Another family vacation to the Canary Islands, this time to Fuerteventura. As always, I tried to get some time for birding and this Island proved to be the best so far.
We stayed in Morro Jable, in the very south of the island and there were actually quite a lot of birds in the city alone. It might have been that the timing was good, in the beginning of April, but still, surprisingly good. It started out with a Red-rumped Swallow and in the end I managed to find the real target species of the trip; the Canary Islands Stonechat. I had to put in some work to get that one though...
Here are some photos from the trip.
Morro Jable
Between the beach and the town, there is a large area with shrubbery. It attracted some birds. The golf course was another spot for birding, this is where I found the Yellow-browed Warbler. The Bonelli's was found while walking to the harbour.
 |
| Spanish Sparrow (spansk sparv, Passer hispaniolensis) |
 |
| Red-rumped Swallow (rostgumpsvala, Cecropis daurica) |
 |
| Spectacled Warbler (glasögonsångare, Sylvia conspicillata) |
 |
| Barbary Squirrel |
 |
| Greylag Goose (grågås, Anser anser) |
 |
| Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis) |
 |
| Spanish Sparrow (spansk sparv, Passer hispaniolensis) |
 |
| Western Bonelli's Warbler (bergsångare, Phylloscopus bonelli) |
 |
| Western Bonelli's Warbler (bergsångare, Phylloscopus bonelli) |
 |
| Western Bonelli's Warbler (bergsångare, Phylloscopus bonelli) |
 |
| Willow Warbler (lövsångare, Phylloscopus trochilus) |
 |
| Grey Heron (gråhäger, Ardea cinerea) |
 |
| Berthelot's Pipit (kanariepiplärka, Anthus berthelotii) |
 |
| Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis) |
La Pared
The plains outside of La Pared is almost a must, if you are birding in the south of Fuerteventura. A good spot for Houbaras, but I didn't manage to see one unfortunately. Black-bellied Sandgrouse, on the other hand, was a new lifer for me.
 |
| Southern Grey Shrike (iberisk varfågel/ökenvarfågel, Lanius meridionalis) |
 |
| Cream-colored Courser (ökenlöpare, Cursorius cursor) |
 |
| Lesser Short-toed Lark (dvärglärka, Alaudala rufescens) |
 |
| Northern Raven (korp, Corvus corax) |
 |
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse (svartbukig flyghöna, Pterocles orientalis) |
 |
| Egyptian Vulture (smutsgam, Neophron percnopterus) |
 |
| Egyptian Vulture (smutsgam, Neophron percnopterus) |
Morro Jable (again)
 |
| Common Linnet (hämpling, Linaria cannabina) |
 |
| Common Linnet (hämpling, Linaria cannabina) |
Oasis Park
The Red-vented Bulbul is obviously an escapee but I was a bit surprised at first when I found it. I also had a male Lesser Kestrel over the park, at one point, but didn't manage to get a shot of it.
 |
| Red-vented Bulbul (rödgumpad bulbyl, Pycnonotus cafer) |
Morro Jable - most of the birding was done here. This time, the birds - except for the parakeet - were seen close to the golf course, rather than down by the sea.
 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet (halsbandsparakit, Psittacula krameri) |
 |
| Laughing Dove (palmduva, Spilopelia senegalensis) |
 |
| Yellow-browed Warbler (tajgasångare, Phylloscopus inornatus) |
 |
| Spanish Sparrow (spansk sparv, Passer hispaniolensis) |
 |
| Common Kestrel (tornfalk, Falco tinnunculus) |
 |
| Common Kestrel (tornfalk, Falco tinnunculus) |
 |
| Monk Parakeet (munkparakit, Myiopsitta monachus) |
 |
| Ruddy Shelduck (rostand, Tadorna ferruginea) |
Esquinzo
I parked the car under the highway bridge going over the barranco which ends in Esquinzo. First I walked down towards the sea and had some nice views of European Turtle Dove and European Bee-eater. Then I started going up the barranco in search of the Stonechat.
 |
| European Turtle Dove (turturduva, Streptopelia turtur) |
 |
| European Bee-eater (biätare, Merops apiaster) |
 |
| African Monarch (afrikansk monark, Danaus chrysippus) |
 |
| Canary Islands Stonechat (kanariebuskskvätta, Saxicola dacotiae) |
 |
| Canary Islands Stonechat (kanariebuskskvätta, Saxicola dacotiae) |
 |
| Canary Islands Stonechat (kanariebuskskvätta, Saxicola dacotiae) |
 |
| Trumpeter Finch (ökentrumpetare , Bucanetes githagineus) |
The pipe in the background transports water and just here there was a hole in the pipe. Lots of birds took the opportunity to come here and drink.
 |
| Trumpeter Finch (ökentrumpetare , Bucanetes githagineus) |
Morro Jable - last day
 |
| Plain Swift (enfärgad seglare, Apus unicolor) |
 |
| Plain Swift (enfärgad seglare, Apus unicolor) |
 |
| Hadada Ibis (hadadaibis, Bostrychia hagedash) |
 |
| Red-rumped Swallow (rostgumpsvala, Cecropis daurica) |
 |
| Kentish Plover (svartbent strandpipare, Charadrius alexandrinus) |
Birds on Fuerteventura (in order of appearance), new lifers marked with *:
Morro Jable:
Cory's Shearwater (gulnäbbad lira, Calonectris borealis)
Yellow-legged Gull (medelhavstrut, Larus michahellis)
Greylag Goose (grågås, Anser anser)
Rock Dove (klippduva, Columba livia)
Eurasian Collared Dove (turkduva, Streptopelia decaocto)
Monk Parakeet (munkparakit, Myiopsitta monachus)
African Blue Tit (koboltmes, Cyanistes teneriffae)
Barn Swallow (ladusvala, Hirundo rustica)
Red-rumped Swallow (rostgumpsvala, Cecropis daurica)
Spectacled Warbler (glasögonsångare, Sylvia conspicillata) *
Spanish Sparrow (spansk sparv, Passer hispaniolensis)
Common Linnet (hämpling, Linaria cannabina)
African Sacred Ibis (helig ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus) *
Grey Heron (gråhäger, Ardea cinerea)
Eurasian Hoopoe (härfågel, Upupa epops)
Sand Martin (backsvala, Riparia riparia)
Willow Warbler (lövsångare, Phylloscopus trochilus)
Western Bonelli's Warbler (bergsångare, Phylloscopus bonelli) *
Berthelot's Pipit (kanariepiplärka, Anthus berthelotii)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (halsbandsparakit, Psittacula krameri)
Southern Grey Shrike (iberisk varfågel/ökenvarfågel, Lanius meridionalis)
Ruddy Shelduck (rostand, Tadorna ferruginea)
Laughing Dove (palmduva, Spilopelia senegalensis)
Common Kestrel (tornfalk, Falco tinnunculus)
Yellow-browed Warbler (tajgasångare, Phylloscopus inornatus)
Hadada Ibis (hadadaibis, Bostrychia hagedash)
Little Egret (silkeshäger, Egretta garzetta)
Egyptian Vulture (smutsgam, Neophron percnopterus)
Kentish Plover (svartbent strandpipare, Charadrius alexandrinus)
Plain Swift (enfärgad seglare, Apus unicolor)
Pallid Swift (blek tornseglare, Apus pallidus)
Common House Martin (hussvala, Delichon urbicum)
La Pared:
Egyptian Vulture (smutsgam, Neophron percnopterus)
Cream-colored Courser (ökenlöpare, Cursorius cursor)
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (svartbukig flyghöna, Pterocles orientalis) *
Southern Grey Shrike (iberisk varfågel/ökenvarfågel, Lanius meridionalis)
Northern Raven (korp, Corvus corax)
Lesser Short-toed Lark (dvärglärka, Alaudala rufescens)
Berthelot's Pipit (kanariepiplärka, Anthus berthelotii)
Oasis Park:
Hadada Ibis (hadadaibis, Bostrychia hagedash)
Lesser Kestrel (rödfalk, Falco naumanni)
Northern Raven (korp, Corvus corax)
Red-vented Bulbul (rödgumpad bulbyl, Pycnonotus cafer)
Esquinzo (including the barranco):
Grey Heron (gråhäger, Ardea cinerea)
Common Buzzard (ormvråk, Buteo buteo)
European Turtle Dove (turturduva, Streptopelia turtur)
European Bee-eater (biätare, Merops apiaster)
Common Kestrel (tornfalk, Falco tinnunculus)
Western Yellow Wagtail (gulärla, Motacilla flava)
Common Linnet (hämpling, Linaria cannabina)
Trumpeter Finch (ökentrumpetare , Bucanetes githagineus)
Canary Islands Stonechat (kanariebuskskvätta, Saxicola dacotiae) *
African Monarch (afrikansk monark, Danaus chrysippus) - Butterfly
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar