Cape Tenaro Bird List

Cape Tenaro – An Annotated Checklist

This list is intended to give visiting birders an indication of the status of the birds seen on (or from) the Cape Tenaro headland. It is based on numerous spring visits between 24 March and 10 May (generally of 1 to 2 weeks duration) and a single short visit in autumn.

A ‘notes’ section at the end of the document defines the descriptors used to explain the status of each species. 

 

Species

Status in Spring

1

Quail

Regular migrant, numbers very variable

2

Rock Partridge

Rare visitor, breeds north of the headland

3

Rock Dove

Scarce visitor

4

Wood Pigeon

Rare migrant (1 record)

5

Turtle Dove

Common migrant

6

Collared Dove

Regular migrant / visitor

7

Cuckoo

Regular migrant

8

Nightjar

Scarce migrant

9

Alpine Swift

Regular migrant / visitor (breeds nearby)

10

Common Swift

Common migrant

11

Pallid Swift

Regular migrant

12

Moorhen

Rare migrant (1 record)

13

Little Crake

Rare migrant (1 record)

14

Stone-curlew

Scarce migrant

15

Black-winged Stilt

Rare migrant

16

Oystercatcher

Rare migrant (1 record)

17

Eurasian Golden Plover

Rare migrant (1 record)

18

Common Ringed Plover

Rare migrant (1 record)

19

Whimbrel

Rare migrant (2 records)

20

Eurasian Curlew

Rare migrant (1 record)

21

Ruddy Turnstone

Rare migrant (4 records)

22

Little Stint

Rare migrant (1 record)

23

Common Sandpiper

Common migrant, numbers very variable

24

Green Sandpiper

Rare migrant (4 records)

25

Greenshank

Regular migrant

26

Wood Sandpiper

Rare migrant (2 records)

27

Common Redshank

Rare migrant (2 records)

28

Mediterranean Gull

Rare migrant (1 record)

29

Audouin's Gull

Scarce visitor

30

Yellow-legged Gull

Resident

31

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Rare migrant (4 records)

32

Cory's Shearwater

Regular visitor

33

Balearic Shearwater

Regular visitor

34

Black Stork

No spring records. 1 autumn record.

35

White Stork

Rare migrant (2 records)

36

Northern Gannet

Rare migrant (5 records)

37

Shag

Scarce visitor

38

Little Bittern

Rare migrant (4 records)

39

Grey Heron

Regular migrant

40

Purple Heron

Scarce migrant

41

Great White Egret

Rare migrant (1 record)

42

Little Egret

Regular migrant

43

Cattle Egret

Rare migrant (2 records)

44

Squacco Heron

Scarce migrant

45

Night Heron

Scarce migrant

46

Glossy Ibis

Rare migrant (3 records)

47

Osprey

Rare migrant (3 records)

48

Honey-buzzard

Scarce migrant

49

Short-toed Eagle

Regular visitor

50

Booted Eagle

No spring records. 1 autumn record.

51

Marsh Harrier

Regular migrant

52

Hen Harrier

Scarce migrant

53

Pallid Harrier

Regular migrant

54

Montagu's Harrier

Regular migrant

55

Sparrowhawk

Scarce migrant

56

Red Kite

No spring records. 1 autumn record.

57

Black Kite

Scarce migrant

58

Eurasian Buzzard

Resident and scarce migrant

59

Long-legged Buzzard

Rare visitor or migrant (2 records)

60

Scops Owl

Scarce migrant

61

Eagle Owl

Rare visitor (1 record)

62

Little Owl

Resident

63

Long-eared Owl

Rare migrant/visitor (1 record)

64

Short-eared Owl

Rare migrant (2 records)

65

Hoopoe

Common migrant

66

Kingfisher

No spring records. 1 autumn record.

67

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Rare migrant (5 records)

68

Bee-eater

Common migrant

69

Roller

Scarce migrant

70

Wryneck

Common migrant

71

Lesser Kestrel

Regular migrant

72

Kestrel

Common migrant

73

Red-footed Falcon

Regular migrant

74

Eleonora's Falcon

Regular migrant / visitor

75

Merlin

Rare migrant (1 record)

76

Hobby

Regular migrant

77

Lanner Falcon

Rare migrant / visitor (1 record)

78

Peregrine

Resident

79

Golden Oriole

Common migrant

80

Red-backed Shrike

Rare migrant (2 records)

81

Lesser Grey Shrike

Rare migrant (3 records)

82

Woodchat Shrike

Common migrant

83

Hooded Crow

Rare visitor (4 records)

84

Raven

Resident

85

Sombre Tit

Resident

86

Great Tit

Resident

87

Short-toed Lark

Common migrant

88

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Rare migrant (1 record)

89

Wood Lark

Rare migrant (2 records)

90

Skylark

Rare migrant (3 records)

91

Crested Lark

Resident

92

Fan-tailed Warbler

Resident (sporadic)

93

Eastern Olivaceous Warb

Regular migrant

94

Olive-tree Warbler

Rare migrant (5 records)

95

Icterine Warbler

Common migrant

96

Sedge Warbler

Common migrant

97

Marsh Warbler

Rare migrant (1 record)

98

Reed Warbler

Scarce migrant

99

Great Reed Warbler

Common migrant

100

River Warbler

Rare migrant (1 record)

101

Savi's Warbler

Regular migrant

102

Sand Martin

Common migrant

103

Crag Martin

Scarce migrant

104

Barn Swallow

Common migrant

105

Red-rumped Swallow

Common migrant

106

House Martin

Common migrant

107

Wood Warbler

Common migrant

108

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Regular migrant

109

Western Bonelli's Warb

Rare migrant (1 record)

110

Willow Warbler

Common migrant

111

Chiffchaff

Common migrant

112

Cetti's Warbler

Rare visitor - breeds just north of headland

113

Blackcap

Common migrant

114

Garden Warbler

Common migrant

115

Lesser Whitethroat

Scarce migrant

116

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Regular migrant

117

Rüppell’s Warbler

Common migrant

118

Sardinian Warbler

Resident

119

Eastern Subalpine Warb

Common migrant

120

Whitethroat

Common migrant

121

Rock Nuthatch

Resident

122

Wren

No spring records. Autumn visitor.

123

Rosy Starling

No spring records. 1 autumn record.

124

Starling

Scarce migrant

125

Song Thrush

Common migrant

126

Blackbird

Resident – no migrants yet recorded

127

Ring Ouzel

Rare migrant (1 record)

128

Spotted Flycatcher

Common migrant

129

Rufous Bush Robin

Rare migrant (1 record)

130

Robin

Common migrant

131

Thrush Nightingale

Rare migrant (1 record)

132

Nightingale

Common migrant

133

Bluethroat

Rare migrant (1 record)

134

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Rare migrant (3 records)

135

Semi-collared Flycatcher

Scarce migrant

136

Pied Flycatcher

Common migrant

137

Collared Flycatcher

Common migrant

138

Common Redstart

Common migrant

139

Black Redstart

Common migrant

140

Rock Thrush

Scarce migrant

141

Blue Rock-thrush

Resident

142

Whinchat

Common migrant

143

Stonechat

Resident

144

Northern Wheatear

Common migrant

145

Isabelline Wheatear

Regular migrant

146

Black-eared Wheatear

Common migrant

147

House Sparrow

Resident

148

Spanish Sparrow

Common migrant

149

Grey Wagtail

No spring records. Autumn migrant.

150

‘flava’ Wagtail

Common migrant

151

White Wagtail

Regular migrant

152

Richard's Pipit

Rare migrant (3 records)

153

Tawny Pipit

Common migrant

154

Meadow Pipit

Common migrant

155

Tree Pipit

Common migrant

156

Red-throated Pipit

Common migrant

157

Chaffinch

Common migrant

158

Hawfinch

Rare migrant (4 records)

159

Trumpeter Finch

Rare migrant (1 record)

160

Greenfinch

Common migrant

161

Linnet

Resident & common migrant

162

Goldfinch

Resident & regular migrant

163

Serin

Scarce migrant

164

Siskin

Rare migrant (1 record)

165

Black-headed Bunting

Common migrant

166

Corn Bunting

Resident

167

Cirl Bunting

Rare visitor - breeds just north of headland

168

Ortolan Bunting

Regular migrant

169

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Regular migrant

170

Little Bunting

Rare migrant (1 record)

 

Notes:

1.       Definitions of status:

a.       Rare – 5 records or fewer

b.       Scarce – 6 to 15 records

c.       Regular migrant – is seen regularly, not necessarily annual in occurrence

d.       Common migrant – seen most days during the species spring passage period

e.       Visitor – used for species that probably are either wandering from further north on the Mani or are migratory species that breed locally (and where there is no substantive evidence of onward migration) 

 

 

Updated – 20th April 2023

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