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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Spain: Extremadura and Coto Doñana

Cumulative Checklist

with James Lidster as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded.
  • Column B = Number of days this species was seen on the 2009 tour.
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2009 tour.
  • Column D = H = Heard only, (H) = Mostly heard but some seen
  • English names in italics notes unknown origin
A B C D
7 Little Grebe 5 10 Tachybaptus ruficollis
7 Great Crested Grebe 3 30 Podiceps cristatus
7 Black-necked Grebe 1 20 Podiceps nigricollis
5 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
3 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
7 Northern Gannet 1 10 Morus bassanus
5 Great Cormorant 3 6 Phalacrocorax carbo
2 European Shag 1 1 Phalacrocorax aristotelis
7 Grey Heron 6 10 Ardea cinerea
7 Purple Heron 2 400 Ardea purpurea
7 Little Bittern 3 5 Ixobrychus minutus
7 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 50 Nycticorax nycticorax
7 Squacco Heron 2 8 Ardeola ralloides
7 Cattle Egret 7 1000 Bubulcus ibis
7 Little Egret 5 20 Egretta garzetta
7 Great Egret 2 3 Egretta alba
7 Black Stork 2 9 Ciconia nigra
7 White Stork 10 75 Ciconia ciconia
7 Eurasian Spoonbill 4 18 Platalea leucorodia
6 Glossy Ibis 1 600 Plegadis falcinellus
1 Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
1 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
7 Greater Flamingo 4 750 Phoenicopterus ruber
6 Greylag Goose Anser anser
5 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
7 Gadwall 5 10 Anas strepera
3 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
3 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
7 Mallard 7 10 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Pintail Anas acuta
2 Garganey 1 2 Anas querquedula
6 Shoveler 3 10 Anas clypeata
7 Red-crested Pochard 4 30 Netta rufina
7 Pochard 4 70 Aythya ferina
1 Tufted Duck 1 1 Aythya fuligula
7 White-headed Duck 1 11 Oxyura leucocephala
6 Black-shouldered Kite 2 3 Elanus caeruleus
7 Black Kite 10 200 Milvus migrans
7 Red Kite 4 3 Milvus milvus
7 Egyptian Vulture 4 7 Neophron percnopterus
7 Eurasian Griffon Vulture 9 400 Gyps fulvus
7 Black Vulture 4 10 Aegypius monachus
7 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 6 45 Circaetus gallicus
3 Hen Harrier 2 1 Circus cyaneus
7 Western Marsh Harrier 3 5 Circus aeruginosus
7 Montagu's Harrier 9 10 Circus pygargus
2 Northern Goshawk 2 1 Accipiter gentilis
7 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 2 2 Accipiter nisus
7 Common Buzzard 9 3 Buteo buteo
1 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo cirtensis
5 European Honey Buzzard 1 16 Pernis apivorus
7 Spanish Imperial Eagle 2 2 Aquila adalberti
5 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
7 Booted Eagle 9 42 Aquila pennatus
7 Bonelli's Eagle 1 1 Aquila fasciatus
5 Osprey 2 1 Pandion haliaetus
7 Lesser Kestrel 5 10 Falco naumanni
7 Common Kestrel 7 10 Falco tinnunculus
4 Eurasian Hobby 2 2 Falco subbuteo
1 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
7 Peregrine 3 2 Falco peregrinus
1 Merlin Falco columbarius
7 Red-legged Partridge 7 20 Alectoris rufa
7 Common Quail 2 1 H Coturnix coturnix
2 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
3 Water Rail 1 2 Rallus aquaticus
7 Common Moorhen 6 20 Gallinula chloropus
7 Western Purple Swamphen 4 5 Porphyrio porphyrio
7 Eurasian Coot 5 20 Fulica atra
7 Red-knobbed Coot 1 1 Fulica cristata
1 Common Crane Grus grus
7 Little Bustard 2 14 Tetrax tetrax
7 Great Bustard 2 25 Otis tarda
1 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
7 Black-winged Stilt 6 75 Himantopus himantopus
7 Avocet 1 30 Recurvirostra avosetta
7 Stone-curlew 1 2 Burhinus oedicnemus
7 Collared Pratincole 3 200 Glareola pratincola
4 Little Ringed Plover 1 5 Charadrius dubius
7 Ringed Plover 3 20 Charadrius hiaticula
7 Kentish Plover 2 10 Charadrius alexandrinus
7 Grey Plover 1 10 Pluvialis squatarola
4 Northern Lapwing 1 2 Vanellus vanellus
5 Red Knot 1 40 Calidris canutus
7 Sanderling 2 10 Calidris alba
6 Little Stint Calidris minuta
1 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
6 Curlew Sandpiper 2 10 Calidris ferruginea
7 Dunlin 3 100 Calidris alpina
5 Ruff 2 10 Philomachus pugnax
3 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
7 Black-tailed Godwit 4 1500 Limosa limosa
3 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 20 Limosa lapponica
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
6 Eurasian Whimbrel 2 20 Numenius phaeopus
2 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
5 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
7 Common Redshank 3 20 Tringa totanus
7 Common Greenshank 4 5 Tringa nebularia
3 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
6 Wood Sandpiper 2 2 Tringa glareola
7 Common Sandpiper 3 2 Actitis hypoleucos
1 Purple Sandpiper Claidris maritima
5 Ruddy Turnstone 1 30 Arenaria interpres
1 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
2 Great Skua Stercorarius skua
1 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
1 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
7 Black-headed Gull 4 30 Chroicocephalus ridibundus
5 Slender-Billed Gull 2 4 Chroicocephalus genei
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 3 Larus fuscus graellsii
1 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
7 Yellow-legged Gull 4 10 Larus michahellis
7 Audouin's Gull 1 37 Larus audouinii
2 Mediterranean Gull 1 100 Larus melanocephalus
1 Little Gull 1 1 Hydrocoloeus minutus
7 Gull-billed Tern 3 4 Gelochelidon nilotica
7 Sandwich Tern 2 30 Sterna sandvicensis
2 Common Tern 1 10 Sterna hirundo
3 Caspian Tern 1 1 Sterna caspia
5 Little Tern 1 50 Sterna albifrons
7 Whiskered Tern 4 100 Chlidonias hybrida
5 Black Tern Chlidonias niger
2 Razorbill Alca torda
6 Black-bellied Sandgrouse 2 20 Pterocles orientalis
5 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse 2 20 Pterocles alchata
1 Stock Dove Columba oenas
7 Woodpigeon 7 100 Columba palumbus
7 Collared Dove 9 10 Streptopelia decaocto
7 Turtle Dove 1 1 H Streptopelia turtur
7 Great Spotted Cuckoo 4 4 Clamator glandarius
7 Common Cuckoo 7 3 (H) Cuculus canorus
3 Barn Owl 3 2 (H) Tyto alba
7 Eagle Owl 2 2 Bubo bubo
7 Little Owl 2 5 Athene noctua
3 Tawny Owl 1 1 Strix aluco
5 Red-necked Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus ruficollis
7 Common Swift 9 100 Apus apus
7 Pallid Swift 4 10 Apus pallidus
7 Alpine Swift 3 4 Apus melba
4 Little Swift 2 10 Apus affinis
3 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
7 European Bee-eater 8 30 Merops apiaster
7 Roller 1 3 Coracias garrulus
7 Hoopoe 8 10 Upupa epops
5 Eurasian Wryneck 1 2 Jynx torquilla
7 Iberian' Green Woodpecker 1 1 Picus sharpei
7 Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 1 Dendrocopos major
7 Calandra Lark 5 75 Melanocorypha calandra
7 Short-toed Lark 4 2 Calandrella brachydactyla
7 Lesser Short-toed Lark 1 6 Calandrella rufescens
7 Crested Lark 9 10 Galerida cristata
7 Thekla Lark 6 10 Galerida theklae
7 Woodlark 2 4 Lullula arborea
7 Skylark 1 10 Alauda arvensis
7 Dupont's Lark 1 1 Chersophilus duponti
7 Sand Martin 2 2000 Riparia riparia
7 Crag Martin 6 50 Ptyonoprogne rupestris
7 Barn Swallow 10 20 Hirundo rustica
7 Red-rumped Swallow 7 30 Hirundo daurica
7 House Martin 9 400 Delichon urbica
7 Tawny Pipit 2 2 Anthus campestris
3 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
5 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
1 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
7 Spanish 'yellow' Wagtail 4 12 Motacilla iberiae
7 White Wagtail 5 10 Motacilla alba
7 Grey Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla cinerea
5 Dunnock Prunella modularis
7 Wren 2 2 Troglodytes troglodytes
3 Rufous Scrub Robin 1 1 Cercotrichas galactotes
7 Robin 4 2 Erithacus rubecula
7 Nightingale 8 4 (H) Luscinia megarhynchos
7 Black Redstart 4 4 Phoenicurus ochruros
4 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
6 Whinchat 2 2 Saxicola rubetra
7 Stonechat 8 6 Saxicola torquata
7 Northern Wheatear 8 10 Oenanthe oenanthe
1 Greenland' Northern Wheatear 1 1 Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
7 Western Black-eared Wheatear 1 15 Oenanthe hispanica
6 Black Wheatear 1 2 Oenanthe leucura
7 Blue Rock Thrush 4 5 Monticola solitarius
4 Rock Thrush 1 1 Monticola saxatilis
7 Blackbird 9 10 Turdus merula
6 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
7 Mistle Thrush 3 2 Turdus viscivorus
7 Zitting Cisticola 5 5 Cisticola juncidis
7 Cetti's Warbler 1 1 Cettia cetti
7 Savi's Warbler 1 3 Locustella luscinioides
4 Sedge Warbler 1 6 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
7 Reed Warbler 2 1 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
7 Great Reed Warbler 5 50 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
2 Western Olivaceous Warbler 1 2 Hippolais opaca
7 Melodious Warbler 2 2 Hippolais polyglotta
6 Dartford Warbler 1 1 Sylvia undata
4 Common Whitethroat 2 2 Sylvia communis
6 Spectacled Warbler 2 5 Sylvia conspicillata
7 Subalpine Warbler 2 3 Sylvia cantillans
7 Sardinian Warbler 6 4 Sylvia melanocephala
4 Western Orphean Warbler 3 2 Sylvia hortensis
5 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
7 Blackcap 4 5 Sylvia atricapilla
7 Western Bonelli's Warbler 4 1 Phylloscopus bonelli
5 Common Chiffchaff 1 1 Phylloscopus collybita
6 Iberian Chiffchaff 1 1 Phylloscopus ibericus
5 Willow Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus trochilus
7 Firecrest 1 2 Regulus ignicapillus
3 Yellow-breasted Tit Parus flavipectus
4 Pied Flycatcher 1 2 Ficedula hypoleuca
7 Long-tailed Tit 3 5 Aegithalos caudatus
7 Crested Tit 3 3 Parus cristatus
7 Coal Tit 1 10 Parus ater
7 Blue Tit 5 3 Parus caeruleus
7 Great Tit 8 5 Parus major
2 Penduline Tit 1 1 Remiz pendulinus
7 Nuthatch 2 4 Sitta europaea
7 Short-toed Treecreeper 3 2 Certhia brachydactyla
7 Golden Oriole 1 1 Oriolus oriolus
7 Southern Grey Shrike 7 6 Lanius meridionalis
7 Woodchat Shrike 9 5 Lanius senator
1 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
7 Jay 1 1 Garrulus glandarius
7 Iberian' Azure-winged Magpie 7 50 Cyanopica cooki
7 Magpie 9 30 Pica pica
7 Red-billed Chough 3 30 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
7 Eurasian Jackdaw 6 50 Corvus monedula
1 Pied Crow 1 1 Corvus albus
7 Carrion Crow 3 10 Corvus corone
7 Raven 8 6 Corvus corax
1 Rook Corvus frugilegus
7 Spotless Starling 10 100 Sturnus unicolor
7 House Sparrow 9 10 Passer domesticus
7 Spanish Sparrow 4 500 Passer hispaniolensis
7 Tree Sparrow 2 3 Passer montanus
7 Rock Sparrow 2 6 Petronia petronia
1 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
7 Chaffinch 7 5 Fringilla coelebs
7 Serin 8 10 Serinus serinus
7 Greenfinch 3 2 Carduelis chloris
7 Goldfinch 10 40 Carduelis carduelis
5 Citril Finch 1 10 Serinus citrinella
1 CommonLinnet Carduelis cannabina
7 Linnet 5 10 Carduelis cannabina
4 Hawfinch 2 2 H Coccothraustes coccothraustes
7 Cirl Bunting 2 2 Emberiza cirlus
7 Rock Bunting 5 10 Emberiza cia
2 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
7 Corn Bunting 10 200 Miliaria calandra