FOREWOOD
Coto Doñana Species List
Birds marked * were recorded during the day excursion with John Butler, all 97 of them
Little Grebe* - Common everywhere there is water deep enough for them to fish in
Great Crested Grebe* - The only record for the trip was 2 birds present in a flooded area out towards the Jose Valverde visitor centre, and 2 or 3 there
Black Necked Grebe* - 3 birds present in a flooded area out towards the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Gannet - A single bird offshore from Matalascanas
Cormorant* - Present in the Corredor Verde, at the Jose Valverde visitor centre, and inland during the trip to the hills on the last day
Cattle Egret* - Fairly common, not always associated with water, nor this closely with cattle!
Little Egret* - Common everywhere there was water
Great White Egret* - Uncommon and rare, apparently, but this obliging bird seen out in the Northern Marshes
Grey Heron* - Common, but in low numbers
Black-Crowned Night Heron* - Seen at a remarkable roost of several tens of birds in the Corredor verde
Black Stork* - A single sighting while out with John Butler
White Stork* - Quite common, easy to find, and lovely to see
Glossy Ibis* - Uncommon, our sightings were all in the Northern Marshes or at the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Spoonbill* - Common and easy to see at El Rocio, where there was a flock of tens, and in the Northern Marshes
Greater Flamingo* - Common, easy to see, at close range at El Rocio, fabulous birds
Greylag Goose* - Present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler
Wigeon* - Present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler, and at the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Gadwall* - Present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler, and at the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Teal* - Present in large numbers everywhere there was water
Mallard* - Present in large numbers everywhere there was water ,and often where there was none
Pintail* - Local, El Rocio was our best place to find them in numbers
Shoveler* - Present in large numbers everywhere there was water
Marbled Teal* - Present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler
Red Crested Pochard* - Present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler
Pochard* - Uncommon, but present at the Cañada de Rianzuela when we were with John Butler, and at the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Tufted Duck* - 4 or 5 birds present in the Corredor Verde
Black Winged Kite* - Present and well seen in the Corredor Verde. One seen from the promenade at El Rocio
Black Kite* - Seen in the Corredor Verde on the 24th, and later in the same day, in the Northern Marshes
Red Kite* - Common, thinly distributed, easy to see
Marsh Harrier* - Very common, present everywhere in substantial numbers - we saw 3 mobbing an Imperial Eagle
Hen Harrier - Uncommon, both sexes seen in the Corredor Verde and in the Northern Marshes
Sparrowhawk - A single sighting on the 26th when one dashed across the lagoon at El Rocio, causing enormous panic
Common Buzzard* - Common, easy to see, but less so than Marsh Harrier
Imperial Eagle* - Well seen at a distance in the Northern Marshes being given a dusting by three Marsh harriers, which it dwarfed, fabulous bird
Booted Eagle* - Seen in the Corredor verde (3 birds) and the Northern Marshes on the 24th
Kestrel* - Thinly distributed, not uncommon
Merlin* - A single bird seen sat on the ground in the Northern marshes and then flying away - uncommon
Peregrine* - A single sighting on the 24th well out in the Northern Marshes
Red Legged Partridge* - Apparently not uncommon, seen every day
Moorhen* - Common anywhere there was water
Purple Gallinule* - Easy to see at El Rocio, El Acebuche and at the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Coot* - Very common everywhere there was water
Red Knobbed Coot* - A single ringed individual found for us by John Butler near the Cañada de Rianzuela
Common Crane* - Fairly common out in the Northern Marshes
Black Winged Stilt* - Very common at El Rocio and the Jose Valverde visitor centre
Avocet* - Present in tens at El Rocio and in the Northern Marshes/ Jose Valverde visitor centre
Stone Curlew* - Three found for us by John Butler out in the Northern Marshes
Kentish Plover* - Present in small numbers in the Northern Marshes
Golden Plover* - A small flock found for us by John Butler out in the Northern Marshes
Lapwing*- Common and widespread
Dunlin* - Present in small numbers in the Northern Marshes
Snipe* - Seen at El Rocio and in the Northern Marshes, probably present in high numbers
Woodcock - A single sighting, a bird flushed from the boardwalk at the Palacio del Acebron
Black Tailed Godwit* - Present in large numbers everywhere there was water
Greenshank*- Present in low numbers out in the Northern Marshes
Green Sandpiper* - Thinly distributed but common everywhere
Common Sandpiper* - Present in low numbers in the Corredor Verde and at the reservoir near Aznalcollar
Black Headed Gull* - Present, but in lower numbers than I would have expected
Slender Billed Bull* - Well seen out in the Northern Marshes
Lesser Black Backed Gull* - Present in low numbers almost everywhere
Sandwich Tern - Two birds offshore at Matalascanas
Collared Dove* - Common and widespread
Little Owl - Seen near the Palacio del Acebron and probably not uncommon
Short Eared Owl* - Seen at close range on a fence beside a track in the Northern Marshes
Swift - 2 Common Swifts flew over us in the rain at the El Acebuche reserve
Hoopoe* - Not uncommon, seen almost everywhere
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Seen in the woods at the Palacio del Acebron
Lesser Short Toed Lark - Local, two seen by me out in the Northern Marshes, not good views
Crested Lark* - Common everywhere
Thekla Lark - Present in the Northern Marshes, and common and well seen at close range around Aznalcollar
Woodlark - 4 very well seen at the El Acebuche reserve
Skylark* - Uncommon, present on agricultural land
Sand Martin* - Present and feeding wherever there was water in low numbers
Swallow* - Present and feeding wherever there was water in low numbers
Red Rumped Swallow* - Seen in the Corredor Verde, and a close range at theEl Rocio lagoon
House Martin* - Present and feeding wherever there was water in substantial numbers, like this roost in El Rocio
Meadow Pipit* - Present in the dry parts of the Corredor Verde
Water Pipit* - Very common in the Northern Marshes and at El Rocio
Yellow Wagtail* - 3 or 4 early birds seen in the Corredor Verde
Grey Wagtail* - Just one sighting in the Corredor Verde
White Wagtail* - Common everywhere
Wren* - Common everywhere in scrub and low vergetation
Robin* - Thinly distributed in scrub and low vergetation
Bluethroat - Two sightings beside the promenade at El Rocio
Black Redstart* - Very common everywhere
Stonechat* - Very common everywhere
Blackbird* - Not at all common, seen at El Rocio and in cultivated areas
Mistle Thrush* - Uncommon, seen in the Corredor verde
Cetti’s Warbler* - Fairly common everywhere there was damp scrub
Fan Tailed Warbler* - We saw several out in the Northern Marshes
Dartford Warbler - Difficult to find, they were quite common in the heathland near the Palacio del Acebron
Sardinian Warbler* - Difficult to find, they were quite common in the heathland near the Palacio del Acebron, and elsewhere
Blackcap - Present at the Palacio del Acebron
Firecrest - Present at the palacio del Acebron
Long Tailed Tit* - Present at the palacio del Acebron
Blue Tit* - Thinly distributed wherever there were trees
Great Tit* - Thinly distributed wherever there were trees
Nuthatch - Present at the palacio del Acebron
Short Toed Treecreeper* - Present in Stone Pine woods
Southern Grey Shrike* - Widely though thinly distributed, easy to see if present
Azure-Winged Magpie* - Lovely lovely birds, wherever there were Stone Pines, tens at El Acebuche
Magpie* - Thinly and widely distributed
Jackdaw* - Thinly and widely distributed
Raven* - Seen in the Corredor Verde
Starling* - Thinly and widely distributed
Spotless Starling* - Thinly and widely distributed, more so than Common Starling
House Sparrow* - Very common everywhere, I'm glad to report
Chaffinch* - Common and widespread
Serin* - Not at all uncommon, easily seen around woods and scrub
Greenfinch* - Common but thinly distributed
Linnet* - Common but thinly distributed
Corn Bunting* - Common everywhere
Birds marked * were recorded during the day excursion with John Butler, all 97 of them
