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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

 

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

 

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

 

Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus (7)

2 Gabardito 19th.

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Lammergeier, Gabardito, 19th May

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

Golden Eagle, Gabardito, 19th May

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Hobby Falco subbuteo (4)

1 between Osera de Ebro and Sástago 17th, 1 north of Candasnos 17th and 2 Alastuey 19th.

 

Hobby, north of Candasnos, 17th May

 

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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