Three Dunlins

Three Dunlins

Sunday 19 May 2019

Nice observations on the way...



Good morning!

In recent days I have been a couple of times in Zolina`s reservoir  trying to get in touch with the prenuptial migration still going on strong. As usual the encounter with the birds depends on the weather and with the variability we are having here in Navarra,good oportunities have arised due to the continuous climate changes that make birds find shelter around on migration.

In general good number of common redshanks, by far the most numerous wader and very close in numbers the common sanpiper always well representated all along the shores. In the other hand, knots have not been seen yet (some years they are not detected in the place).

As record highlight the solitary turnstone that appeared in the island and a group of three grey plovers. The first one wasn't seen here in the year 2018!

Those are may recent species records (with the highest counts).

Sanderling (1)
Avocet (6)
Grey plover (3)
Greenshank (5)
Little stint (12)
Dunlin (15)
Turnstone (1)
Bstint (2)
Redshank (25)
Sandpiper (22)



Conditions of visibility not the best ones due to the rain showers and strong winds.


Three grey plovers (and a common redshank).
Pic taken at 1000 meters with the kowa88.

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