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Title: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: sunpics on February 02, 2013, 10:03:12 AM
 8)Coming to Fuerteventura soon and would like information on any interesting or rare bird sightings near Corralejo .
Any sightings please give location and what birds you have seen.
Cheers  8) Sunpics
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Captain Sensible on February 02, 2013, 12:28:57 PM
Photos taken by David Galavan and Paul Richardson have been posted on here - http://www.freewebs.com/caletafuerteventura/apps/photos/album?albumid=12843787 (http://www.freewebs.com/caletafuerteventura/apps/photos/album?albumid=12843787)
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Ronnietheblue on February 02, 2013, 13:52:51 PM
A bird called the Dee- Dee can be spotted in June/July its brown with a big breast
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Paddster on February 02, 2013, 16:35:08 PM
PMFSL.....
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Ronnietheblue on February 02, 2013, 17:18:31 PM
Have just wikipedied the Dee-Dee bird and it has a shrieking call, that sounds like OI YOU, it is prepared to mate the whole year round
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Spike On Q on February 02, 2013, 20:11:15 PM
Back to the subject - the Fuerteventura Stone Chat MAY be seen at the reservoir on the way to Los Mollinos. Best use Google Earth to find it
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Ole Man River on February 02, 2013, 23:43:17 PM
When----  :'(  we get loads of rain in Corralejo, a lake forms by the main road down to town.
So we had our temporary lake last year for quite a while (nice).
We studied the birds on it for a few days & discovered a pair of Ruddy Shelled Ducks. Took a photo but no good -too far away! :(
The ducks stayed every day until the last drop of water had gone. So good to see something different.
We get Stonechats in our garden sometimes.  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Carlo on February 03, 2013, 14:53:50 PM
Tend to see quite a few of those hoopoes

(http://www.birding.in/images/Birds/rajiv/hoopoe.jpg)
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: KWC on February 04, 2013, 08:53:04 AM
Quote from: ronniethebull on February 02, 2013, 13:52:51 PM
A bird called the Dee- Dee can be spotted in June/July its brown with a big breast

Not a red breast then!
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: Blueboy7 on February 04, 2013, 18:04:13 PM
If you travel out of Corralejo on the FV-101 towards Lajares, park around the FV-101 turn off to El Cotilo/Lajares, cross the road onto the new road (Stopped Building it now) the dirt track used to be know as "Camino Los Pascuales" on the maps. Around this area you can often see the odd "Egyptian Vulture" soaring above, or if you are lucky, perched on the walls. I have also seen a few "Houbara" in this area. The Natural Park on the outskirts of Corralejo is excellent for studying migrating birds, make sure you go well away from the main road.
Title: Re: Anone seen any rare or interesting birds near Corralejo??
Post by: sunpics on February 05, 2013, 15:37:33 PM
 8)Thank you all for the help. I have seen the a Black Eyed Bulbul which I got a decent picture of with a Great Southern Shrike I will post a picture . Sunpics
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