Thursday, January 3, 2008 - DECEMBER 2007 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On December 2007, one new species has been added to our list: Common Coot (1 bird seen by Juan Sagardía on 01/XII at Tías golf course), which is the first reported on Lanzarote in more than a century and the first ever seen alive on the island!!!! (the only previous record was a collected bird on a private collection at Arrecife in the beginning of the 20th century).
About rarities, Mediterranean Gull (1 bird seen at Janubio on 05/XII), Audouin´s Gull (1 bird at Arrecife on 26/XII), Rock Pipit (the bird found at La Santa on November, was still there on 01/XII) and Water Pipit (the 3 birds seen at Tías golf course on November, was still there on December, remaining into January).
About scarce migrants, the most interesting was: Black-necked Grebe (1 bird at Janubio on 05 and 11/XII), Northern Gannet (1 bird seen by J. Sagardía from Los Jameos coast on 07/XII), Eurasian Spoonbill (the ringed bird seen at Lanzarote on previous years was seen by J. Sagardía at Los Jameos coast on 07/XII), Common Teal (birds at Tías golf course), Mallard (1 bird at Arrecife on 08, 17 and 26/XII, the first seen in more than five years), Eurasian Marsh Harrier (birds at Zonzamas rubbish dump, Arrecife and Órzola), Eurasian Oystercatcher (the bird at Janubio), European Golden Plover (1 bird wintering at Arrecife), Northern Lapwing (1 bird at Tías golf course), Red Knot (birds at Los Cocoteros and Janubio), Common Snipe (birds at Tías golf course), Green Sandpiper (1 bird at Arrecife on 03/XII), Red -throated Pipit (birds at Tías golf course on 11/XII and remaining there into January), Grey Wagtail (birds at Arrecife), Stonechat (birds at Arrecife), European Serin (birds at El Cable and Tías golf course) and European Goldfinch (2 birds at Tías golf course on 11/XII).
About breeding birds, is interesting the observation of about 15 Little Shearwaters seen by J. Sagardía from Los Jameos coast on 07/XII).
DECEMBER 2007 COMPLETE LIST
Black-necked Grebe
Little Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill. Los Jameos Coast. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Teal
Mallard
Mallard. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Mallard. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Mallard. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Marsh Harrier. Órzola. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Kestrel
Barbary Falcon
Common Coot
Common Coot. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía. A TRUE RARITY FOR THE ISLAND!!!
Common Coot (with Common Teal). Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía. A TRUE RARITY FOR THE ISLAND!!!
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Northern Lapwing
Red Knot
Sanderling
Common Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Mediterranean Gull
Mediterranean Gull. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Black-headed Gull
Audouin´s Gull
Audouin´s Gull. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas. Very poor and distant shot 
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Berthelot´s Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Red-throated Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Red-throated Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Rock Pipit
Rock Pipit. La Santa. Photo: J. Sagardía
Water Pipit
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
European Robin
Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Starling
Spanish Sparrow
European Serin
European Serin. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
European Serin. El Cable-Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
European Goldfinch. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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