5/5 Lesser Crested Tern 2, Breeding colony within PN Delta de l'Ebre, Tarragona, Spain. (seen/heard by: David Bigas, Marc Solà, Sergi Sales)(updated: 7/5 08:13 MBH)
08:06 MBH
4/5 Yellow-billed Stork 1, Puente de Don S´imón, Entremuros, Sevilla, Spain. (seen/heard by: John Butler, Sinclair and Nitta Budd, Doug & Jennifer Atchinson)
19/4 Roseate Tern 1 found moribound, Espigon de Juan Carlos l, Huelva, Spain. The bird wore a Portugse ring and had been ringed as an adult on Terceira, Acores on 1/6-2001.
10:59 SeK
21/4 Roseate Tern 1 found dead, Costa de la Matanza, Tenerife, Spain. The bird wore a Portugse ring and had been ringed on Terceira, Acores on 23/5-2002. (updated: 1/5 11:00 SeK)
24/3 Eurasian Dotterel 75, Llano de las Piedras, Villarobledo, Albacete, Spain. Perhaps the biggest flock ever recorded in Spain?!.
22:22 SeK
12/4 Citrine Wagtail 1 male in breeding plumage, Villafafila RN, Zamora, Spain. Seen by a french birder.
22:20 SeK
5/4 Spanish Imperial Eagle 1 2cy trying to steal prey from a Lammegeier, in the eastern part of the Pyrenees between Alta Ribagorca and Pallars Jussa Counties, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. A remarkable record far away from the species normal range!. (updated: 13/4 22:21 SeK)
Thursday April 10th 2003
21:30 SeK
7/4 Yellow-billed Stork 2, Casa de Bombas, Brazo del Torre, Isla Mayor, Sevilla, Spain. Multiple records of this species are very rare..
30/3 Pallid Harrier 1 male, La Massona-Llaunes area, PN Aiguamolls de l'Emporda, Girona, Spain. Furthermore at least 10 Little Crakes have been seen at PN Aiguamolls in March. This consolidates the sites status as stronghold number 1 for the species in Spain!.
24/3 Tawny Eagle 1, Castillo arabe de Espejel, Extremedura. On the road between Monroy and Trujillo, Spain. The bird was feeding on a dead sheep along with the local Vultures. If accepted by the Spanish Rarities Committee this will be the first Spanish record of Tawny Eagle!.
Tuesday March 25th 2003
20:37 SeK
23/3 Lesser Flamingo 2 ((unringed birds)), Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Andalucia, Spain.
8/3 African Spoonbill 1 with 11 Spoonbills, Brazo del Este, El Conde, Spain. the bird (of uncertain origin) has probably been in the area for three months!. (updated: 11/3 11:29 SeK)
09:11 MBH
9/3 Dwarf Bittern 1, Erjos Ponds, Tenerife, Spain. A longstaying individual! Presumably present since late August 2002!. (updated: 11/3 11:42 SeK)
25/2 Yellow-billed Stork 1 rst, Cazsa de Bombas, brazo de la Torre, Donana, Spain. On 3th february there was one at Brazo del Esta, Sevilla. Of onknown origin.. (seen/heard by: John Butler)
19/2 Dwarf Bittern 1 flushed 3 times, Erjos Ponds, Tenerife, Spain. Last known sighting of the bird was on 25 august 2002, but it has propably been in the area all the time, which makes twitching a real possibility.. (seen/heard by: Tony Clarke)