Sunday, February 8, 2009 - JANUARY 2009 LANZAROTE REPORT
by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On January 2009, a new species have been added to our list of birds observed in Lanzarote: Glaucous Gull (1 adult bird was seen at Arrecife on 26/I). Photographs of the bird can be seen here. I was informed of the presence of an adult Glaucous Gull at Playa Blanca on 28/I (COLIN GUY, in litt.) and Juan Antonio Lorenzo informs in his blog CANARY ISLANDS BIRD NEWS about an adult Glaucous Gull at Fuerteventura on 30/I. In my opinion, this three records refer the same bird moving south from Arrecife and reaching Fuerteventura four days after.
On the other hand, we aren´t going to add Herring Gull to our list, because there are many doubts about its correct identification currently.
Other rarities observed were: Mediterranean Gulls, which have stayed all month at Arrecife and remained there on February, Ring-billed Gull (1 1st. winter bird was seen at Arrecife on 10 and 17/I. A record shot of the bird can be seen here) and Audouin´s Gulls (1 bird at Arrecife on 10/I (F. J. García Vargas), 9 birds at Puerto del Carmen on 14/I (F. J. García Vargas), 3 birds at Puerto del Carmen on 15/I (F. J. García Vargas), 2 birds at Puerto del Carmen on 17/I (J. Sagardía) and 2 birds at Puerto del Carmen and 7 birds at Arrecife on 18/I (F. J. García Vargas).
About scarce winter visitors the most interesting was the following: Black-necked Grebe (6 birds at Janubio, seen last time on 29/I and probably remaining there in February), Eurasian Spoonbill (birds at Arrecife: 1 on 10/I, 1 on 18/I, 2 on 25/I, 1 on 29/I and 2 birds remaining there in February), Eurasian Wigeon (1 bird I observed at Tías golf course on 23/I, beeing the first bird we see in several years. This bird has remained there into February), Common Teal (2 birds at Janubio on 09 and 18/I), Common Coot (the bird at Tías golf course looks set to spend the winter here, staying there into February), Eurasian Oystercatcher (1 bird near El Golfo coast on 29/I), Little Stint (2 birds wintering at Los Cocoteros salt pans), Black-tailed Godwit (1 bird at Los Cocoteros salt pans on 31/I), Eurasian Curlew (1 bird at Janubio on 18/I), Green Sandpiper (1 bird at Los Cocoteros on 04/I and 1 bird at Arrecife on 26/I), Grey Wagtail at Arrecife and European Greenfinch (1 bird at Arrecife on 29/I and 8 birds at Teguise on 31/I).
JANUARY 2009 COMPLETE LIST
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Eurasian Wigeon. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Eurasian Wigeon. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Teal
Common Kestrel
Barbary Partridge
Common Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher (with Grey Plover). Near El Golfo coast. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Black-winged Stilt
Stone-curlew
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Grey Plover
Sanderling
Little Stint
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Audouin´s Gull
Audouin´s Gull. Puerto del Carmen. Photo: J. Sagardía
Ring-billed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Hoopoe
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Sky Lark
Sky Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Sky Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Sky Lark. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Berthelot´s Pipit
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
European Robin
Song Thrush
Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff
Southern Grey Shrike
Spanish Sparrow
European Greenfinch
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
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