Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - MAY 2008 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On May 2008, two new species were added to our island´s list: Red-footed Falcon* (1 ad. male observed by A. Unquiles Cobos and F. J. García Vargas on 26/V at San Bartolomé, there is a special photopage of the bird here) and Great Reed Warbler (1 bird observed by J. Sagardía on 01/V at Teguise).
Another new for Lanzarote and the Canary Islands was the Black-headed Wagtail (1 ad. male observed between 5 and 7/V at Tías golf course). A special photopage of this bird can be seen here.
Another rarities were the following species: Short-toed Eagle (1 bird observed by A. Unquiles on 12/V at Teguise golf course), Temminck´s Stint (the bird at Tías golf course remained there until 05/V), European Scops Owl (1 bird observed by J. Sagardía and F. J. García Vargas on 11/V at Teguise) and Common Grasshopper Warbler (1 bird seen by J. Sagardía on 01/V at Teguise).
About scarce migrants were interesting the observations of Squacco Heron at Arrecife and Tías golf course, Purple Heron (2 birds seen by J. Sagardía on 01/V at Arrecife, remaining there until at least 13/V), White Stork (flock of 8 birds seen by A. Unquiles on 29/V flying over Playa Honda), Eurasian Marsh Harrier at Arrecife and Famara plains, Montagu´s Harrier (birds at Famara plains), Osprey (1 bird observed by A. Unquiles on 04/V at Tías golf course probably was a bird on migration), Lesser Kestrel (at least 3 birds near Zonzamas rubbish dump, remaining there into June), Common Moorhen at Tías golf course, Eurasian Oystercatcher (1 bird at Janubio on 09 and 12/V), Collared Pratincole (2 birds at Arrecife and 3 birds at Tías golf course), Little Ringed Plovers at Tías golf course too, European Golden Plover (6 or 7 birds observed by F. J. García Vargas on 09/V at Janubio salt pans), Common Snipe (birds at Tías golf course and the farm at Famara plains), Wood Sandpiper (birds at Janubio, Tías golf course, tha farm at Famara plains, Arrecife and Los Cocoteros salt pans), Common Cuckoo (2 birds seen by J. Sagardía at Famara plains on 01/V), European Bee-eater, European Roller (1 bird at Tías golf course between 05 and 11/V), Greater Short-toed Lark (2 birds observed by F. J. García Vargas and J. Sagardía on 05/V at Tías golf course), Sand Martin, Red-rumped Swallow, Tree Pipit, Red-throated Pipit (birds at Tías golf course and 1 bird at Arrecife on 12/V), Common Nightingale (1 bird observed by J. Sagardía on 01/V at Teguise), Whinchat, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Western Olivaceous Warbler (1 bird at Teguise between 03 and 15/V), Western Bonelli´s Warbler, Eurasian Golden Oriole (a group of about 10 birds between 01 and 04/V at gardens inside some properties at Famara plains) and Woodchat Shrike.
*We would like to thank DANIEL FAMILIAR MORSE for giving us the information about this bird.
MAY 2008 LANZAROTE COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Squacco Heron
Squacco Heron. Arrecife. Photo: J. Sagardía
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
White Stork
Egyptian Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Short-toed Eagle. Teguise golf course. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Montagu´s Harrier
Osprey
Osprey. Tías golf course. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Lesser Kestrel
Common Kestrel
Red-footed Falcon
Eleonora´s Falcon
Barbary Falcon
Barbary Partridge
Common Moorhen
Houbara Bustard
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Stone-curlew
Cream-coloured Courser
Collared Pratincole
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Sanderling
Little Stint
Temminck´s Stint
Temminck´s Stint. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Temminck´s Stint. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Temminck´s Stint. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Common Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper. Farm at Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove
Common Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo. Famara plains. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Cuckoo. Famara plains. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Cuckoo. Famara plains. Photo: J. Sagardía
European Scops Owl
European Scops Owl. Teguise. Photo: J. Sagardía
Plain Swift
Pallid Swift
European Bee-eater
European Roller
European Roller. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Hoopoe
Greater Short-toed Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Tree Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Yellow Wagtail (including flava, flavissima, iberiae, thunbergi, cinereocapilla and feldegg)
White Wagtail
Common Nightingale
Whinchat
Northern Wheatear
Common Grasshopper Warbler
Common Grashopper Warbler. Teguise. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler. Teguise. Photo: J. Sagardía
Great Reed Warbler
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Western Olivaceous Warbler. Teguise. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Western Olivaceous Warbler. Teguise. Photo: J. Sagardía
Melodious Warbler
Spectacled Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Western Bonelli´s Warbler
Wood Warbler
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Eurasian Golden Oriole
 Eurasian Golden Oriole. Famara plains. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Golden Oriole. Famara plains. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Golden Oriole. Famara plains. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Southern Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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