Site Report: La Janda

Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)


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Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Swampy agricultural land
Visits
- 2025-03-04: We were planning on meeting some friends in Jerez de la Frontera later, so we started with an early morning trip en route. There were some reports of a black-faced bunting from this spot, and I spent too long looking for it, unfortunately.
- 2025-03-06: On the way back to Tarifa, we made another short pitstop at La Janda.
- 2025-03-07: For the next trip to La Janda, we decided to approach from the northern end of the swamp. This required driving all the way around nearly arriving in Cadiz. Once we arrived at La Janda, we were greeted by thousands of Black Kites passing through.
- 2025-03-08: Continuing the theme, it was cold, windy, and raining. We went over to the coast for a late lunch, and on the way back to Tarifa, we stopped again at La Janda. This time, the road where we had birded previously was gated off, and the waters appeared to really be rising because of all the rain. We waited at dusk to look for owls.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (64 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(64 records)
Class: Birds
(64 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (8 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Order: Pelicans
(13 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Family: Storks
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(29 records)
- Family: Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
- Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Swallows
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)