Barcelona city council has installed a webcam for a while in the nest of one pair of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus ) that breed in this city, particularly as you do in the belfry of the Passion façade of the Sagrada Familia universal. These days raising platform is very lively, with the birth of young chicks. Those interested in following you can do so by clicking here .
And capiblancos not listed ... One of owls There is still room, it is not something to get nervous. However, usually this time of year and would have been present in the mountains of a cappella, but this season it seems that something is wrong.
In recent weeks, Mr Ricardo Hevia and myself we spent in different-and not a few-times for the high sierra of our scanning for the presence of the always elusive, yet interesting, capiblancos blackbirds (Turdus torquatus). As I say, the result so far has been nil.
However, not having seen some other indicators of spring migration makes us think we are just experiencing a slight delay in the fall of these unique thrushes. A significant factor is the absence of other migrants in the area, such as mobile always detectable Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe ) or Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis ), clearly visible for flights zeal "in parachute. "
So hope. The margin of maneuver is optimal until the first week of May, dates on which these other I got my biggest party record of the species: 7 birds (4 males and 3 females) on top the mountain Limo. And is that since 1994 there have failed us. Let's hope so.
had long wanted to do an entry like this, but the truth was not far. Not that I did not have a free moment to write, that is, not that. The cause of the delay is due to the increasing scarcity of the stars of the same in the north of Galicia. Despite having an area of \u200b\u200bcommon owl (Athene noctua ) more or less controlled from a few months ago in the Navy Western Lugo, I wanted to find a couple more on the eastern coast of Lugo, a fact that came to be a couple of weeks ago, when I unwittingly stumbled across a. Anyway, that day, and as commented in a previous post, I got to hear (something not complex, on the other hand) a male singer Moucho on a roof of a house in concello lugués Barreiros between Foz and Ribadeo. The tenant was this: 
Macho common owl (Athene noctua ). The small Strigid claimed on the last light of sunset from their vantage point, while locals spent idly under his watchful eye. Perhaps his monotonous scream and unconscious part of the sounds of everyday life.
Athene noctua Macho marking territory with its claim. With a little patience and luck you can get to see the two partners, leaving the female to accompany your active partner.
couple owls.
As with most raptor-day and night, the female is more stout than the male, a feature particularly striking when you have the opportunity to compare the two birds.
Macho singing in the eyes of the female. Once united the couple, the male returns to make their domains under the watchful gaze of his partner.
This week I have become a closer friend to the place accompanied by Javi Rdz. Cantil to see if there was new, back to watching both birds. Just perfect. The last light of evening seem the best time to await the presence of these Birds are experts at capturing small rodents, insects and other invertebrates. So when we left, there were, in "his" roof, well entrenched behind the rocks to dodge the blows of the NE breeze and taking advantage of recent weak rays of the afternoon.
After the song, a break before the night active.
Then with the coming of night, their activity will multiply. Before this, Javi and I had seen our first yellow wagtails (Motacilla flava iberiae ) of the year and as several male triguero (Emberiza calandra ) marking their plots in the grasslands of Rinlo. But back to the affair of the common owls (Athene noctua ), saying that the couple follow me Barreiros envisage that would be happening with the other pair of which I have recorded in the Navy, in this case in the western sector. So yesterday I planted very early in its territory, to await developments. Moments ago, while leaving Ribadeo, a black kite (Milvus migrans ) passed through the town and surrounding coastal plateau with a very active and direct flight with WE direction. They do not call migrans ... When I arrived at the second core mochuelero it did not take a minute to observe from a distance to a bird, apparently a male. So I hastily picked up the gear and headed to Honey. Before I even get a small break to find a pair of white jars (Tadorna tadorna ) in the estuary of Love and Ortigueira. Not bad.
