Southern Spain21st - 28th SEPTEMBER 2002A list of birds and butterflies recorded by A. COCKROFT, A. ZABUKAS, P. GRRRBA and N. CARTER |
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We flew from Manchester to Malaga, Price £1459 return each (+ insurance) our car hire was £125 between the four of us and our accommodation was £65 each. We stayed at El Bujeo betwen Algerciras and Tarifa. The self-cateing apartment was very well situated for raptor migration and other good birding sites in the area. El Bujeo consists of a hotel/restaurant and a petrol station. The restaurant served very good food and was quite reasonably priced, the cointreau was served by the half pint which Nick took a great liking to. The weather was good all the time and the temperature was about 80 degrees. Tarifa is a fantastic town full of shops and restaurants with a beautiful beach, which is great for birds and butterflies.
Itinerary for the week. SUNDAY 22 SEPT Tarifa Beach, Algarrobbo Watch Point, Bolonia and La Janda. MONDAY 23 Tarifa Beach, Algarrobbo Watch Point, Ojen Valley, West Tarifa Beach Lagoon and La Janda. (night drive) TUESDAY 24 La Janda, Laguna de Medina, Marismas de Sancti Petri (salt pans) and Bolonia. WEDNESDAY 25 Tarifa Beach, Algarrobbo Watch Point, Huerta Grande, Puncta Secreta and Alcornocales National Park. THURSDAY 26 South Bank ofRIVER guadalquivir and Bonanza Pines. FRIDAY 27 Cabrito Watch Point, Algarrobbo Watch Point, Bolonia, Tarifa Beach and Huerta Grande. SATURDAY 28 Ronda Area (Los Quijigales). SITES VISITED
Tarifa Beach |
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BIRDS RECORDED LITTLE GREBE BLACK-NECKED GREBE GREAT CRESTED GREBE CORY'S SHEARWATER MED SHEARWATER GANNET CORMORANT CATTLE EGRET SQUACCO HERON LITTLE EGRET GREAT WHITE EGRET GREY HERON PURPLE HERON WHITE STORK BLACK STORK SPOONBILL GREATER FLAMINGO GREYLAG GOOSE MALLARD GADWALL PINTAIL SHOVELER WIDGEON TEAL WHITE-HEADED DUCK RED-CRESTED POCHARD POCHARD FRIFFON VULTURE EGYPTIAN VULTURE OSPREY SPANISH IMPERIAL EAGLE SHORT-TOED EAGLE BOOTED EAGLE BONELLI'S EAGLE RED KITE BLACK KITE BLACK-WINGED KITE MONTAGUS HARRIER MARSH HARRIER LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD COMMON BUZZAED HONEY BUZZARD SPARROWHAWK GOSHAWK COMMON KESTREL LESSER KESTREL HOBBY RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE PHEASANT MOORHEN COOT PURPLE GALLINULE BLACK-WINGED STILT AVOCET COLLARED PRATINCOLE OYSTERCATCHER LITTLE RINGED PLOVER RINGED PLOVER KENTISH PLOVER GREY PLOVER RED KNOT SANDERLING TURNSTONE DUNLIN CURLEW SANDPIPER LITTLE STINT GREEN SANDPIPER COMMON SANDPIPER REDSHANK SPOTTED REDSHANK GREENSHANK BLACK-TAILED GODWIT BAR-TAILED GODWIT WHIMBREL SNIPE COMMOM GULL BLACK-HEADED GULL AUDOUIN'S GULL YELLOW-LEGGED GULL LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL LITTLE TERN SANDWICH TERN CASPIAN TERN BLACK TERN WHISKERED TERN WOOD PIGEON STOCK DOVE COLLARED DOVE TURTLE DOVE TAWNY OWL RED-NECKED NIGHT JAR ALPINE SWIFT PALLID SWIFT SWIFT LITTLE SWIFT BEE-EATER HOOPOE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER WOODLARK CRESTED LARK THEKLA LARK CRAG MARTIN SAND MARTIN RED-RUMPED SWALLOW SWALLOW HOUSE MARTIN TAWNY PIPIT WHITE WAGTAIL SPANISH WAGTAIL GREY WAGTAIL WREN ROBIN BLUETHROAT REDSTART BLACK REDSTART WHEATEAR BLACK WHEATEAR WHINCHAT STONECHAT BLUE ROCK THRUSH ROCK THRUSH MISTLE THRUSH BLACKBIRD BLACKCAP SARDINIAN WARBLER WHITETHROAT DARTFORD WARBLER FAN-TAILED WARBLER CETTI'S WARBLER REED WARBLER MARSH WARBLER MELODIOUS WARBLER WILLOW WARBLER BONELLI'S WARBLER CHIFFCHAFF FIRECREST SPOTTED FLYCATCHER PIED FLYCATCHER BLUE TIT GREAT TIT CRESTED TIT NUTHATCH SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER WOODCHAT SHRIKE SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE AZURE-WINGED MAGPIE MAGPIE JAY JACKDAW CHOUGH (RED-BILLED) RAVEN SPOTLESS STARLING HOUSE SPARROW TREE SPARROW CHAFFINCH SERIN GOLDFINCH LINNET HAWFINCH CORN BUNTING ROCK BUNTING |
WHERE EACH SPECIES WAS SEEN LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA LAGUNA DE MEDINA TARIFA BEACH TARIFA BEACH TARIFA BEACH CADIZ HARBOUR COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA RIO GUADALQUIVIR SEEN MOST DAYS IN SMALL NUMBERS 1 ONLY AT SNACTI PETRI SALT PANS SEEN MOST DAYS IN SMALL NUMBERS LA JANDA THE EAST BANK IS A MAIN WINTERING SITE 4000+ ALGARROBO, CAZALLA, ALCORNOCALES NAT PARK LA JANDA, EAST BANK TARIFA BEACH, LAGUNA DE MEDINA EAST BANK COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA MIRADOR, CABRITO MIRADOR, LA JANDA BONANZA PINES, EAST BANK COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA ALCORNOCALES NAT PARK LA JANDA SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY LA JANDA 1 ADULT TARIFA BEACH 2, LA JANDA 1 SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACG DAY 1/2 AT ALGARROBO SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY ALGARROBO, ALCORNOCALES NAT PARK SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY 1 AT CABRITO LA JANDA LA JANDA LA JANDA, EAST BANK, LAGUNA DE MEDINA LA JANDA, EAST BANK, LAGUNA DE MEDINA 1 ONLY AT LAGUNA DE MEDINA LAGUNA DE MEDINA, EAST BANK LAGUNA DE MEDINA EAST BANK TARIFA BEACH EAST BANK GOOD NUMBERS NOTED MOST DAYS GOOD NUMBERS NOTED MOST DAYS 20 AT SANCTI PETRI SALT PANS, 1 ON TARIFA BEACH GOOD NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH GOOD NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH 1 ON TARIFA BEACH GOOD NUMBERS NOTED MOST DAYS TARIFA BEACH TARIFA BEACH LA JANDA, EAST BANK GOOD NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY 2 ON EAST BANK SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY LAGUNA DE MEDINA TARIFA BEACH, EAST BANK TARIFA BEACH TARIFA BEACH TARIFA BEACH GOOD NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH GOOD NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA SMALL NUMBERS ON TARIFA BEACH EAST BANK TARIFA BEACH, SANCTI PETRI SALT PANS SANCTI PETRI SALT PANS TARIFA BEACH, EAST BANK, LAGUNA DE MEDINA, SANCTI PETRI LAGUNA DE MEDINA COMMON THROUGHOU THE AREA TARIFA BEACH COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA 1 ON EAST BANK HEARD CALLING AT LA JANDA 3 ROAD VICTIMS AT LA JANDA, TARIFA TOWN AND ONE ON THE N-340 LARGE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY SMALL NUMBERS NOTED EACH DAY 1 AT BOLONIA 22 AT ALCORNOCALES NAT PARK OJEN VALLEY, TARIFA BEACH, LA JANDA HUERTA GRANDE LA JANDA, LOS QUEJIGALES COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LA JANDA BOLONIA, OJEN VALLEY SMALL NUMBERS RECORDED DAILY SMALL NUMBERS RECORDED DAILY SMALL NUMBERS RECORDED DAILY SMALL NUMBERS RECORDED DAILY TARIFA BEACH, LOS QUEJIGALES RONDA GORGE TARIFA BEACH, LA JANDA, EAST BANK ALGARROBO, HUERTA GRANDE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA 1 ON TARIFA BEACH (WHITE SPOTTED), 1 AT LA JANDA OJEN VALLEY, BONANZA PINES LOS QUEJIGALES SMALL NUMBERS RECORDED ONLY LOS QUEJIGALES TARIFA BEACH, LOS QUEJIGALES COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA OJEN VALLEY, BOLONIA, RONDA AREA LOS QUEJIGALES TARIFA BEACH COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LAGUNA DE MEDINA LOS QUEJIGALES COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LA JANDA, BOLONIA BEACH BOLONIA BEACH EL MIRADOR COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA BONANZA PINES COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA HUERTA GRANDE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA HUERTA GRANDE, OJEN VALLEY HUERTA GRANDE HUERTA GRANDE, OJEN VALLEY SMALL NUMBERS SEEN DAILY SMALL NUMBERS SEEN DAILY BONANZA PINES BONANZA PINES OJEN VALLEY COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA RONDA GORGE, LOS QUEJIGALES LA JANDA, LOS QUEJIGALES COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LA JANDA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA 1 IN THE OJEN VALLEY COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA HUERTA GRANDE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE AREA LOS QUEJIGALES |
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BUTTERFLIES RECORDED GATEKEEPER MEADOW BROWN LONG-TAILED BLUE CLOUDED YELLOW SWALLOWTAIL WALL BROWN SMALL COPPER BRIMSTONE PAINTED LADY BATH WHITE MED SKIPPER RED ADMIRAL BROWN ARGUS SPECKLED WOOD LARGE WHITE LANG'S S.T. BLUE SAFFLOWER SKIPPER TREE GRAYLING MONARCH (PUPA) |
22nd 3 4 1 2 1 |
23rd 2 1 2 1 2 1 |
24th 1 1 1 2 |
25th 2 2 4 1 2 |
26th 1 1 1 2 2 |
27th 2 |
28th 2 5 1 1 |
TOTAL 2 5 4 4 7 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 5 1 1 |