BIRD HIGHLIGHTS

Dates: 26th Feb to 5thMarch 2006

Tour: Wallcreepers & Cranes

Sites: Guara, Sotonera, Oroel, Candanchú & Monegros

Tour Leader: Josele J. Saiz

Tour Party:Brian & Jeremy Milne , Diane& Roger Tarran, David Fuller, Andy Bates & Dave Stanbridge.

Number of Species: 136

SQUACCO HERON

/ 2 / EAGLE OWL / RED-BACKED SHRIKE
X / BITTERN / 3 / LITTLE OWL / LESSER GREY SHRIKE
NIGHT HERON / LONG-EARED OWL / 11 / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE
X / CATTLE EGRET - / SHORT-EARED OWL / WOODCHAT SHRIKE
1 / LITTLE EGRET / TENGMALM´S OWL / 100+ / ALPINE CHOUGH
PURPLE HERON / RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR / 350+ / RED BILLED CHOUGH
Xx / WHITE STORK / ALPINE SWIFT / Xx / SPOTLESS STARLING
7 / COMMON SHELDUCK / BEE-EATER / 27+ / ROCK SPARROW
4 / RED-CRESTED POCHARD / ROLLER / 30+ / SNOWFINCH
X / RED KITE / 3 / HOOPOE / X / SERIN
11 / LAMMERGEIER / EURASIAN WRYNECK / 1 / CITRIL FINCH
EGYPTIAN VULTURE / 2 / BLACK WOODPECKER / 7 / CIRL BUNTING
Xx / GRIFFON VULTURE / WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER / 7 / ROCK BUNTING
SHORT-TOED EAGLE / LESSER –S WOODPECKER / ORTOLAN BUNTING
MONTAGU´S HARRIER / 2 / DUPONT´S LARK / Xx / CORN BUNTING
GOSHAWK / X / CALANDRA LARK
11 / GOLDEN EAGLE / SHORT-TOED LARK
BOOTED EAGLE / X / LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK / X / Brown Hare
2 / BONELLI´S EAGLE / X / CRESTED LARK / X / Mountain Hare
OSPREY / X / THEKLA LARK / X / Rabbit
LESSER KESTREL / X / CRAG MARTIN / X / Wild Board
5 / MERLIN / TAWNY PIPIT
HOBBY / 6 / WATER PIPIT
5 / PEREGRINE FALCON / 8 / ALPINE ACCENTOR
ROCK PTARMIGAN / BLACK-ÉARED WHEATEAR
CAPERCAILLIE / 2 / BLACK WHEATEAR
14+ / RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE / ROCK THRUSH
QUAIL / 2 / BLUE ROCK THRUSH
SPOTTED CRAKE / RING OUZEL
Xxx / COMMON CRANE / 1 / CETTI´S WARBLER
60+ / LITTLE BUSTARD / FAN-TAILED WARBLER
2 / GREAT BUSTARD / GREAT REED WARBLER
BLACK-WINGED STILT / OLIVACEUS WARBLER
PIED AVOCET / MELODIOUS WARBLER
1 / STONE CURLEW / 5 / DARTFORD WARBLER
KENTISH PLOVER / SPECTACLED WARBLER
DOTTEREL / SUBALPINE WARBLER
GULL-BILLED TERN / X / SARDINIAN WARBLER
WHISKERED TERN / ORPHEAN WARBLER
BLACK TERN / BONELLI´S WARBLER
32+ / BLACK-B SANDGROUSE / IBERIAN CHIFF-CHAFF
56 / PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE / H / FIRECREST
18 / ROCK DOVE / H / CRESTED TIT
2 / STOCK DOVE / 3 / WALLCREEPER
TURTLE DOVE / 2 / SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO / 1 / PENDULINE TIT
SCOPS OWL / GOLDEN ORIOLE

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