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Spain: The Grand Tour

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with James Lidster as leader

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6 Little Grebe 3 30 Tachybaptus ruficollis
6 Great Crested Grebe 4 10 Podiceps cristatus
6 Black-necked Grebe 2 20 Podiceps nigricollis
5 Cory's Shearwater 1 10 Calonectris diomedea
3 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
6 Gannet 3 10 Morus bassanus
4 Great Cormorant 7 7 Phalacrocorax carbo
1 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
6 Grey Heron 11 10 Ardea cinerea
6 Purple Heron 3 40 Ardea purpurea
5 Little Bittern 2 3 Ixobrychus minutus
6 Night Heron 3 15 Nycticorax nycticorax
6 Squacco Heron 2 6 Ardeola ralloides
6 Cattle Egret 9 100 Bubulcus ibis
6 Little Egret 7 20 Egretta garzetta
5 Great Egret 2 9 Egretta alba
6 Black Stork 3 4 Ciconia nigra
6 White Stork 12 100 Ciconia ciconia
6 Eurasian Spoonbill 4 40 Platalea leucorodia
5 Glossy Ibis 3 200 Plegadis falcinellus
1 Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
1 Sacred Ibis 1 1 Threskiornis aethiopicus
6 Greater Flamingo 5 1500 Phoenicopterus ruber
5 Greylag Goose 2 3 Anser anser
5 Common Shelduck 1 6 Tadorna tadorna
6 Gadwall 5 20 Anas strepera
3 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
3 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
6 Mallard 9 20 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Pintail Anas acuta
1 Garganey Anas querquedula
5 Shoveler Anas clypeata
6 Red-crested Pochard 4 50 Netta rufina
6 Pochard 3 20 Aythya ferina
6 White-headed Duck 1 2 Oxyura leucocephala
5 Black-shouldered Kite 1 2 Elanus caeruleus
6 Black Kite 14 20 Milvus migrans
6 Red Kite 9 10 Milvus milvus
6 Egyptian Vulture 9 4 Neophron percnopterus
6 Griffon Vulture 14 100 Gyps fulvus
6 Black Vulture 4 6 Aegypius monachus
6 Short-toed Eagle 12 7 Circaetus gallicus
2 Hen Harrier 1 1 Circus cyaneus
6 Marsh Harrier 7 5 Circus aeruginosus
6 Montagu's Harrier 6 15 Circus pygargus
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
6 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 6 4 Accipiter nisus
6 Common Buzzard 10 5 Buteo buteo
1 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo cirtensis
4 Honey Buzzard 2 15 Pernis apivorus
6 Spanish Imperial Eagle 2 1 Aquila adalberti
5 Golden Eagle 2 5 Aquila chrysaetos
6 Booted Eagle 11 20 Aquila pennatus
6 Bonelli's Eagle 2 1 Aquila fasciatus
4 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
6 Lesser Kestrel 1 5 Falco naumanni
6 Common Kestrel 12 5 Falco tinnunculus
3 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
1 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
6 Peregrine 2 2 Falco peregrinus
1 Merlin Falco columbarius
6 Red-legged Partridge 6 10 Alectoris rufa
6 Common Quail 5 2 H Coturnix coturnix
2 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
2 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
6 Common Moorhen 4 10 Gallinula chloropus
6 Purple Swamphen 2 5 Porphyrio porphyrio
6 Coot 4 100 Fulica atra
6 Red-knobbed Coot 3 1 Fulica cristata
1 Common Crane Grus grus
6 Little Bustard 3 9 Tetrax tetrax
6 Great Bustard 3 32 Otis tarda
1 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
6 Black-winged Stilt 4 30 Himantopus himantopus
6 Avocet 2 30 Recurvirostra avosetta
6 Stone-curlew 2 5 Burhinus oedicnemus
6 Collared Pratincole 5 100 Glareola pratincola
3 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
6 Ringed Plover 3 7 Charadrius hiaticula
6 Kentish Plover 3 10 Charadrius alexandrinus
6 Grey Plover 2 1 Pluvialis squatarola
3 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
4 Red Knot 1 1 Calidris canutus
6 Sanderling 2 50 Calidris alba
6 Little Stint 1 4 Calidris minuta
1 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
5 Curlew Sandpiper 2 10 Calidris ferruginea
6 Dunlin 3 10 Calidris alpina
4 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
3 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
6 Black-tailed Godwit 3 50 Limosa limosa
2 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
5 Eurasian Whimbrel 1 1 Numenius phaeopus
2 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
5 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
6 Common Redshank 2 7 Tringa totanus
6 Greenshank 2 3 Tringa nebularia
3 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
5 Wood Sandpiper 1 4 Tringa glareola
6 Common Sandpiper 4 15 Actitis hypoleucos
1 Purple Sandpiper Claidris maritima
4 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
2 Great Skua 1 1 Stercorarius skua
1 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
1 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
1 Mediterranean Gull 1 1 Larus melanocephalus
6 Black-headed Gull 3 30 Larus ridibundus
4 Slender-billed Gull 1 130 Larus genei
6 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 1 Larus fuscus
1 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
6 Yellow-legged Gull 9 50 Larus michahellis
6 Audouin's Gull 1 1 Larus audouinii
6 Gull-billed Tern 5 50 Gelochelidon nilotica
6 Sandwich Tern 3 3 Sterna sandvicensis
1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
2 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
4 Little Tern 2 50 Sterna albifrons
6 Whiskered Tern 4 200 Chlidonias hybrida
5 Black Tern 2 4 Chlidonias niger
2 Razorbill Alca torda
5 Black-bellied Sandgrouse 1 2 Pterocles orientalis
4 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse 3 40 Pterocles alchata
6 Feral Pigeon 12 10 Columba livia
1 Stock Dove Columba oenas
6 Woodpigeon 12 10 Columba palumbus
6 Collared Dove 12 20 Streptopelia decaocto
6 Turtle Dove 2 6 Streptopelia turtur
6 Great Spotted Cuckoo 3 4 Clamator glandarius
6 Common Cuckoo 8 2 (H) Cuculus canorus
2 Barn Owl 1 1 Tyto alba
6 Eagle Owl 1 2 Bubo bubo
6 Little Owl 2 3 Athene noctua
2 Tawny Owl 1 1 Strix aluco
4 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
6 Common Swift 8 30 Apus apus
6 Pallid Swift 5 150 Apus pallidus
6 Alpine Swift 1 1 Apus melba
3 Little Swift 1 4 Apus affinis
3 Common Kingfisher 2 1 Alcedo atthis
6 European Bee-eater 8 60 Merops apiaster
6 Roller 2 2 Coracias garrulus
6 Hoopoe 9 6 Upupa epops
4 Wryneck 1 1 Jynx torquilla
6 Iberian' Green Woodpecker 4 1 (H) Picus viridis sharpei
6 Great Spotted Woodpecker 6 5 Dendrocopos major
6 Calandra Lark 6 50 Melanocorypha calandra
6 Short-toed Lark 6 6 Calandrella brachydactyla
6 Lesser Short-toed Lark 1 5 Calandrella rufescens
6 Crested Lark 9 30 Galerida cristata
6 Thekla Lark 3 3 Galerida theklae
6 Woodlark 2 4 Lullula arborea
6 Skylark 2 4 Alauda arvensis
6 Dupont's Lark 1 1 Chersophilus duponti
6 Sand Martin 3 10 Riparia riparia
6 Crag Martin 9 20 Ptyonoprogne rupestris
6 Swallow 14 30 Hirundo rustica
6 Red-rumped Swallow 4 6 Hirundo daurica
6 House Martin 10 100 Delichon urbica
6 Tawny Pipit 3 2 Anthus campestris
3 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
1 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
6 Yellow Wagtail 6 15 Motacilla flava
6 White Wagtail 8 5 Motacilla alba
6 Grey Wagtail 5 2 Motacilla cinerea
5 Dunnock 4 1 (H) Prunella modularis
6 Wren 9 2 Troglodytes troglodytes
2 Rufous Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
6 Robin 8 10 Erithacus rubecula
6 Nightingale 8 4 (H) Luscinia megarhynchos
6 Black Redstart 6 40 Phoenicurus ochruros
4 Common Redstart 1 1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
5 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
6 Stonechat 8 4 Saxicola torquata
6 Northern Wheatear 4 6 Oenanthe oenanthe
6 Western Black-eared Wheatear 4 6 Oenanthe hispanica
5 Black Wheatear 1 3 Oenanthe leucura
6 Blue Rock Thrush 2 4 Monticola solitarius
3 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
6 Blackbird 14 10 Turdus merula
6 Song Thrush 4 1 Turdus philomelos
6 Mistle Thrush 4 10 Turdus viscivorus
6 Zitting Cisticola 9 40 Cisticola juncidis
6 Cetti's Warbler 8 2 (H) Cettia cetti
6 Savi's Warbler 2 1 Locustella luscinioides
3 Sedge Warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
6 Reed Warbler 3 6 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
6 Great Reed Warbler 3 15 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
1 Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca
6 Melodious Warbler 4 4 Hippolais polyglotta
5 Dartford Warbler 1 1 H Sylvia undata
3 Common Whitethroat 2 2 Sylvia communis
5 Spectacled Warbler 1 2 Sylvia conspicillata
6 Subalpine Warbler 3 2 Sylvia cantillans
6 Sardinian Warbler 7 5 Sylvia melanocephala
3 Western Orphean Warbler 1 1 Sylvia hortensis
5 Garden Warbler 3 2 Sylvia borin
6 Blackcap 9 15 Sylvia atricapilla
6 Western Bonelli's Warbler 4 1 Phylloscopus bonelli
4 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
5 Iberian Chiffchaff 3 3 Phylloscopus ibericus
4 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
6 Firecrest 5 2 Regulus ignicapillus
3 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
3 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
6 Long-tailed Tit 4 10 Aegithalos caudatus
6 Crested Tit 6 5 Parus cristatus
6 Coal Tit 5 4 Parus ater
6 Blue Tit 11 3 Parus caeruleus
6 Great Tit 9 10 Parus major
1 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
6 Nuthatch 3 2 Sitta europaea
6 Short-toed Treecreeper 8 4 Certhia brachydactyla
6 Golden Oriole 3 2 Oriolus oriolus
6 Southern Grey Shrike 6 5 Lanius meridionalis
6 Woodchat Shrike 9 20 Lanius senator
1 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
6 Jay 3 2 Garrulus glandarius
6 Azure-winged Magpie 7 20 Cyanopica cyana
6 Magpie 11 10 Pica pica
6 Red-billed Chough 4 30 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
6 Jackdaw 7 40 Corvus monedula
6 Carrion Crow 7 10 Corvus corone
6 Raven 11 6 Corvus corax
1 Rook Corvus frugilegus
6 Spotless Starling 13 20 Sturnus unicolor
6 House Sparrow 14 10 Passer domesticus
6 Spanish Sparrow 2 40 Passer hispaniolensis
6 Tree Sparrow 2 3 Passer montanus
6 Rock Sparrow 2 25 Petronia petronia
1 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
6 Chaffinch 12 30 Fringilla coelebs
6 Serin 13 25 Serinus serinus
6 GreenFinch 6 4 Carduelis chloris
6 Goldfinch 14 34 Carduelis carduelis
4 Citril Finch 1 7 Serinus citrinella
1 Eurasian Siskin 2 4 Carduelis spinus
6 Linnet 6 4 Carduelis cannabina
3 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
6 Cirl Bunting 6 2 Emberiza cirlus
6 Rock Bunting 2 30 Emberiza cia
2 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
6 Corn Bunting 10 100 Miliaria calandra

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