February / Febrer 2018
Febrer 2018 / February 2018
Destacats / Highlights
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Fa 15 anys / 15 years ago
Fa 10 anys / 10 years ago
Fa 5 anys / 5 years ago
Novetats Gener / Bird News February 2018
El febrer de 2018 comença amb més exemplars de les mateixes espècies de l’hivern però també amb un tèrrit fosc al delta del Llobregat que va restar un dia i després (el mateix?) s’ha vist a l’Ampolla. Característica d’aquesta entrada d’any, gavians a banda, és la presència de passerells gola-negre, fins i tot a Barcelona. Al llarg del mes han aparegut (breument) un gavià caspi a les Garrigues, el primer per Lleida i un flamenc menut als Aiguamolls de l ‘Empordà, el primer per a les comarques de Girona. Cap a finals de febrer, un mascle adult d’estornell rosat trobat a Premià de Mar ha causat sensació i un veritable twitching. Encara l’últim dia del mes, s’ha trobat una nova espècie per a Catalunya: un botxí de l’estepa [nom provisional], Lanius pallidirostris, al Baix Empordà.
[February 2018 begins with more individuals of the wintering species recorded so far but with a brand new Purple Sandpiper at Llobregat delta, the first for the area. It only lasted for a day and later (the same?) was seen at L’Ampolla, Delta de l’Ebre. However, the most interesting feature of this early 2018, number of rare large gulls apart, is the arrival of a number of Lesser Redpolls, even to Barcelona town! During the month there have been swift records of Lesser Flamingo in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà (only lasting a day though) and a Polish ringed Caspian Gull at Lleida, the first for the area, that was only seen a few hours. Later in the month, an adult Rosy Starling caused a real twitch situation at Premià de Mar, Maresme and the last day of the month brought a mega in the form of a Steppe Grey Shrike, the 1st for Catalunya at Baix Empordà comarca]
Remember when…
- Fa 15 anys / 15 years ago
Back in February 2003 a Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena reached Banyoles lake, Pla de l’Estany the weekend of 1-2.2 (Marc Galvez; Marc Llobet, Alex Ollé). On 18.2 it was still around (Carles Feo).
An unknown origin Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor was seen at Tordera river mouth, La Selva / Maresme 10.2 (Ferran López).
The 3 1w wintering White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons at Llobregat delta, Baix Llobregat, were still at La Ricarda lagoon, El Prat de Llobregat, on 8.2 (Alex Ollé).
On 6.2.2003 an adult Rosy Starling Pastor roseus was seen in company of a Sturnus vulgaris or unicolor at Lleida city, Lleida (Toni Nievas). On 17.2.2003 an adult bird was brought dead to the Canal Vell recovery center, Delta de l’Ebre, Tarragona. The bird had been accidentally shot in the Amposta area of the Delta (communicated by David Bigas).
- Fa 10 anys / 10 years ago.
There was a hybrid drake Green-winged x Teal Hybrid Anas crecca x carolinensis at PN Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Girona on 28.2 (Jordi Martí-Aledo). The 1st ever overwintering Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos featured in the Ebre Delta Natural Park wintering count, was seen again some times during February e.g. on 20.2 (Ricard Gutiérrez). On 13.2 Atze, the Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla was seen again at Blanes, Girona (Quique Carballal; Pedro Bescós, Ernest García), where present intermittently. Five Caspian Gulls Larus cachinanns were seen between Tarragona harbour and Manlleu, Osona.
- Fa 5 anys / 5 years ago
In a year of a certain influx into Iberian Peninsula, a Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus was reported on 8.2 as seen at El Pont de Suert, Alta Ribagorça (Gerard Plana at ornitho.cat). The sole Catalan record of an unknown origin, albeit unmarked and with good plumage condition, African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinus was that of a bird was trapped and ringed at Barcelona’s Parc de la Ciutadella on 19.2 (Sergio Hernández i Alba Ortega Segalerva).
Novetats Febrer 2018 / Bird News February 2018
- Bec de serra gros / Goosander Mergus merganser (n=1)
(1) Baix Llobregat. A bird was seen on 21.2 at Bassa dels Pollancres, Maresma de les Filipines, Delta del Llobregat, Viladecans, Baix Llobregat (Manuel Pineda). See a photo below.
- Baldriga grisa / Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea (n=1)
(1) Tarragonès. A bird was seen off Tarragona during a GEPEC regular seawatch conducted on 24.2 (Pere Josa, Eio Ramón, Albert Cama, Jaroa López et al). See photos below and the full gallery on this sighting here.
- Flamenc menut / Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor (n=1)
(1) Alt Empordà. An adult was seen only on 13.2 at El Cortalet, Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Alt Empordà. The 1st record for Girona comarcas (Jordi Martí-Aledo). Seen briefly during the day (Joan Ventura, Gerard Carbonell, Àlex Ollé et al, see a photo below), but not afterwards.
Guatlla maresa / Corncrake Crex crex (n=1)
(1) Baix Llobregat. On 28.2 a bird was flushed at Ca l’Arana beach, Llobregat delta, Baix Llobregat (Ferran López).
- Gamba groga petita / Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes (n=2)
(1) Baix Empordà. The 1w seen last month at Pals ricefields, near Basses d’en Coll, Pals, Baix Empordà was seen again on 3.2 (Quique Carballal, Javier Valladares; Joan Goy @ ornitho.cat). On 24.2 it was relocated (Ramon Aguilar @ ornitho.cat) and seen again on 28.2 (Albert Burgas @ornitho.cat).
(2) Montsià. On 15.2 a relocated or new individual was found at El Serrallo ricefields, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià (David Bigas). See a photo enclosed. The bird was seen again on midday17.2 at the same place in company of Wood Sandpipers Tringa glareola (Quique Carballal, Javier Valladares).
- Gavià argentat / Herring Gull Larus argentatus (n=12)
(1) Baix Ebre. On 1.2 a 2w 3cy was seen near El Goleró, Deltebre, Delta de l’Ebre, Baix Ebre (David Bigas). See a photo below.
(2) Baix Ebre. On 2.2 an adult was seen also near El Goleró, Deltebre, Delta de l’Ebre, Baix Ebre (David Bigas). See a photo below. According to the author this could be the same adult seen in Tarragona harbour last month.
(3) Gironès. There was an adult bird at Solius dump, Llagostera, Gironès on 3.2 (Carlos Álvarez-Cros @ ornitho.cat).
(4-5) Pla de l’Estany. On 8.2 a 4cy and a 1w (2cy) were found at Puigpalter dump, Banyoles,
Pla de l’Estany (Gerard Dalmau). See a couple of photos enclosed. Both were seen again on 9.2 at the same place (Gerard Dalmau).
(6-9) Tarragonès. On 11.2 three 1w birds, one new and two present last month, were seen at Tarragona harbour, Tarragonès (Camilo Albert). The three birds and the adult seen in January were seen again on 21.2 at the harbour (Camilo Albert).
(10) Barcelonès. The adult seen in previous months returned to Lestonnac College, Barcelona, Barcelonès on 19.2 (Eduard Batista @ ornitho.cat).
(11-12) Baix Empordà. There were two 2 cy at Serra de Daró, Baix Empordà on 28.2 (Albert Burgas @ ornitho.cat).
- Gavià del Caspi / Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans (n= 6)
(1) Tarragonès . On 10.2, a 1w ringed in Poland (yellow P: D93) was seen at Tarragona harbour, Tarragonès. See an enclosed photo (Camilo Albert). The bird had been ringed in Poland at Jeziorko, Grebow, Podkarpackie, Poland 5031’40.9N, 21º50’2,9 E on 15.6.2017.
(2) Alt Empordà. On 10.2, another 1w was found at Pedret dump, Pedret i Marzà, Alt Empordà (Joan Goy @ ornitho.cat).
(3) Garrigues. On 14.2 a 1w with Polish origin yellow PVC ring was seen at Juneda, Garrigues, the for the comarca and Lleida (Quim Minoves). See photos enclosed.
(4) Tarragonès. On 14.2 a new bird was found at Tarragona harbour (Camilo Albert)
(5-6) Pla de l’Estany. On 27.2 there were two 2cy birds at Puigpalter dump, Porqueres, Pla de l’Estany (Gerard Dalmau). See photos below.
- Territ fosc / Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima (n=1,2)
(1) Baix Llobregat. A bird was found at Riera de Sant Climent mouth on 3.2 (Daniel Jiménez Pulido, M.González, J.Baza; Ferran López, J.Bartra, O.Baena @ Delta del Llobregat bird news blog). See a small BOC photo and a photo below (Ferran López). The first for Llobregat delta.
(2) Baix Ebre. On 9.2 a bird was seen at L’Ampolla, at the same place a bird was seen two years ago, Baix Ebre (Manolo Sánchez-Blanch). On 10.2 it was not seen but it may have moved nearby as the 2016 bird did too.
- Botxí d’estepa / Southern Grey Shrike Lanius pallidirostris (n=1)
(1) Baix Empordà. A bird was found on 28.2 at Serra de Daró, Baix Empordà (Albert Burgas). Its identification was confirmed the following day (see March page and a gallery here).
- Cornella emmantellada / Hooded Crow Corvus cornix (n=3)
(1-3) Baix Llobregat/ Barcelonès. Between 1-3 birds were seen in early February from El Prat de Llobregat town, through Llobregat river to Mercabarna market in Barcelona: 1.2 at El Prat town (Enric de Roa @ ornitho.cat), 2 on 3.2 at Nelson Mandela bridge, El Prat de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat (Jordi Morote @ ornitho.cat). Two birds were seen on 9.2 one of them at Nelson Mandela bridge, El Prat de Llobregat (Sergi Sales) and the other quite far, at Castelldefels, near the olympic channel the same day (Sergi Sales). Perhaps the later is one of the 5 missing the last days from El Prat. Two birds were seen on 13.2 at Nelson Mandela bridge, El Prat de Llobregat (Pau Esteban @ornitho.cat). There were four at the same bridge on 19.2 (Ferran López @ Delta del Llobregat bird news blog and 2-3 at the same area on 20.2 (Pau Esteban, Raúl Bastida @ornitho.cat). From late February birds seem a bit more mobile. On 25.2 two birds were seen at Zona Franca, Barcelona (Carol García Bidasoa @ eBird).
- Mosquiter comú siberià / Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis (n=1)
(1) Baix Llobregat. The bird found in November at Bassa dels Pollancres, Maresma de les Filipines, Delta del Llobregat, Viladecans, Baix Llobregat remained in the area on 1.2 (Eduard Batista @ornitho.cat).
- Estornell rosat / Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (n=1)
(1) Maresme There was an adult at Premià de Mar, roosting at Carrer de Sant Antoni, 23, on 25.2 (Pep Cusó, Ferran Pujol, Andrés García Ródenas et al). See a photo below (Andrés García Ródenas). On 26.2 the adult was still around, despite it was seen briefly (Marc Gàlvez, Sergi Sales, Jesús Fontcuberta, Ignácio López et al), see a photo below (Marc Gàlvez). On 28 it was seen again (Daniel Roca).
- Piula grossa / Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi (n=5)
(1) Baix Ebre. On 2.2 a 1w bird was seen near les Olles, l’Ampolla, Baix Ebre (David Bigas). See a photo below.
(2) Pla d’Urgell. On 13.2 a bird was relocated at Vilanova de Bellpuig, Pla d’Urgell (Quim Minoves).
(3) Montsià. On 15.2 one was seen near Migjorn grassfields, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià. Presumed new bird (David Bigas). See two photos below.
(4) Montsià. On17.2 a bird was seen near the junction of Camí del Matar to Buda road, Sant Jaume d’Enveja, Montsià (Ricard Gutiérrez, Helena Arbonés). Perhaps one of the birds seen nearby the last month.
(5) Montsià. On 25.2 a bird was seen at Camí del Serrallo, near Casa Cusa, on a place where a bird was seen lasts month (Ignacio López). See a photo enclosed.
- Passerell gola-negre / Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret (n=5) SMALL INFLUX
(1) La Selva. On 4.2 a bird was found at Mas els Terrats, Susqueda reservoir, Susqueda, La Selva (Gabri de Jesús).
(2-3) Alt Urgell. On 4.2 there were two birds at Alàs i Cercs, Alt Urgell. The first bird was seen in the morning, just NW of Alàs, Alt Urgell (Joan Tatjé). Later in the day a 2nd bird was found together with bird ‘1’ at the same place (Quim Minoves). See a small record shot enclosed (Quim Minoves).
(4) Barcelonès. On 9.2 a bird was seen and photographed at Montjuïc mountain, Barcelona (Lucy sp @ ornitho.cat). The bird was not relocated neither on 9.2 nor 10.2 despite search.
(5) Solsonès. On 9.2 a bird was found at Solsona, S of the city near C-75, Solsonès (Daniel Mañas). On 10.2 it was still there (Dani Mañas, David Mingorance, Carlos sp) and on 11.2 too (Daniel Mañas, Sergio Hoces; Albert Manero). See photos enclosed. This bird remained in the area the following week. Seen again on 13.2 (Miquel Casas), 14.2 (Joan Padró, Jordi Comellas @ornitho.cat; Mireia Pintado @eBird), 15.2 (Marc Gàlvez; Xavier Parra @ornitho.cat), 16.2 (Sergi Sales; Jordi Comellas). This bird remained faithful to its stream area S of Solsona where it was seen again on 17.2 (Eugeni Capella), 21.2 (José Guerra, Marc Gàlvez; Joan Giménez, Ricard Gutiérrez; Bernat Iglesias) or 24.2 (Manolo Romero; Carles Oliver). Still there on 25.2 (Marc Noguera) and into March.
