Friday, November 9, 2007 - OCTOBER 2007 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On October 2007, some interesting observations have been made, including some rarities, like the Pectoral Sandpiper at Tías golf course between 10 and 14/X.
Another rarity and first for our personal list was the Calandra Lark at Tías golf course on 21/X.
About scarce migrants, the Black Tern (1 bird I saw at Tías golf course on 20/X) was first for our island´s list too. Another interesting observations was the White Storks (7 birds remaining at Arrecife until at least 17/X), Eurasian Marsh Harrier (1 bird seen by A. Unquiles at Famara plains on 23/X), Little Ringed Plover (birds at Tías golf course and Los Cocoteros salt pans), Red Knot (birds at Los Cocoteros), Little Stint (birds at Los Cocoteros), Ruff (birds at Tías golf course and Janubio salt pans), Common Snipe (birds at Tías golf course) and Eurasian Curlew (1 bird at Janubio on 10 and 19/X).
OCTOBER 2007 COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
White Stork
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Common Kestrel
Barbary Falcon
Houbara Bustard
Black-winged Stilt
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Grey Plover
Red Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Little Stint. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Pectoral Sandpiper. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Pectoral Sandpiper. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
Common Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Pallid Swift
Hoopoe
Calandra Lark
Calandra Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Calandra Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Calandra Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Sky Lark (2 birds at Arrecife on 31/X)
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Meadow Pipit (good numbers at Tías golf course)
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
Black Redstart
Black Redstart. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Redstart
Northern Wheatear
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Starling
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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