Birdwatching on 17/09/2019

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

It was quiet today, only the Woodpigeon happened to arrive early this year. Some good numbers of Cattle Egrets and Western Yellow Wagtails.

Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 74, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 11, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 4, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 5, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1, Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1, Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1, Ruff Calidris pugnax 4, Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 4, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 32, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 135, Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2, Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 9, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 6, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 7, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 12, European Roller Coracias garrulus 4, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 2, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 2, Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 6, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 10, Sand Martin Riparia riparia 64, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 13, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 2, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 9, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 60, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 137.