White-headed Duck | Seven (4 males) at Laguna Dulce |
Greylag Goose | About 20 in the Coto Doñana |
Common Shelduck | Six at the Lucio del Cangrejo, Coto Doñana |
Red-crested Pochard | Four at Laguna Dulce and about 20 in the Coto Doñana |
Common Pochard | Common at Laguna Dulce (c.60) and in the Coto Doñana (c.40) |
Northern Shoveler | About 60 in the Coto Doñana and 20 at Laguna Dulce |
Gadwall | Common on most wetlands, especially in the Coto Doñana |
Mallard | Common and widespread; seen daily |
Common Quail | Heard at La Serena and in the Coto Doñana |
Red-legged Partridge | Seen on five days, with a maximum of 6 at La Serena |
Greater Flamingo | At least 500 in the Coto Doñana, and 40 at Laguna Dulce |
Little Grebe | Seen on most suitable water, with a maximum of 14 at Laguna Dulce |
Great Crested Grebe | Three at Laguna Dulce |
Black-necked Grebe | Six at Laguna Dulce |
Great Bustard | At least 40 at La Serena, including displaying males |
Little Bustard | Five seen well at La Serena |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | Two seen well at the Belen steppe |
Common Cuckoo | Heard on four days, and one seen at Monfragüe |
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse | Twenty seen in flight at La Serena |
Black-bellied Sandgrouse | Four seen in flight at La Serena |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Common in towns and villages |
Common Wood Pigeon | Seen daily in small numbers |
Rock Dove | Common in rocky areas (e.g. Monfragüe, Teba) |
Common Moorhen | Common on most wetlands |
Eurasian Coot | Abundant at Laguna Dulce and in the Coto Doñana |
Purple Gallinule | At least 10 seen well in the Coto Doñana |
Eurasian Stone-curlew | Three at La Serena and two in the Coto Doñana |
Pied Avocet | At least 40 in the Coto Doñana |
Black-winged Stilt | Common and widespread on wetlands; max. 100+ in the Coto Doñana |
European Golden Plover | About 30 in the Coto Doñana |
Little Ringed Plover | Four in the Coto Doñana |
Northern Lapwing | Ten in the Coto Doñana |
Kentish Plover | At least 20 in the Coto Doñana |
Black-tailed Godwit | About 100 in the Coto Doñana |
Common Sandpiper | Two in the Coto Doñana |
Green Sandpiper | One at the Embalse de Arrocampo |
Wood Sandpiper | Ten in the Coto Doñana |
Common Redshank | Six in the Coto Doñana |
Common Greenshank | Two in the Coto Doñana |
Ruff | At least 50 in the Coto Doñana |
Dunlin | About 20 in the Coto Doñana |
Collared Pratincole | At least 100 in the Coto Doñana |
Gull-billed Tern | At least 30 in the Coto Doñana |
Whiskered Tern | At least 50 in the Coto Doñana |
Black Tern | Two at the Jose Antonio Valverde centre, Coto Doñana |
Yellow-legged Gull | Seen on five days in small numbers |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Common in the Coto Doñana (c.100) |
Black Stork | One at the Tietar cliffs, Monfragüe National Park |
White Stork | Common and widespread; seen daily, with many occupied nests on buildings and pylons |
Great Cormorant | Twenty at the Embalse de Arrocampo |
Glossy Ibis | At least 50 in the Coto Doñana, mostly around the Jose Antonio Valverde centre |
Eurasian Spoonbill | About 30 at the Jose Antonio Valverde centre, Coto Doñana |
Little Bittern | A male seen flying across the reedbeds at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana, and another heard there |
Little Egret | Seen on five days, mostly in the Coto Doñana (max. 20) |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Four at the heronry at Acebron palace, Coto Doñana, and one at La Rocinas |
Great Egret | One at the Lucio del Cangrejo, Coto Doñana |
Western Cattle Egret | Very common and widespread; seen daily, often in large numbers |
Purple Heron | Four in the Coto Doñana and one at the Embalse de Arrocampo |
Grey Heron | Seen on six days, with a maximum of 10 in the Coto Doñana |
Western Barn Owl | One seen hunting at dusk near El Roío |
Little Owl | Seven noted on four days |
Black-shouldered Kite | One at the roadside near El Roío |
Egyptian Vulture | Two at the Castillo de Monfragüe and two at the Tietar cliffs |
Cinereous Vulture | At least 20 in Monfragüe National Park |
Griffon Vulture | Common at Monfragüe National Park (100+) and seen daily in suitable habitat |
Short-toed Snake Eagle | Ten noted on five days, mostly in the Coto Doñana |
Booted Eagle | Seen daily; about 25 in total |
Spanish Imperial Eagle | A pair seen at the nest in the Coto Doñana, and a sub-adult at Monfragüe |
Montagu's Harrier | A total of 14 noted, including 8 at La Serena |
Western Marsh Harrier | At least 15 in the Coto Doñana |
Red Kite | Six noted on four days |
Black Kite | Abundant and widespread; seen daily (max. 100+) |
Common Buzzard | Seen daily in small numbers |
Common Hoopoe | Common and widespread; seen daily |
European Roller | Two at the Belen steppe |
European Bee-eater | Common and widespread; seen daily (max. 50+) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | One heard drumming in Monfragüe National Park, and two seen there the next day, and one drumming at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Lesser Kestrel | Common in Trujillo (20+) and seen at several other sites |
Common Kestrel | Seen on six days in small numbers |
Peregrine Falcon | One at the Castillo de Monfragüe |
Iberian Grey Shrike | Seventeen noted in all, mostly as singles per day, but 10 were seen at La Serena |
Woodchat Shrike | Seen every day bar one, but very scarce in lowland and southern Andalucia. In contrast, very common around Monfragüe National Park, with at least ten seen daily |
Red-billed Chough | About 50 at Teba Gorge and castle, and upwards of 100 at Ronda Gorge |
Iberian Magpie | Seen daily from just north of Cordoba to the Coto Doñana. Often common, and frequently quite tame |
Eurasian Jay | A total of 22 seen in Monfragüe National Park, including the remarkable sight of a loose flock of 13 birds moving across a wooded valley together about an hour after dawn |
Eurasian Magpie | Noted every day but one, but generally in single figures |
Western Jackdaw | Seen every day but one - often very common |
Northern Raven | Thirteen noted on six days |
Carrion Crow | Two at the roadside south of Trujillo, and 2 near Zafra |
Eurasian Blue Tit | Seen less frequently, but in similar numbers to the previous species |
Great Tit | Seen daily, but rarely in double figures |
Woodlark | Two at La Serena, and a total of 7 in Monfragüe National Park |
Eurasian Skylark | Noted on three days only, but doubtless others overlooked |
Thekla's Lark | Notably scarcer than the previous species, but still positively identified on five dates - doubtless others were seen but recorded as Galerida sp. Most seen in sites such as Monfragüe National Park and the Belen steppe |
Crested Lark | Very common in all areas - seen daily |
Greater Short-toed Lark | Two in La Serena, and perhaps over 100 in the dry fields near the Cerrado Garrigo Centre, Coto Doñana |
Calandra Lark | Common and very conspicuous at three sites - La Serena, Belen steppe and surrounding areas and the dry areas of the Coto Doñana. Also a few seen in other agricultural areas |
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark | At least 5 seen well in the same area as the previous species in the Coto Doñana |
Zitting Cisticola | Eleven singing males noted at a variety of dampish sites |
Melodious Warbler | One singing (seen briefly) at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana, and another seen well on the wire fence by the Cerrado Garrigo Centre, also Coto Doñana |
Sedge Warbler | Two heard at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Common Reed Warbler | One at Laguna Dulce, and a further six or so in the Coto Doñana |
Great Reed Warbler | Three heard (only one seen) in the Coto Doñana, and another heard at Laguna Dulce |
Savi's Warbler | Up to a dozen heard in the Coto Doñana, and 3 seen, including a splendid male singing from an exposed reed stem at only a few yards range at La Rocinas |
Common Grasshopper Warbler | One heard reeling at Acebuche visitors' centre, Coto Doñana |
Sand Martin | Only seen on two occasions - 20 at the Cerrado Garrigo Centre, Coto Doñana, and 10 at Laguna Dulce two days later |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Noted every day but two, and most common, as expected, in rocky or hilly areas, notably Teba Gorge and Monfragüe National Park, where 50+ seen on one date |
Barn Swallow | Common and widespread - seen daily |
Western House Martin | Common and widespread - seen daily |
European Red-rumped Swallow | Seen on six days, with large numbers around Monfragüe National Park and Trujillo. Sadly, one flock's habit of settling on the road means there is one fewer Red-rumped Swallow in Spain this spring.... |
Long-tailed Tit | Thirteen noted on four dates |
Cetti's Warbler | About 30 heard singing throughout (but most common in the Coto Doñana) - good views only had at Teba Gorge, where the suitable habitat was limited to about three square metres of reed and scrub |
Willow Warbler | Seven noted on five days |
Chiffchaff sp. | One seen (but not heard) at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Eurasian Blackcap | Eleven noted on five days |
Common Whitethroat | A male by the roadside near Utrera completed the Sylvia grand slam |
Spectacled Warbler | Three, two of them singing males, were located in very dry scrub near the Cerrado Garrigo Centre, Coto Doñana |
Dartford Warbler | Two singing males were seen - one in Monfragüe National Park, and the other at Acebuche visitors' centre, Coto Doñana |
Sardinian Warbler | Frequently heard and often seen - only missed on three days. Particularly common around Monfragüe National Park |
Western Subalpine Warbler | A total of fifteen seen at Monfragüe National Park, mostly singing males. The birds seem very partial to Cistus scrub covered hillsides |
Eurasian Nuthatch | One in roadside trees near Cordoba |
Short-toed Treecreeper | Singles noted by the Tajo river, Monfragüe National Park, and singing at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Eurasian Wren | Only seven noted, and probably some repetition involved. Present at Teba Gorge and La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Spotless Starling | Ubiquitous |
Mistle Thrush | Three seen and another heard, all in the vicinity of Trujillo and Monfragüe National Park |
Common Blackbird | Up to five noted every day |
European Robin | Only heard once, two singing at Monfragüe National Park |
Common Nightingale | Heard daily, generally in low numbers early on (10 after five days), but then very commonly heard and seen in the Coto Doñana (max. 30+ in a day) |
European Pied Flycatcher | A male near the Cerrado Garrigo Centre, Coto Doñana, and another at Torre la Higuera campsite, near Matalascanas |
Black Redstart | An interesting singing male at Teba castle appeared to be a first summer bird, being largely dusky grey without any white wing panel. In addition, 3 further singing males seen |
Common Redstart | A male was seen at a roadside stop near Cordoba |
Blue Rock Thrush | Noted quite frequently - 12 records noted, all but two of males, usually singing. Most frequent at Teba Gorge and in Monfragüe National Park |
Whinchat | Two at La Serena and one at Belen steppe |
European Stonechat | Seen daily - a common and widespread roadside bird. Several pairs were seen feeding well gown fledged young |
Western Black-eared Wheatear | Four in La Serena, five males and a female near Espera, and a male near Teba |
Northern Wheatear | Eleven noted on four dates |
Black Wheatear | Six at Teba castle, one near the bridge at Monfragüe National Park, and one near the Bonelli's Eagle site near Teba |
Rock Sparrow | About 8 at Teba castle, and four more at Ronda Gorge |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | At least three noted at La Rocinas, Coto Doñana |
Spanish Sparrow | About 50 at La Serena, and similar numbers at Belen steppe |
House Sparrow | Very abundant indeed |
Grey Wagtail | At least 2 at Teba Gorge, 1 at Tietar Cliffs, Monfragüe National Park, and 1 at Ronda Gorge |
Western Yellow Wagtail | Common in the Coto Doñana (c.60 seen), and a very few elsewhere in the south. All those positively identified were of the subspecies iberiae |
White Wagtail | A total of seven noted on four days, mostly around Trujillo and Monfragüe National Park |
Meadow Pipit | Three at La Serena and 3 more at Belen steppe |
Eurasian Chaffinch | Noted on seven days, and where it occurred, common |
Hawfinch | Two in almond trees at Ronda Gorge |
European Greenfinch | About 20 noted on six days |
Common Linnet | Noted most days in single figures |
European Goldfinch | Very common and widespread - many large flocks seen |
European Serin | Seen daily - very common and conspicuous |
Corn Bunting | One of the delights of this trip was the sheer abundance of Corn Buntings, which seemed to be singing whenever and wherever the car was stopped. Almost incredibly common, especially at La Serena and Belen steppe |
Rock Bunting | About 9 seen in Monfragüe National Park, and a further pair at Ronda Gorge |
Ortolan Bunting | Two males at Laguna Espera |