El Hondon again

Saturday 23rd January at El Hondon.

I went straight down to the large hide to check both lots of water there. The temperature was a pleasant 7*C, very still, but hazy.

Here is a composite list.

Blackbird
Blackcap
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Black-tailed Godwits
Black-winged Stilt
Bluethroats heard
Booted Eagles - three perched in same tree
Booted - dark morph also seen.
Cetti's heard
Coot
Cormorant
Chiffs
Eurasian Starling
Flamingos (at least 100 in front of the large hide in addition to the multitude on San Felipe Neri side)
Gadwall (three swimming on the far water with Pochard)
Glossy Ibis - about 80 and flying.
Great Tits singing - they do sing in late winter
Grey Heron
House Sparrows
Lapwings
Little Bittern
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Marsh Harriers
Mallard
Merlin. - female flying past.
Moorhen
Osprey
Pochard
Red-crested Pochard
Purple Swamphen
Robins - several
Ruff - one flying.
Shelduck
Shovelers
Spotted Eagle
Stonechat
Teal - about 150
Water Rail heard but not seen.
White-headed Duck

Thanks for all the company and keen eyes and ears.