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I return to La Mancha

already missed a day's lagoons. Last Saturday I went to several wetlands of La Mancha to see how it goes prenuptial step since late April and early May is the best season for shorebirds in the peninsular interior.

For now, the step is not very intense. However, we spent a very pleasant day, enjoying good observations. A downpour at about 5 pm we were forced to fold up the gear and go home.

This couple of Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola was the big surprise of the day, given the shortage of waders "rare" in the lagoons. This is probably a male and a female. In the photo above, the male, at the bottom, the couple. Males often show a much more pure breeding plumage than females. These feathers that look like somewhere between a complete change and winter plumage, with black face, chest and stomach more diffuse and irregular.

Pluvialis squatarola

Phoenicopterus roseus

Phoenicopterus

roseus

Recurvirostra avosetta

Peña

Hollow Lake

What species of shorebirds can be seen in the photo above?

Himantopus himantopus

Miliaria calandra

then display a sequence of two redshank player. If the water level is maintained, will surely try to raise this year.

And some pictures of a bastard sandpiper Tringa glareola .

Himantopus himantopus

Vanellus vanellus

Himantopus himantopus

Actitis hypoleucos

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis breeding in a pond Mancha

fighters Grupito P. pugnax landing.

Comparison between redshank Tringa totanus and clear nebularia Tringa.

Tringa nebularia y Calidris minuta

Tringa nebularia en plumaje reproductor

 

Actitis hypoleucos

Actitis hypoleucos

plovers

Charadrius alexandrinus. It could be a male 2cy by the end wear and tertiary wing coverts.

I love, its squat shape makes them stubborn and seems gentle.

Charadrius alexandrinus. Macho in the rain.

Next Saturday, more!

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