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Systematic list - part 3: Raptors
All dates refer to May 2013
Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus (5)
1 north of Sástago 17th, 4 between Jaca and the Ebro Delta 20th.
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Honey-Buzzard, between Jaca and Ebro Delta, 20th May |
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Black Kite Milvus migrans (91)
Common in the steppes and the base of the Pyrenees; none seen in the Ebro Delta.
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Black Kites, near Quinto, 17th May |
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Red Kite Milvus milvus (7)
Seen at 4 locations, none far from the Pyrenees and including 4 Hecho Valley 19th.
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Red Kite, Hecho Valley, 18th May |
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Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus (7)
2 Gabardito 19th.
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Lammergeier, Gabardito, 19th May |
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Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (13)
A total of 13 between San Juan de la Peña and Gabardito 19th including 9 together Hecho Valley.
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Egyptian Vultures, Hecho Valley (left) and San Juan de la Peña (right), 19th May |
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Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus (c. 130)
Best counts were 70 El Planerón 17th, 15+ Gabardito 19th and 12 Ebro Delta 20th.
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Griffon Vultures, Gabardito, 19th May |
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Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus (2)
1 El Planerón 17th and 1 Alastuey 19th.
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Short-toed Eagle, El Planerón, 17th May |
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Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (9)
3 El Planerón 17th and smaller numbers at several sites elsewhere (none in the Pyrenees nor in the Ebro Delta).
Montagu's Harrier circus pygargus (2)
1 El Planerón 17th and 1 Laguna de la Playa 17th.
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (1)
1 north-west of Jaca 18th.
Buzzard Buteo buteo (5)
1-2 at 4 locations ranging from north of the steppes to just below the Pyrenees.
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos (2)
2 Gabardito 19th.
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Golden Eagle, Gabardito, 19th May |
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Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus (5)
2 at or near El Planerón 17th and 3 Hecho Valley 19th.
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Booted Eagle, near El Planerón, 17th May |
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Osprey Pandion haliaetus (1)
1 heading north over Hecho Valley 19th.
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni (10+)
A colony of at least 10 north of Candasnos 17th.
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Lesser Kestrels, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (25)
Small numbers at various sites in all regions except the Pyrenees (Alastuey was closest).
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus (4)
This wasn't a species I was expecting to encounter in Spain, let alone 4 times in the first 24 hours, but apparently they're fairly regular here. First-summer male Utxesa 16th, female southern Los Monegros 17th, first-summer female and first-summer male north of Candasnos 17th.
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Red-footed Falcon, north of Candasnos, 17th May
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Red-footed Falcon, Utxesa, 16th May |
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Hobby Falco subbuteo (4)
1 between Osera de Ebro and Sástago 17th, 1 north of Candasnos 17th and 2 Alastuey 19th.
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Hobby, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Peregrine Falco peregrinus (3)
1 Sástago 17th, 1 north of Riglos/Agüero area 18th, 1 Ebro Delta 19th.
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Peregrine, Ebro Delta, 20th May |
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