Field Meeting 24th April 2010 - Fuente de Piedra

[Peter]

Field Meeting – 24th April 2010
Malaga Province – Fuente de Piedra
Leader: Peter Jones

Meet at the main visitor centre car park at 10am. At this time last year the small pools near to the main centre were producing a great show of waders and all in summer plumage, so with other spring migrants likely the day should prove very worthwhile. We will concentrate our efforts around the main centre and main approach road to the village during the morning, take a lunch in the village and then proceed to Laguna Dulce in the afternoon (yes there is plenty of water there this spring). Both areas visited are known to produce a rarity or two and with terns, waders, raptors and many other birds putting in appearances who knows what we may turn-up? We hope as many of you as possible will be able to attend.

Peter

[jerry]

hi , new to ABS, sorry didn't know you existed until we noticed the web site on a member's car. My wife and I hope to join you for the April trip.

We had a good sighting of the osprey on Saturday , having just caught a fish - still wriggling- he sat on the post and waited until ready to eat . It was there for a long while .
Also spotted a Ruddy Shelduck - female - that's a first for us!

hope to join up with oyu soon - going to Donana for Semana Blanca - anyone else there?

[Peter]

hi , new to ABS, sorry didn't know you existed until we noticed the web site on a member's car. My wife and I hope to join you for the April trip.

We had a good sighting of the osprey on Saturday , having just caught a fish - still wriggling- he sat on the post and waited until ready to eat . It was there for a long while .
Also spotted a Ruddy Shelduck - female - that's a first for us!

hope to join up with oyu soon - going to Donana for Semana Blanca - anyone else there?

Hi Jerry,

You can join the society by going to the main website and join (you can also use paypal). Look forward to your membership and also seeing you on the April field meeting. Welcome to the ABS Forum.

Peter 

[jerry]

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[Franky no Hair]

Hi Peter just to say I will be there on Saturday.
                                 Have Fun Frank

[Franky no Hair]

Well Peep
               What a wonderful day the sun came out and the birds were there for all to see with the flamingos showing well.  Good to see so much water in the laguna which bods well for a good crop of chicks.  We will have to wait for the final count from Elle to see how many we saw.  Thanks to Peter and I hope see you all next time.
                           Have Fun Frank

[Peter]

Thanks Franky and all those attending today's field meeting. A real treat to see you all and enjoyed the company.

Andy (from Ronda Today) sent his photograph of the group, minus Andy Paterson who missed out yet again on a good lunch!

Photo attached - If the Devil cast his net!!

Peter 

[Toots]

Well yes, I am in charge of 'The List' aren't I?, apologies to all for the long delay - been out 'n about. Thank you Peter for a great days birding at the Laguna, always interesting and to see it with so much water & so many Flamingos was special. No Lesser Flamingos were spotted but the shere numbers of nesting Greater birds more than compensated.
  The list below is of birds reported during the day, if you didn't see them all - keep up!! And sorry if the names aren't very scientific, my buddy David is the one for that.
Wood Sandpiper
Black winged stilt
Marsh Harrier
House sparrow
Greater Flamingo
Barn swallow
Little Stint
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Cm Sandpiper
Spotless Starling
Mallard
Gull-billed Tern
Pochard
Moorhen
Avocet
Mongrel duck -Shoveller hybrid ?
Yellow wagtail
Coot
Ruff
Squacco Heron
Gadwall
Gt Spotted Cuckoo
Crested Lark
Sand Martin
Gt Crested Grebe
Spanish Sparrow (hybrid?)
Lssr Kestrel
Goldfinch
Red Crested Pochard
Green Sandpiper
Reed Warbler
Little Grebe
Stonechat
Kentish Plover
Lssr Black-backed Gull
Yellow legged Gull
Black Headed Gull
Purple Heron
Montague's Harrier  (m)
Little Egret
Black necked Grebe
Garganey
Bee Eater
Turtle Dove
Cm Swift
Pallid Swift
House Martin
Red-rumped Swallow
Collared Dove
Corn Bunting
Shoveller
Woodchat Shrike
Greenfinch
Serin
Lapwing
Whiskered Tern
Black Tern
White Wagtail
Short Toed Eagle

60, not a bad tally. See you next month.
Ellie