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Systematic list - part 9: Larks, Hirundines, Pipits and Wagtails

All dates refer to May 2013

 

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra (56)

Common in the steppes with 12 El Planerón, 1 between there and Osera de Ebro, 4 salinas north of Sástago, 12 southern Los Monegros and 25 north of Candasnos all 17th and 2 north of Osera de Ebro 18th.

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Calandra Larks, El Planerón (left) and north of Candasnos (right), 17th May

 

Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla (39)

Common in the steppes with 20+ El Planerón, 10 salinas north of Sástago, 2 southern Los Monegros and 6 north of Candasnos all 17th and 1 north of Osera de Ebro 18th.

 

Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens (20)

4 El Planerón 17th, 15+ north of Osera de Ebro 18th and 1 Ebro Delta 21st.

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Lesser Short-toed Lark, El Planerón, 17th May

 

Crested Lark Galerida cristata (58)

Common in the Steppes and in the Ebro Delta; not seen in the Pyrenees.

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Crested Lark, north of Sástago, 17th May (left) and Ebro Delta, 20th May (right)

 

Thekla Lark Galerida theklae (15)

Small numbers seen at several sites in the Steppes including at least 6 north of Osera de Ebro 18th.

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Thekla Lark, north of Candasnos, 17th May

 

Woodlark Lullula arborea (2)

2 in the Riglos/Agüero area 18th.

 

Skylark Alauda arvensis (7)

3 Hecho Valley 18th, 3 NW of Jaca 18th and 1 Ebro Delta 20th.

 

Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti (7)

5 heard at El Planerón 17th and 2-3 heard north of Osera de Ebro 18th. Fiendishly difficult to pin down even when you can hear them we eventually saw one at El Planerón.

 

Sand Martin Riparia riparia (11)

1 El Planerón 17th and 10 Ebro Delta 20th.

 

Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris (18)

3 between Reus and Utxesa 16th, 5 Sástago 17th, 3 between Osera de Ebro and the Pyrenees 18th and 7 Hecho Valley and elsewhere in the Pyrenees 19th.

 

Swallow Hirundo rustica (350)

Recorded in all areas; max. counts were 200+ Utxesa 16th and 60 Ebro Delta 21st.

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Swallow, Ebro Delta, 20th May

 

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (1)

1 between Jaca and the Ebro Delta 20th.

 

House Martin Delichon urbicum (88)

Small numbers in all regions though relatively few in the steppes.

 

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (2)

2 Laguna de la Playa 17th.

 

Water Pipit Anthus spinolelta (64)

30 Hecho Valley and 21 NW of Jaca 18th, part of a hard-weather altitudinal movement. Also 13 Hecho Valley 19th.

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Water Pipits, Hecho Valley, 18th May

 

Spanish Wagtail Motacilla flava iberaea (16)

9 Ebro Delta 20th and 7 Ebro Delta 21st.

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Spanish Wagtail, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta, 20th May

 

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (1)

1 north of Gabardito 19th.

 

White Wagtail Motacilla (alba) alba (10)

1-2 at 8 locations, none in the Ebro Delta.

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White Wagtail, Hecho Valley, 18th May

 

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