Trip Report: Spain (2025-03-01 - 2025-03-12)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Cordoba
Cueva de la Pileta
Toledo
Cueva de la Pileta
Andalucia
Bonanza
Guadalmesi
Bolonia
Bolonia Hillside
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala) - Male
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) - 1st Winter
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)
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Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Cordoba
Cueva de la Pileta
Toledo
Cueva de la Pileta
Andalucia
Bonanza
Guadalmesi
Bolonia
Bolonia Hillside
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala) - Male
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) - 1st Winter
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)
We spent 9 days based in Tarifa followed by transit visits en route to Barcelona
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (129 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record)
Class: Insects
(1 record)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Darkling Beetles
- Darkling Beetle (Pimelia fairmairii)
Phylum: Chordates
(128 records)
Class: Birds
(127 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(12 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- 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: Boobies
(1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(10 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
- Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Swifts
- Common Swift (Apus apus)
- Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars (3 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(26 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Family: Storks
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(50 records)
- Family: Accentors
- Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
- Family: Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
- Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
- Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Dartford Warbler (Curruca undata)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Swallows
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- 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)
- Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(10 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
- Family: Plovers
- Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius)
- Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Iberian Green Woodpecker (Picus sharpei)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Bats
(1 record)
- Family: Bent-wing Bats
- Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)