Monday, February 28, 2011

February Birds News

The best bird records of February in Burgos province.

- Great White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons). 1 bird Ebro water reservoir 04-02-11 (David González Ortega).
- Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus). 1 bird 06-02-11 Cavia (Alejandro Tores, Carlos Nazario, Javier Otal). 1 bird 09-02-11 Nebreda (Alfonso Rodrigo García), same bird 12-02-11 (Roberto García Obregón).
- Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria). 3 birds with a flock of Lapwings 01-02-11 Suzana (David Martínez). 12 birds 05-02-11 Villamorón (Nicolás Gallego). 19-02-11 200 birds Santa Cecilia y Zael (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 100 birds 23-02-11 Atapuerca (Diego Santamaría Merino). 120 birds with a Lapwings 23-04-11 Mahamud y Villahoz (Alfonso Rodrigo García). 1 bird Mecerreyes, with Lapwings, 24-02-11 (Alfonso Rodrigo García). Zael, flock of 48 birds 27-02-11 (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho).
- Common Curlew (Numenius arquata). 10 birds 08-02-11 Herbosa,  Ebro water reservoir (Javier Morala).
- Crested lark (Galerida cristata). 1 leucistic bird Villanoño 19-02-11 (Nicolás Gallego Rojas).
- Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus). 1 bird 06-02-11 Tejada (Alfonso Antón, Fernando Román Sancho).
- Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris). 15 birds 05-02-11 Quintanilla de las Viñas (Alfonso Antón).
- Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria). 1 bird 05-02-11 Quintanilla de las Viñas (Alfonso Antón).

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