Birds of Casa Kindlers.

Updated. August 2008.

 

1.    Cory’s Shearwater (seen from balcony out at sea, late evening.)

2.    Gannet (at sea)

3.    Cattle Egret (marsh)

4.    Little Egret (marsh-salt pans, mudflats)

5.    Grey Heron (marsh-mudflats)

6.    White Stork (marsh-mudflats and nest)

7.    Spoonbill (marsh-salt pans)

8.    Flamingo (marsh-salt pans)

9.    Mallard duck (marsh-salt pans)

10. Marsh Harrier (marsh)

11. Quail (heard calling between villa and track to Fuzeta)

12. Water Rail (heard calling on marsh )

13. Oystercatcher (marsh-mudflats)

14. Avocet (marsh)

15. Black-winged Stilt (marsh-salt pans)

16. Stone-curlew (marsh on paths)

17. Little Ringed Plover (marsh-salt pans)

18. Ringed Plover (marsh-salt pans, mudflats)

19. Kentish Plover (mudflats)

20. Grey Plover (marsh-salt pans, mudflats)

21. Sanderling (marsh-salt pans)

22. Turnstone (mudflats)

23. Dunlin (marsh-salt pans, mudflats)

24. Curlew Sandpiper (marsh-salt pans)

25. Green Sandpiper (marsh-salt pans)

26. Common Sandpiper (marsh-salt pans)

27. Redshank (marsh-salt pans)

28. Greenshank (marsh-salt pans)

29. Black-tailed Godwit (marsh-salt pans, mudflats)

30. Black-necked Grebe. (On marsh water near old Bias station).

31. Curlew (mudflats)

32. Whimbrel (mudflats)

33. Ruff (marsh-salt pans)

34. Black-headed Gull (marsh-salt pans, mudflats, at sea)

35. Herring Gull (mudflats, at sea)

36. Great Black-backed Gull (mudflats, at sea)

37. Little Tern (marsh-salt pans, high tide channels, at sea)

38. Sandwich Tern (marsh-salt pans, high tide channels, at         sea)

39. Collard Dove (around villa)

40. Little Owl (around villa calling at night)

41. Swift (around villa)

42. Hoopoe (around villa)

43. Bee-eater (around villa)

44. Great Spotted Woodpecker (around villa)

45. Crested lark (around villa)

46. Swallow (around villa)

47. Red-rumped Swallow (around villa)

48. House Martin (around villa)

49. Yellow Wagtail (marsh-salt pans, around villa)

50. Blackbird (around villa)

51. Sardinian Warbler (around villa and in garden eating berries)

52. Fan-tailed Warbler (marsh-reed beds)

53. Great Tit (around villa)

54. Nuthatch (around villa)

55. Woodchat Shrike (around villa, look on telegraph wires!)

56. Great Grey Shrike (as above!)

57. Jay (around villa)

58. Spotless Starling (around villa)

59. House Sparrow (around villa)

60. Goldfinch (around villa)

61. Greenfinch (around villa)

62. Serin (around villa)

63. Waxbill, this is an introduced species from Africa seen in small flocks around the villa.

64. Parakeet, again an introduced species that has established itself.

65. Griffon Vulture (seen on neighbours roof.)

66. Nightjar. Red Necked. (In pine trees) 1 hr. after dusk. June.15th. Two tone song, like car alarm, very distinctive.

67. Magpie. Azure-winged. (In pine trees).