RESIDENT BIRDS OF MENORCA
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COMMON NAME |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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REPORTED SIGHTING |
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Barn Owl |
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TYTO ALBA |
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Binisaida |
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Blackbird |
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TURDUS MERULA |
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common |
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Blackcap |
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SYLVIA
ATRICAPILLA |
Santa Galdana
Gorge |
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Black-winged
Stilt |
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HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS |
Addaya & Albufera |
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Blue Rock Thrush |
MONTICOLA SOLITARIUS |
common on coastal cliffs |
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Booted Eagle |
HIERAETUS PENNATUS |
Cap de Favaritx & Santa Galdana, and
elsewhere |
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Cetti's Warbler |
CETTIA CETTI |
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Son Bou reed beds & Santa Galdana Gorge |
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Chaffinch |
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FRINGILLA COELEBS |
common in
woodland |
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Corn Bunting |
MILLARIA CALANDRA |
common |
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Cory’s Shearwater |
CALONECTRIS DIOMEDIA |
North & South coasts |
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Dartford Warbler |
SYLVIA UNDATA |
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Egyptian Vulture |
NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS |
Son Bou & Santa
Galdana gorge, Fornells |
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Fan-tailed
Warbler |
CISTICOLA JUNCIDIS |
Very common in reeds at Son Bou |
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Firecrest |
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REGULUS
IGNICAPILLUS |
Santa Galdana |
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Golden Eagle |
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AQUILA CHRYSAETOS |
San Cristobal |
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Goldfinch |
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CARDUELIS CARDUELIS |
common |
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Great Tit |
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PARUS MAJOR |
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common in wooded
areas |
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Greenfinch |
CARDUELIS CHLORIS |
common |
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Hoopoe |
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UPUPA EPOPS |
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common |
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House Sparrow |
PASSER DOMESTICUS |
common |
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Kentish Plover |
CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS |
Son Bou, Ses Salines
& Cala Tirant |
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Kestrel |
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FALCO TINNUNCULUS |
Fairly common |
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Linnet |
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CARDUELIS
CANNABINA |
common |
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Little Grebe |
TACHYBAPTUS RUFICOLLIS |
Albufera, Cala Tirant marshes & Son Bou |
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Little Owl |
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ATHENE NOCTUA |
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Long-eared Owl |
ASIO OTUS |
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Mallard |
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ANNAS
PLATYRHYNCHOS |
common |
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Moorhen |
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GALLINULA
CHLOROPUS |
Tirant marshes,
Son Bou & Albufera |
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Moustached
Warbler |
ACROCEPHALUS MELANOPOGON Son Bou |
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Osprey |
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PANDION HALIATUS |
Albufera, Santo Thomas, Son Bou |
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Peregrine |
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FALCO PEREGRINUS |
Monte Toro, Favaritx & Santa Galdana |
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Quail |
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COTURNIX COTURNIX |
Binisaida and
arable land |
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Raven |
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CORVUS CORAX |
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Son Bou, Santa Galdana, Ses Salines & Es Grau |
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Red Kite |
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MILVUS MILVUS |
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Near Alaior |
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Red-legged
Partridge |
ALECTORIS RUFA |
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Cap de Cavalleria & on farmland
elsewhere |
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Rock Dove |
COLUMBA LIVIA |
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common |
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Sardinian Warbler |
SYLVIA MELANOOCEPHALA |
common |
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Scops Owl |
OTUS SCOPS |
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Binisaida, Santa Galdana & Es Grau |
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Shag |
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PHALACROCORAX
ARISTOTELIS Anywhere around
the coast, very common |
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Stone Curlew |
BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS |
Cap de Cavalleria, Fornells & Addaya |
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Stonechat |
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SAXICOLA TORQUATA |
common |
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Theckla Lark |
GALERIDA THEKLAE |
common |
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Water Rail |
RALLUS AQUATICUS |
Son Bou & Albufera |
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Wood Pigeon |
COLUMBA PALUMBUS |
Son Bou and elsewhere in wooded areas |
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Yellow-legged
Gull |
LARUS CACHINNANS |
Son Bou & Mahon Harbour |
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VISITING & MIGRATING BIRDS IN
MENORCA
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COMMON NAME |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
REPORTED SIGHTING |
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Alpine Accentor |
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PRUNELLA COLLARIS |
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Alpine Swift |
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APUS MELBA |
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Cala Galdana
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Arctic Skua |
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STERCORARIUS
PARASITICUS |
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Audouin's Gull |
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LARUS AUDOUINII |
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Mahon outer harbour & Cap de Cavalleria |
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Avocet |
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RECURVIROSTRA
AVOSETTA |
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Black Kite |
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MILVUS MIGRANS |
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Cala Tirant & near Santa Galdana |
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Baillon's Crake |
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PORZANA PUSILLA |
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Balearic
Shearwater |
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PUFFINUS YELKOUAN |
Cap de Cavalleria & Cap de Favaritx |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
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LIMOSA LAPPONICA |
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Bee-eater |
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MEROPS APIASTER |
Santa Galdana
Gorge and Son Bou |
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Bittern |
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BOTAURUS
STELLERIS |
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Black Redstart |
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PHOENICURUS
OCHRUROS |
Near Fornells |
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Black Stork |
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CICONIA NIGRA |
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Black Tern |
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CHLIDONIAS NIGER |
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Mahon Harbour |
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Black Vulture |
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AEGYPIUS MONACHUS |
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Black-eared
Wheatear |
OENANTHE
HISPANICA |
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Black-headed Gull |
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LARUS RIDIBUNDUS |
Addaya |
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Black-necked
Grebe |
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PODICEPS
NIGRICOLLIS |
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Black-tailed
Godwit |
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LIMOSA LIMOSA |
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Addaya & Fornells |
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Black-winged
Stilt |
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HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS |
Addaya & Albufera |
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Bluethroat |
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LUSCINIA SVECICA |
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Bonelli's Warbler |
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PHYLLOSCOPUS
BONELLI |
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Brambling |
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FRINGILLA
MONTIFRINGILLA |
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Cattle Egret |
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BUBULCUS IBIS |
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Tirant Marsh, Son
Bou reed beds & Albufera |
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Chiffchaff |
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PHYLLOSCOPUS
COLLYBITA |
Tirant |
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Collared Dove |
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STREPTOPELIA
DECAOTO |
Ciutadella &
Mahon |
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Collared Pratincole |
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GLAREOLA
PRATINCOLA |
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Common Buzzard |
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BUTEO BUTEO |
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Common Gull |
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LARUS CANUS |
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Common Sandpiper |
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ACTITIS
HYPOLEUCOS |
Son Bou, Cala Tirant, Addaya &
Fornells |
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Common Tern |
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STERNA HIRUNDO |
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Coot |
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FULICA ATRA |
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Tirant, Son Bou, Albufera & Addaya |
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Cormorant |
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PHALACROCORAX
CARBO |
Albufera |
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Corn Crake |
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CREX CREX |
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Crag Martin |
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PTYONOPROGNE
RUPESTRIS |
Son Bou |
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Crane |
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GRUS GRUS |
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Crossbill |
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LOXIA CURVIROSTRA |
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Cuckoo |
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CUCULUS CANORUS |
Torre Llafuda, Binisaida & Santa Galdana |
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Curlew |
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NUMENIUS ARQUATA |
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Curlew Sandpiper |
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CALIDRIS
FERRUGINEA |
Ses Salines, Addaya & Fornells |
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Dunlin |
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CALIDRIS ALPINA |
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Addaya & Fornells |
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Dunnock |
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PRUNELLA
MODULARIS |
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Eleonora's Falcon |
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FALCO ELEONORAE |
Cap de Cavalleria |
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Ferruginous Duck |
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AYTHIA NYROCA |
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Fieldfare |
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TURDUS PILARIS |
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Flamingo |
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PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER |
Ses Salines |
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Gadwall |
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ANAS STREPERA |
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Gannet |
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MORUS BASSANUS |
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Garden Warbler |
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SYLVIA BORIN |
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Garganey |
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ANAS QUERQUEDULA |
Tirant marshes,Son Bou, Addaia, Mercadal |
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Goldcrest |
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REGULUS REGULUS |
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Golden Oriole |
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ORIOLUS ORIOLUS |
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Albufera |
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Golden Plover |
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PLUVIALIS
APRICARIA |
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Grasshopper
Warbler |
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LOCUSTELLA NAEVIA |
Cala Tirant |
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Great Crested
Grebe |
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PODICEPS
CRISTATUS |
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Great Grey Shrike |
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LANIUS EXCUBITOR |
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Great Reed
Warbler |
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ACROCEPHALUS
ARUNDINACEUS Son Bou
& Cala Tirant |
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Great Skua |
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CATHARACTA SKUA |
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Great Spotted
Cuckoo |
CLAMATOR
GLANDARIUS |
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Great White Heron |
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EGRETTA ALBA |
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Green Sandpiper |
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TRINGA OCHROPUS |
Addaya & Fornells |
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Greenshank |
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TRINGA NEBULARIA |
Addaya & Fornells |
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Grey Heron |
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ARDEA CINERA |
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Tirant, Son Bou & Albufera |
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Grey Plover |
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PLUVIALIS
SQUATAROLA |
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Grey Wagtail |
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MOTACILLA CINEREA |
East of Mahon |
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Greylag Goose |
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ANSER ANSER |
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Gull-billed Tern |
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GELOCHELIDON
NILOTICUS |
Favaritx |
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Hawfinch |
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COCCOTHRAUSTES COCCOTHRAUSTES |
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Hen Harrier |
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CIRCUS CYANEUS |
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Binimels |
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Hobby |
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FALCO SUBBUTEO |
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Honey Buzzard |
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PERNIS APIVORUS |
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Cap de Cavalleria |
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House Martin |
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DELICHON URBICA |
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Alaior & Favaritx |
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Icterine Warbler |
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HIPPOLAIS
ICTERINA |
Cala Tirant &
Binisaida |
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Jack Snipe |
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LYMNOCRYPTES
MINIMUS |
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Kingfisher |
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ALCEDO ATTHIS |
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Knot |
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CALIDRIS CANUTUS |
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Ses Salines |
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Lapwing |
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VANELLUS VANELLUS |
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Lesser
Black-backed Gull |
LARUS FUSCUS |
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Cap Mola |
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Lesser
Whitethroat |
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SYLVIA CURRUCA |
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Little Bittern |
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IXOBRYCHUS
MINUTUS |
Cala Tirant |
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Little Crake |
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PORZANA PARVA |
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Little Egret |
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EGRETTA GARZETTA |
Tirant, Son Bou & Albufera |
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Little Gull |
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LARUS MINUTUS |
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Little Ringed
Plover |
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CHARADRIUS DUBIUS |
Albufera, Es Grau & Ses Salines |
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Little Stint |
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CALIDRIS MINUTA |
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Ses Salines, Addaya & Fornells |
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Little Tern |
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STERNA ALBIFRONS |
Addaya |
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Marsh Harrier |
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CIRCUS
AERUGINOSUS |
Son Bou, Albufera & Favaritx |
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Marsh Sandpiper |
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TRINGA
STAGNATILIS |
Salines de Addaia |
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Meadow Pipit |
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ANTHUS PRATENSIS |
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Mediterranean
Gull |
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LARUS
MELANOCEPHALUS |
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Melodious Warbler |
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HIPPOLAIS
POLYGLOTTA |
Binisaida |
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Merlin |
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FALCO COLUMBARIUS |
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Mistle Thrush |
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TURDUS VISCIVORUS |
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Montagus Harrier |
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CIRCUS PYGARGUS |
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Night Heron |
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NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX |
Ses Salines & Albufera |
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Nightingale |
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LUSCINIA
MEGARHYNCHOS |
Son Bou & Santa Galdana Gorge |
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Nightjar |
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CAPRIMULGUS
EUROPAEUS |
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Orphean Warbler |
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SYLVIA HORTENSIS |
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Ortolan Bunting |
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EMBERIZA
HORTULANA |
Albufera |
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Oystercatcher |
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HAEMATOPUS
OSTRALEGUS |
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Pallid Swift |
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APUS PALLIDUS |
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Very common |
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Penduline Tit |
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REMIZ PENDULINUS |
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Pied Flycatcher |
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FICEDULA
HYPOLEUCA |
Binisaida & Ses Salines |
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Pintail |
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ANAS ACUTA |
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Pochard |
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AYTHIA FERNIA |
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Puffin |
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FRATERCULA
ARCTICA |
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Purple Heron |
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ARDEA PURPUREA |
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Tirant marshes, Son
Bou & Albufera reed
beds |
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Red-backed Shrike |
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LANIUS COLLURIO |
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Red-billed Chough |
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PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX |
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Red-Breasted
Merganser |
MERGUS SERRATOR |
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Red-footed Falcon |
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FALCO VESPERTINUS |
Near Ciutadella, Santo Thomas & Mahon |
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Red-rumped Swallow |
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HIRUNDO DAURICA |
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San Cristobal |
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Redshank |
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TRINGA TOTANUS |
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Albufera, Addaya &
Fornells |
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Redstart |
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PHOENICURUS PHOENICURUS
Cap de Cavalleria |
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Red-throated
Pipit |
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ANTHUS CERVINUS |
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Redwing |
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TURDUS ILLACUS |
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Reed Bunting |
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EMBERIZA
SCHOENICLUS |
Ses Salines |
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Reed Warbler |
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ACROCEPHALUS
SCIRPACEUS Albufera & Son Bou |
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Ring Ouzel |
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TURDUS TORQUATUS |
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Ringed Plover |
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CHARADRIUS
HIATICULA |
Son Bou, Albufera & Ses Salines |
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Robin |
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ERITHACUS
RUBECULA |
Mahon & Capo
de Cavalleria |
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Rock Thrush |
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MONTICOLA
SAXATILIS |
Binisaida |
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Roller |
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CORACIAS GARRULUS |
Es Grau |
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Ruff |
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PHILOMACHUS
PUGNAX |
Ses Salines, Addaya & Fornells |
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Sand Martin |
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RIPARIA RIPARIA |
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Addaya |
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Sanderling |
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CALIDRIS ABRA |
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Addaya & Fornells |
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Sandwich Tern |
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STERNA
SANDVICENSIS |
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Savi's Warbler |
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LOCUSTELLA
LUSCINIODES |
Son Bou |
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Sedge Warbler |
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ACROCEPHALUS
SCHOENOBAENUS |
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Serin |
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SERINUS SERINUS |
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Fornells |
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Shelduck |
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TADORNA TADORNA |
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Short-eared Owl |
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ASIO FLAMMEUS |
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Short-toed Eagle |
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CIRCAETUS
GALLICUS |
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Short-toed Lark |
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CALANDRELLA BRACHYDACTILA Cap
de Cavalleria & most open terrain |
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Shoveler |
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ANAS CLYPETA |
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Addaya & Albufera |
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Sisken |
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CARDUELIS SPINUS |
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Skylark |
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ALAUDA ARVENSIS |
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Slender-billed
Gull |
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LARUS GENEI |
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Snipe |
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GALLINAGO GALLINAGO |
Cavalleria Vella, Addaya
& Fornells |
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Song Thrush |
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TURDUS PHILOMELOS |
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Sparrowhawk |
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ACCIPITER NISUS |
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Spectacled
Warbler |
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SYLVIA
CONSPICILLATA |
El Torro & Santa Galdana Gorge |
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Spoonbill |
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PLATALEA
LEUCORODIA |
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Spotted Crake |
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PORZANA PORZANA |
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Spotted
Flycatcher |
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MUSCICAPA STIATA |
Son Bou & Santa Galdana Gorge |
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Spotted Redshank |
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TRINGA ERYTHROPUS |
Tirant Marshes |
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Squacco Heron |
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ARDEOLA RALLOIDES |
Albufera, Ses Salines, Cala Tirant, Son Bou |
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Starling |
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STURNUS VULGARIS |
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Stock Dove |
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COLUMBA OENAS |
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Storm Petrel |
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HYDROBATES
PELAGICUS |
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Subalpine Warbler |
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SYLVIA CANTILLANS |
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Swallow |
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HIRUNDO RUSTICA |
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Everywhere with
water/insects |
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Swift |
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APUS APUS |
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Very common |
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Tawny Pipit |
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ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS |
Son Bou & Cap de Cavalleria |
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Teal |
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ANNAS CRECCA |
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Ses Salines |
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Temminck's Stint |
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CALIDRIS
TEMMINCKII |
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Tree Pipit |
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ANTHUS TRIVIALIS |
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Albufera |
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Tufted Duck |
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AYTHIA FULIGULA |
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Turtle Dove |
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STREPTOPELIA
TURTUR |
Son Bou and other bushy areas |
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Wallcreeper |
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TICHODROMA
MURARIA |
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Water Pipit |
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ANTHUS SPINOLETTA |
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Wheatear |
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OENANTHE OENANTHE |
Son Bou & Cap de Cavalleria |
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Whimbrel |
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NUMENIUS PHAEOPUS |
Son Bou |
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Whinchat |
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SAXICOLA RUBETRA |
Son Bou & Tirant marshes |
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Whiskered Tern |
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CHLIDONIAS
HYBRIDUS |
Albufera & Cala Tirant |
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White Stork |
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CICONIA CICONIA |
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Cala Tirant &
Binisaida |
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White Wagtail |
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MOTACILLA ALBA |
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Tirant marshes |
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Whitethroat |
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SYLVIA COMMUNIS |
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Binisaida & Cala Tirant |
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White-winged
Black |
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CHLIDONIAS
LEUCOPTERUS |
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Wigeon |
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ANAS PENELOPE |
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Willow Warbler |
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PHYLLOSCOPUS
TROCHILUS |
Binisaida & Es Grau |
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Wood Sandpiper |
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TRINGA GLAREOLA |
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Albufera & Ses Salines |
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Wood Warbler |
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PHYLLOSCOPUS
SIBILATRIX |
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Woodchat Shrike |
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LANIUS SENATOR |
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Son Bou & Santa Galdana Gorge |
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Woodcock |
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SCOLOPAX
RUSTICOLA |
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Wren |
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TROGLODYTES
TROGLOYTES |
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Wryneck |
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JYNX TORQUILLA |
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Albufera |
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Yellowhammer |
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EMBERIZA
CITRINELLA |
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Fornells |
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Yellow Wagtail |
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MOTACILLA FLAVA |
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Son Bou, Favaritx & Binisaida |
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