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Systematic list - part 1: Wildfowl, Gamebirds, Grebes and Cormorants

All dates refer to May 2013

 

Mute Swan Cygnus olor (4)

4 Utxesa 16th.

 

Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (24+)

Up to 24 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.

 

Gadwall Anas strepera (30+)

up to 30 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.

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Gadwall, Ebro Delta, 21st May

 

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (320+)

Small numbers at a few sites away from the Pyrenees but only abundant at the Ebro Delta where probably over 300 21st.

 

Shoveler Anas clypeata (2)

A pair at Ebro Delta 20th.

 

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina (105)

90+ Ebro Delta 20th and 15 there 21st.

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Red-crested Pochards, Ebro Delta, 20th May

 

Pochard Aythya ferina (2)

2 males Ebro Delta 20th.

 

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa (8)

1-2 at 5 sites, all in the central region or near San Juan de la Peña.

 

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (12+)

Up to 12 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.

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Little Grebe, Riet Vell (Ebro Delta), 21st May

 

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus (12+)

At least 12 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.

 

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (7)

3-4 Ebro Delta 20th and 21st.

 

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