Friday 24 February 2012

Thursday, 23rd February 2012 – EDAR Beaza (sewage farm), Cartagena


Weather : Sky no cloud, no wind, temp. 14ºC. Time : 15:50 to 18:00.
Observers : Richard Howard; Diego Zamora Uran; Antonio Fernandez-Caro Gomez
The monthly census of the main Cartagena sewage farm (located behind the ‘Parque Mediterraneo’), surveying water birds on and around the two large settlement lagoons. Also seen, a Red Fox.
The Greylag Goose that has taken up residence here for the past few months
Species seen
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - 22
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) - 171

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - 4

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) - 1

Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) - 13

Common Teal (Anas crecca) - 18

Pintail (Anas acuta) - 2

Red Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) - 1

Pochard (Aythya ferina) - 2

White Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) - 38

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - 131

Shoveler (Anas clypeata) - 365

Coot (Fulica atra) - 95

Black Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - 42

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - 5

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) - 3

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) - 5

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - 1

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - 3

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) - 143

Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) - 150

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - 1

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) - 3

Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) – 2

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) – 1

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) – 15+


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