Site Report: Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Dirt Road, Spain
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - Male
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - Female
Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
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Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - Male
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - Female
Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
Backroads.
Visits
- 2015-04-02: One more trip through the steppe, this time we found a new road! A dead cow just off the road provided a feast for vultures.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (29 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(29 records)
Class: Birds
(29 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Bustards
- Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
- Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (5 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Little Owl (Athene noctua)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- Family: Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(12 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Family: Larks
- Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
- Thekla's Lark (Galerida theklae)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Iberian Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)