SPAIN

29/06 - 08/07/1995
Hans Matheve & Ignace Ledegen, Maarten Jacobs & Hendrik Vanbroeckhoven










ITINERARY

6 days

Extramadura

1 day

Sierra de Gredos

1 day

Guadeloupe

1 day

Ebro-delta

1 day

Pyrenees







PRACTICALITIES

Transport

We drove our own car for the entire trip.

Accomodation

We always camped in our tent mostly out in the wild

FULL BIRD TRIP LIST

Taxonomy strictly follows Clements' 5th Edition (incl. updates). The list only contains species positively identified by at least one of our group. Birds identified by guides or other people only are not included, presumed species neither...

[203 species]


Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great Egret Ardea alba

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Black Stork Ciconia nigra

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

Gadwall Anas strepera

Eurasian Teal Anas crecca

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus

Red Kite Milvus milvus Near-threatened (NT)

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus

Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Near-threatened (NT)

Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus

Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo

Spanish Eagle Aquila adalberti Vulnerable (VU) Near-endemic

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable (VU)

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Great Bustard Otis tarda Vulnerable (VU)

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Near-threatened (NT)

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Sanderling Calidris alba

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Ruff Philomachus pugnax

Mew Gull Larus canus

Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Near-threatened (NT)

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

Slender-billed Gull Larus genei

Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata

Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Stock Dove Columba oenas

Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus

Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

European Scops-Owl Otus scops

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

Common Swift Apus apus

Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

European Roller Coracias garrulus Near-threatened (NT)

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Crested Lark Galerida cristata

Thekla Lark Galerida theklae

Wood Lark Lullula arborea

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

House Martin Delichon urbica

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

Redwing Turdus iliacus

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti

Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta

Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus

Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans

Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala

Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata

Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

European Robin Erithacus rubecula

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

Great Tit Parus major

Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana

Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula

Rook Corvus frugilegus

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Rock Petronia Petronia petronia

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris

Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina

European Serin Serinus serinus

Citril Finch Serinus citrinella

Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

Rock Bunting Emberiza cia

Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus

Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra