Friday, February 8, 2008 - JANUARY 2008 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On January 2008, about rarities is specially remarkable the Lesser Canada Goose at plains near Montaña de Saga between 07 and 11/01. You can see a special report about the bird at recent posts area. Another interesting bird was the fourth calendar-year Audouin´s Gull that I saw at Arrecife on 18/01. Water Pipits have stayed all month at Tías golf course, remaining there into February.
About scarce migrants, were interesting the following records: Black-necked Grebe (4 birds at Janubio on 02, 11 and 20/01, beeing the highest number that we have seen on the island), Eurasian Spoonbill (1 bird at Órzola on 19/01), Common Teal (1 bird at Guatiza on 19/01), Eurasian Marsh Harrier (1 bird seen by J. Sagardía at Güime on 01/01), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (1 bird at Tabayesco on 10/01), Common Buzzard (1 bird at Tahiche on 03/01), Little Ringed Plover (birds at Tías golf course), European Golden Plover (2 birds at Arrecife), Red Knot (birds at La Santa and Órzola), Common Snipe (birds at Tías golf course), Black-tailed Godwit (the highest number that we have seen, with 3 birds at Los Cocoteros and 5 at Janubio), Eurasian Curlew (2 birds at Órzola and 1 at Janubio), Great Spotted Cuckoo (1 bird seen by A. Unquiles at Janubio on 30/01), Sand Martin (1 bird at La Santa on 20/01) and Red-throated Pipit (birds all month at Tías golf course and reamining there into February).
JANUARY 2008 COMPLETE LIST
Black-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Black-necked Grebe. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Lesser Canada Goose
Common Teal
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk. Tabayesco. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard. Tahiche. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Kestrel
Barbary Falcon
Houbara Bustard
Black-winged Stilt
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Red Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Dunlin
Common Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Audouin´s Gull
Audouin´s Gull. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Great Spotted Cuckoo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Sky Lark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
Water Pipit. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
White Wagtail
European Robin
Northern Wheatear
Song Thrush
Spectacled Warbler
Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Starling
Common Starling. Arrecife. Photo: J. Sagardía
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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