TWO NEW SPECIES OF BIRDS BREED IN SPAIN

AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF SPECULATION THE LESSER FLAMINGO HAS FINALLY BRED AT FUENTE DE PIEDRAS THIS YEAR, SEE REPORT RARE BIRDS SPAIN. AT MOMENT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THEM AS THERE ARE 22,000 GREATER FLAMINGOS THERE TOO!

Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor (1-3)
(1-3) Málaga . Three individuals were at Fuentedepiedra lagoon, Málaga, on 12.7: two adults and a 25-day chick. Breeding confirmed (Manolo Rendón, José Miguel Ramírez).

ALSO,  IN GARDENS NEAR TARIFA A COUPLE OF COMMON BUBULS TURNED UP IN APRIL (I WENT TWICE TO LOOK FOR THEM BUT DIPPED BOTH TIMES) THEY HAVE BEEN SEEN FEEDING A FLEDGLING IN RECENT DAYS.



Garden Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus (1-3)
(1-3) Cádiz . Two adults were seen feeding a chick at Tarifa, Cádiz on 8.7 (Emilia Jiménez Vaquero). First mainland Spain & mainland Europe breeding record as far as we know. Record submitted to CR/SEO-BirdLife

Photo above:© Emilia Jiménez Vaquero, 8.7.2013