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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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.
Swallow, Ebro Delta, 20th May |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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