Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 8 DECEMBER 2006 FUERTEVENTURA REPORT

by Francisco Javier García Vargas

On 08/12/2006,  Juan Sagardía Pradera  and  me made  a "one day trip"  to  the  nearly island of Fuerteventura, visiting the freshwater sites at Los Molinos,  Rosa  de  Catalina García and Rosa de Taro. This is the result of our visit.

LOS MOLINOS RESERVOIR

Ruddy Shelduck (up to 80 or 90 birds), Common Coot (plentiful), Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint (2 birds), Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail, Canary Islands Stonechat (up to 7 birds near the shore).

RUDDY SHELDUCKS. Los Molinos. Photos: F. J. García Vargas

COMMON COOTS. Los Molinos. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

CANARY ISLANDS STONECHAT. Los Molinos. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

CANARY ISLANDS STONECHAT. Los Molinos. Photo:J. Sagardía

ROSA DE CATALINA GARCÍA

Little Egret, Grey Heron, Eurasian Spoonbill (7 birds), Ruddy Shelduck (another 60 or 70 birds), Eurasian Wigeon (1 bird, female), Eurasian Teal (8 birds, males), Pintail (1 bird, female), Blue-winged Teal (1 bird 1st. winter male), Ring- necked Duck (1 bird, male), Tufted Duck (at least 12 birds, 1st. winter/females), Lesser Scaup (2 birds, 1st. winter males), Osprey (1 bird), Common Coot (plentiful), Crested Coot (2 birds), Common Moorhen (plentiful), Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover, Common Snipe, Spotted Redshank (3 birds), Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, Bluethroat (1 bird, male), Canary Islands Stonechat.

BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Rosa de Catalina García. Photo: J. Sagardía

RING-NECKED DUCK. Rosa de Catalina García. Photo: J. Sagardía

LESSER SCAUPS, the most amazing sighting of the trip. Rosa de Catalina García. Photo: J. Sagardía

LESSER SCAUPS. Rosa de Catalina García. Photos: J. Sagardía

CRESTED COOT, a rarity to the Canary Islands. Rosa de Catalina García. Photos: J. Sagardía

SPOTTED REDSHANK. No one seen at Lanzarote in the last 5 years, but annual at Fuerteventura. Rosa de Catalina García. Photo: J. Sagardía

BLUETHROAT, near a rarity to the Canary Islands. Rosa de Catalina García. Photo: J. Sagardía

ROSA DE TARO

We spent only a little time at this site and only Ruddy Shelduck (4 birds), Eurasian Teal (1 bird), Common Snipe (2 birds) and Canary Islands Stonechat.

OTHER BIRDS SEEN IN THE VISIT

Egyptian Vulture

Common Buzzard

Cream-coloured Courser

Common Raven