Thursday, October 1, 2009 - SEPTEMBER 2009 LANZAROTE REPORT

by Francisco Javier García Vargas

On September 2009, we haven´t add new species to our list, but it has been a good month for regional rarities. In the first place, 2 Greater Flamingos were captured at Arrecife on 04/IX, one of them ringed and with a leg broken. The birds were delivered to the veterinary of the recovery center to be taken into care. A third bird was detected at Janubio salt pans the same day, seen there in my last visit to the salt pans on 29/IX and surely remaining there into October.

2 Mediterranean Gulls were seen at Janubio on 15/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Grasshopper Warbler was seen at the same place on 09/IX (J. Sagardía & F. J. García Vargas) and 2 Ortolan Buntings were observed at Tías golf course between 09 and 12/IX (J. Sagardía, F. J. García Vargas and A. Unquiles Cobos).

About rare and scarce migrants, the most interesting was: White Stork (a flock of at least 20 birds was seen from Matagorda beach (Puerto del Carmen) on13/IX,  flying from the sea to the inland (F. J. García Vargas), Eurasian Spoonbill (1 bird at Arrecife on 27/IX, 2 birds at Puerto del Carmen on 28/IX and 2 birds at La Santa on 30/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Montagu´s Harrier (1 bird at Los Valles on 17/IX (A. Unquiles Cobos), Spotted Crake (1 bird at Tías golf course on 16/IX and found dead there on 19/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Common Moorhen (1 bird found dead at Tías golf course on 29/IX), Common Coot (1 bird at Tías golf course on 12/IX, joined by a second bird between 19 and 21/IX, and again only 1 bird until at least 29/IX. Another bird was seen at Janubio salt pans on 15/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Eurasian Oystercatcher has been all month at Janubio, Little Ringed Plovers have been seen at the farm at Famara plains, Tías golf course and Los Cocoteros salt pans, 1 European Golden Plover at Los Cocoteros on 24/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Red Knot at Janubio, 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Los Cocoteros, Ruffs at Janubio and Tías golf course, Common Snipes at Tías golf course and the farm at Famara plains, 2 Green Sandpipers at the farm at Famara and 4 at Janubio salt pans, 1 Wood Sandpiper at Janubio on 21/IX, Eurasian Wryneck (1 bird at Tías golf course on 10/IX (J. Sagardía, F. J. García Vargas & A. Unquiles Cobos), 1 bird at the same place between 25 and 30/IX (F. J. García Vargas) and 1 bird at Uga on 29/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Tree Pipit at Tías golf course on 19/IX, 1 Grey Wagtail at the same place, Whinchat (1 bird at Yaiza and 1 bird at Uga on 29/IX), Eurasian Reed Warbler at Tías golf course and near Teguise golf course and 1 Woodchat Shrike at Tías golf course on 25/IX.

SEPTEMBER 2009 COMPLETE LIST

Cory´s Shearwater

Cattle Egret

Little Egret

Grey Heron

White Stork

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía

Montagu´s Harrier

Montagu´s Harrier. Los Valles. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Montagu´s Harrier. Los Valles. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Common Kestrel

Common Kestrel. Teguise golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Barbary Falcon

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Spotted Crake. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Common Moorhen

Common Coot

Common Coot. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Houbara Bustard

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Black-winged Stilt

Stone-curlew

Little Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

European Golden Plover

European Golden Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

European Golden Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Grey Plover

Red Knot

Sanderling

Curlew Sandpiper

Dunlin

Ruff

Common Snipe

Common Snipe. Farm at Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Bar-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Common Redshank

Common Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Mediterranean Gull

Black-headed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Sandwich Tern

Eurasian Collared Dove

Laughing Dove

Ring-necked Parakeet

Plain Swift

Pallid Swift

Hoopoe

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Barn Swallow

Berthelot´s Pipit

Tree Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Common Redstart

Whinchat

Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Grasshopper Warbler

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Eurasian Reed Warbler. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Melodious Warbler

Spectacled Warbler

Common Whitethroat

Willow Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Southern Grey Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Common Raven

Spanish Sparrow

Common Linnet

Trumpeter Finch

Ortolan Bunting

Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía

Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas