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Author Archives: danielopezvelasco
Sabine´s Galore !!
The waters off Galicia (NW Spain) are probably the best, and easiest, place for seeing good numbers of Sabine´s Gulls in the Western Palearctic. From mid-August to mid-October, very good views of this highly sought-after and beautiful gull are almost … Continue reading
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Juvenile Montagu´s Harrier
Following the interesting post on a summering Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) on the Netherlands by Nils, I thought sharing these photos of a quite Pallid-like juvenile Montagu´s Harrier (Circus pygargus) could be of interest. The bird was seen near Zaragoza, … Continue reading
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Spanish Imperial Eagle – Variation in juveniles and immatures
By Dani López-Velasco I was recently asked about an interesting looking immature (presumably a 4cy) Imperial Eagle sp. seen in Sweden, and I thought it was about time to share some photos, and comments, on variation within juvenile and immature Spanish … Continue reading
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Fea´s Petrel off NW Spain
The first Fea´s/Zino´s identified to species level in Iberian waters by Dani López-Velasco The number of Fea´s / Zino´s Petrels recorded off NW Spain has increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Numbers peaked last year (2011), when local … Continue reading
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Black-bellied Storm-petrel, again, off Lanzarote
One of the most exciting moments of my birding career in the Western Palearctic occured last September off Lanzarote. While leading, together with Juan Sagardía, the very first dedicated pelagic off the Canaries, I was fortunate to call a Black-bellied Storm-petrel. … Continue reading
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Scary Plover
Ringed and Semipalmated Plover ID by Dani Varanger´s Semipalmated Plover made me remember an interesting looking, Semi-P like in some ways, juvenile Common Ringed Plover we had in Lanzarote last September. I think it´s good to show some pics of … Continue reading
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Mystery Storm-Petrels: Solutions
by Dani It was good to see that so many people gave it a go on the admittedly difficult mystery Storm-Petrels! Here are the answers, with some comments on the ID below each photo. If anyone still has doubts, feel … Continue reading
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Band-rumped Storm Petrel ID
The Possibilities and the Challenges. by Dani Separating Leach´s from Band-rumped Storm Petrels (the Madeiran Petrel in ‘old money’) has always been one of the greatest challenges for the seawatcher. As with many other seabirds, these Storm Petrels aren´t as easy to … Continue reading
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