird seen briefly at Cano de Guadiamar on 8th |
| Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
Birds seen at Embalse de Arroyocampo and several sites in Donana |
| Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
Birds seen at Embalse de Arroyocampo and several sites in Donana - easier to see than Reed Warbler |
| Western Olivaceous Warbler |
Hippolais opaca |
Two birds seen at Palacio de Acebron 7th |
| Melodious Warbler |
Hippolais polyglotta |
Bird at Finca Santa Marta on 2nd and Palacio de Acebron on 5th with a few in Corredor Verde on 10th |
| Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
Single bird at Madrigalejo on 2nd |
| Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
Frequently heard but seen en route to Extremadura on 2nd and Palacio de Acxebron on 7th |
| Garden Warbler |
Sylvia borin |
Bird singing in deep scrub at Finca Santa Marta |
| Common Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis |
Single bird seen singing in hedgerow on Belen Plains on 3rd |
| Lesser Whitethroat |
Sylvia curruca |
Single bird in roadside bushes near Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Sardinian Warbler |
Sylvia melanocephala |
Birds seen on most days but not in any great numbers |
| Spectacled Warbler |
Sylvia conspicillata |
Single bird near Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Dartford Warbler |
Sylvia undata |
Several birds in scrub near Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
Up to 3 birds in Jardines Botanico de Buitrago on 10th |
| Pied Flycatcher |
Ficedula hypoleuca |
Single female at El Acerbuche on 7th |
| Robin |
Erithacus rubecula |
Only two birds seen on way to Extremadura on 2nd and on way to Sierra de Gredos on 5th |
| Nightingale |
Luscinia megarhynchos |
Numerous birds heard every day with good sightings on at least 4 occasions |
| Red-spotted Bluethroat |
Luscinia svecica svecica |
Up to 8 birds seen at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin |
Cercotrichas galactotes |
Single bird at Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
Single male at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Whinchat |
Saxicola rubetra |
Birds seen at Zorita on 2nd, near El Rocio on7th and at San Juan del Puerto on 9th |
| Stonechat |
Saxicola rubicola |
Birds seen daiily in appropriate habitat |
| Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Single bird seen near Santa Marta de Magasca on 3rd and Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Black-eared Wheatear |
Oenanthe hispanica |
Single bird seen singing on road to Mirador de la Bascula on 3rd |
| Long-tailed Tit |
Aegithalos caudatus |
Small floock seen at La Rocina on 7th |
| Coal Tit |
Periparus ater |
Birds seen around Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Crested Tit |
Lophophanes cristatus |
Single bird at Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Great Tit |
Parus major |
Birds relatively common in Extremadura and Donana |
| Blue Tit |
Cyanistes caeruleus |
Only seen on 3 days at Rio Magasca and Palacio de Acebron |
| Nuthatch |
Sitta europaea |
Single bird on 2nd in wooded lay-by on N435 in Spain |
| Short-toed Treecreeper |
Certhia brachydactyla |
Single bird at Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Penduline Tit |
Remiz pendulinus |
Adult at Embalse de Arroyocampo on 4th, followed by adult and 4 young on 5th |
| Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
Heard several times but fleeting glimpse of male only at Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Southern Grey Shrike |
Lanius meridionalis |
Seen daily in Extremadura with fewer birds evident in Donana |
| Woodchat Shrike |
Lanius senator |
Few birds seen almost daily in appropriate habitat |
| Jay |
Garrulus glandarius |
Two birds seen flying across roads in Portugal plus pair in Sierra de Gredos on 5th |
| Azure-winged Magpie |
Cyanopica cyana |
Relatively common everywhere in appropriate habitat |
| Magpie |
Pica pica |
Common everywhere |
| Chough |
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
Four birds at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Jackdaw |
Corvus monedula |
Seen relatively regulary but by no means common |
| Carrion Crow |
Corvus corone |
Birds seen near Santa Marta de Magasca on 3rd and at Laguna Grande de Gredos on 5th |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
Birds seen on 5 days both in Extremadura and Donana |
| Spotless Starling |
Sturnus unicolor |
Common everywhere |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Common everywhere |
| Spanish Sparrow |
Passer hispaniolensis |
Small flock at Embalse de Arroyocampo on 4th & 5th with flock of 200+ in Corredor Verde breeding colony on 10th |
| Tree Sparrow |
Passer montanus |
Few birds seen in Corredor Verde de Guadiamar on 8th |
| Rock Sparrow |
Petronia petronia |
Single female in Sierra de Gredos on 5th with four young on wires nearby |
| Red Avadavat |
Amandava amandava |
Mobile flock of up to 40 birds at Madrigalejo on 2nd |
| Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
Relatively scarce with birds only seen on 3 days |
| Common Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
Flock of up to 10 juveniles seen feeding at Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris |
Again, not too common with few birds only seen on 4 days |
| Siskin |
Carduelis spinus |
Single bird seen with Goldcrest at Puente del Duque on 5th |
| Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
Common everywhere |
| Linnet |
Acanthis cannabina |
Few birds seen at Tavira, Sierra de Gredos and in Donana |
| Serin |
Serinus serinus |
Common everywhere in appropriate habitat |
| Hawfinch |
Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
Pair seen at roadside om way from La Rocina & Palacio de Acebron on 7th |
| Rock Bunting |
Emberiza cia |
Birds seen at Penafalcon on 3rd and Sierra de Gredos on 5th |
| Corn Bunting |
Emberiza calandra |
Common everywhere |
