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Systematic list - part 2: Herons, Storks, Ibises and Flamingos
All dates refer to May 2013
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus (3+)
Up to 3 Ebro Delta 20th and 21st, most at Riet Vell.
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Little Bitterns, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta, 20th May (left) and 21st May (right) |
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Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (15)
6 Utxesa 16th, 6 Ebro Delta 20th and 3 Ebro Delta 21st.
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Night Heron, Ebro Delta, 20th May |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides (20+)
20+ Ebro Delta 20th-21st.
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Squacco Herons, Ebro Delta, 20th May (left) and 21st May (right) |
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Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (38)
Max 20 Ebro Delta 20th, smaller numbers in the steppes region.
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Cattle Egret, Ebro Delta, 20th May |
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta (200+)
Up to about 200 Ebro Delta 20th-21st, also 1 Utxesa 16th.
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Little Egret, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Great White Egret Ardea alba (11)
1 Utxesa 16th, 4-6 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.
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Great White Egret, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (c. 12)
Small numbers at Utxesa 16th and Ebro Delta 20th-21st; 1 between Osera de Ebro and Sástago 17th.
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (c. 30)
6 Utxesa 16th, up to 12 Ebro Delta 20th and 21st.
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Purple Herons, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Black Stork Ciconia nigra (1)
1 over l'Eucaliptus (Ebro Delta) 21st.
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Black Stork, l'Eucaliptus, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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White Stork Ciconia ciconia (48)
46 at various inland and lowland sites; more unexpected were 2 over Hecho Valley 19th.
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White Storks, near Quinto, 17th May |
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Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (60+)
Up to 60 Ebro Delta 20th-21st.
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Glossy Ibises, Ebro Delta, 21st May (left) and 20th May (right) |
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Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus (ruber) roseus (4000+)
Over 4000 Ebro Delta 21st (much smaller numbers 20th).
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Greater Flamingoes, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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