Barmy Weather Today
The bills of the White-headed Duck are almost completely blue so it must be spring.
35 degrees in the sunshine to hot for jeans and fleece.
An interesting day, obviously the birds are right in the mood for getting it on. The weather had been incredible this winter lots of sunshine and endless Blue Skys, and tonight at the time of writing the blog at 8.30 pm it's 29 degrees outside@Gran Alacant. Lots of birds singing, and calling during the daytime.
In pristine plumage for instance the Purple Swamp Hens are amazing and stunning. The ducks are displaying and looking so good.
So across the Santa Pola Salinas
Highlights 3 Osprey, ( overwintering Maybe? But I suspect on the move and migration has started ) 40 plus Spoonbill, ( less from some weeks ago, down from 150+ )
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Osprey |
Redshank, Green Sandpipers, Turnstone, Water / Meadow Pipits, European Snipe, lesser Black-backed Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Avocets, Red-knobbed Coots, Marsh Harriers, Kestrel, Booted Eagle's lots of little waders too far away through bins to confirm ID
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| Water Pipit |
I've not included every single bird seen.
Lots of the little stuff like Serin, Goldfinch, Green Finch, linnet, Chaff Finch, Corn Bunting, Southern Grey Shrike, Stone Chat, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler etc.
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| Corn Bunting |
El Clot
We didn't spend much time, there John and I only went because of a report of a Garganey.
Funny coincidence I found a Male Garganey on this day last year ( 2023 ) at the Clot
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| Garganey on this day 17th Jan ( 2023 ) |
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| Teal |
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| Shoveller |
John Edwards picked out a small dark dabbling Duck.
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| 1st Winter female Ferruginous Duck |
I thought at first Winter female Ferruginous Duck? But wanted to just double-check the photos.
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| 1st Winter female Ferruginous Duck |
Undertale showing Some white feathers, belly whitish/ grey mottled, dark-eyed, bill and head looking good for Ferruginous Duck, color a dull brown ( nice bird )
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| 1st Winter female Ferruginous Duck |
Get out there and go birding, it feels good just to be out there
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| Grey Wagtail |
Cheers Bryan
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