Crested Larks from Iberia, Part 1

Passeriformes #1

Place: Cabo Vidio, Asturias, northern Spain
Date: 23 August 2018.

Place: Peniche, coast north of Lisbon
Date: 8 September 2018.

Place: Lagoas de Santo Andre, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

[Galerida cristata, Family Alaudidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Crested lark]

The sound of the crested lark (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist J. Veeken)

Distribution of the crested lark across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Ostriches

Struthioniformes

Place: M1109 north of Porto Covo, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.

[Struthio camelus, Family Struthionidae, Order Struthioniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common ostrich]

The sound of the ostrich (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Derek Solomon)

Cockatiel

Psittaciformes

Place: Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

[Nymphicus hollandicus, Family Cacatuidae, Order Psittaciformes, Wikipedia Entry: Cockatiel]

The sound of the cockatiel (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marc Anderson)

Distribution and sightings of the cockatiel across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Juvenile Rock Bunting

Passeriformes #3

Place: Castro Laboreiro castle, Peneda-Gerês National Park, northern Portugal
Date: 28 August 2018.

[Emberiza cia, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rock bunting]

The sound of the rock bunting (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist João Tomás)

Griffon Vultures

Accipitriformes

Place: Road between Pitões das Junias and Covelães, northern Portugal
Date: 29 August 2018.

[Gyps fulvus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Griffon vulture]

The sound of the griffon vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

Iberian Chiffchaff

Passeriformes #2

Place: Aljezur, south-west Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

[Phylloscopus ibericus, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Iberian chiffchaff]

The sound of the Iberian chiffchaff (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jorge Leitão)

Distribution of the Iberian chiffchaff across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Spotless Starling

Passeriformes #2

Place: Idanha-a-Nova, mid-east Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.

Place: Aljezur, south-west tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

Place: Castro Verde, inland southern Portugal
Date: 13 September 2018.

Place: Zamora, Castille & Leon, Spain
Date: 17 September 2018.

[Sturnus unicolor, Family Sturnidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Spotless starling]

The sound of the spotless starling (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nelson Conceição)

Thekla’s Lark

Passeriformes #1

Place: Amoreira Beach, near south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

Place: Ruinas Romanas de Sao Cucufate, south-central Portugal
Date: 14 September 2018.

[Galerida theklae, Family Alaudidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Thekla’s lark]

The sound of Thekla’s lark (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Paulo Alves)

Little Owl

Strigiformes

Place: Lagoas de Santo André e Sancha, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.

[Athene noctua, Family Strigidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little owl]

The sound of the little owl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

Distribution and sightings of the little owl across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Red-rumped Swallow

Passeriformes #1

Place: Vila Nova de Milfontes, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.

Place: Aljezur, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

[Cecropis daurica, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-rumped swallow]

The sound of the red-rumped swallow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Alexandre Moreira)

Distribution of the red-rumped swallow across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).