MAY 2016 RARITIES

[David]

Presumed hybrid
Western Reef x Little Egret   Egretta gularis x garzetta   Garceta Dimorfa x Común
Cádiz: A bird was seen on 02/05/2016 at Codo de la Esparraguera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz  by Rafa García Costales and Jesús Díez. See Jesús's photo at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw405.jpg.

Ruppell's Vulture   Gyps rueppellii   Buitre Moteado
Cádiz: A bird was seen on 15/05/2016 at Laja de la Zarga, Tarifa, Cádiz by J.A. Sarry et al. See their photograph of this bird at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw446.jpg.

Red-necked Phalarope   Phalaropus lobatus   Falaropo Picofino
Cádiz: A bird was seen on 02/05/2016 at Salinas de Bonanza, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz by Rafa García Costales and Jesús Díez. See Rafa's photograph at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw406.jpg.
Cádiz: An adult male bird and an adult female bird were seen on 06/05/2016 at Salinas de Bonanza, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz by J.A. Sarry. Both birds were in summer plumage and were different birds from the previously seen individual.

Lesser Yellowlegs   Tringa flavipes   Archibebe Patigualdo Chico
Huelva: The bird that was seen last month at Odiel marshes remained there and was seen again on 06/05/2016 by Richard Coombes.

Cream-coloured Courser   Cursorius cursor   Corredora Sahariana
Almería: A bird was seen on 03/05/2016 at Tabernas, Almería by Raimundo Martín.
Cádiz: A bird was also seen on 27/05/2016 at La Janda, Cádiz by Richard Schnürmacher. See his photograph at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw455.jpg.

Hooded Crow   Corvus cornix   Cuervo Indio
Almería: A bird was seen on 27/05/2016 at Cabo de Gata, Almería by Antonio Leiva. See his photograph at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw449.jpg.
Gibraltar: A bird was seen on 31/05/2016 at the city by Albert Sheriff and was later seen and photographed by Andrew Smith. See his photograph at http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbsw462.jpg.  This was a first sighting for Gibraltar.

Paddyfield Warbler   Acrocephalus agricola   Carricero Agricola
Almería: A bird was seen and heard on 16/05/2016 at Rambla Morales, Cabo de Gata, Almería by Jack Chantler and Perry Haines.

For further information about these sightings go to http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsr1605.htm


The source of the sighting listed below is Ebird Alert (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).

Common Bulbul   Pycnonotus barbatus   Bulbul Naranjero   
Cádiz: Two birds were reported on 18/05/2016 by Itziar Gutiérrez at ES-Tarifa-Calle Calzadilla de Téllez, Cádiz, Andalucía.
Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=36.0147623,-5.6001071&ll=36.0147623,-5.6001071
Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29768512
Comments: "Singing"

Common Bulbul   Pycnonotus barbatus    Bulbul Naranjero
Cádiz: Another bird was reported on 19/05/2016 by Itziar Gutiérrez at ES-Tarifa-Calle Calzadilla de Téllez, Cádiz, Andalucía
Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=36.0147623,-5.6001071&ll=36.0147623,-5.6001071
Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29781378
Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
Comments: "Singing in dry eucolyptus tree"

David