31 March 2008 - Spain Birding: March 2008 Summary
These two birding tour reports pretty much have this month covered:
Spring in the Steppes, 25 March 2008
Birding in Spain Holiday, 17-23 March 2008
but other highlights included a superb Ferruginous Duck at Cal Tet, LLOBREGAT on the 10th with singing Moustached Warbler, Barn Swallows, House Martin and Garganey also present. Black-winged Stilts arrived at Cal Tet on the 12th to join a pair of Pintail whilst in the GARRAF Alpine Accentor still hung around the car parks and the odd Gannet showed off-shore.
The last day of the month saw over 90 species in just four hours of birding around LLOBREGAT including year firsts of Pallid Swift, Common Swift, Whimbrel and Red-rumped Swallow.
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27 March 2008 - Easter VARNISHING |
| Posted by Anonymous |
Hello Stephen - Blake here
I see you got the 'tashed warbler at les Olles.
Glad to see that.
List looks pretty good - I've seen Greater Spotted Cuckoo in Lleida too - Great birds.
Hopefully we can make another trip to the GARRAF soon! - Must make a few willow warbler at the llobregat too.
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27 March 2008 - Spain birding update 27 March 2008 |
| Posted by stephenc1 |
Yes the Moustached Warbler was brief but very welcome They spend their time, especially when there's a bit of wind, at root level but with a bit of patience you can track the song and get a decent view.
I had a trip to the Steppes yesterday and had about a dozen Great Spotted Cuckoo cackling and flying about in a small orchard - again hiding from the wind.
I'm still waiting for my first Woodchat Shrike and a couple of other migrants - and a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Llobregat yesterday - so give me the nod when you want to head off out again.
Edited by stephenc1 on 27 March 2008 at 10:07 |
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