Tour: Long Weekend in the Pyrenees

BIRD HIGHLIGHTS

Dates: January 20th to 23rd 2006

Sites: Guara, Portalet, Riglos . Monegros

Tour Leader: Josele J. Saiz

Tour Party: John Le Gassick, Robert Frost. Tony Lack , Ian MacKenzie

Number of Species: 85

SQUACCO HERON

/ 1 / EAGLE OWL / RED-BACKED SHRIKE
LITTLE BITTERN / 3 / LITTLE OWL / LESSER GREY SHRIKE
NIGHT HERON / LONG-EARED OWL / 1 / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE
35+ / CATTLE EGRET - / SHORT-EARED OWL / WOODCHAT SHRIKE
LITTLE EGRET / TENGMALM´S OWL / 10+ / ALPINE CHOUGH
PURPLE HERON / RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR / 500+ / RED BILLED CHOUGH
40+ / WHITE STORK / ALPINE SWIFT / xx / SPOTLESS STARLING
COMMON SHELDUCK / BEE-EATER / ROCK SPARROW
RED-CRESTED POCHARD / ROLLER / SNOWFINCH
X / RED KITE / 1 / HOOPOE / 50+ / SERIN
2 / LAMMERGEIER / EURASIAN WRYNECK / CITRIL FINCH
EGYPTIAN VULTURE / 1 / BLACK WOODPECKER / CIRL BUNTING
Xx / GRIFFON VULTURE / WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER / 10+ / ROCK BUNTING
SHORT-TOED EAGLE / LESSER –S WOODPECKER / ORTOLAN BUNTING
MONTAGU´S HARRIER / DUPONT´S LARK / CORN BUNTING
GOSHAWK / 35+ / CALANDRA LARK
1 / GOLDEN EAGLE / SHORT-TOED LARK / EBRO DELTA
BOOTED EAGLE / LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK / MED. SHEARWATER
BONELLI´S EAGLE / 5 / CRESTED LARK / WHITE EGRET
OSPREY / 2 / THEKLA LARK / GLOSSY IBIS
LESSER KESTREL / 100+ / CRAG MARTIN / SPOONBILL
1 / MERLIN / TAWNY PIPIT / GREATER FLAMINGO
HOBBY / WATER PIPIT / FERRUGINUS DUCK
1 / PEREGRINE FALCON / ALPINE ACCENTOR / BAILLON´S CRAKE
ROCK PTARMIGAN / BLACK-ÉARED WHEATEAR / LITTLE CRAKE
CAPERCAILLIE / 2 / BLACK WHEATEAR / PURPLE GALLINULE
2 / RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE / ROCK THRUSH / PRATINCOLE
QUAIL / 1 / BLUE ROCK THRUSH / MEDITERRANEAN GULL
SPOTTED CRAKE / RING OUZEL / LITTLE GULL
COMMON CRANE / h / CETTI´S WARBLER / SLENDER-BILLED GULL
8 / LITTLE BUSTARD / FAN-TAILED WARBLER / AUDOUIN´S GULL
GREAT BUSTARD / GREAT REED WARBLER / CASPIAN TERN
BLACK-WINGED STILT / OLIVACEUS WARBLER / SANDWICH TERN
PIED AVOCET / MELODIOUS WARBLER / LITTLE TERN
STONE CURLEW / 1 / DARTFORD WARBLER / WHITE W. BLACK TERN
KENTISH PLOVER / SPECTACLED WARBLER / MOUSTACHED WARBLER
DOTTEREL / SUBALPINE WARBLER / SAVI´S WARBLER
GULL-BILLED TERN / 2 / SARDINIAN WARBLER
WHISKERED TERN / ORPHEAN WARBLER
BLACK TERN / BONELLI´S WARBLER
4 / BLACK-B. SANDGROUSE / IBERIAN CHIFF-CHAFF
28 / PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE / FIRECREST
10+ / ROCK DOVE / h / CRESTED TIT
STOCK DOVE / 2 / WALLCREEPER
TURTLE DOVE / 1 / SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO / PENDULINE TIT
SCOPS OWL / GOLDEN ORIOLE

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