Site Report: Santa Marta Steppe
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Flight
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
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Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Flight
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Grasslands.
Visits
- 2015-03-30: After some delays, we finally arrived in Madrid and picked up our rental car. We just missed out on getting a smart car to explore the dirt roads of Extremadura.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (25 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(25 records)
Class: Birds
(25 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
(1 record)
- Family: Bustards
- Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Family: Storks
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(9 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
- Family: Larks
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Family: Plovers
- Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)