Male Little Bustards (Tetrax tetrax) By Sergio Mayordromo
Annotated list
of the most interesting records in Extremadura in August 2013. Compiled by Sergio
Mayordomo. Translated by Martin Kelsey.
- Greylag Goose: Individual first seen in
July still present until 10/08 at Los Canchales (BA) (Carlos González). Five at
Borbollón reservoir (CC) on 21/08 (Goyo Naharro). Origin from captivity
cannot be ruled out.
- Egyptian Goose: Four at Cubilar
reservoir, Logrosán (CC), on 31/08 (César Clemente and Sergio Mayordomo).
- Shelduck: three (an adult and two
juveniles) at Valdecañas reservoir (CC) on 01/08 (C. Clemente, Javier Mahillo and S.
Mayordomo ).
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Garganey:
A female at Charco Salado, Casatejada (CC), on 13/08 (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo,
Javier Prieta and S. Mayordomo).
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Red-crested
Pochard: At the large
lagoon at La Albuera (BA) four seen on 03/08 (Juan Carlos
Paniagua), one on 11/08 (Paco Bernáldez and Paco Macías), five on 20/08
(Francisco Montaño and Joaquín Vázquez) and six on 31/08 (J. C. Paniagua). At La Atalaya , Aldea del Cano
(CC), a male present on 04/08, seven birds on 15/08 (J. Solana) and 8 on 17/08
(C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo). A female at the Soto
gravel pits, Valverde de Mérida (BA), on 05/08 (J. Solana).
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Ferruginous Duck: A male at La
Atalaya , Aldea del Cano (CC), on 17/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo).
- Great Cormorant: 483 present at Valuengo reservoir (BA) on 28/08 (José Antonio Román).
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Squacco Heron: At the pool at Esparragalejo (BA) between one
and three present on 01/08 (Á. Sánchez -photo- and P. Bernáldez), 02/08 (P.
Macías), 05/08 (J. Solana), 08/08 (C. González), 16/08 (C. Clemente and S.
Mayordomo) and 25/08 (José Gómez Aparicio). On 01/08 8 present at the La Valluncosa pool, Mérida
(BA), and 4 on River Aljucén, Mérida (BA) (Á. Sánchez). Two
at the Azud de la Pesquera ,
Badajoz, on 04/08 (J. C. Paniagua). One at Brovales reservoir (BA) on 06/08 (Antonio Núñez, F. Montaño and
Vanessa de Alba). At least 3 at Los Canchales reservoir (BA) on 10/08 (C.
González). 7 present on River Guadiana in Badajoz
- Presumed hybrid Little x Western Reef
Egret: One at Talayuela (CC) on 29/08 (Pedro Gómez).
-
White Stork: A group of 1000
birds flying over Baños de
Montemayor (CC) on 04/08 (J. Prieta).
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Glossy Ibis: 14 at the Esparragalejo pool (BA) on 02/08 (P.
Macías). Regular presence at the La
Albuera lagoons (BA) between 10/08 and 27/08, with a maximum of six birds (F.
Montaño, Jerónimo Milán, Joaquín Vázquez, J. A. Román, J. C. Paniagua, P.
Bernáldez and P. Macías
- Spoonbill: Postbreeding
concentrations: At Los Canchales reservoir (BA) 22 seen on 05/08 (Pablo
Herrador), 76 on 10/08 (C. González), 63 on 16/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo ) and 83 on 31/08 (A. Núñez, J. Solana and V.
de Alba). 21 present at Portaje Reservoir (CC) on 08/08 (J. Prieta and S.
Mayordomo). At the La Albuera
lagoons (BA) more than 20 seen on 25/08 (P. Bernáldez and P. Macías), 35 on
27/08 and 26 on 31/08 (J. C. Paniagua). 30 present at Valuengo
Reservoir (BA) on 28/08 (J. A. Román).
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Greater Flamingo: An adult at Valdecañas Reservoir (CC) on
01/08 (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo and S. Mayordomo).
- Black
Kite: Three present at Mirabel Refuse Tip (CC)
on 16/08 (J. Prieta). Two at La
Bazagona (CC) on 31/08 (Raúl Guzmán).
-
Lammergeier: An immature at Lobón (BA) on 19/08 (María
Jesús García-Baquero)
- Rüppell’s Vulture: An
immature at the Sierra de Magacela (BA) on 21/08 (Justo Manuel García).
- Goshawk: One over River Ibor (CC) on 04/08 (Á.
Sánchez). At least two young birds at Las Mestas (CC) on 05/08 (Alberto
Pacheco). 2 at Guadalupe (CC) on 15/08 (Jorge Ángel Herrera). One
at the Sierra de Palomera, Alía (CC) on 31/08 (J. Á. Herrera y N. Baeza).
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Osprey: One at Alange Reservoir (BA) on 03/08 (Lorenzo
Alcántara). One at Borbollón Reservoir (CC) on 21/08 (G. Naharro). One at
Portaje Reservoir (CC) on 28/08 (S. Mayordomo). One at Membrío
Reservoir (CC) on 30/08 (Ian Parsons). On 31/08 one seen at Los Canchales (BA) (A. Núñez, J.
Solana and V. de Alba) and another at Sierra Brava (CC) (C. Clemente and S.
Mayordomo).
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Lesser Kestrel: 397 counted at the roost at La Vera (CC) on 13/08 (C. Clemente,
J. Mahillo, J. Prieta and S. Mayordomo).
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Hobby: Three hunting dragonflies at the edge of wildfire at
Las Hurdes (CC) on 12/08 (A. Pacheco).
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Red-knobbed Coot: Continued presence of neck-collared bird
first seen in July at La
Albuera lagoons between
03/08 and 31/08 (F. Montaño and J. C. Paniagua).
- Avocet: One at Esparragalejo pool (BA) on 05/08
(J. Solana). One at La Albuera
lagoons (BA) on 23/08 (F. Montaño). One at Valuengo Reservoir (BA) on
28/08 (J. A. Román).
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Kentish Plover: At least seven present at Valdecañas Reservoir (CC)
on 01/08 (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo and S. Mayordomo).
- Sanderling: One at Esparragalejo pool (BA) on 08/08
(C. González) and 17/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo ).
Two at the large lagoon at La
Albuera (BA) on 25/08 (F. Montaño and J. Vázquez). Two at Alange
Reservoir (BA) on 25/08 (P. Bernáldez).
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Temminck’s Stint: At Los Canchales Reservoir (BA) two seen
on 17/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo), one on 25/08 (J. Gómez Aparicio) and
two on 31/08 (A. Núñez, J. Solana and V. de Alba).
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Curlew Sandpiper: Four at Esparragalejo pool (BA) on 01/08
(P. Bernáldez), 02/08 (P. Macías) and 08/08 (C. González), and three on 25/08
(J. Gómez Aparicio). On 01/08 two seen at Charco Salado, Casatejada (CC), and
six at Valdecañas Reservoir (CC) (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo and S. Mayordomo). At
the large lagoon at La Albuera
(BA) one present on 03/08 (J. C. Paniagua), two on 10/08 (José Antonio Álvarez),
four on 11/08 (P. Bernáldez and P. Macías), present on 16/08 (J. Milán, P.
Bernáldez and P. Macías), two on 20/08 (F. Montaño and J. Vázquez) and five on
29/08 (P. Macías). Three at the Majadas Altas pools, Campo Lugar (CC), on 03/08
(Antonio Calvo). Five at Charco Salado, Casatejada (CC), on 04/08 (Javier Briz
and Vicente Risco). One at Alange
Reservoir (BA) on 25/08 (P. Bernáldez). One at Los Canchales Reservoir (BA) on
31/08 (A. Núñez, J. Solana and V. de Alba).
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Whimbrel: One at large lagoon at La Albuera (BA) on 23/08 (F.
Montaño).
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Curlew: One at large lagoon at La Albuera (BA) on 27/08 (J.
C. Paniagua).
- Spotted
Redshank: On 01/08 two at Charco Salado,
Casatejada (CC), and one at Valdecañas Reservoir (CC) (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo
and S. Mayordomo). One at Charco Salado, Casatejada (CC), on 13/08 (C. Clemente, J.
Mahillo, J. Prieta and S. Mayordomo). At the large lagoon at La
Albuera one seen on 28/08 (P. Bernáldez) and two on 29/08 (P.
Macías). One at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (BA), on 31/08 (C.
Clemente and S. Mayordomo).
- Wood
Sandpiper: At Galisteo lagoon (CC) six seen on
04/08 (Eva Palacios, J. Prieta and S. Mayordomo), two on 08/08 (J. Prieta and S. Mayordomo ), 14 on 16/08 (J. Prieta), 15 on 22/08 and
one on 28/08 (S. Mayordomo). At Portaje Reservoir (CC) one presento n 08/08 (J.
Prieta and S. Mayordomo ) and 28/08 (S.
Mayordomo). At least two at Esparragalejo pool (BA) on 08/08 (C. González). At
Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (BA), two seen on 10/08 (Martin Kelsey) and 10
on 31/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo ). One
at Los Canchales Reservoir (BA) on 10/08 (C. González). One at Charco Salado,
Casatejada (CC), on 13/08 (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo, J. Prieta and S.
Mayordomo). Six at the large lagoon at La Albuera (BA) on 20/08 (F.
Montaño and J. Vázquez). Four on rice fields at Santa Amalia (BA) on 22/08
(Fernando Yuste). One at Alange Reservoir (BA) on 25/08 (P. Bernáldez).
- Turnstone:
One at Villalba de los Barros Reservoir (BA) on 03/08 (L. Alcántara).
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Yellow-legged Gull: At least 10 at Valdecañas Reservoir (CC)
on 01/08 (C. Clemente, J. Mahillo and S. Mayordomo).
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Whiskered Tern: One at Alange Reservoir (BA) on 03/08 (L.
Alcántara). Present at the large lagoon La Albuera (BA) on 03/08 (J. C. Paniagua), one on
11/08 (P. Bernáldez and P. Macías) and four (two adults and two juveniles) on
20/08 (F. Montaño and J. Vázquez).
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Black Tern: An adult at Los Canchales Reservoir (BA) on 25/08
(J. Gómez Aparicio).
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Common Tern: Three at Gabriel y Galán Reservoir (CC) during the
first week of August (Jesús Montero).
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Gull-billed Tern: One at Gabriel y Galán Reservoir (CC) during
early August (Jesús Montero).
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Cockatiel: One at Plasencia industrial estate (CC) on 03/08
(Paco Ramírez)
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Burrowing Parrot: One at Brozas (CC) on 28/08 (Carlos
Fernández -photo-).
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Common Cuckoo: One at Honduras
Pass La Albuera (BA) on 20/08 (F.
Montaño and J. Vázquez).
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European Nightjar: Four at Las Hurdes (CC) on 12/08 (A.
Pacheco).
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Wryneck: One at River Gargáligas, Rena (BA), on 17/08
(GIA-Extremadura). One at La Isla
park, Plasencia (CC), on 25/08 (E. Palacios and S. Mayordomo). One at Piornal
(CC) on 28/08 (J. Prieta).
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Western Olivaceous Warbler: Two birds, an adult and a juvenile,
trapped for ringing at Azud del Guadiana, Badajoz, on 10/08 (Ángel T. Mejías,
Inmaculada Jerez, José Luis Bautista and P. Herrador).
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Sedge Warbler: One at Valdefuentes gravel pits, Galisteo (CC), on
04/08 (E. Palacios, J. Prieta and S. Mayordomo).
FIRST POST-BREEDING PASSAGE MIGRANTS/WINTER
VISITORS
- Pintail: Three (two males in eclipise and a
female) at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (BA), on 31/08 (C. Clemente and S. Mayordomo ). Six present at Los
Canchales Reservoir (BA) on 03/09 (Elvira del Viejo, Jesús Solana, José Guerra
and Marc Gálvez).
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Black-necked Grebe: One seen from Salto del Gitano,
Monfragüe (CC), on 18/08 (Ángel Sánchez).
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Tree Pipit: Three at Piornal (CC) on 28/08 (J. Prieta).
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Yellow Wagtail: On 28/08 first groups on passage at Portaje
Reservoir (CC) and Galisteo lagoon (CC) (S. Mayordomo).
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Common Redstart: Eight at Piornal (CC) on 21/08 (J.
Prieta). Three at Montehermoso (CC) on 27/08 (C. Clemente).
- Whinchat: On 28/08 one at Piornal (CC) (J. Prieta)
and another at La Roca
de la Sierra
(BA) (J. L. Bautista). One at Galisteo (CC) on 31/08 (Ricardo Montero).
- Northern
Wheatear: One at Piornal (CC) on 28/08 (J. Prieta
-photo-). One at Membrío (CC) on 30/08 (I.
Parsons). One at Saucedilla (CC) on 01/09 (J. Briz and V. Risco). One
at Monfragüe (CC) on 03/09 (Manuel García del Rey).
- Common
Whitethroat: One at River
Guadalupejo, Alía (CC), on 13/08 (J. Á. Herrera and Noelia Baeza). One in the
pines at Piornal (CC) on 21/08 (J. Prieta). One at Galisteo lagoon
(CC) on 22/08 (S. Mayordomo).
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Garden Warbler: One at Tornavacas
Pass
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Iberian Chiffchaff: One possible at River Guadalupejo, Alía
(CC), on 14/08 (J. Á. Herrera and N. Baeza). One in song at Plasencia (CC) on
15/08 (S. Mayordomo). A possible at Sierra de la Palomera , Alía (CC), on
18/08 (J. Á. Herrera). Three at Piornal (CC) on 21/08 (J. Prieta). One at Pago
de San Clemente
- Willow Warbler: On 08/08 one at Portaje Reservoir (CC) (J. Prieta
and S. Mayordomo ) and another at Vegas de
Coria (CC) (A. Pacheco). Four at Piornal (CC) on 09/08 (J. Prieta).
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Pied Flycatcher: One at Tornavacas Pass La Isla park, Plasencia (CC),
(S. Mayordomo) and a male at Cornalvo (BA) (Á. Sánchez, Ángel Luis Sánchez and
José Ledo).
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Spotted Flycatcher: One at
Cornalvo (BA) on 15/08 (J. Ledo and Á. Sánchez). Two at Piornal (CC) on 21/08
(J. Prieta). One at Tornavacas
Pass
