Megaceryle in Albujón.
On November 16, 2009 we found a Giant Kingfisher American (first cited in the south of Europe) at the mouth of the Rambla del Albujón. Subsequently, and after three days of continuous presence in the area, began to be very irregular until December 6, when it disappears.
After searching for other places, Nuno Miguel Ángel Muñoz, turned it to locate in an area near the town of Albujón, a few miles and a half, two irrigation ponds in close proximity and adjacent to the Diversion Channel. The site, located 1.2 km from the channel of the Rambla del Albujón, is surrounded by irrigated crops (citrus and vegetables), as a mosaic, occupies the entire area.
Ricard Gutiérrez "Rare Birds in Spain Blog, find information on recent changes in the taxonomic classification of birds that BOURC (Rarities Committee in Great Britain) published in the journal Ibis.
Although these changes are applicable only in Britain, most likely will be borne by the rest of Europe when Rarities Committee (AERC) will hold its next meeting .
Some of the most significant changes are:
- the mustachioed (Panurus biarmicus) are related to the Alauda.
- washers and they are with the sparrows.
- The Buitrón Cetti and go on to have families of their own (and Cisticolidae Cettiidae respectively).
- The separation of the family of the mosquito (Phylloscopidae) of the warblers (Sylviidae).
- and separation from the family of browse (Loscustellidae) of warblers and Whitethroat (Acrocephalidae). CIAA
2010-1 Preparation abundant birds. Faced with the imminent
Winter Census Waterfowl Murcia-2010, we learn to identify one of the most common and difficult to identify: small waders.
We reviewed the species of plovers and sandpipers common in winter in Murcia: Kentish Plover, Grande and Chico (the latter much more scarce)
, and Common Sandpiper, Menudo and toed. We ended up recalling the group of Sandpiper similar size and appearance, but we leave for another session.
Voices salt marsh birds / reed the wetlands.
And finally, and for the same reason, we saw and heard the voices of some common birds in the bush half of our wetlands: Kingfisher, Cetti, Buitrón and Bluethroat.