Bird Sightings - May 2008

Recent Highlights

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LITTLE EGRET: 12 at Ghadira on 10th May.
GREY HERON: 1 at Ghadira on 10th May.
TURNSTONE: 1 at Ghadira on 10th May.
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Ferruginous Duck 2 on 3rd (GHD).
Little Bittern 1 on 2nd, 4th and 7th (GHD).
Night Heron 1 - 3 from 2nd to 9th (MLT, GHD).
Squacco Heron 2 on 1st (GOZ).
Little Egret 3 - 13 daily (MLT, GOZ, GHD).
Grey Heron 1 - 6 from 3rd to 10th (GHD).
Purple Heron 5 on 3rd and 1 on 4th (GHD).
Honey-Buzzard 1 on 3rd (GHD).
Marsh Harrier 1 - 11 on 1st and 4th (MLT, GOZ).
Lesser Kestrel 1 - 3 on 1st and 8th (GOZ).
Common Kestrel 4 on 1st and 2 on 3rd (GOZ, GHD).
Red-footed Falcon 1 on 1st (GHD).
Hobby Singles on 1st and 4th (MLT, GOZ).
Black-winged Stilt 1 - 2 on several dates from 5th to 10th (MLT, GHD).
Little Ringed Plover 2 - 10 (plus up to 6 chicks), daily (MLT, GHD).
Ringed Plover 1 - 5 daily (MLT, GHD)
Little Stint 2 - 35 daily (MLT, GHD).
Temminck's Stint 1 - 5 daily (GHD).
Curlew Sandpiper 1 - 15 daily (MLT, GHD).
Ruff 1 - 7 daily (MLT, GHD).
Common Redshank 1 - 2 from 4th to 10th (MLT, GHD).
Greenshank 1 - 2 on several dates from 1st to 10th (GHD).
Wood Sandpiper 1 - 4 daily (MLT, GHD).
Common Sandpiper 1 - 5 daily (MLT, GHD).
Turnstone 1 - 3 on most dates from 2nd to 10th (MLT, GHD).
Audouin's Gull 1 on 9th (SEA).
Common Cuckoo Singles on 3rd and 5th (MLT, GOZ).
European Nightjar Singles on several dates from 1st to 5th (MLT, GOZ).
Alpine Swift 1 on 3rd (MLT).
European Bee-eater 1 - 23 on several dates from 1st to 7th (MLT, GOZ, GHD).
Golden Oriole 1 - 5 daily (MLT, GOZ, GHD).
Red-backed Shrike Singles on 4th (GOZ) and 7th (GHD).
Ortolan Bunting 4 (released) on 1st and 1 on 4th (GHD).

Other Species

Mallard; Chukar; Common Pheasant; Little Grebe; Cory's Shearwater; Yelkouan Shearwater; Moorhen; Common Coot; Yellow-legged Gull; Turtle Dove; Collared Dove; Common Swift; Short-toed Lark; Sand Martin; Barn Swallow; House Martin; Tawny Pipit; Tree Pipit; Red-throated Pipit; Yellow Wagtail; Robin; Common Nightingale; Common Redstart; Whinchat; Blue Rock Thrush; Cetti's Warbler; Zitting Cisticola; Sedge Warbler; Reed Warbler; Great Reed Warbler; Icterine Warbler; Garden Warbler; Common Whitethroat; Spectacled Warbler; Sardinian Warbler; Wood Warbler; Willow Warbler; Spotted Flycatcher; Pied Flycatcher; Collared Flycatcher; Woodchat Shrike; Common Starling; Spanish Sparrow; Tree Sparrow; Common Chaffinch and Linnet.

Note

1. All bird records published in this page are for information only.
2. Records of very rare birds require the acceptance of the National Rarities Committee (Malta) to be officially recognised.
3. Some bird sightings are not reported on this page on the request of observers.

Contributors

Patrick Abela; Jason Aloisio; David Attard; John Attard Montalto; Ian Balzan; Saviour Balzan; John J Borg; Carl Camilleri; Matthew Borg Cardona; Denis Cachia; Richard Cachia Zammit; Emanuel Curmi; Diego Debono; Dr. Joe Doublet; Sylvia Falzon; Victor Falzon; Jean Farrugia; Charles Gauci; Kevin Gauci; Mario V Gauci; Mark Gauci; Gilbert Haber; Emanuel Mallia; Joseph M Mangion; Caldon Mercieca; Mario Mizzi; Juan Ellul Pirotta, Paul Portelli; Dr, Andre` Raine; Michael Sammut; Arnold Sciberras; Silvio Scicluna; Joe Sultana; Aron Tanti; Adin Vella; Louis Vella; Raymond Vella.

Site Abbreviations

MLT = Malta (mainland) and Filfla island; GOZ = Gozo and Comino; SEA = at sea/offshore; GHD = Ghadira Nature Reserve; SIM = Simar Nature Reserve

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