Sunday, March 8, 2009 - FEBRUARY 2009 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On February 2009, three new species were added to our list: Great Skua (1 bird seen by J. Sagardía in a pelagic trip to the Chinijo Archipelago (islets at north of Lanzarote) on 14/II). In the same trip, two Little Gulls were seen and some Kittiwakes too. A corpse was found with another live bird by J. Sagardía at Janubio salt pans on 11/II and I could observe three Kittiwakes at Arrecife on 24/II and two birds flying over the sea from La Santa coast on 26/II.
About rarities, the only remarkable was the presence of the Mediterranean Gulls at Arrecife (3 birds on 01/II, 2 birds on 06/II and 4 birds on 24/II).
About rare and scarce migrants and wintering birds, the most interesting of the month was: Black-necked Grebe (4 birds were at Janubio on 22/II, moulting to summer plumage), Northern Gannet (I could see birds in good numbers with very bad weather from Arrecife coast on 01/II and 4 birds at the same place on 06/II), White Stork (a flock of 9 birds was seen by A. Unquiles flying high over Guatiza on 23/II), Eurasian Spoonbill (2 birds at Arrecife on 06/II), Common Coot (the bird at Tías golf course was there until at least 24/II), the Eurasian Oystercatcher near El Golfo coast and Grey Wagtails at Arrecife.
Finally, the presence of 3 Yellow Wagtails at the farm at Famara plains on 26/II is the first sign of a timid start of passerine migration.
FEBRUARY 2009 COMPLETE LIST
Black-necked Grebe
Cory´s Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
White Stork
White Stork. Guatiza. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Eurasian Spoonbill
Osprey
Osprey. Montaña Clara. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Kestrel
Barbary Falcon
Barbary Partridge
Barbary Partridge. Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Coot
Houbara Bustard
Houbara Bustard. Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Houbara Bustard. Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Stone-curlew
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Grey Plover
Sanderling
Little Stint
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Skua
Great Skua. Chinijo Archipelago sea. Photo: J. Sagardía
Mediterranean Gull
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Kittiwake
Kittiwake. Chinijo Archipelago sea. Photo: J. Sagardía
Kittiwake. Chinijo Archipelago sea. Photo: J. Sagardía
Kittiwake. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Kittiwake. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Lesser Short-toed Lark. Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
White Wagtail. Zonzamas. Photo: J. Sagardía
Song Thrush
Southern Grey Shrike
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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