ITINERARY
6 days |
Extramadura |
1 day |
Sierra de Gredos |
1 day |
Guadeloupe |
1 day |
Ebro-delta |
1 day |
Pyrenees |
PRACTICALITIES
TransportWe 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