Raptor migration in Gibraltar and birding in the Iberian Lynx home. 31.8.-8.9.2013

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Raptor migration in Gibraltar and birding in the Iberian

Lynx home.

31.8.-8.9.2013

Foto: Christoph ROLAND


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Raptor migration in Gibraltar and birding in the Iberian

Lynx home.

31.8.-8.9.2013

Egyptian Vulture. Adult. Photo: Christoph ROLAND

Guides, bus-drivers and authors of this trip report:Christoph ROLAND (BirdLife-Austria) and ngel SALLENT (BirdingMurcia)

Team members:

Helga AdamHerbert EhrlichIngeborg EhrlichErika EisenreichDr. Wolfgang GschwandtnerKarin Gschwandtner

Ursula KalaminecThomas KesslerRobert KonecnyHannelore MeinhartDr. Gernot RuschlDr. Ingeborg RuschlChristine SummerRobert Wolmerstorfer The guides C. ROLAND and . SALLENT in a coffee break.

Photo: Robert KONECNY


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Route:

31st August: the trip starts at Seville airport where we rent two vans. We drive from Sevilledirectly to Doana ational Park. A quick stop in Hostal Cristina, our accommodationin El Rocio, and very soon we begin our birding walking along the marsh that by this time

of the year is almost dry. At Puente de La Canaliega we have our first spanish specialities,2 adults and 1 juvenile of the Spanish Imperial Eagle and the first Red-rumped Swallows.From there we cross the road to La Rocina Visitor Center where we see several speciesincluded 20 Iberian Blue Magpie, 80 Bee-eater, Sardinian and Dartford Warbler, CettisWarbler, the introduced breeding Common Waxbill, Crested Lark, 2 Southern Grey Shrikeand 5 Black Stork.

El Rocio and La Rocina - Photos: Christoph ROLAND

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1st September:breakfast at Hostal Cristina at 7 and before 8 we are on the way to thesourrandings of Doana ational Parkwhere many birds are gathering by this time of theyear. Our first stop is near Villamanrriquewhere we have a Roller sitting on a power line.

Not far from there we stop in a stepe-land area where we have a walk that produce 1 singingQuail, 6 Pint-tailed Sandgrouse, Short-toed and Crested Lark, 1 Melodious Warbler and 1Short-toed Eagle.From there we go to Dehesa de Abajo. These place usually keeps water by this time of theyear when most of the marshes of Doana are dry. That makes the places one of the best

places for birding with thousands of birds. We have a great view of hundreds of White Stork,Flamingo, Glossy Ibis or Spoonbill. Also big numbers for Night and Great Heron, minimun of6 Purple Heron and 10 Great Egrett. Here we find one of the goal species of the trip, 9

Murbled Duck! Other ducks seen are 30 Red-crested Pochard, 20 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 10Common Teal, 30 Mallard, 1 female Gadwall and 1 juvenile Pintail. Within the wadershundreds of Black-winged Stilt, 50 avocet or 30 Ruff, 2 Gull-billed Tern and manyWhiskered Tern. Also we have 2 males of the introduced Yellow-crowned Weaver that bythis time of the year are breeding.After having lunch we pointed to the rice crops that are around the village of Isla Mayor.Many birds are foraging there although in September the rice is high and birding is not easy.Driving through the dirt roads we see many Squacco and Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis and WhiteStork, 3 Black Stork, Osprey, Marsh and Montagus Harrier, around 30 Green Sandpiper,Yellow Wagtail of the subspecie iberiaeand many Zitting Cisticola.On the way back to El Rocio we have our first sighting of the trip of one Black-winged Kite.


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Dehesa de Abajo Photos: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER and Christoph ROLAND

2nd September:after breakfast in Hostal Cristina we point the Odiel Marshesin the town ofHuelva. Odiel river flows into the Atlantic Ocean creating a bast marshes that atract thousandof waders during the Autumn migration.

First stop is in Laguna de Calatilla that produces the Slender-billed and Black-headedGull, Black-tailed Godwit, many Ringed and Kentish plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Dunlin.Our second stop is directly in the marshes with low tide and good light for birding. Here wehave many species of waders included Oystercatcher, Little Ringed, Ringed, Kentish andGrey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew,Whimbrel, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Turnstone and Ruff plus one Osprey.Following the road that cross the marshes we find Sanderling and Turnstone at the beach and2 Little Tern. The road continues through a long dyke that goes into the ocean for severalkilometers (Espign Juan Carlos I). There are two flat areas beside the dyke wherehundreds of gulls are resting. Here we see Audouins, Yellow-legged, Mediterranean andLesser Black-backed Gull and a flock of Common and Sandwich Tern. At the end of the dyke

there is a lighthouse perfect for a quick seawatching that gives us 6 Gannet.On the way back to El Rocio, we stop at Parador de Mazagonwhere we drink a coffeesurrounding by a flock of Iberian Blue Magpie.Later we stop in El Acebuche Visitor Centerwhere we see yet another flock of IberianBlue Magpie and many Red-rumped Swallow.We finish the day with a nice walk around the El Palacio de El Acebrn that producessome species as the Great-spotted Goodpecker, Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, Nightingale,Cettis Warbler, Treecreper, Great and Crested Tit or Chaffinch.

Odiel Marshes Photos: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER


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3rd September: early in the morning we walk to the border of the marsh in El Rocio tolisten to the Red Deers yawning. On this day we leave El Rocio and Doana and lead toTarifa. On the way, we stop in Brazo del Estewhere we stay birding during the morning.Brazo del Esteis a bast area of rice crops at the East side of Guadalquivir river. In ourfirs stop at Ro Guadairawe have a very good sighting of a Black-winged Kite sitting on a

power line and later, probably the same bird, hunting over the crops. Whe have also very goodsigthings of the Pallid Swift, Little Owl and the Purple Swamphen.Along Brazo del Estewe see most of the herons included Night (40), Squacco (7) andGreat Heron (20), Little Bittern (1 juvenile), White (hundreds), Great (20) and Cattle Egrett(hundreds). Also hundreds of Glossy Ibis, White (20) and Black (4) Stork, Snipe, Wood andGreen Sandpiper, Whiskered Tern, Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Sand Martin, Zittis Cisticole, CettisWarbler, Yellow Wagtail (iberiae) and the introduced Golden Bishop.After lunch we drive to our accommodation in Hostal La Torrein Tarifawithout time forany birding.

4th September: first day in Tarifa and the wind is very strong from the East so the raptors are

not crossing the Strait of Gibraltar during this day. After breakfast in Hostal La Torre, wedecide to walk through the Canuto del Guadalmes,one of the green valleys near Tarifathat are very good for raptor watching when the winds are strong as the birds are gatheringhere and waiting for better weather conditions. During this 3 hours easy walk we have verygood sightings of Short-toed and Booted Eagle, Griffon and Egyptian Vulture, Black Kite,Goshawk and Sparrowhawk. The walk also produce some small paserines as Robin, Wren,Blackcap, Firecrest, Treecreper, Nuthatch, Grerat, Blue and Crested Tit, Chaffinch and Jay.

Cork oak at Canuto del Guadalmes Photo: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER


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From there, we check the best watchpoints for the migration, first Cazalla and laterAlgarrobo. Despite the extremly strong wind in Cazallawe could see 40 Egyptian Vulture

plus Black Kite, Short-toed and Booted Eagle. In Algarrobothe wind was not too strong andwe can stay longer seeing our first Honey Busards and most of the previus species.From there, we drive Sierra de la Platanear Bolonia. Here, both species Little and White

Rumped Swift have bred in recent years although not in 2013. Anyway, its still one of thebest places in Europe for try them. We walk along the cliffs untill we reach the Cueva delMoro. At the end of the day we have a short shigting of one swift with white rump thatseems to be a Little Swift. Unfortunately, the view is not good enough and we cannot confirmthe species. In the area, there is a Griffon Vulture colony and we can see some of them sittingon the cliffs as well as two Egyptian Vulture in a small cave. Also here, we have 2 Blue RockThrush and Sardinian Warbler. Without any time for more birding, we go to our hostal.

5th September:early in the morning we go to Los Lancesbeach for an easy walk thatstarts in the town of Tarifa. These is a good place for waders, gulls and terns but from middaymany kitesurfers are in the area so the best moment for birding is in the morning. This walk

produces some waders as 3 Oystercatcher, Sanderling (100 aprox,one bird with colour rings),10 Kentish plover, 3 Great Heron and 1 Flamningo. Within the gulls, 200 Yellow-legged, 5Black-headed , 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 15 Audouins Gull (1 ringed) plus Sandwichand Common Tern. 2 Corys Shearwater are seen gliding over the see. On the way back toTarifa we have some passerines as 7 Short-toed Lark, 4 Tawny Pipit, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2Zitting Cisticole, Northern Wheatear. We already have our first raptors crossing. Today thewind is no so strong and seems to be a good day for raptors.At 11 a.m. we go directly to Cazallaexpecting many birds as this is the best time of the day(from 11 to 17). As we expected, hundreds of birds are crossing. Right after arriving to this

place a huge flock of 850 White Stork is departing to Africa. The passage of Short-toed,Booted Eagle and Black Kite is continue.In Algarrobowe stay from 13:00 to 17:00 aprox. enjoying the great espectacle of raptorsmigration in what is probably the best day of this year in Tarifa. On this day 14000 HoneyBuzzard (7000 while we are there) and 450 Short-toed Eagle passed are counted only inAlgarrobo (personal comunication of Alejandro Onrrubia, Fundacin Migres). And here wehave one of the goals of the trip, one adult male of Pallid Harrier is seen and photographed.This specie is considered a raritie in Spain and the record has been summited. Also 5 Marshand 10 Montagus Harrier and 7 Sparrowhawk are recorded and 6 Common Kestrel at ElMirador del Estrecho.We go for a coffee at the cross of the Boloniaroad. From the terrace we can see yet anotherflock of 200 White Stork and 1 Red Kite. Right from this place we finish the day walking

through a nice area of farms with patches of wild olive trees where is known that the RufousBush Robin breeds. By now is late for this specie but the walk produces other species asSerin, Crested and Thekla Lark, 1 juvenile of Woodchat Shrike, Northern Wheatear andChiffchaff.

Algarrobo watchpoint and Short-toed Eagle Photos: R.KONECNY und C.ROLAND


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6th September: we start the day with a birdwatching from Cazalla early in the morning.Short after, we go to Tarifa for a two hours boat trip with Turmares, a touristic company thatare practicing a respectful whalewatching. Tha main objetive of this trips are the dolphins andthe Killer Whale in the Gibraltar Strait but many seabirds can be seen. During our trip wehave 11 Corys and 2 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Gannet, 20 Yellow-legged Gull and 10 Common

Tern plus 3 groups of Long-finned Pilot Whale and a group of Bottlenose Dolphin.After the trip and a short walk in the town of Tarifawe go again to Cazallafor having lunch.Here we have very much the same species than the day before but in smaller numbers.From there we go to Laguna de La Jandathat once was the biggest lagoon of Spain buttoday is just a big area with rice crops. Anyway is very good place for birding and many birdsuse the area for resting before crossing to Africa. Driving through the dirt roads and stopingevery one or two kilometers we have hundreds of White Stork, Glossy Ibis (the specie has

breed here in 2013), Cattle and white Egrett, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Black Stork, 8 Marsh and 8Montagus Harrier. Within the waders, 80 Black-winged Stilt, 5 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 10 CommonSnipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 10 Green Sandpiper and 3Whiskered Tern.

Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret in Laguna de la Janda Photo: W. GSCHWANDTNER

We have also a very good sighting of one Blak-winged Kite and unfortunatelly we foundanother one dead by collision with a power line.After the rice crops we enter an area with alfalfa crops and ploughs where we find a group of6 Little Bustard (2 males) and a flock of Red-legged partridge.

7th September:before leaving Tarifa area, we go for a short and nice walk around HuertaGrande Visitor Centrewhere we see and hear many small passerines. Near the coffee shopwe have a great view of an Iberian Chiffchaff, first heard and finally seen. From Tarifa wehave a long trip to Andujarof more than 4 hours. We drive along the coast direcction Malagaand then heading North. On the way, we cross the town of Antequeraand we decide to havelunch in Parque atural the Antequera. This is 40 minutes from the town but itswonderful landscapes worth to be seen. Up there we have a dense fog and unusual lowtemperatures for begining September. In spite of the fog, we see a couple of Blue RockThrush and three Spanish Ibex. After this quick stop, we continue to Andujar for two and ahalf hours more.Once in Andujar we stop quickly in our accommodation Hostal Los Pinosand we go toLa Jndulato try the Iberian Lynx, the most endangered cat on Earth. On the way, we seevery close from the car three Imperial Spanish Eagle. Griffon Vulture is very commoneverywhere. Once in La Jndula we were waiting there till dusk in one of the best places


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where the Lynx can be seen. No luck with this but we enjoy a couple of Black Vulture thatcross the sky above us, a couple of Spanish Imperial Eagle sitting on a tree plus many IberianMagpie and Red-legged Partridge.We finish our day with a goodby dinner in a tipical spanish tapas restaurant near ouraccommodation.

8th September

Before leaving Andujar and lead to Sevilla Airport, of course that we have to try the lynxearly in the morning. We went to another famouse place where the lynk is seen very often atthe Guadalquivir River. No luck again but we have some other nice birds as the IberianGreen Woodpecker (only heard). Without time for more birding we go to Sevilla Airport.

umber of bird species: 163

Bird list of all the birds seen or heard during the trip. Only are included species that are

detected for at least two members of the group.

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis: 2 at Dehesa de Abajo and 6 at Brazo del Este.Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus: 20 at Dehesa de Abajo and 2 at Brazo del Este.Corys ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea: 2 from Playa de los Lances and 11 during the boattrip.Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus: 2 during the boat trip.GannetMorus bassanus: 6 from Espign Juan Carlos I and 3 during the boat trip.Great CormoranPhalacrocorax carbo: minimun 6 at Dehesa de Abajo. 3 at Laguna de LaJandaLittle BitternIxobrychus minutus: 1 juv. at Brazo del Este

ight Heronycticorax nycticorax: very common in Dehesa de Abajo, more than 40 atBrazo del Este.Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides: very common in Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Odiel Marshes, 7at Brazo del Este.Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis: very common in Dehesa de Abajo, Brazo del Este and laguna deLa Janda, 5 in La Rocina, 44 in Tarifa area, 31 in Andujar.

Cattle Egret and Squacco Heron Photo: Christoph ROLAND

Little EgretEgretta garzetta: very common at Dehesa de Abajo, Odiel Marshes and lagunade La Janda, 1 at Puente de La Canaliega, more than 20 at Brazo del Este and 5 at playa de

Los Lances.Great EgretCasmerodius alba: 2 at La Rocina, more then 10 at Dehesa de Abajo, 1 at OdielMarshes and 2 at Brazo del Este.


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Grey HeronArdea cinerea: 3 in La Rocina, very common at Dehesa de Abajo, 5 at OdielMarshes, 20 at Brazo del Este, 3 at Playa de los Lances, 5 at laguna de La Janda, 5 at Andujar.Purple HeronArdeapurpurea: more than 6 at Dehesa de Abajo and at the rice crops of IslaMayor, 7 at Brazo del Este.Black StorkCiconia nigra: 9 in La Rocina, 3 at Dehesa de Abajo, 4 at Brazo del Este, 30 at

Cazalla (05.09.2013), 5 at Cazalla (06.09.2013).White StorkCiconia ciconia: Many in Dehesa de Abajo and Laguna de La Janda, 11 in LaRocina, more then 33 in Odiel Marshes, more than 20 in Brazo del Este, a flock of 850crossing in Cazalla and 200 in Bolonia.Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus: very common at Dehesa de Abajo, Brazo del Este andLaguna de La Janda.

Glossy Ibis (1 Ind. with ring) and Black-winged Stilt Photo: Christoph ROLAND

SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia: very common at Dehesa de Abajo, 6 at La Rocina, 5 in Odiel

Marshes, 4 juveniles at Bolonia.FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus: very common in Dehesa de Abajo, 20 at La Rocina, morethen 50 at Odiel Marshes, more than 80 at Brazo del Este, 1 in playa de Los Lances, 2

juveniles at Laguna de La Janda.Wigeon:Anas penelope: 3 in Dehesa de Abajo.GadwallAnas strepera: 1 female at Dehesa de Abajo and 15 at Brazo del Este.TealAnas crecca: more than 10 at Dehesa de Abajo and 1 female in Odiel MarshesMallardAnas platyrhynchos: 5 at La Rocina, 30 at Dehesa de Abajo, more than 10 at OdielMarshes, 20 at Brazo del Este and 15 at Laguna de La Janda.PintailAnas acuta: 1 juvenile at Dehesa de Abajo and 2 females at Brazo del Este.Marbled DuckMarmaronetta angustirostris: 9 at Dehesa de Abajo.Pochardetta rufina: more than 30 at Dehesa de Abajo and 4 at Brazo del Este.ShovelerAnas clypeata: more then 20 at Dehesa de Abajo, 4 at Odiel Marshes and 10 inBrazo del Este.Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo, 1 at Brazo del Este, 1 atlaguna de La Janda plus one dead by colision with power line.Black KiteMilvus migrans: 4 at Brazo del Este, in Tarifa area the passage is continue on05.06.2013, around 100 on 04.06.2013 and around 50 on 06.09.2013.Red KiteMilvus milvus: 1 at Bolonia.Egyptian Vultureeophron percnopterus: many in Canuto del Guadalmes and Cazalla(04.06.2013), 2 in Sierra de La Plata, 30 in Cazalla (05.06.2013) and 5 in Cazalla(06.09.2013).Black VultureAegypius monachus: 1-2 in Andujar on 07.09.2013


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Griffon VultureGyps fulvus: 2 at Puente de La Canaliega, 2 at Dehesa de abajo, 30 at Sierrade La Plata, at Tarifa area (Cazalla and Algarrobo) 20 on 05.09.2013 and 15 on 06.09.2013,30 in Andujar.OspreyPandion haliaetus: 1 at the rice crops around Brazo del Este, 1 at Odiel Marshes, 2 atTarifa area.

Short-toed EagleCircaetus gallicus: 2 near Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Brazo del Este, in Tarifaarea, 50 on 04.09.2013 (very common in Canuto del Guadalmesi), continue passage on05.09.2013 and 30 on 06.06.2013.Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus: 7 in the rice crops of Isla Mayor, 1 female in OdielMarshes, 10 in Brazo del Este, 5 in Tarifa area on 05.09.2013 and 8 in Tarifa area and Lagunade La Janda on 06.09.2013Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus: 1 adult male at Algarrobo on 05.09.2013. The record has

been sent to the Spanish Commitee of Rarities.

Honey Buzzard, adult male of Pallid Harrier and Short-toed Eagle Photos: C ROLAND

Montagus HarrierCircus pygargus: more than 10 around Dehesa de Abajo and rice cropsof Isla Mayor, at Tarifa area 10 on 05.09.2013, 8 on 06.09.2013 and 1 on 07.09.2013.GoshawkAccipiter gentilis: 1 in Canuto del Guadalmes.

SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus: In Tarifa area, 2 on 04.09.2013, 7 on 05.09.2013 and 3 on06.09.2013.Common BuzzardButeo buteo: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Brazo del Este and 1 atAndujar.Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus: At Tarifa area, 20 on 04.09.2013, 20 on 06.09.2013 and 20on 07.09.2013. On the 05.09.2013 the passage is continue. Only at Algarrobo, staff fromFundacin Migres counted 7000 while we were there and 14000 during that day!Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalberti: 2 adults and 1 juv. from Puente de La Canaliega, 5in Andujar.Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus: 1 from Puente de La Canaliega, 6 around Dehesa deAbajo, 1 at El Acebrn, 8 at Brazo del Este, in Tarifa area, continue passage on 04 and

05.09.2013 and ca. 30 on 06.09.2013, 1 in Andujar.KestrelFalco tinnunculus: 5 around Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Odiel Marshes, 3 at Brazo delEste, at Tarifa area, 3 on 04.09.2013, 6 on 05.09.2013 and 7 on 06.09.2013. 1 in Andujar.Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus: 1 at Cazalla on 05.09.2013.Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa: 1 at Sierra de La Plata, 20 at Laguna de La Janda, 13 atAndujar.QuailCoturnix coturnix: 1 heard near Dehesa de Abajo.PheasantPhasianus colchicus: 20 at Laguna de La JandaMoorhenGallinula chloropus: 6 at Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Odiel Marshes and 10 at Brazo delEste.Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio: minimun 2 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 7 at

Brazo del Este.CootFulica atra: 30 at Dehesa de Abajo, more than 5 at Odiel Marshes, very common atBrazo del Este and 10 at Laguna de La Janda.


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Little BustardTetrax tetrax: 2 males and 4 female/juvenile at Laguna de La Janda.Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus: more than 5 at Puente de La Canaliega, verycommon at Dehesa de Abajo, more than 20 at Odiel Marshes, 5 at Brazo del Este and 80 inLaguna de La Janda.Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta: 1 at Puente de La Canaliega, 50 at Dehesa de Abajo, 15 at

Odiel Marshes and more than 25 at Brazo del este.Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius: more than 6 at Dehesa de Abajo and very commonin Odiel Marshes.Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula: 1 at Dehesa de Abajo, very common in Odiel Marshes,6 at Playa de Los Lances and 1 at Laguna de La Janda.Kentish ploverCharadrius alexandrinus: more than 30 at Odiel Marshes and 10 at Playa deLos Lances.

Ringed and Kentish plovers Photo: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola: more than 40 at Odiel Marshes.LapwingVanellus vanellus: 1 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 20 at Brazo del Este and 5at Laguna de La Janda.

KnotCalidris canutus: more than 15 at Odiel Marshes.SanderlingCalidris alba: minimum 25 at Odiel Marshes and more than 100 at Playa de losLances.Litle StintCalidris minuta: 1 at Dehesa de Abajo and minimum 3 at Odiel Marshes.Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea: minimum 5 at Dehesa de Abajo and minimun 5 atOdiel Marshes.DunlinCalidris alpina: minimum 40 at Odiel Marshes and 3 at Playa de los Lances.RuffPhilomachus pugnax: 30 at Dehesa de Abajo and 2 at Laguna de La Janda.SnipeGallinago gallinago: 4 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 3 at Brazo del Este and 10at Laguna de La Janda.Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa: 15 at Dehesa de Abajo, 20 at Odiel Marshes, more than

10 at Brazo del Este and 2 at Laguna de La Janda.Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica: minimun 7 at Odiel Marshes.Whimbrelumenius phaeopus: more than 80 at Odiel Marshes.Curlew umenius arquata: minimum 2 at Dehesa de Abajo and more than 50 at OdielMarshes.Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus: 1 at Odiel Marshes and 2 at Laguna de La Janda.RedshankTringa totanus: more than 50 at Odiel Marshes.GreenshankTringa nebularia: 10 at Odiel Marshes and 1 at Laguna de la Janda.Green SandpiperTringa ochropus: more than 30 at rice crops around Isla Mayor, 1 at OdielMarshes, 1 at Brazo del Este and 10 at Laguna de la Janda.Tringa glareola: 3 at Brazo del Este.Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos: 2 at Puente de la Canaliega, minimun 6 at rice cropsaround Isla Mayor, 5 at Odiel Marshes and 2 at Brazo del Este.TurnstoneArenaria interpres: minimum 20 at Odiel Marshes.


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Mediterranean GullLarus melanocephalus: 1 at Odiel Marshes.Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus: very common at Dehesa de Abajo and Odiel Marshes,5 at Playa de los Lances.Slender-billed GullLarus genei: minimum 11 at Odiel Marshes.Audouins GullLarus audouinii: very common at Odiel Marshes, 15 at Playa de los Lances.

Yellow-legged and Audouis gulls Photo: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER

Black-backed GullLarus fuscus: more than 50 at Dehesa de Abajo, very common at OdielMarshes, more than 5 at Brazo del Este and 20 at Playa de los Lances.Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis: minimum 1 at Dehesa de Abajo, 2 at Odiel Marshes,more than 200 at Playa de los Lances and 20 during the boat trip.Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica: minimum 2 at Dehesa de Abajo.Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis: minimum 20 at Odiel Marshes and 1 at Playa de losLances.CommonTernSterna hirundo: minimum 30 at Odiel Marshes, 1 at Brazo del Este, 1 at Playade los Lances and 10 during the boat trip.Little TernSterna albifrons: 2 at Odiel Marshes.Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridus: very common at Dehesa de Abajo, 6 at Brazo del Esteand 3 at Playa de La Janda.Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata: 6 near Dehesa de Abajo.Feral PigeonColumba livia(forma domestica): very common. Recorded every day.Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus: more Than 15 at el Acebrn and El Acebuche, 20 atLaguna de La Janda, 5 in Andujar.Collared DoveSteptopelia decaocto: very common. Recorded every day.Turtle DoveSteptopelia turtur: 1 at Bolonia, 4 at Laguna de La Janda and 1 in Andujar.Little OwlAthena noctua: 1 at Brazo del Este and 2 at Andujar.Tawny OwlStrix aluco: 1 ind. calling early in the night at Andujar.SwiftApus apus, 5 at Brazo del Este, at Tarifa area 4 on 04.09.2013, 5 on 05.09.2013 and 5on 06.09.2013.Pallid SwiftApus pallidus: 27 at Brazo del Este, at Tarifa area, 20 on 04.09.2013, 10 on05.09.2013 and 30 on 06.09.2013.Little SwiftApus affinis: 1 swift with white rump is seen at Sierra de La Plata. The sighting isvery quick and identification can not be comfirmed as the White-rumped Swift is also

possible there.KingfisherAlcedo atthis: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo, 1 at Odiel Marshes, 1 at Palacio del

Acebrn, 3 at Brazo del Este and 1 at Laguna de La Janda.


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Bee-eaterMerops apiaster: more than 80 at La Rocina, minimum 3 at Dehesa de Abajo, 5 atEl Acebuche, 13 at Brazo del Este, in Tarifa area, 170 on 04.09.2013, 600 on 05.09.2013 and31 on 06.09.2013 and 10 in Andujar.RollerCoracias garrulus: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo.HoopoeUpupa epops: 5 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 1 at Odiel Marshes, 4 at Brazo

del Este, 2 7 in Tarifa area and 1 in Andujar.Iberian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridissharpeii: 3 or 4 birds are heard in Andujar.Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major: 1 at El Acebrn and 1 at Canuto delGuadalmes.Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla: minimum 7 near Dehesa de Abajo and 7 atPlaya de los Lances.Crested LarkGalerida cristata: minimum 3 at La Rocina, 50 near Dehesa de Abajo and ricecrops, minimum 10 at Odiel Marshes, 20 at Brazo del Este, 10 at Bolonia, 2 at Laguna de laJanda.Thekla LarkGalerida theklae: 7 at Bolonia and 2 at Laguna de la Janda.Sand MartinRiparia riparia: very common at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 30 at Brazo

del Este, 10 at Tarifa and 20 at Laguna de la Janda.Rock MartinPtynoprogne rupestris: 1 at Sierra de la Plata.Barn SwallowHirundo rustica: more than 10 at La Rocina, 50 at the rice crops around IslaMayor, 1 at Brazo del Este, very common in Tarifa area.Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica: minimum 30 at La Rocina, 10 at the rice cropsaround Isla Mayor, minimum 20 at El Acebrn, 35 at Brazo del Este

Roller, Red-rumped Swallow and Pallid Swift Photos: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER (Central) and C. ROLAND

House MartinDelichon urbicum: very common in La Rocina, minimum 3 at the rice cropsaround Isla Mayor, 80 at El Acebrn, very common in Brazo del Este, 1 at Sierra de la Plataand 20 at Laguna de la Janda.Tawny PipitAnthus campestris: 4 at Playa de los Lances.Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava: 3 at La Rocina, 30 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor (both

subspecies, flava and iberiae), 2 at Odiel Marshes, 5 at Brazo del Este, 6 at Playa de losLances and 15 at Laguna de la Janda (included subspecie flavissima).Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea: 1 in Andujar.White WagtailMotacilla alba: 1 at El Acebrn.WrenTroglodytes troglodytes: 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 1 in Andujar.RobinErithacus rubecula: 3 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 1 in Andujar.Luscinia megarhynchos: 1 at El Acebrn.Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros: 1 female or juvenile at Parador de Mazagn.WinchatSaxicola rubetra: 2 near Dehesa de Abajo.StonechatSaxicola torquata: 1 at La Rocina, 1 near dehesa de abajo, minimum 5 at OdielMarshes, in Tarifa area, 7 on 04.09.2013, 12 on 05.09.2013 and 25 on 06.09.2013 and 1 in

Andujar.orthern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe: 1 at Odiel Marshes, 3 at Playa de los Lances and 3at Laguna de La Janda.


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Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica: 1 male at El Acebrn , 1 at Playa de los Lancesand 1 at Facinas.Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius: 2 at Sierra de la Plata and 2 at Torcal de Antequera.BlackbirdTurdus merula: 2 at El Acebrn, 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes, 8 in Tarifa area.Cettis WarblerCettia cetti: minimum 5 at La Rocina, minimum 5 at the rice crops around

Isla Mayor, 5 at El Acebrn, 5 at Brazo del Este, 1 at Laguna de La Janda and 1 at HuertaGrande.Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis: minimum 30 at the rice crops around Dehesa de Abajo, 2at Odiel Marshes, 5 at Brazo del Este, 2 at Playa de los Lances and 10 at Laguna de la Janda.Great Reed warblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus: 1 at Dehesa de abajo.Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo.

Blue-rock Thrush, Iberian Blue Magpie and Melodious Warbler Photos: Wolf GSCHWANDTNER undChristoph ROLAND (Melodious Warbler)

Dartford WarblerSylvia undata: 1 at La Rocina and 1 at El Acebrn.Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala: 3 at La Rocina, 1 at the rice crops around IslaMayor, 1 at El Acebuche, in Tarifa area, 3 on 04.09.2013, 5 on 05.09.2013 and 5 on06.09.2013 and 4 in Andujar.Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata: 1 at Cazalla.BlackcapSylvia atricapilla: 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 8 at Huerta Grande.ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita: 2 at bolonia and 1 at Huerta Grande.Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus: 1 at Huerta Grande.Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus: 5 at Brazo del Este.FirecrestRegulus ignicapillus: 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 5 at Huerta Grande.Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata: 1 at La Rocina, 1 at El Acebrn, 3 at Brazo del Este,1 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 1 at Huerta Grande.Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus: minimum 5 at La Rocina.Crested TitParus cristatus: 1 at El Acebrn, 1 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 1 at HuertaGrande.Blue TitParus caeruleus: 2 at La Rocina, 1 at Canuto del Guadalmes and 1 at HuertaGrande.Great TitParus major: minimum 10 at La rocina, 1 at the rice crops around Isla Mayor, 1 ElAcebrn, 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes, 4 Bolonia and 2 at Huerta Grande.uthatch Sitta europaea: 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes.TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla: minimum 3 at La Rocina, minimum 4 at El Acebrn, 4at Canuto del Guadalmes, 1 at Bolonia, 1 at Huerta Grande and 1 in Andujar.Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus: 1 male at La Rocina, 1 male at Laguna de La Janda and 1 inAndujar.Southern Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalis: 2 at La Rocina, 2 El Acebrn and 1 in Andujar.

Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator: 3 juveniles around Dehesa de Abajo, 1 juvenile at Boloniaand 2 at Laguna de la Janda.


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Iberian Blue MagpieCyanopica cooki: minimum 20 at La Rocina, minimum 6 on the way toDehesa de Abajo (near El Rocio), 50 in Parador de Mazagn and el Acebuche and 25 inAndujar.JayGarrulus glandarius: 2 at Canuto del Guadalmes.MagpiePica pica: 3 at Dehesa de Abajo, 20 at El Acebuche and El Acebrn, 2 at Brazo del

Este, 20 in Andujar.JackdawCorvus monedula: minimum 70 at Dehesa de Abajo, very common at Vejer (on theway from Brazo del Este to Tarifa) and 10 at Laguna de La Janda.Raven Corvus corax: 1 at Puente de la Canaliega, 4 at Dehesa de Abajo and 5 at ElAlgarrobo.Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor: very common everywhere. Recorded every day.House SparrowPasser domesticus: very common everywhere. Recorded every day.Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis: 1 at Brazo del Este.Yellow-crowned WeaverEuplectes afer: introduced specie: 2 males at Dehesa de Abajo and15 at Brazo del Este.Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild: minimum 40 at La Rocina and 2 at Brazo del Este.

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs: minimum 5 at El Acebrn, 10 at Canuto del Guadalmes, 16 inTarifa area, 3 at Huerta Grande.Serin Serinus serinus: 7 at Bolonia and 10 in Andujar.GreenfinchCarduelis chloris: minimum 20 at La Rocina, 5 at El Acebrn, 10 at Brazo delEste, 5 at Bolonia and 20 at Laguna de la Janda.GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis: very common everywhere. Recorded every day.LinnetCarduelis cannabina: 10 at Laguna de la Janda.Corn BuntingMiliaria calandra: 1 near Dehesa de Abajo, 7 at Bolonia and ca. 300 atLaguna de la Janda.

BirdLife trip team - Photo: Christoph ROLAND


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Terrestrial mammals: Granada Hare Lepus granatensis, European Rabbit Oryctolaguscuniculus, Iberian Ibex Capra pyrenaica, Beech Marten Martes foina (dead on the road),European BadgerMeles meles(dead on the road), Red Deer Cervus elaphus, Wild Boar SusScrofa.

Whales and Dolphins (from the boat trip at the Gibraltar Strait): Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melasand Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus.

Long-finned Pilot Whale Photos: Christoph ROLAND und Wolf GSCHWANDTNER

Bottlenose Dolphin Photo: Wolf GSCHWANDTBER

Bird of the trip: Black-winged Kite

Ranking:

Art Points Position

Black-winged Kite 31 1

Spanish Imperial Eagle 24 2

White Stork 24 2

Little Bustard 15 4

Pintail Sandgrouse 14 5

Yellow-crowned Weaver 14 5

Egyptian Vulture 11 7

Booted Eagle 9 8

Short-toed Eagle 9 8

Griffon Vulture 9 8

Honey Buzzard 7 11

Glossy Ibis 6 12

Black Vulture 5 13


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Blue Rock Thrush 5 13

Migration 5 13

Iberian Blue Magpie 4 16

Audouins Gull 4 16

Purple Heron 4 16

Red-legged Partridge 2 19Sardinian Warbler 2 19

Iberian Chiffchaff 1 21

ngel SALLENT und Christoph ROLAND; Murcia / Wien 12.2013

Documents

Raptor migration in Gibraltar and birding in the Iberian Lynx home. 31.8.-8.9.2013