Friday 23 September 2022

Albufera Finale

I won’t be coming here again so I give it some 🔨 today with mixed fortunes. A few Passerines turned up including a brief view of a shrike I have to pursue further. 
3 Northern Wheatear, a striking male Stonechat & a Zitting Cisticola minus the zits. Sardinian and Cettis throughout.

3 Avocet, 1 Wood & 2 Green Sandpiper. 8/9 BW Stilt incl juveniles. Couple Ringed Plover.
Apart from the Teal, Shoveler & Shelduck a single Red-crested Pochard flew in.

Flamingo still in good numbers plus the egrets. 2 Purple Gallinule ditto Glossy Ibis but only a single Cormorant. 
I couldn’t say if the Kestrel that showed for 3 seconds was Lesser or Big Un. I finally got a couple of shots of the Red-Knobbed Coot that is a lot more secretive than the Commons.