As we saw in our previous birding tour, in the P.N. Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón Natural Reserve, the number of young birds is very striking, we can see many young birds of differents species, many of them still not far from their nests and fed by their parents, Shrikes, Wagtails, Finches, Sparrows … In this great birding day with a good time of sun and clouds, but with some wind, we recorded a total of 51 species in just over four hours. One of the Red-backed Shrikes families, was one of the first family groups seen, other adults and their chicks were Grey Wagtail, Rock Sparrows, Stonechats, Sand Martin, Spotless Starling, Serin, … Five species of raptors, Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Booted Eagle, Common Buzzard, Black Kite. Interesting behaviour of Common Redstart, using a clothesline like lookout post for hunting.
Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Common Buzzard
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Iberian Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail
Wren
European Robin
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Common Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Iberian Chiffchaff
Golden Oriol
Red-backed Shrike
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Raven
Spotless Starling
House Sparrow
Common Chaffinch
Serin
Goldfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting
Thank you very much to Helen and David for your interest in the birds of Burgos
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