BIRD HIGHLIGHTS

Dates: June 24th to July 1st

Tour: Secrets of the High Pyrenees (flowers & birds)

Sites: Benasque, Chia, Ordesa, Cotiella

Tour Leader: Josele J Saiz . Eva-Penn Smith

Tour Party: Roger & Kate Seaman, Ann & Oliver Addis, Joan& Neal Ward

Number of Species: 90

SQUACCO HERON

/ EAGLE OWL / X / RED-BACKED SHRIKE
LITTLE BITTERN / LITTLE OWL / LESSER GREY SHRIKE
NIGHT HERON / LONG-EARED OWL / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE
CATTLE EGRET - / SHORT-EARED OWL / WOODCHAT SHRIKE
LITTLE EGRET / TENGMALM´S OWL / X / ALPINE CHOUGH
PURPLE HERON / RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR / X / RED BILLED CHOUGH
X / WHITE STORK / X / ALPINE SWIFT / X / SPOTLESS STARLING
COMMON SHELDUCK / X / BEE-EATER / ROCK SPARROW
RED-CRESTED POCHARD / ROLLER / SNOWFINCH
X / RED KITE / HOOPOE / X / SERIN
21+ / LAMMERGEIER / H / EURASIAN WRYNECK / X / CITRIL FINCH
60+ / EGYPTIAN VULTURE / H / BLACK WOODPECKER / X / CIRL BUNTING
X / GRIFFON VULTURE / WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER / X / ROCK BUNTING
7 / SHORT-TOED EAGLE / LESSER –S WOODPECKER / ORTOLAN BUNTING
MONTAGU´S HARRIER / DUPONT´S LARK / CORN BUNTING
GOSHAWK / X / CALANDRA LARK
4 / GOLDEN EAGLE / X / SHORT-TOED LARK / Chamoix
4 / BOOTED EAGLE / LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK / Marmot
BONELLI´S EAGLE / X / CRESTED LARK / Roe Dear
OSPREY / X / THEKLA LARK / Red Squirrel
LESSER KESTREL / X / CRAG MARTIN
MERLIN / TAWNY PIPIT / Pyrenean Brook Salamander
X / HOBBY / X / WATER PIPIT / Green Lizard
PEREGRINE FALCON / ALPINE ACCENTOR / Pyrenean Lizard
ROCK PTARMIGAN / BLACK-ÉARED WHEATEAR / Rock Lizzard
CAPERCAILLIE / BLACK WHEATEAR
X / RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE / X / ROCK THRUSH
QUAIL / BLUE ROCK THRUSH
SPOTTED CRAKE / RING OUZEL
COMMON CRANE / X / CETTI´S WARBLER
LITTLE BUSTARD / FAN-TAILED WARBLER
GREAT BUSTARD / GREAT REED WARBLER
BLACK-WINGED STILT / OLIVACEUS WARBLER
PIED AVOCET / MELODIOUS WARBLER
X / STONE CURLEW / DARTFORD WARBLER
KENTISH PLOVER / SPECTACLED WARBLER
DOTTEREL / SUBALPINE WARBLER
GULL-BILLED TERN / SARDINIAN WARBLER
WHISKERED TERN / X / ORPHEAN WARBLER
BLACK TERN / X / BONELLI´S WARBLER
BLACK-BELLIED SANDGROUSE / IBERIAN CHIFF-CHAFF
PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE / X / FIRECREST
ROCK DOVE / X / CRESTED TIT
STOCK DOVE / 2 / WALLCREEPER
TURTLE DOVE / X / SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO / PENDULINE TIT
SCOPS OWL / X / GOLDEN ORIOLE

h/Heard */ Seeing ad/ Adult juv/ Juvenile f/ Female m/Male ++ / Common (?) possible