Hi there.
A few waders have shown in the shores of the reservoir, Balsa de Zolina, lately during the peak of the prenuptial migration of birds heading northwards a few making an stopover to fuel up their fat reserves and this improving their chances to continue in their challenging journeys.
Numbers have been quite discrete in general ,with ten species recorded, beeing the highlight a solitary Temmincks stint and a ferrougineus sandpiper,it was also a lonely individual.
As usual common redshanks and comon sandpipers have been the most numerous species, but this year the presence of sanderlings and greenshanks has been quite remarcable.
Also mention a solitary knot that was seen by other person the first week of may, and the absence of any records of spotted redshank or any kind of stilt.
Recorded numbers (19sp).
Curlew sandpiper 1
Temmnick Stint 1
Curlew 2
Grey plover 2/3?
Sanderling 5/6?
Dunlins 5
Little stint 3
Ruff 2
Common redshank
Greenshank
Wood sandpiper 2
Green sanpiper 7
Common sandpiper
Little ringed plover
Ringed plover
Black winged stilt
Snipe
Lapwing
Avocet
Common redshank
Sanderling
Common redshank
Grey plover
Common redshank.
Ringed plover
Common sandpiper.
Common redshank.
Greenshank.
Temminck's stint.
Greenshank.
Black winged stint.
Greensank & redshank.
Have a nice day.
Thanks for your visit.
And.... protect shorebird habitat!!!
Pursuing this goal about the reservoir's legal protection among others objetives, it has been recently published a book written by me (also the majority of the pics) were I underline that this environment is of inestimable value for the shorebird migration.
The birds of Eskoriz's reservoir.
Back side....a sanderling with a pair of ringed plovers .....
Birdwatchers of the XXI century, we don't only have to take pics or observe .....we have to actuate to defend and preserve the remaining nature habitats where "our" birds live!!
