Fuerteventura 20th-27th October 2014 (1 Viewer)

[dsmith77]

Fuerteventura 20th-27th October 2014

We(3) stayed in the Hotel Geranios Spa, which at £330 pp for all- inclusive including flights was good value for money.
We only had one trip away from the resort so most birding was done around the resort in the mornings and evening, i missed seeing nearly all of the major birds but found the birding to be quite rewarding, just enough to be interesting.


Cory’s shearwater

30+ seen off the Isla de Lobos on the 24th
7 flew north past Caleta de Fuste on the evening of the 25th
1 flew south past Caleta de Fuste on the evening of the 25th

Spoonbill

1 flew over the harbour of Caleta de Fuste and landed on the beach on the morning of 21st

Little Egret

Upto 4 seen daily around the sea front of Caleta de Fuste

Grey Heron

2 seen daily to the south of Caleta de Fuste

Osprey

1 over Salinas de Carmen on the 20th

Kestrel

2 daily by the hotel
1 at Barranco de la Torre

Ringed Plover

25+ seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Kentish Plover

Upto 18 seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Grey Plover

1 seen on the 25th and 26th at Caletilla del Espino

Sanderling

5 seen daily at Caleta de Fuste


Dunlin

1 seen on the 21st at Caletilla del Espino

Whimbrel

2 daily at Caleta de Fuste

Spotted Redshank

1 in the stream by the hotel Elba on the 26th

Redshank

1 in the stream by the hotel Elba on the22nd

Greenshank

1 in the stream by the hotel Elba on the22nd and 24th

Common Sandpiper

1 at Caleta de Fuste on the 24th 25th 26th

Turnstone

6 seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Black Headed Gull

1 1st winter at Caleta de Fuste on the 26th

Yellow Legged Gull

Seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Lesser Black Backed Gull

Upto 5 seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Sandwich Tern

14 daily in the bay at Caleta de Fuste

Collared Dove

Very common



Laughing Dove

1 seen with Collared Doves at Salinas de Carmen on the 25th

Pallid Swift

6 over the hotel on the 26th

Plain Swift

3 daily over Caleta de Fuste

Hoopoe

2 in the grounds of the hotel Elba on the 22nd and 25th

Berthelot's Pipit

Not as common as expect but seen daily

Yellow Wagtail

1 flew over Caleta de Fuste on the 21st

White Wagtail

2 pair seen daily at Caleta de Fuste

Black Redstart

1 male seen in the grounds of the Hotel Elba on the 24th

Fuerteventura Stonechat

1 male at Barranco de la Torre on the 25th

Spectacled Warbler

1 female in bushes by the stream near the hotel Elba

Blackcap

1 female at Barranco de la Torre on the 25th

Willow Warbler

1 in the hotel grounds on the morning of the 23rd



Southern Grey Shrike

1 at Salinas de Carmen on the 21st
1 at Corralejo on the 24th
2 at Barranco de la Torre on the 25th

Raven

Seen daily

Spanish Sparrow

Very common

Linnet

6 around the stream by the hotel Elba daily

Trumpeter Finch

7 seen at Caleta Corcha

 

[trw]

Thanks for the report.
it is a great bird watching destination.
It is so long ago since I have been there the Hotel Elba was just being built.
Is that still on the the edge of Caleta De Fusta or have they developed further along the coast towards the Salinas?

Often thought about staying there but wondered how much has been developed since we visited.

 

[dsmith77]

It's still on the edge of the resort and still a nice walk to salinas

 

[trw]

It's still on the edge of the resort and still a nice walk to salinas

Thanks.I remember having some great walks along there.Saw a Cream -Coloured Courser along the way one day.
I thought they may have carried on developing right along the coast.
Where was your hotel situated?
Would you recommend it?We are not over fussy as long as the food and accommodation is of reasonable standard.

 

[dsmith77]

The hotel was at the South end of the resort, it was clean and the food was good

 

[trw]

The hotel was at the South end of the resort, it was clean and the food was good

Thanks for the information.

 

[foxsparrow]

Hello d. and thanks for the interesting report. I will be at Fuerteventura late this month and I wonder if there is water in the main waterbodies (e.g the embalses aka the ponds). Do you have any ideas ? Thanks again