by Francisco Javier García Vargas
On September 2009, we haven´t add new species to our list, but it has been a good month for regional rarities. In the first place, 2 Greater Flamingos were captured at Arrecife on 04/IX, one of them ringed and with a leg broken. The birds were delivered to the veterinary of the recovery center to be taken into care. A third bird was detected at Janubio salt pans the same day, seen there in my last visit to the salt pans on 29/IX and surely remaining there into October.
2 Mediterranean Gulls were seen at Janubio on 15/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Grasshopper Warbler was seen at the same place on 09/IX (J. Sagardía & F. J. García Vargas) and 2 Ortolan Buntings were observed at Tías golf course between 09 and 12/IX (J. Sagardía, F. J. García Vargas and A. Unquiles Cobos).
About rare and scarce migrants, the most interesting was: White Stork (a flock of at least 20 birds was seen from Matagorda beach (Puerto del Carmen) on13/IX, flying from the sea to the inland (F. J. García Vargas), Eurasian Spoonbill (1 bird at Arrecife on 27/IX, 2 birds at Puerto del Carmen on 28/IX and 2 birds at La Santa on 30/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Montagu´s Harrier (1 bird at Los Valles on 17/IX (A. Unquiles Cobos), Spotted Crake (1 bird at Tías golf course on 16/IX and found dead there on 19/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Common Moorhen (1 bird found dead at Tías golf course on 29/IX), Common Coot (1 bird at Tías golf course on 12/IX, joined by a second bird between 19 and 21/IX, and again only 1 bird until at least 29/IX. Another bird was seen at Janubio salt pans on 15/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Eurasian Oystercatcher has been all month at Janubio, Little Ringed Plovers have been seen at the farm at Famara plains, Tías golf course and Los Cocoteros salt pans, 1 European Golden Plover at Los Cocoteros on 24/IX (F. J. García Vargas), Red Knot at Janubio, 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Los Cocoteros, Ruffs at Janubio and Tías golf course, Common Snipes at Tías golf course and the farm at Famara plains, 2 Green Sandpipers at the farm at Famara and 4 at Janubio salt pans, 1 Wood Sandpiper at Janubio on 21/IX, Eurasian Wryneck (1 bird at Tías golf course on 10/IX (J. Sagardía, F. J. García Vargas & A. Unquiles Cobos), 1 bird at the same place between 25 and 30/IX (F. J. García Vargas) and 1 bird at Uga on 29/IX (F. J. García Vargas), 1 Tree Pipit at Tías golf course on 19/IX, 1 Grey Wagtail at the same place, Whinchat (1 bird at Yaiza and 1 bird at Uga on 29/IX), Eurasian Reed Warbler at Tías golf course and near Teguise golf course and 1 Woodchat Shrike at Tías golf course on 25/IX.
SEPTEMBER 2009 COMPLETE LIST
Cory´s Shearwater
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Grey Heron
White Stork
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill. Arrecife. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Greater Flamingo
Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Greater Flamingo. Janubio salt pans. Photo: J. Sagardía
Montagu´s Harrier
Montagu´s Harrier. Los Valles. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Montagu´s Harrier. Los Valles. Photo: A. Unquiles Cobos
Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel. Teguise golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Barbary Falcon
Spotted Crake
Spotted Crake. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Spotted Crake. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Common Moorhen
Common Coot
Common Coot. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Houbara Bustard
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Stone-curlew
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
European Golden Plover
European Golden Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
European Golden Plover. Los Cocoteros salt pans. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Grey Plover
Red Knot
Sanderling
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
Common Snipe
Common Snipe. Farm at Famara plains. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Sandwich Tern
Eurasian Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Plain Swift
Pallid Swift
Hoopoe
Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Eurasian Wryneck. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Barn Swallow
Berthelot´s Pipit
Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Grasshopper Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Melodious Warbler
Spectacled Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Southern Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Common Raven
Spanish Sparrow
Common Linnet
Trumpeter Finch
Ortolan Bunting
Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Ortolan Bunting. Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
