Site Report: PN de Monfrague

European Serin (Serinus serinus)

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Ocellated Lizard (Timon lepidus)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)

Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) - In Action

Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)

Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Alpine Swift (Apus melba)














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European Serin (Serinus serinus)

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Ocellated Lizard (Timon lepidus)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)

Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) - In Action

Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)

Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
Oak forests and a reservoir.
Visits
- 2015-04-01: We woke up a bit earlier today, and we were able to make it to the park for the dawn flight of vultures. Really, there were vultures all around the park. Oddly, a lot of the park protects a hydro dam and a forest that was clearcut (which spawned the park's creation).
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (45 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(45 records)
Class: Birds
(42 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (6 records)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Storks
- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds (23 records)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
- Family: Larks
- Thekla's Lark (Galerida theklae)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Western Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Swallows
- Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum)
- European Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis rufula)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Wall Lizards
- Ocellated Lizard (Timon lepidus)