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Systematic list - part 8: Nightjars, Swifts, Near-Passerines and Woodpeckers
All dates refer to May 2013
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (2)
1 heard El Planerón 17th, 1 heard Alastuey 19th.
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis (7)
6 south of Camarles on the edge of the Ebro Delta 20th, 1 heard Deltebre 20th.
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Red-necked Nightjar, south of Camarles, Ebro Delta, 20th May |
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Swift Apus apus (>2700)
Seen in all regions but especially along the jouney from Jaca to the Ebro Delta where 500+ Flix and large numbers all the way along the valley to the Ebro Delta
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a skyful of Swifts, Ebro Delta, 21st May |
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Bee-eater Merops apiaster (21)
12 at 6 sites in the El Planerón/Sástago/Candasnos region 17th, 6 Riglos/Agüero area 18th, 3 between Jaca and the Ebro Delta 20th.
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Bee-eaters, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Roller Coracias garrulus (1)
1 north of Candasnos 17th.
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Roller, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Hoopoe Upupa epops (12)
2 El Planerón and 2 north of Sástago 17th, singles seen or heard at various other sites up as far as Jaca.
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Hoopoe, north of Candasnos, 17th May |
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Wryneck Jynx torquilla (2)
1 heard between San Juan de la Peña and Hecho Valley 19th, 1-2 heard Alastuey 19th.
Black Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (-)
1 probably heard Gabardito 19th - however subsequent Green Woodpecker calls sounded remarkably Black-like as they resonated across the valley and I wasn't personally convinced the earlier call was definitely Black Woodpecker, though it certainly sounded like it.
Green Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (3)
At least 1 Gabardito and 2 further up the Hecho Valley 19th.
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (2)
2 heard San Juan de la Peña 19th.
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