Friday, March 2, 2007 - FEBRUARY 2007 LANZAROTE REPORT

by Francisco Javier García Vargas

The female Lesser Scaup has remained at Janubio until at least 18/II and a second Black-necked Grebe arrived at the salt pans too. About other scarce migrants, the most remarkable surprise was 1 Alpine Swift seen with some Pallid Swifts at Los Ajaches Coast (Juan Sagardía on 17/II) and is the 1^st for our personal island list. Other interesting birds was the corpse of an adult male Merlin knocked down at Arrecife-Costa Teguise road seen by Juan Sagardía on 06/II, one Eurasian Spoonbill at La Santa, the European Golden Plover at Arrecife, and other interesting waders was about 10 Little Ringed Plovers at Janubio since 12 until at least 18/II and 1 at Los Ancones, 1 Ruff at Janubio, 1 Common Snipe at Guatiza, 1 ringed Black-tailed Godwit at Los Cocoteros salt pans on 13/II and 3 at Janubio, 1 Green Sandpiper at Mala reservoir and 1 at Janubio. 1 Stonechat at Yaiza and 1 European Goldfinch at Arrecife were interesting too.

COMPLETE LIST FEBRUARY 2007 

Black-necked Grebe (2 birds)

BLACK-NECKED GREBE. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Cattle Egret

Little Egret

Grey Heron

Eurasian Spoonbill

Lesser Scaup

LESSER SCAUP. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía

LESSER SCAUP. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Common Kestrel

Merlin

Barbary Falcon

Black-winged Stilt

Little Ringed Plover

 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas 

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Ringed Plover

European Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Sanderling

Ruff

Common Snipe

Black-tailed Godwit 

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Bar-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Common Redshank

Common Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

GREEN SANDPIPER. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

GREEN SANDPIPER. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Common Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Black-headed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Sandwich Tern

Eurasian Collared Dove

Laughing Dove (on 25/II, 1 flying young at Mala)

Plain Swift

Pallid Swift

Alpine Swift (1^st personal record for Lanzarote)

Hoopoe

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Berthelot´s Pipit

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

Stonechat

Song Thrush

Blackcap

Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

African Blue Tit

Southern Grey Shrike

Common Raven

Spanish Sparrow

Canary

European Goldfinch

Common Linnet

Trumpeter Finch