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Judith Robinson has sent us a list of birds she saw locally while staying at Casa Rosa in May 2008

Birds seen near Casa Rosa, 13-23 May 2008, without going further than Moncarapacho:

Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto),
Barn Owl (Tyto alba),
Swift (Apus apus),
Bee-eater ( Merops apiaster),
Hoopoe (Upupa epos),
Crested lark (Galerida cristata),
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
House Martin (Delichon urbica),
Blackbird (Turdus merula),
Zitting Cisticola (Cistocola juncidis),
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala),
Great Tit (Parus major),
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator),
Jay (Garrulus glandarius),
Azure-winged Magpie ( Cyanopica cyana),
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus),
Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild),
Serin (Serinus serinus),
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris),
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis),
Corn bunting (Miliaria calandra).

and in the far distance, from beside the pool:
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
and White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)