Observaciones de Aves Raras en España, 2009

Abstract

Summary. Report on rare birds in Spain 2009. This is the 26th annual report of the Spanish rarities committee (Comite de Rarezas de SEO/BirdLife). This report includes 291 records on the presence of 84 rare bird taxa, with an acceptance rate of 75%. The report contains nine additions to the Spanish Bird List: Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica, white-backed vulture Gyps africanus, African purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio of the race madagascarensis, hudsonian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus of the race hudsonicus, bridled tern Onychoprion anaethetus, belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon, Naumann's thrush Turdus naumanni and black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia. Having agreed acceptance criteria, the first accepted records of Caspian gull Larus cachinnans registered since 2005 are also included in this report. Second records for Spain of hooded merganser Mergus cucullatus, white wagtail Motacilla alba of the race subpersonata, house bunting Emberiza sahari and of a petrel assigned to the species pair Zino's/Fea's...