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Birds observed in the village of Le Sambuc in 2007 by Dr Alan Johnson (a Sambutan and prof ornitho.)

NB there are more detailed notes at the end of the table

2007	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Little Grebe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great-crested Grebe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Cormorant	x	x	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Bittern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grey Heron	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Purple Heron	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
Great White Egret	-	x	x	-	-	x	-	x	x	-	x	x
Little Egret	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Cattle Egret	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Squacco Heron	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	-	-	-
Night Heron	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-
Black Stork	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-
White Stork	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	-	x	x
Glossy Ibis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spoonbill	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flamingo	-	x	x	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	-
Mute Swan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Greylag Goose	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	x	x
Shelduck	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wigeon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gadwall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Teal	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Garganey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mallard	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-
Pintail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shoveler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red-crest. Pochard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pochard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x
Tufted Duck	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Honey Buzzard	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	x	x	-	-	-
Short-toed Eagle	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
Long-legged Buzzard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Buzzard	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Lesser-Spotted Eagle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spotted Eagle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonelli’s Eagle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Booted Eagle	-	-	x	-	x	-	-	-	-	x	x	-
Osprey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
Black Kite	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-
Red Kite	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-
Egyptian Vulture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goshawk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sparrow Hawk	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Hen Harrier	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marsh Harrier	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Montagu's Harrier	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Hobby	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	x	-	-	-
Eleonora’s Falcon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Peregrine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kestrel	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Red-footed Falcon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Merlin	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red-leg. Partridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pheasant	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	-	-	-
Water Rail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Moorhen	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	x
Coot	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crane	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-
Oystercatcher	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stone Curlew	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Golden Plover	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Collared Pratincole	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little-ringed Plover	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ringed Plover	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lapwing	x	x	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	-	x	x
Dunlin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruff	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Snipe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Black-tailed Godwit	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Whimbrel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Curlew	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Spotted Redshank	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Redshank	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greenshank	-	-	-	x	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-
Green Sandpiper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Wood Sandpiper	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-
Common Sandpiper	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black-winged Stilt	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	-	-	-
Yellow-legged Gull	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Lesser Black-back G.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mediterranean Gull	-	-	x	x	x	x	-	x	-	-	-	-
Little Gull	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black-headed Gull	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Common Tern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Tern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White-wing Blk.Tern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Whiskered Tern	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	x	-	-	-	-
Gull-billed Tern	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	x	-	-	-	-
Caspian Tern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stock Dove	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x
Wood Pigeon	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Collared Dove	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Turtle Dove	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	x	x	-	-	-
Great Spot.Cuckoo	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cuckoo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barn Owl	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x
Tawny Owl	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	-	x
Short-eared Owl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swift	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
Pallid Swift	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alpine Swift	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kingfisher	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	-
Bee-eater	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
Roller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Hoopoe	-	-	x	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Green Woodpecker	x	-	-	-	-	x	-	x	x	-	-	-
Gt.Spt.Woodpecker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crested Lark	x	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	x
Skylark	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Wood Lark	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tree Pipit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-
Meadow Pipit	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Blue-head Wagtail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-
Grey Wagtail	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
White Wagtail	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	x
Pied Wagtail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sand Martin	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	x	x	x	-	-
Crag Martin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swallow	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-
Red-rump Swallow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
House Martin	-	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-
Wren	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x
Dunnock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nightingale	-	-	-	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robin	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Black Redstart	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	x
Redstart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Whinchat	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stonechat	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	x
Wheatear	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ring Ouzel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Blackbird	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Fieldfare	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Song Thrush	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Redwing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mistle Thrush	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Reed Warbler	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cetti's Warbler	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Fan-tailed Warbler	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Melodious Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Blackcap	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	x
Dartford Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subalpine Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sardinian Warbler	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x	x
Whitethroat	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonelli's Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willow Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Chiffchaff	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Goldcrest	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x
Firecrest	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Spotted Flycatcher	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pied Flycatcher	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Long-tailed Tit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-
Bearded Tit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coal Tit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Penduline Tit	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Tit	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Blue Tit	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Golden Oriole	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-
Sht-toe Treecreeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red-backed Shrike	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Woodchat Shrike	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
House Sparrow	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Tree Sparrow	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x
Cirl Bunting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rock Bunting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reed Bunting	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corn Bunting	x	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-
Serin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Goldfinch	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x
Siskin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-
Greenfinch	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Chaffinch	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
Brambling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Linnet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lesser Redpoll	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Starling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Crossbill	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magpie	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Jay	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jackdaw	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Carrion Crow	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Hooded Crow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bulbul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
total	51	46	57	54	50	48	42	54	60	49	46	47

January:
6: 18 Collared Doves.
7: 4 White Storks, 16 Greylags to W 17.15 hrs. pr. Stonechats.
8: pr .Stonechats.
9: 10 White Storks, pr. Stonechats.
13: 3 White Storks.
14: pr. Stonechats.
28: 2 White Storks.
31: Merlin, pr Stonechats.

February:
8: 30 Goldfinches in field.
9: pr. Stonechats.
12: pr. Stonechats.
13: 3 White Storks, Merlin, c.40 Golden Plover, pr. Stonechats.
14: pr. Stonechats.

March:
3: StoneCurlew v. 23.30h.
4: 4 White Storks, Black Kite.
7: Stone Curlew v. 06h.
13: Hen Harrier ?, Swallow (1st).
14: c.80 Blk-t-Godwits to NE 08h.
15: Booted Eagles (pale and intermediate).
19: 7+ Black Redstarts.
20: 8+ Black Redstarts.
27: White Stork, Short-t Eagle.
28: House Martin (1st).
29: 3 White Storks, Booted Eagle (intermediate), Red Kite, Short-t Eagle, Stone Curlew v. 21h, 2 Alpine Swifts.
30: Hoopoe.
31: 3 Mediterranean Gulls (1st).

April: 2: Swift (1st), House Martins at nest N wall. 4: 2 short-toed Eagles. 6: White Stork. 7: White Stork. 13: White Stork. 22: Robin (1st obs. in April). 23: Common Sandpiper v. evening. 24: c.10 Bee-eaters, Montagu’s Harrier ?, Stone Curlew v. evening. 26: White Stork.

May: 2: Montagu’s Harrier ?. 5: White Stork, Booted Eagle (pale). 6: Hobby. 7: White Stork, 3 Sht-toed Eagles. 8: Sht-toed Eagle. 9: Sht-toed Eagle, Hobby, Grt.Spotted Cuckoo. 15: 2 Sht-toed Eagles. 16: Hoopoe. 21: White Stok. 23: Honey Buzzard. 30: White Stork, Montagu’s Harrier ?, Hobby.

June: 1: White Stork, Squacco Heron, Shrt-toed Eagle, Hobby. 2: Hobby. 3: Hobby. 4: Hobby. 7: White Stork. 12: 4 Cormorants. 15: Shrt-toed Eagle. 16: 2 Shrt-toed Eagles. 19: White Stork. 21: White Stork. 26: Shrt-toed Eagle. 27: 2 Shrt-toed Eagles.

July: 1: Shrt-toed Eagle. 2: 2 White Storks, Squacco Heron, 2 Shrt-toed Eagles. 3: Shrt-toed Eagle. 5: 3 Squacco Herons, Shrt-toed Eagle.

August: 7: 2 Shrt-toed Eagle, 2 Green Sandpipers, c.80 Bee-eaters. 8: Squacco Heron. 9: 7 Mute Swans, Whiskered Tern. 11: Squacco Heron, 3 Golden Orioles, flock of 120 Jackdaws, flock of 50 Wood Pigeons. 13: Shrt-toed Eagle. 14: 33 Collared Doves. 28: 2-3 Black Storks, 3 Firecrests. 29: Swift. 30: Shrt-toed Eagle, passage Honey Buzzards 5+35+3+5 09-17.30 hrs. 31: Eleonora’s Falcon, Hobby 2, passage Honey Buzzards total 95 09-13hrs. c. 50 Bee-eaters. Tree Pipit.

September: 1: Honey Buzzards 52 09-16hrs. 3: Montagu’s Harrier ?, Honey Buzzard 4, Stone Curlew v 04hrs. 4: Honey Buzzard 3, Shrt-toed Eagle, Hobby. 5: Honey Buzzard 6. 6: Hobby, Bee-eaters c.20 (last). 7: 3 Great-crested Grebes up river and over to Verdier. 12: Long-legged Buzzard over house for 2 mins at midday. 40 Collared Doves, Swift (last), Roller. 13: 2 Grey Lag Geese, Hobby. 14: 21 Grey Lag Geese to E at 07.30hrs.3 Purple Herons to W 19hrs, Hobby. 15: Black Redstard (1st). 16: Hobby, pr. Stonechats. 18: 2 Black Storks, 2 Ospreys. 20: Honey Buzzard 3, Hobby, Pied Flycatcher. 26: 2 White Storks. 28: 7 Black Storks together (2, 2, 3), Shrt-toed Eagle.

October: 2: Osprey. 3: 3 Red Kites together Cazeau. 13: c.150 Wood Pigeons, Robin (1st). 15: Red Kite, 3 Cranes. 16: Swallow (last). 19: c.20 Siskins. 25: Booted Eagle (pale).

November: 1: 25 White Storks, Booted Eagle (pale). 2: 640 Wood Pigeons to W, 3 Serins. 3: 80 Greylag Geese 08h30 towards St.Seren. 18: 5 Long-tailed Tits.

December: 5: 2 White Storks. 7: 40 Collared Doves. 25: 5 Greylags. 30: 2 Stock Doves.