Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - MAY 2009 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On May 2009, two new species were added to our list: Sooty Shearwater (1 bird that I observed flying North from Arrecife coast on 26/V). The bird was seen at a good distance for the telescope and the silvery underwings were seen well. The second addition was Little Bittern (1 bird found exhausted at Puerto del Carmen on 19/V and delivered to the veterinary of the recovery center to be taken into care). I was informed by the veterinary about the catch of other exhausted bird at Tías the same day. This is the first XXI century record of Little Bittern for Lanzarote and there is only a previous record for all XX century: a skin of a bird collected in the island before 1919 that was in a private collection at Arrecife. So the pictures that we show here are the first taken of a bird alive in Lanzarote.
About rarities, the only remarkable was the presence of 2 Red-billed Tropicbirds near Los Ajaches coast until 02/V and we didn´t see the birds again since then.
About rare or scarce migrants, 15 Northern Gannets were seen from Arrecife coast on 26/V, 1 Black Kite was seen flying over Teguise golf course on 09/V , 1 Eurasian Oystercatcher at Janubio salt pans on 03 and 10/V, 1 Little Ringed Plover at Los Cocoteros salt pans on 21/V, 2 Little Stints at Los Cocoteros salt pans, 1 Great Skua at Arrecife on 26/V, one of the Gull-billed Terns at the Farm of Famara plains remained there until 01/V, a little flock of 7 or 8 Black Terns were seen on a pelagic trip near Montaña Clara on 01/V, 5 European Bee-eaters were seen at Uga on 03/V, some Red-rumped Swallows were at Famara plains on 01/V, 1 Tree Pipit was seen at Famara plains on 01/V and another bird was seen at Tías golf course on 10/V, 1 Whinchat at Famara plains on 01/V, 1 Western Bonelli´s Warbler was observed near Teguise golf course on 09/V, Eurasian Golden Oriole (1 bird at Puerto del Carmen on 01/V and 6 birds near Caleta de Famara the same day) and 2 Woodchat Shrikes were seen at Famara plains on 01/V.
MAY 2009 COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird. Los Ajaches. Photo: J. Sagardía
Northern Gannet
Little Bittern
Little Bittern. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Little Bittern. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Little Bittern. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Little Bittern. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Black Kite
Black Kite. Teguise. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Egyptian Vulture
Egyptian Vulture. Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Kestrel
Eleonora´s Falcon
Barbary Falcon
Barbary Partridge
Houbara Bustard
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Grey Plover
Sanderling
Sanderling. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Little Stint
Dunlin
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Skua
Yellow-legged Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Plain Swift
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
European Bee-eater
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Whinchat
Spectacled Warbler
Western Bonelli´s Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shouthern Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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