Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - NOVEMBER 2007 LANZAROTE REPORT

by Francisco Javier García Vargas

On November 2007, four new species have been added to our personal Lanzarote´s list. Three of them were rarities: Slender-billed Gull (1 bird seen by A. Unquiles at Janubio salt pans on 05/XI). I have been informed about 2 birds at Janubio on 31/X reducing to 1 on 03/XI (Julian Bell, personal communication. Thanks a lot!!!). Rock Pipit (1 bird at La Santa on 27 and 28/XI, remaining there into December) and Water Pipit (3 birds at Tías golf course on 30/XI and still there on December).

About scarce migrants, a new species for the list was the Northern Lapwing (first birds in more than five years, incredible but true!!!), with 3 birds at Tías golf course on 02/XI, 7 birds on 03/XI, 9 birds on 04/XI, 7 birds on 14/XI, 2 birds on 20/XI and 1 bird on 30/XI, still there on december.

Another interesting observations were: Northern Gannet (1 bird I saw at El Cable beach on 26/XI), White Stork (6 birds still at Arrecife in 24/XI), Common Teal (birds at Tías golf course and Los Cocoteros salt pans), Northern Shoveler (2 birds I saw at Janubio on 30/XI), Eurasian Marsh Harrier (1 bird I saw at Tías golf course on 02/XI), Eurasian Oystercatcher (1 bird at Janubio),  Little Ringed Plover (birds at Tías golf course), European Golden Plover (1 bird at Arrecife on 11/XI), Red Knot (birds at Janubio and La Santa), Common Snipe (birds at Tías golf course and Los Cocoteros), Tree Pipit (1 bird at Arrecife on 03/XI), Stonechat (birds at Tías golf course and Arrecife) and European Serin (1 bird at El Cable on 26/XI).

NOVEMBER 2007 COMPLETE LIST

Cory´s Shearwater

Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet. El Cable-Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Northern Gannet. El Cable-Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Cattle Egret

Little Egret

Grey Heron

White Stork

Common Teal

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

Common Kestrel

Barbary Falcon

Houbara Bustard

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Black-winged Stilt

Little Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Kentish Plover

European Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Northern Lapwing. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Northern Lapwing. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Red Knot

Sanderling

Curlew Sandpiper

Dunlin

Common Snipe

Bar-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Common Redshank

Common Greenshank

Common Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Black-headed Gull

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull. Janubio salt pans. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Slender-billed Gull. Janubio salt pans. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Slender-billed Gull. Janubio salt pans. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Sandwich Tern

Eurasian Collared Dove

Laughing Dove

Plain Swift

Hoopoe

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Sky Lark

Barn Swallow

Berthelot´s Pipit

Tree Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Water Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Water Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit. La Santa. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Rock Pipit. La Santa. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Rock Pipit. La Santa. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos

Yellow Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White Wagtail

European Robin

European Robin. Uga. Photo: F. J. García Vargas

Black Redstart

Stonechat

Northern Wheatear

Song Thrush

Subalpine Warbler

Blackcap

Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Blue Tit

Southern Grey Shrike

Common Starling

Spanish Sparrow

European Serin

Common Linnet

Trumpeter Finch