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Sunrise Birding LLC - Birding and Wildlife ToursGRAND SPAIN:
Fall Migration
Trip Report - Sept 2021

Trip Report & Species List (pdf, 6 mb)>
Highlights and top sightings:    

•Great Bustard
•Little Bustard
•Bald Ibis (33!)
•White-headed Duck
•DuPont's Lark
•Lammergeier
•Red-necked Nightjar
•Wallcreeper
•Eurasian Wryneck
•Skies full of Bee-eaters, White Storks & Honey Buzzards on migration

•Spanish Imperial Eagle
•Ruppell's Griffon Vulture at Gibraltar
•Bonelli's Eagle
•Montagu's Harrier
•Eurasian Thick-knee/Stone Curlew
•Little Stint
•Red-necked Phalarope
•Pectoral Sandpipers (4)
•Greater Flamingo
•Alpine Chough
•The bird show at the Ebro Delta
(a must see for birders!)
•Butterflies & Moths

Audouin's Gull, a Spanish specialty.
Audouin's Gull, a Spanish specialty.
Photo © Gina Nichol.


Contact gina@sunrisebirding.com
for more information.

Bald Ibis, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Bald Ibis, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Bee-eaters migrating at Gibraltar, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
European Bee-eaters migrating at Gibraltar, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.


Scenery near Planeron (DuPont's Lark site). Photo © Gina Nichol.

Glossy Ibis flying in to roost, Ebro Delta, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Glossy Ibis flying in to roost, Ebro Delta, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Greater Flamingo, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Greater Flamingo, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Honey Buzzards migrating, Gibraltar, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
European Honey Buzzards migrating, Gibraltar, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Landscape north of the Ebro Delta. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Landscape north of the Ebro Delta. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Little Owl, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Little Owl, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Olive groves below Monfrague Castle. Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Olive groves below Monfrague Castle. Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Sanderlings and Ringed Plover at Donana, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Sanderlings and Ringed Plover at Donana, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Shorebirds at the Ebro Delta, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Shorebirds at the Ebro Delta, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Shorebirds at Donana, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Shorebirds at Donana, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Sunrise near Belchite, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Sunrise near Belchite, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Eurasian Griffon & Cinereous (Black) Vultures at Monfrague, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Eurasian Griffon Vulture & Cinereous (Black) Vulture at Monfrague, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Wallcreeper at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Wallcreeper at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Wallcreeper at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Wallcreeper (walking under a cliff) at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Wallcreeper watchers at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Wallcreeper watchers at Bocas del Inferno, Hecho Valley, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

White Storks migrating, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.
White Storks migrating, Spain. Photo © Gina Nichol.

From one happy traveler:
"I want you to know what a truly amazing trip I had in Spain. Once I finally arrived there's no way I could have imagined what a wonderful experience it would be. The trip was like a master class in birding, natural history, Spanish history, & cuisine. And Cristian is tremendous! From his birding skills to his incredible driving, to his vast knowledge of his country, he is a veritable fount of information. He's funny and smart and professional. Thanks for hanging in there as I vacillated on my trip. Best birding trip ever!" Alex