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Systematic list - part 4: Rails, Swamphens, Coots and Bustards
All dates refer to May 2013
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus (2)
1 heard Utxesa 16th, 1 heard Ebro Delta 20th.
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (350+)
Up to 240 Ebro Delta 20th and 21st.
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio (60+)
55+ Ebro Delta 20th, 20 Ebro Delta 21st. The majority were at the Riet Vell reserve where 2 chicks also seen.
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Purple Swamphens, Ebro Delta, 20th May
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Purple Swamphens, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Coot Fulica atra (300+)
1 between Candasnos and Osera de Ebro 17th, up to 220 Ebro Delta 20th and 21st.
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Coot, Ebro Delta, 20th May
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Coot, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Little Bustard Tetrax tarda (2)
2 males north of Candasnos 17th.
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Little Bustards, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Great Bustard Tetrax tarda (1)
1 southern Los Monegros 17th.
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Great Bustard, southern Los Monegros, 17th May |
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