Thursday, April 9, 2009 - MARCH 2009 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On March 2009, a new species has been added to our list: Pomarine Skua (3 birds that I observed from Arrecife coast on 18/III and 2 birds seen from the same place on 25/III).
Rarities seen this month include Mediterranean Gull (1 bird I saw at Arrecife on 12/III), Little Gull (1 bird I observed at Arrecife on 25/III) and Crag Martin (3 birds seen by A. Unquiles at Arrecife on 24/III).
About rare and scarce migrants, seawatching from Arrecife coast has given the greatest joys of the month: Northern Gannet (3 birds on 18/III, 22 birds on 22/III and an undetermined number of birds on 25 and 29/III), Great Cormorant (1 bird on 25/III), Arctic Skua (1 bird on 22/III and 1 bird harassing two Sandwich Terns on 29/III), Great Skua (1 bird on 08/III) and Kittiwake (1 1st winter on 18/III and another roosting into a flock of about 100 Sandwich Terns on 29/III).
Apart from this, the Common Coot was seen last time at Tías golf course on 24/III and a very poor migration only gave 5 Little Riged Plovers at Janubio on 11/III, and 1 bird in the farm at Famara plains on 20 and 22/III), 1 Wood Pigeon near Teguise golf course on 29/III and 5 European Bee-eaters at Famara plains on 24/III as most interesting observations.
MARCH 2009 COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Common Kestrel
Common Coot
Houbara Bustard
Black-winged Stilt
Stone-curlew
Stone-curlew (chick). Los Ancones. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Stone-curlew (chick). Los Ancones. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Stone-curlew (chick). Los Ancones. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover. Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Grey Plover
Sanderling
Little Stint
Dunlin
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Pomarine Skua
Arctic Skua
Great Skua
Mediterranean Gull
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Kittiwake
Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon. Teguise. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Wood Pigeon. Teguise. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Ring-necked Parakeet. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Ring-necked Parakeet. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Plain Swift
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater. Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Crag Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
European Robin
Song Thrush
Spectacled Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Raven
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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