THE BIRDS OF FUERTEVENTURA CANARY ISLANDS Photo Gallery by Ray Purser Photography at pbase.com

THE BIRDS OF FUERTEVENTURA CANARY ISLANDS

IMAGES TAKEN ON A FAMILY TYPE SUNSHINE HOLIDAY STAYING IN A PRIVATE VILLA 3KLM OUTSIDE OF CORRALEJO IN THE NORTH OF THE ISLAND.I MANAGED TO GET A COUPLE OF HOURS OUT WITH THE CAMERA EARLY MORNING,MOSTLY AROUND EL COTTILLO AND LA OLIVA. AT FIRST THIS ISLAND LOOKS DEVOID OF BIRDLIFE APART FROM THE WADERS AND COLLARED DOVES DOWN AROUND THE BEACH BUT THE MORE YOU EXPLORE THE RIGHT AREAS THE MORE YOU SEEM TO FIND.THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER ON THE ISLAND THE LAKE AT "EMBALSE DE LOS MOLINAS"WAS COMPLETLY DRY APART FROM SOME MUDDY PUDDLES SO I MISSED OUT ON SOME OF THE WATER BIRDS (MARBLED TEAL).

Spectacled Warbler	Fuerteventura stonechat.	Stone Curlew.jpg	Raven 1.jpg	Eygptian Vulture
Fuerteventura chat (male).	Fuerteventura chat.(female)	Hoopoe	Hoopoe	Barbary Partridge
Barbary Partridge	Houbara Bustard	Houbara Bustard.jpg	Houbara Bustard	Houbara Bustard
Cream coloured Courser3.jpg	Cream coloured Courser2.jpg	Cream coloured Courser 1.jpg	Cream-coloured Courser	Black bellied Sandgrouse.jpg
Great (southern ) Grey shrike.	Great (southern ) Grey Shrike	Trumpeter Finch.jpg	Trumpeter Finch.jpg	Trumpeter Finch.jpg
Berthelots Pipit.jpg	Berthelots Pipit	Berthelots Pipit2.jpg	Berthelots Pipit.jpg	Ruddy Shelduck.jpg
Whimbrel.

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Ulla Kruys	PM reply	26-Apr-2012 13:58
A wonderful selection of bird photos from Fuerteventura! V

Mick Sveikutis		10-Apr-2012 13:42
Great set. Mick

Katerina		26-Dec-2011 22:35
Good Work..Thank You ;)!!!. Yesterday we saw in Caleta de Fuste - Snowy Egret...what a lovely surprise :>)

carlogalliani	PM reply	23-Nov-2011 15:15
beatiful gallery on bird of Fuerteventura fantastic shots of Houbara and very good work bravo

Christopher Plummer	PM reply	27-Oct-2011 17:20
Splendid gallery. I spent a grand total of four hours on Fuertaventura last September, a couple of them spent walking from the beach up the Los Molinos Barranco and back (didn't have time for the dam, family holiday oblige!). Looked very promising & your photos seem to bear this out.

steve		11-May-2011 10:24
just trying to identify the type of bird that seems to be trying to attack my canarys and thru your site have identified it as a grey shrike and have seen this bird daily in the area called chipmonk mountain in caleta fuerteventura ,my canarys are obviously caged but could you tell me if they are in any danger of the shrike attacking thru the bars of the cage,one of my canarys is currently incubating her eggs thanks for your help

Guest		19-Mar-2011 08:35
always enjoy the birds of fuerteventura. your pictures are teriffic. thank you. mervyn

Guest		26-May-2010 12:47
Just returned from jandia and on visit to Giniginimar saw several of the kingfisher type birds there. The next day I saw one from our balcony in Jandia. It was as described by an earlier vistor with dark blue /green upper and pinkish breast. Had a distinctive shrill call and flew in a rather strange staggered pattern. Wouls really like to know what type it was.

Jane Anderson		02-Apr-2010 19:22
I have just come back from Calleta, Fuerteventura where I rescued a bird that had flown into a wall at our hotel. It was about 3 inches long excluding tail, with a mid-blue back and a pale tangerine breast plumage. It reminded me of a Nuthatch. I know there is a Corsican Nuthatch but even that would be a long way from home in the Canaries. Do you knowwhat it might have been. It recovered quickly and flew off.

carol		15-Feb-2010 18:43
We saw a beautiful little finch in Fuerteventura last week (mid February) and it looks very like the Trumpeter Finch, but it had a much darker salmon pink breast than shown on the pictures here. Is the colour darker in the Spring? He had a heavy orange finch type beak, and brown feathers the colour of a robins. Was it a Trumpeter please? Thanks

matt		11-Feb-2010 00:45
great pictures! my wife and i are traveling to lanzarote next week. is it necessary to take the ferry to Fuerteventura to see all these birds... or do they inhabit Lanzarote as well (i know this may be a dumb question but from what i have read on-line it seems that most of the best birding in the canaries is on Fuerteventura). also, do i need to bring my scope... or will binoculars do? thanks so much! matt

Tina Bailey		31-Jan-2010 15:57
Beautiful and interesting pictures, particularly the birds and insects in which I am most interested. I get some good pics, using various cameras. Am 'in between' DSLRs at present however, and would love to know what equipment you use for birds, in particular what lenses, and do you usually use a tripod?

Guest		28-Dec-2009 22:32
Re Steve Deans' query of March 2009 - could the birds in question be Cory's Shearwaters? Dermot McCabe

Dermot McCabe		16-Dec-2009 22:47
We saw a Yellow-billed Stork on the beach near Costa Calma on 13 Dec 2009. Is thgis a genuine vagrant?

Jos� Perez		12-Sep-2009 16:53
Beautiful gallery, well done

Kat	PM reply	19-Apr-2009 07:36
Beautiful gallery, well done

David		07-Apr-2009 16:13
Visiting Fuerteventura end April, looking for any good birding sites (plus directions), any books on birding in Canarys, someone has built a big hide on a lake, is there a birding club on the Island? Great images, thanks David

Steve Deans		15-Mar-2009 20:26
Lived in Tenerife for over 3 years and am trying to identify a bird that only seems to fly at night, possibly a large seabird, white underbelly and wings. Possible wingspan of 4 to 6 feet with a distictive call (widgy - widgy) sound. Only seems to fly in pairs from around 9pm from about March onwards. Can you help please.

Neil Adair		10-Feb-2009 18:40
just back from Gran CanARIES AND WE SAW A BIRD WITH BLUE WING GREEN UNDERSIDE AND PURPLE ON ITS LEGA ANY IDEA WHATIT WAS IT WAS LIKE A Kingfisher but smaller like a starling in style

Paul Michaels		10-Feb-2009 17:59
I live on the island near El Castillo and see a bird from time to time and can find neither image nor information on what it is. My description is poor because I haven't been really close up and when I do see them, I'm often driving. The birds are about the size of a pigeon but have longer beaks like a kingfisher; their head is sleek too. They are predominately bluish with yellow underwings and pinkish rumps (I think). They have a longish tail and sit on fences and cables. At first I thought they were fly catchers of some sort, but I've never seen them catching flies (!). In the late spring (following a calima) they flock, but are normally solitary. They have a beautiful flutey song with few notes. Any ideas? If I get a chance, I will get a photo, but they are rather shy birds.

Ray Purser Photography	PM reply	15-Jan-2009 09:57
Walter I think your large white wader would certainly be a Little Egret has there are quite a few along that area all winter. regards Ray.

Guest		15-Jan-2009 03:24
On a recent visit to Fuertoventura,I observed a large white wader on the beach at Corralejo. Could this have been a little Egret? Walter,N.I.

julie		25-Sep-2008 11:02
We have just returned from a holiday in Jandia and saw the crowned cranes guarding their nest near the beach. We also witnessed the three young chicks on their first day away from the nest being taken away in cat boxes by who we can only think were from the nearby wildlife sanctuary. They are truly magnificent birds but were saddened that they were taken from their parents - perhaps it was for their own safety - any ideas?

Ray Purser Photography	PM reply	07-Jul-2008 16:57
Hi Wayne ,I think your birds are Crowned Cranes from the bird collection in that area.

wayne		06-Jul-2008 17:06
hi i am trying to find out what sort of bird i saw on a golf course while in fuerteventura and i wondered if you could help, it was a long legged bird of crane like looks with a very large golden spiky crest of feathers. we were at morro jabel and there was a pair of them feeding on the course, if you can help thankyou, nice work by the way.

BEN MACDONALD		20-May-2008 13:37
How did you get so close to the Houbara? Camouflaged hide? Thanks, Ben

Luc Meynaerts	PM reply	29-Feb-2008 13:20
very nice naturally gallery... beautiful work

Guest		25-Feb-2008 17:01
Great pictures have seen all except Black Bellied Sandgrouse tried twice last year back again later this year . Rob & Jan.

RAINBIRDER	PM reply	08-Dec-2007 17:17
A cracking series of images with the Houbara being particularly impressive.

Peter		02-Dec-2007 10:47
Glad to see you've been enjoying yourself Ray,keep it up.

John Anderson	PM reply	28-Nov-2007 20:48
High quality shots Ray, put mine to shame!! Great to meet you there and hope to meet up with you again.

Tom Payne	PM reply	27-Nov-2007 18:23
Incredible gallery and most unusual birds ex. pictures, so sharp and well composed. Thanks. V.

Nick Clayton	PM reply	21-Nov-2007 17:40
Great photos Ray

johndickenson	PM reply	19-Nov-2007 10:29
Looks like you had a fantastic time. Great images Ray.

Dean Eades BirdMad - BirdGuides Photo of the Year Winner	PM reply	16-Nov-2007 17:36
very nice, Ray

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