Trip Report: Svalbard, Canary Islands, and Spain (2015-03-16 - 2015-04-04)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Solar Eclipse, Svalbard, March 20, 2015
Trujillo Square
Villa Monroy
Teide Forest
Teide Rocks
Las Penitas
Van Mijenfjorden
Aurora Borealis
Los Molinos
Los Gigantes
Valle Gran Rey
La Laguna
El Cotillo Fingers of God
Arctic Sunset
Arctic Coast
Barentsburg
Barentsburg Lenin
The Eclipse Chasers
Oslo Harbor
Ice Chunk
The Scream Eclipse
Trujillo Art
Glacier
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
European Serin (Serinus serinus)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Picus sharpei)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Canary Islands Chaffinch (Fringilla canariensis)
Tenerife Lizard (Gallotia gallotia)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Southern Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
African Blue Tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) - Fuerteventura
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata) - Female
Fuerteventura Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae)
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4th year
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Late Winter
Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
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Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Solar Eclipse, Svalbard, March 20, 2015
Trujillo Square
Villa Monroy
Teide Forest
Teide Rocks
Las Penitas
Van Mijenfjorden
Aurora Borealis
Los Molinos
Los Gigantes
Valle Gran Rey
La Laguna
El Cotillo Fingers of God
Arctic Sunset
Arctic Coast
Barentsburg
Barentsburg Lenin
The Eclipse Chasers
Oslo Harbor
Ice Chunk
The Scream Eclipse
Trujillo Art
Glacier
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
European Serin (Serinus serinus)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Picus sharpei)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Canary Islands Chaffinch (Fringilla canariensis)
Tenerife Lizard (Gallotia gallotia)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Southern Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
African Blue Tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) - Fuerteventura
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata) - Female
Fuerteventura Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae)
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4th year
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Late Winter
Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Three week early spring trip spanning Arctic to Subtropical Europe includes a solar eclipse in Svalbard, hiking in the Oslo suburbs, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, Tenerife, Extremadura, and Madrid.
Sites Visited
Country: Norway
(3 sites)
Country: Spain
(29 sites)
- Casar de Caceres
- Castilo Caleta de Fuste
- Costa Calma
- El Cotillo Plain
- Embalse de Arrocampo
- Juego de Bolas
- La Laguna
- Las Penitas
- Los Molinos
- Madrid
- Monte El Cedro
- Pajara
- Parque del Retiro
- Parque National Garonjay
- Pino Gordo
- PN de Monfrague
- Real Jardin Botanico
- Rio Almonte
- San Sebastian
- Santa Marta Steppe
- Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Dirt Road
- Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Questionable Road
- Teide
- Teno
- Trujillo
- Valle Gran Rey
- Vilaflor
- Vilaflor--Las Lajas
- Villa Monroy
Country: Svalbard
(3 sites)
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (160 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(160 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- Iberian Green Frog (Pelophylax perezi)
Class: Birds
(147 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(12 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (7 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(12 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
- Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)
- Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (4 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(2 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Little Owl (Athene noctua)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Order: Pelicans
(17 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius cursor)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Family: Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Family: Storks
- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(62 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea)
- European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- Island Canary (Serinus canaria)
- European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
- Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
- Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
- Canary Islands Chaffinch (Fringilla canariensis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
- Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- African Blue Tit (Cyanistes teneriffae)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
- Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
- Family: Kinglets
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
- Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
- Family: Larks
- Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (Alaudala rufescens)
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
- Thekla's Lark (Galerida theklae)
- Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
- Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis)
- Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Fuerteventura Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae)
- Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- Western Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
- European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Spectacled Warbler (Curruca conspicillata)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- 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)
- Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
- Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus berthelotii)
- Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(11 records)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
- Common Gull (Larus canus)
- European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
- Family: Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Order: Tubenoses
(1 record)
- Family: Albatrosses
- Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(4 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara)
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
- Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
- Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Iberian Green Woodpecker (Picus sharpei)
Class: Mammals
(8 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Canidae
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Family: Phocidae
- Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandica)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(3 records)
- Family: Bovids
- Domestic Goat (Capra hircus)
- Family: Cervidae
- Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
- Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
- Order: Hedgehogs
(1 record)
- Family: Hedgehog
- North-African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)
Class: Reptiles
(4 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes (3 records)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Tortoise
- Mediterranean Turtle (Mauremys leprosa)