El Polit Cantaire

This spring I’ve done just one spring census in Llobregat Delta. This census is inside the Catalan Common Birds Monitoring that ICO (Institut Català d’Ornitologia) is coordinating for several years in the whole country. Catalan Common Birds is based…

The Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) is going North its breeding territory in Western Europe. The numbers of this swallow in Catalonia are also growing up. There are two main breeding populations, one is at North beside the French border but th…

Cerdanya is the name of shire in Central Catalan Pyrenees. It is a tectonical valley crossed by River Segre (main afluent of Ebro River) and surrounded by several high mountains, including several peaks reaching 2500 metres or more. The valley itsel…

In May 15th was recorded one 1st-summer male Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) in Catalan Pyrenees, near the city of Puigcerdà. This spring has been recorded a strong migration pass of this species along the Catalan territory with many birds rec…