Site Report: Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel

Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Marbled Duck X Mallard Hybrid







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Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Marbled Duck X Mallard Hybrid
Swamp
Visits
- 2025-03-11: We missed the Marbled Duck in Andalusia, and I was a bit stressed about that one as we were very close to an area to find that. Since it was raining anyway, we decided to get a rental car and drive a couple of hours to another place where you can find this duck. We arrived at the trail immediately found some very close up Marbled Ducks.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (47 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(47 records)
Class: Birds
(47 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(9 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Order: Pelicans
(11 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Family: Storks
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(17 records)
- Family: Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)