San Fernando for some waders.
It turned out to be a great day it was a beautiful sight to see a couple of thousand common cranes coming in from their roost to feed on the rice fields.
A few waders and good numbers of common snipe in amongst the muddy rice fields.
Marsh harriers and some bigger raptors could be seen at a distance so away we went in search of those raptors, hoping to spot some Bonelli's Eagle or the bigger Spanish Imperial Eagle.
Below are some photos of some of the birds we saw on the day.
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| Black winged kite |
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| Black winged kite |
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| Marsh harrier |
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| Little owl |
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| Crag martin |
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| Ringed plover |
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| Grey plover |
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| Dunlin |
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| Whimbrel |
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| Turnstone |
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| Green shank |
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| Little ringed plover |
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| Purple swamp hen |
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| Marsh harrier |
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| Common cranes |
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| Cattle egret |
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| Common sandpiper |
And this sighting of a Steppe Eagle was fantastic! We believe this raptor is not seen
very often this far down in Southern Europe. We assume it is the same bird seen around this area in October 2016, making it only the 2nd sighting in Spain.
Here are a few photos we took.
Thank you for visiting hope you all enjoy the photos.
Until our next post bye for now.
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