Sunday, August 3, 2008 - JUNE-JULY 2008 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
During these two boring months, no new species has been added to our list.
About scarce migrants, the only interesting observations was: Eurasian Spoonbill (1 bird seen by J. Sagardía at La Santa on 02/VI), Lesser Kestrel (2 birds seen by J. Sagardía at Zonzamas rubbish dump on 01/VI and 3 birds at the same place on 03/VI), European Bee-eater (a flock of about 30 birds seen by J. Sagardía at Famara plains on 02/VI, 7 birds that I observed at Puerto del Carmen on 15/VI and 2 birds observed by J. Sagardía at Montaña Blanca on 13/VII) and Sand Martin (birds at Tías golf course until 13/VI).
JUNE-JULY 2008 COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Cattle Egret
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Kestrel. Zonzamas rubbish dump. Photo: J. Sagardía
Lesser Kestrel. Zonzamas rubbish dump. Photo: J. Sagardía
Common Kestrel
Eleonora´s Falcon
Barbary Falcon
Barbary Partridge
Barbary Partridge (with chicks). Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Houbara Bustard
Black-winged Stilt
Cream-coloured Courser
Cream-coloured Courser (juv.). Los Ancones. Photo: J. Sagardía
Kentish Plover
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Black-headed Gull (very early observation: 1 juv. observed at Tías golf course on 21/VII)
Yellow-legged Gull
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Plain Swift
Pallid Swift
European Bee-eater
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Berthelot´s Pipit
Spectacled Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher (very late observation: 1 bird at Tías golf course on 01/VI)
Southern Grey Shrike
Southern Grey Shrike. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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