Corredor
Verde (9-10.30a.m.)
Corn Bunting, Stonechat, Zitting
Cisticola, Tree Sparrow, Blackbird, Great Tit, Red Legged Partridge,
Serin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Nightingale, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap,
Chiffchaff, Sardinian Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Hoopoe, Bee-Eater,
Red Rumped Swallow, Quail(h), Crested Lark, Kestrel, Buzzard, Booted
Eagle, Black Kite, Cuckoo(h). Laguna de Quema
Pochard,
Red Crested Pochard, Coot, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard,
Black Winged Stilt, Common Sandpiper. Puente de Don
Simon (11.30a.m.)
Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler Caņada
de Rianzuela (12-1.00p.m.)
WHITE HEADED DUCK, Shoveler, Red
Crested Pochard, Black Necked Grebe, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Black
Winged Stilt, Jackdaw, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Marsh Harrier,
Booted Eagle. Casa de Bombas (2.30p.m.)
Spanish Sparrow,
Linnet, Red Rumped Swallow, SHORT TOED LARK, Bee-Eater, Green
Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, MONTAGU'S HARRIER, Marsh Harrier, Cano
de Guadamar (5-7.00p.m.)
SHORT TOED EAGLE, SEDGE WARBLER, 7
COLLARED PRATINCOLE, 25 PINTAIL SANDGROUSE, Swamp Hen, Purple Heron,
Little Grebe, Raven, Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit, SHORT TOED LARK,
Yellow Wagtail, Calandra Lark, 2 LITTLE RINGED
PLOVER.
Highlights:Good numbers of returning migrants: Yellow Wagtail, Woodchat
Shrike, Bee-Eater etc. Good views of various larks including Calandra
and Short Toed. Memorable sight of a flock of 25 Pintail Sandgrouse
which flew direcly in front of us-pin sharp (sic) in the evening
light. Good views of Montagu's Harrier and Short Toed Eagle.
P.J.W.
9th April.
Corredor
Verde (9.15a.m.)
Corn Bunting, Stonechat, Sardinian Warbler,
Greenfinch, Serin, Zitting Cisticola, Crested Lark, Raven, Hoopoe,
Collared Dove, Nigtingale(h), Cetti's warbler (h), Red Rumped
Swallow, Cuckoo(h), Little Owl, Buzzard, Kestrel, Booted Eagle,
Montagus Harrier, Black Kite, Tree Sparrow, Great Tit,
Vado de
Quema (10.00a.m.)
Pallid Swift, Sand Martin, House Martin,
Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Mallard, Pochard, Red Crested Pochard,
Coot, Moorhen,
Caņada de Rianzuela (11.30a.m.)
Common
Sandpiper, Stork, Spoonbill, Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Lesser Black Backed
Gull, Marsh Harrier, Black Necked Grebe, Red Crested Pochard,
Gadwall, Pochard, Flamingo, Southern Grey Shrike, Woodchat Shrike,
Bee-Eater, Black Kite
Casa de Bombas (2.30p.m.)
2
BLACK STORK, 100 Collared Pratincole, Griffon Vulture, Green
Sandpiper
Cano de Guadiamar (4.00p.m.)
50 Avocet, Black
Winged Stilt, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Legged Gull, Whiskered Tern,
Green Sandpiper, Raven, Collared Pratincole, Linnet, Red Kite, Black
Kite, Short Toed Eagle, WHINCHAT, Cuckoo, Purple Swamp Hen, Purple
Heron, Booted Eagle, Yellow Wagtail, Spanish Sparrow, Short Toed
Lark, Great Reed Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Calandra Lark, Northern
Wheatear, Little Grebe,
JAV (4.30P.M.
Glossy Ibis,
Purple Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Gadwall, Red Crested
Pochard, Avocet, Redshank, Sand Martin
Weather: Warm,light breeze
Highlights: Soaring Black Storks and
Griffon Vultures, Good views of Red Kite and perched Short Toed
Eagle, continued nest building at the JAV Heronry and Stork colonies.
Build up of numbers of common summer visitors.
P.J.W.
13th April.
Corredor Verde (9.00a.m.)
6 TURTLE DOVE, Wood Lark, Azure Winged Magpie, Black Billed Magpie, TreeSparrow, Nightingale, Cetti’s Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, SardinianWarbler, Zitting Cisticola, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Red Rumped Swallow,Serin, Greenfinch, Bee-Eater,
Vado de Quema (9.45a.m.)
Red Crested Pochard, Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot,
Laguna de Mancho Zurillo (10.30a.m.).
Hoopoe, Black Kite, White Stork, Cuckoo(h), Booted Eagle,
Purple Swamp hen, Purple Heron,Whiskered Tern, 2 SQUACCO HERON, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Heron, Red Kite, 50GRIFFON VULTURE, SPECTACLED WARBLER, Black Necked and Little Grebe
JAV(4.00P.M.)
Black Crowned Heron, Glossy Ibis, Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, Flamingo,Little and Cattle Egrets
Lucio de Lobo Area (5.00p.m.)
PEREGRINE FALCON (?), Avocet, 20 WHIMBREL, Great White Egret, Short ToedLark, Lesser Short Toed Lark, Short Toed Eagle, Hoopoe,
Weather: Warm
Highlights: Pilas Meadow full ofhundreds of Pallid Swifts, Collared Pratincoles and Bee-Eaters at eye levelhawking insects. Montague’s male and females displaying in front of us. Hoopoe tryingto swallow very large caterpillar on track in front of us-excellent photoopportunity. Interesting large Peregrine with chestnut crown. First TurtleDoves resting on wires.
P.J.W.
14th April.
Corredor Verde (9.30a.m.)
White Stork, Corn Bunting, Sardinian Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Nightingale, CrestedLark, Woodchat Shrike, Serin, Greenfinch, Stonechat, Corn Bunting, Hoopoe,Azure Winged Magpie, Black Winged Kite, Black Kite, Kestrel, Booted Eagle,Buzzard, Pallid Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Red Rumped Swallow, Blackbird,Collared Dove, Great Tit, Raven, Glossy Starling, Goldfinch
Vado de Quema
Great Crested Grebe, Red Crested Pochard, Coot, Moorhen,
Dehesa de Pilas
Bee-Eater, Spanish Sparrow, Grey Heron, Quail(h)
Partido de Resina (12.00)
Little Ringed Plover, Montague’s Harrier, Calandra Lark, Yellow Wagtail, Spoonbill
Caņo Guadamar (2.30p.m)
Purple Heron, Whiskered Terns, Short Toed Larks, Little Grebe, Mallard,
JAV (2.45p.m.)
Flamingo, Great Reed Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Purple Swamp Hen, Glossy Ibis,Little and Cattle Egrets, Black CrownedNight Heron, Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Black Winged Stilt, Collared Pratincole, GreenSandpiper
Weather: warm
Highlights: Good photo opportunitiesfor Montague’s Harrier, Spoonbill, Short Toed Lark etc. Much activity inVillamanrique Stork colony with newly hatched young. Stunning Bee-Eaters atclose range.
P.J.W.
15th April.
Corredor Verde (9.15a.m.)
Black Winged Kite, Black Kite, Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Kestrel, Azure WingedMagpie, WHITETHROAT, Sardinian Warbler, Nightingale, Cetti’s Warbler, ZittingCisticola, Serin, Greenfinch, Corn Bunting, Goldfinch, Stonechat, Crested Lark,Tree Sparrow, Cuckoo, Red Rumped Swallow, Swallow, House Martin, PallidSwift, Sand Martin, Common Swift, Woodchat Shrike, White Stork, Raven
Vado de Quema
Common Sandpiper, Red Crested Pochard, Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, LittleGrebe, Black Billed Magpie, Glossy Ibis
Dehesa de Pilas(11.30a.m.) Spanish Sparrow, Bee-Eater, Calandra Lark,
Partido de Resina
6 Montagu’s Harrier, Common Sandpiper, 20 GULL BILLED TERN,
Highlights: Good views of BlackWinged Kite. Good views of Great Reed and Savi’s Warblers. 10 differentRaptors, including mating Red Kite. Late Black Storks.
P.J.W.
18th April.
Corredor
Verde (9.30)
3 WHITETHROAT, TURTLE DOVE, Cetti's Warbler,
Nightingale, GARDEN WARBLER, Tree Sparrow, SEDGE WARBLER, Ravn, Black
Winged Kite, Black Kite, Kestrel, Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Zitting
Cisticola, Pallid Swift, Common Swift, House Martin, Sand
Martin,Woodchat Shrike Vado de Quema (10.15)
Red Crested
Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot Laguna de Mancho Zurillo
(11.00a.m.)
Hoopoe, Bee-Eater, GOLDEN ORIOLE, Cormorant,
Cuckoo Dehesa de Pilas (11.30)
200 Bee-Eater, Collared
Pratincole, Spanish Sparrow, Hato Raton (12.30p.m.)
GULL
BILLED TERN, Little Ringed Plover, Spoonbill, 6 Montagu Harrier, Cano
de Guadamar (2.00)
Purple Swamp Hen, Purple Heron, SQUACCO
HERON, 4 Short Toed Eagle, Red Kite, 15 Griffon Vulture, Yellow
Wagtail, Green Sandpiper JAV (3.00)
Great Reed Warbler,
Savi's Warbler, Sedge Warblers, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Red Crested
Pochard, Lapwing, Marsh Harrier, Lucio del Lobo Area (4.00)
3
GREAT WHITE EGRET, Greenshank, 2 SLENDER BILLED GULL, Quail(h), GREAT
SPOTTED CUCKOO, 5 WOOD SANDPIPER
Weather:
Pleasantly warm after cold night
Highlights: Good views of
Black Winged Kite. A lot of singing warblers Cetti/Nightingale in
Corredor Verde-migrants moving through. First view of stunning male
Golden Oriole. Magnificent close Great Spotted Cuckoo-perched on
fence and feeding on ground. Displaying Montague Harriers at close
rang and on track in front of us.
SHORT TOED EAGLE, ROCK SPARROW, Red Rumped Swallow,
Barn Swallow, Sardinian Warbler, WOODLARK, Stonechat, Linnet, Grey
Wagtail, House Martin, Jay, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Crested Lark, Thekla
Lark, Booted Eagle, Buzzard, Hoopoe, BLUE ROCK THRUSH
Segura de
Leon (2.00)
3 BLACK STORK, Montagu Harrier, Lesser Kestrel,
Common Kestrel, Short Toed Eagle, Griffon Vulture, LITTLE BUSTARD,
Quail(h), BLACK EARED WHEATEAR, Calandra Lark, Woodchat Shrike,
SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE, Hoopoe, Corn Bunting, Spotless Starling,
SPANISH SPARROW, House Sparrow, Azure Wing and Black Billed Magpie,
Cattle Egret, Little Egret, White Stork
Weather:
Warm and clear
Highlights:
Good view of male Little Bustard in breeding plumage and
calling.Cameo of Lesser Kestrel,Montagu,Buzzard and White Stork
disputing territory with a dodging Raven!Several hunting Short Toed
Eagles.Pair of Black Eared Wheatears and Corn Buntings!
P.J.W.
23rd April.
Corredor Verde (9.00a.m.)
Corn Bunting, Stonechat, Zitting Cisticola, Woodchat Shrike, Serin, Greenfinch,Goldfinch, Great Tit, Crested Lark, Black Winged Kite, Black Kite, BootedEagle, Buzzard, Cetti’s Warbler, Nightingale, Sardinian Warbler Vado de Quema
Coot, Great Crested Grebe Laguna de Mancho Zurillo (10.15)
Hoopoe, Cuckoo(h), Common Swift Dehesa de Pilas(11.00a.m.)
Pallid Swift, 200 Bee-Eater, 300 Spanish Sparrow, Collared Pratincole, Calandra Lark, Cattle Egret Hato Raton(1.00p.m.)
8 Montagu’s Harrier, 2 Spoonbill, Common Sandpiper, Black Winged Stilt, Short Toed Eagle, Northern Wheatear, Short Toed Lark Caņo de Guadamar(lunch) Purple Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Glossy Ibis, 50 GriffonVultures, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Red Crested Pochard, SQUACCO HERON, 2 PIED FLYCATCHER, Great Reed Warbler, 3 Green Sandpiper JAV (3.00p.m.)
Night Heron, Ibis, Gadwall, Pochard, Purple Heron, Little and Cattle Egret,Savis Warbler, Marsh Harrier Huerta Tejada(5.00p.m.)
COMMON REDSTART, SUB-ALPINE WARBLER, BONELLI WARBLER, 2 Gull BilledTern, Flamingo, Great White Egret, Linnet, Avocet, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Lesser Short Toed Lark, Raven, Little Owl, Spoonbill, Whiskered Tern, Azure Winged Magpie
Weather: Hot 30 degrees
Highlights: Many photo opportunities-particularly Squacco Heron and Pied Flycatcher. Superb displaying Montagu’s Harriers.
P.J.W.
24th April (half day).
Villamanrique (9.00a.m.) Azure Winged Magpie, Hoopoe, Red Legged Partridge, Nightingale, Bee-Eater Caņanda de Rianzuela (11.00a.m.)
Black Kite, Flamingo, Black Necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe,CRESTED COOT, Southern Grey Shrike, Whiskered Tern, Common Sandpiper, Red Crested Pochard,
Weather: Hot
Highlights: Photographing Azure Winged Magpies and CRESTED COOT
P.J.W.
26th April.
Corredor Verde (9.00a.m.) Melodius Warbler, TURTLE DOVE,Greenfinch, Serin, Azure Winged Magpie Laguna de Mancho Zurillo Cuckoo, Red Rumped Swallow, Nightingale, Cetti’s Warbler, Zitting Cisticola,Sardinian Warbler, Stonechat, Woodchat Shrike, Bee-Eater Hato Raton (11.00a.m.)
Little Ringed Plover, Lesser and Short Toed Larks, Montagu’s Harrier, Buzzard, Caņo de Guadamar (12.00) 3 SQUACCO HERON, Red Kite, Short Toed Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, SwampHen, Yellow Legged Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Whiskered Tern, CollaredPratincole, Turtle Dove, Spanish Sparrow JAV(2.00P.M.)
Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Purple Heron, Night Heron, Ibis, Flamingo,Gadawall, Little Grebe, Black Billed Magpie, Red Crested Pochard, Great ReedWarbler, Marsh Harrier, 6 Griffon Vulture, Escupidera Gate
Raven, Booted Eagle, Black Kite, Whinchat Caņo de Rosaliman (3.00p.m.)
50 Whimbrel, Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Ring Plover, Black Tailed Godwit, Huerta Tejada(5.00p.m.)
2 STONE CURLEW, Grey Plover, Peregrine(?), Little Owl, Grey Heron, ReedWarbler, Quail(h), Swift, Swallow, Sand and House Martin, Savi’s Warbler (h)
Weather: Warm
Highlights: Stone Curlew with otherwaders near Huerta Tejada. Good selection of passage waders.
P.J.W.
27th April.
Corredor Verde.
Melodius Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Cetti, Nightingale, Cuckoo (h), Little Owl
