tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24191144455189812532024-02-07T05:53:16.203+01:00Mirant cap al celWelcome! I'm Irene Barnosell and this is my site, just a young birder's blog. Here I'll share my experiences, photos and drawings around my life passion: birds. Hope you enjoy this blog as much as I do! Oh, and "Mirant cap al cel" means "Looking to the sky" in Catalan.Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-71752517147224299832020-04-22T21:12:00.001+02:002020-04-22T21:12:25.892+02:00Charadrius morinellus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">El corriol pit-roig </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<i>Charadrius morinellus</i>) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">és un limícola migrador que ens visita a finals d'estiu, quan es desplaça des del nord d'Europa i Sibèria, on cria, cap a zones més càlides, generalment a l'Àfrica, per passar l'hivern. Els color característic del pit que li dóna el nom fa que sigui una espècie preciosa, i també un dels meus corriols preferits. Ha sigut un ocell idoni per practicar el dibuix digital.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: xx-small;">The Eurasian dotterel (<i>Charadrius morinellus</i>) is a wader species which visits Catalonia during fall migration, while on its way to move from its breeding grounds in northern Europe and Siberia to warmer areas generally in Africa for the winter. Its rufous, characteristic plumege gives it its name in Catalan, which translates to rufous-breasted plover. It also makes it a phenomenally beautiful species, and one of my favourite plovers. The patterns in its plumage were great for some digital art practice.</span></div>
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</span><br />Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-41438313457992406272019-08-31T15:17:00.000+02:002019-08-31T15:17:09.901+02:00Cyanopica<div style="text-align: justify;">
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El gènere <i>Cyanopica</i>, de la família dels còrvids, es troba en una situació de discussió taxonòmica que pot recordar a la de la cuereta blanca (<i>Motacilla alba</i>), sobre la qual vaig escriure un article pel programa científic Joves i Ciència. En aquest cas, tenim una espècie principal (<i>Cyanopica cyanus</i>) que mostra variació geogràfica. Dins la <i>C. cyanus</i> es proposen varies subespècies, tres de les quals estan actualment reconegudes segons el Handbook of the Birds of the World (<i>C. c. cyanus</i>, <i>C. c. japonica</i> i <i>C. c. swinhoei</i>).<br />
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A més a més, estudis genètics donen suport a l'exitència d'una segona espècie, la <i>Cyanopica cooki</i> (Fok et al, 2002; Krukov et al., 2004). Es tracta de dues poblacions amb llinatges separats segons anàlisis del mtDNA (regió de control i gen cytochrome b). Aquesta variació genètica sembla remuntar-se al Plistocè, i podria ser deguda a la distància entre tots dos grups. La <i>Cyanopica cyanus</i> es troba a l'Àsia (Rússia, Sibèria, Xina, ...), mentre que la <i>Cyanopica cooki</i> té la seva zona de distribució a la Península Ibèrica. Les dues espècies tenen alguna variació morfològica (per exemple, la <i>cooki</i> és més petita i de cua més curta) a més de diferir en alguns aspectes del cant.</div>
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La seva situació interessant i morfologia espectacular fan que es tracti d'un gènere que m'atreu molt, i per això poder observar les dues espècies principals era un objectiu per a mi. Tot i això, al tractar-se d'una espècie asiàtica i una altra que, tot i ser ibèrica, la seva àrea de distribució no arriba a Catalunya, era difícil. No obstant, vaig tenir la oportunitat de poder viatjar a Taiwan l'estiu passat, on la <i>Cyanopica cyanus</i> és present (tot i que podria tractar-se d'una introducció, especialment a la zona de Tainan, que també vaig visitar). Vaig poder observar diferents exemplars de la garsa blava a molt poca distància, i ja només faltava la <i>Cyanopica cooki</i>.</div>
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Quan fa uns mesos se'n va observar un possible exemplar adult a Llançà, no vaig poder resistir a anar a veure'l. Així que vam escapar-nos fins allà i, al cap d'una estona (prou llarga) de buscar la localització exacta de l'ocell, vam poder observar-lo durant tota una tarda. Cal dir que era un individu preciós, i va sobrevolar-nos diverses vegades, de manera que vam poder veure d'aprop les ales i cua blaves. L'origen de l'ocell encara no és clar; mentre que alguns pensen que es tracta d'una au escapada de la captivitat, també he sentit a dir que podria haver arribat en vaixell (no seria la primera vegada que un ocell arriba així), o potser simplement haver-se perdut. Aquesta última sembla difícil degut al caràcter no migratori d'aquesta espècie, però la perfecta adaptació de l'individu entre les garses comunes i el seu comportament natural també fan dubtar que sigui escapada. En tot cas, l'ocell s'havia unit a un grup de garses comunes (<i>Pica pica</i>) i tenia un comportament totalment urbà, ja que havia escollit quedar-se a la part edificada del poble de Llançà tot i tenir una zona natural preciosa al costat, igual que les seves companyes comunes. Al ser lleugerament més petita que aquestes i mostrar el blau característic de l'espècie, no va ser difícil de localitzar.<br />
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Al tractar-se d'una possible escapada i donada la complicada diferenciació entre la <i>C. cyanus</i> i la <i>C. cooki</i>, una possibilitat és que l'exemplar de Llançà fos també de l'espècie <i>cyanus</i>, però com que a zones relativament properes dins la península trobem poblacions de <i>cooki</i> (a diferència de les <i>cyanus</i>, que queden molt lluny) i el seu aspecte, des del meu punt de vista el més probable és que sí que es tracti d'una <i>Cyanopica cooki</i>. A més a més, al ser un exemplar adult (a diferència dels joves que havia vist a Taiwan), la sortida era totalment indispensable i va resultar valer moltíssim la pena.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The <i>Cyanopica</i> genus is part of the corvids family, and has a situation involving its taxonomy similar to that of the White Wagtail (<i>Motacilla alba</i>), which I wrote a paper about for a Catalan science program. In this case, we have a principal species (Cyanopica cyanus) which shows geographical variations. Many subspecies are suggested for the C. cyanus, and three of them are accepted according to the Handbook of the Birds of the World (</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>C. c. cyanus</i>, <i>C. c. japonica</i> i <i>C. c. swinhoei</i>). Moreover, there is another recognized species (Cyanopica cooki). Its status is backed by genetic support, and an analysis of the mtDNA (control region and cytochrome b gene) shows they may be part of two different lineages (Fok et al, 2002; Krukov et al., 2004). These differences seem to date back from the Pleistocene and be due to the distance found between the two populations. The Cyanopica cyanus is an Asian species (found in Russia, Siberia, China and their neighbour countries), while Cyanopica cooki has its distribution area in the Iberian Peninsula. Both species show morphological variances, since cooki is smaller with a shorter tail, and they also differ in some aspects of their call.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Their interesting situation and incredible morphology make me fall for this genus, and seeing both of the principal blue magpies was clearly on my to-do list. However, since one of them is an Asian species and the other one, despite being found in the Peninsula, doesn't appear in Catalonia, it was a complicated goal. Since I had the opportunity to visit Taiwan last summer, though, I could see some Cyanopica cyanus individuals from really close. The species is present in the island, even though it is possible they're an introduction (especially in the Tainan area, which I also visited).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Later this year, a possible Cyanopica cooki individual was found near where I live, I just couldn't resist to go see it. We set to the village where it had been spotted, and after some time trying to find the exact location of the sighting, we could observe the bird all afternoon. It was a beautiful individual, and it flew over us a number of times so we could see from up close its blue wings and tail. It's important to highlight that the origin of this individual is still not clear. While some think it may have escaped from captivity, others guess it may have arrived by boat (it wouldn't be the first time that a bird arrives like this) or that it may have just gotten lost. The last option seems unlikely due to the non-migratory nature of this species, but its perfect adaptation among the local magpies and its natural behaviour put in doubt the theory of it having escaped as well. In either way, the bird had joined a group of Eurasian magpies (Pica pica) and had a totally urban behaviour, but thanks to its smaller size and characteristic blue feathers, it wasn't difficult to spot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Since it is possible the bird was escaped from captivity and taking into account the difficulty of telling apart the <i>C. cyanus</i> from the <i>C. cooki</i>, there is a small chance the bird is actually a <i>C. cyanus</i>. However, near in the Iberian Peninsula there are populations of <i>C. cooki</i> (in contrast with the <i>C. cyanus</i>, which are found in Asia), so it is more likely the bird is a <i>C. cooki</i>. F</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">rom my point of view, i</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ts morphology also pointed to this species. In any case, the bird was a prefect-looking adult individual (the birds I saw in Taiwan were younger) so the day was absolutely worth it.</span></div>
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El final de l'any 2018 i inici del '19 han estat bons pel que fa a l'arribada de rareses i migrants interessants a Catalunya, des d'un territ fosc (<i>Calidris maritima</i>) als espigons de Barcelona a el gran nombre de mosquiters de doble ratlla <i>(Phylloscopus inornatus</i>) que s'han detectat aquest any durant el període de migració d'aquests ocells. He pogut anar fent temps per anar a observar diferents espècies, i tot i que vaig fer tard amb alguna, també he tingut èxit en altres.</div>
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En primer lloc, a finals de l'any passat vaig poder fotografiar una oca de bec curt (<i>Anser brachyrhynchus</i>) que fa temps que s'observa als Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, sota la sospita que sigui escapada degut al seu comportament confiat. Tot i això, aquesta oca nòrdica no deixa de ser fantàstica d'observar aquí, tan còmoda entre les oques vulgars. La seva zona de cria natural es troba per Groenlàndia i Islàndia, i migra cap al sud a l'hivern.</div>
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Durant el període d'arribada dels <i>inornatus</i>, vaig poder fotografiar i gravar un exemplar trobat per en Gerard Dalmau a Banyoles, a la zona on normalment es fan els anellaments del projecte Sylvia (llàstima que no va coincidir!). El mosquiter de doble ratlla (<i>Phylloscopus inornatus</i>) es distingeix normalment pel cant, i és lleugerament més petit que el mosquiter comú (Phylloscopus collybita), amb una forma diferent degut al bec més petit i la cua més curta.<br />
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Els trets més característics són la cella evident i la banda alar en les cobertores grans i mitjanes, a més de les terciàries contrastades entre negre i groc. És un divagant oriental prou freqüent sobretot a l'octubre que sovint s'ajunta amb mosquiters comuns, i té un comportament molt actiu.</div>
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Finalment, cal destacar la presència de diferents gavians rars a l'estany de Banyoles, el gavinot (<i>Larus marinus</i>), el gavià argentat de pota rosa (<i>Larus argentatus</i>) i el gavià caspi (<i>Larus cachinnans</i>). Juntament amb el gavià fosc (<i>Larus fuscus</i>) fan que sigui molt interessant anar a observar els gavians a l'estany i intentar trobar els juvenils accidentals. El més excepcional és el <i>L. marinus</i>, espècie originalment de la zona des d'Escandinàvia fins a Groenlàndia i el nord del Canadà. És una mica més gros que el gavià argentat (<i>Larus michahellis</i>), tot i que l'exemplar de l'estany no era reconeixible tan per la mida sinó pel plomatge. Pel que fa als caspis, provinents més de l'Àsia, nord d'Àfrica i Orient Mitjà (crien als mar caspi i negre), n'hi ha hagut més d'un individu present. De lluny són diferenciables generalment pel cap més petit, postura més dreta i aspecte general més clar. L'<i>argentatus</i> es veu principalment per la muda, però la identificació de tots tres gavians requereix pràctica i paciència.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">The end of 2018 and the beginning of '19 have been a great period of time for birding in Catalonia, with the presence of a high number of rarities all around the territory. From a Purple sandpiper (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">Calidris maritima</i><span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">) in Barcelona to the influx of Yellow-browed Warblers (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">Phylloscopus inornatus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">) during the migration months of these birds, there have been plenty of interesting birds around. I've been trying to keep up with as many of them as possible, and here's a short resume of the last months.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In the first place, I could observe and photograph a Pink-footed goose (<i>Anser brachyrhynchus</i>) that was spotted at the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, located at the north of Catalonia. It is believed that the goose has escaped from captivity due to its behaviour, but it is still a pleasure to see the nordic bird here being so comfortable around Greylag geese (<i>Anser anser</i>). Its natural breeding area is located mainly in Iceland and Greenland, and they migrate south in winter.</span></div>
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During the arrival of the YBW (<i>Phylloscopus inornatus</i>), I could also record and photograph one individual that had been spotted near my place, around the area where we usually go bird-ringing. It was a shame that there weren't any sessions during these days. This warbler is smaller than the Common Chiffchaff (<i>Phylloscopus collybita</i>), and normally located thanks to its song.</div>
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Its general shape and impression is different to the Chiffchaff because of the smaller bill and shorter tail, and it is generally even faster in movement. Its most characteristic traits include the distinct supercilium and very marked wingbars, offering a general more contrasted look than the Chiffchaff. It is the most regular oriental vagrant here, mostly around the month of October, and often associates with <i>collybita</i> warblers.</div>
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Finally, I think the presence of nordic gulls in my town is definitely remarkable, including species like the Great black-backed gull (<i>Larus marinus</i>), the European herring gull (<i>Larus argentatus</i>) and the Caspian gull (<i>Larus cachinnans</i>). All along with the Lesser black-backed gull (<i>Larus fuscus</i>) they have made it really interesting and entertaining to go around the lake we have here trying to spot all of the accidental juveniles. The most exceptional one is the GBBG, which is originally from the area from Scandinavia to Greenland and the north of Canada. It is a little bigger than the Yellow-legged gull (<i>Larus michahellis</i>), even though this particular individual couldn't be spotted just with its size, but thanks to it plumage. The Caspian gulls are found between Asia, the Middle East and the north of Africa (they breed around the Black and Caspian seas), and we've had more than one individual around. Seen from afar, they differ from the YLG mainly because of their smaller head, paler general appearance and different posture. The HG can be spotted thanks to their molt, but in all three cases it's also a bit about general jizz, practice and patience, since ID is quite difficult.</div>
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Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-79384051709504997232019-02-17T22:19:00.000+01:002019-02-17T22:38:28.470+01:00Oenanthe oenanthe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
El còlit gris (<i>Oenanthe oenanthe</i>) és un ocell migrador comú a Catalunya i àmpliament distribuït per Europa i Àsia, que marca per a molts l'arribada de la primavera. El seu plomatge de colors tan ben combinats i aspecte estilitzat el fan un dels ocells que més ganes tenia de pintar. El dibuix és fet utilitzant aquarel·les i boli punta-fina negre.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Northern wheatear (<i>Oenanthe oenanthe</i>) is a common migrant in Catalonia, which is also widely distributed around Europe and Asia. It is for many one of the birds that mark the beggining of spring with their arrival. Its well combined colours and elegant posture made me want to draw it, this time using watercolours and a black drawing pen.</span></div>
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<br />Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-19756741618751122082018-08-19T23:50:00.000+02:002019-06-23T12:39:55.323+02:00Taiwan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y99MfTW8X6-Zvfq-RcmYp7l63W5PuFwxvnEKGhBwYOwRSPmwqxgvkBcT8OqMgBvpJ9RN9lKGWG0k5YqwL1AbO5-BNNZU9vmQUovue5UGMeC9E4qGvAk244u2UcMZIjcGf1vZYx70xXs/s1600/IMG_20180723_112911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y99MfTW8X6-Zvfq-RcmYp7l63W5PuFwxvnEKGhBwYOwRSPmwqxgvkBcT8OqMgBvpJ9RN9lKGWG0k5YqwL1AbO5-BNNZU9vmQUovue5UGMeC9E4qGvAk244u2UcMZIjcGf1vZYx70xXs/s640/IMG_20180723_112911.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Gràcies al Premi de Reconeixement a la Joventut del Rotary Club Banyoles, aquest estiu he tingut l’oportunitat de visitar Taiwan, formant part d’un camp turístic internacional juntament amb altres joves. Vaig poder gaudir d’un viatge de 20 dies en total i, gràcies a l’esforç dels organitzadors i la passió dels nostres guies, vam poder veure, i viure, un gran nombre de localitats de tot el país.</div>
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Vam passar els primers i últims dies del viatge a Taipei, la capital de l’illa, on vaig ser acollida per una família local a qui estaré sempre agraïda per la seva hospitalitat, i vam recórrer l’illa de dalt a baix amb autobús durant la resta de dies. Cal dir que Taiwan compta amb molt bones infraestructures i força turisme, cosa que fa que sigui fàcil moure’s per l’illa, però tot sense perdre en cap moment l'experiència oriental, convertint el país en una perfecta opció si és la primera vegada que es visita Àsia.<br />
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Tot i no tractar-se d’un viatge ornitològic, per sort meva poder veure ocells no va ser especialment complicat ja que l’Àsia ofereix una gran varietat d’ecosistemes i espècies, des del semi-desert del nord est de la Xina a la tundra àrtica del nord est de Rússia, passant pels climes subtropicals de Taiwan, Japó i el sud xinès. Taiwan, en particular, es caracteritza per les seves altes temperatures i humitat, així com per elevades precipitacions. Tot i que les seves polítiques ecològiques i de protecció del medi tenen encara un gran camí per recórrer, l’illa té un potencial espectacular, comptant amb muntanyes altes però també costes abruptes i boscos tropicals i subtropicals. Amb un total de nou parcs nacionals protegits, Taiwan ocupa una superfície no gaire diferent de la de Catalunya. Nosaltres vam tenir la sort d’estar a dos dels parcs nacionals més grans i, de fet, més destacats de l’illa, Kenting i Taroko.</div>
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Tot i que és difícil definir números exactes ja que moltes espècies es troben sota discussió taxonòmica i no tenen un estatus d’espècie/subespècie clar, l'últim article de la Chinese Wild Bird Federation considera que Taiwan té 601 espècies, de les quals almenys 24 són endèmiques (tot i que hi hauria la possibilitat que ho fossin al voltant de 27) i són unes 59 les subespècies endèmiques. Durant la meva estada, vaig tenir la sort de veure’n algunes, a més a més de gaudir també de la impressionant varietat de papallones, flora i resta de fauna de l’illa.</div>
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Durant el viatge,
vaig fer servir la guia dels ocells de l’est d’Àsia de Mark
Brazil, molt completa i versàtil i amb unes descripcions detallades
i il·lustracions clares. Abans de marxar vaig aprendre-me-la tan bé
com vaig poder, ja que m’encanta preparar els viatges i estudiar
els ocells que és possible que vegi. (A partir d'aquí, alguns noms d'espècies son en català i altres en anglès ja que no he trobat el nom en català).
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Durant
la visita a Taipei vam veure tots els llocs característics de la
ciutat, que combina temples taoistes i budistes d’estil tradicional
amb carrers comercials i edificis totalment moderns, cosa típica de
l’Àsia i que la converteix en un lloc molt especial. Les
espectaculars vistes nocturnes des de dalt del Taipei 101 (l’edifici
més alt del món fins el 2008 i encara avui l’edifici ecològic
més alt del món), la ciutat de Jiufen (que va inspirar la
pel·lícula d’animació japonesa «El viatge de Chihiro», a una
estona en cotxe des de Taipei) i la varietat de menjars tradicionals
que vaig provar són algunes de les coses que més destacaria. A la
ciutat, però, no sempre és fàcil veure ocells a part dels més
urbans, com l’<b>estornell lluent (<i>Aplonis panayensis</i>)</b>, el <b>minà comú
(<i>Acridotheres tristis</i>)</b>, la <b>tórtora colltacada oriental (<i>Spilopelia
chinensis</i>)</b> i l’<b>oreneta del Pacífic (<i>Hirundo tahitica</i>)</b>. Dins
Taipei, un dels llocs més recomanables diria que és l’Elephant
Mountain, on és relativament fàcil veure endèmiques com el <b>Grey
treppie (<i>Dendrocitta formosae</i>)</b> i l’espectacular (i preferit
personal) <b>Taiwan barbet (<i>Psilopogon nuchalis</i>)</b>. El millor és conèixer
el seu cant, que és en realitat molt comú de sentir, i esperar a
que volin d’un arbre a l’altre, ja que la seva capacitat per
amagar-se és increïble. També és un bon lloc el Taipei Botanical
Garden, tot i que jo no vaig tenir temps d’anar-hi. Vaig visitar
també l Yehliu Geopark, que té una zona destinada especialment a
l’observació d’ocells, on el <b>Chinese bubul (Pycnonotus sinensis)</b>
era molt comú. Finalment, és fàcil veure <b>l’ibis sagrat africà
(<i>Threskiornis aethiopicus</i>)</b>, que està ben establert a Taiwan, l’<b>ànec
becpintat de l’Índia (<i>Anas poecilorhyncha</i>)</b>, el <b>martinet de nit
(<i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>)</b> i el <b>martinet de nit de Malàisia (<i>Gorsachius
melanolophus</i>)</b> a la vora del Tamsui, el riu de Taipei.
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La
següent parada era el Sun Moon Lake, famós per la tribu aborigen
local i el seu sender ciclista, que es troba d’entre els millors
del planeta. Allà hi ha molts dormidors d’<b>esplugabous (<i>Bubulcus
coromandus</i></b>, de vegades classificats com a espècie en si i de vegades
considerats una subespècie del nostre <i>Bubulcus ibis</i>), i també hi
abunden els <b>falciots del Pacífic (<i>Apus pacificus</i>)</b>, els <b>drongo reials
</b>(<i style="font-weight: bold;">Dicrurus macrocercus</i>, molt comuns a l’illa) i es pot veure algun
<b>drongo bronzat </b>(<i style="font-weight: bold;">D. aeneus</i>, no tan presents i que es diferencien per
la cua menys forcada i una tonalitat metàl·lica més accentuada a
les plomes). On vaig tenir més temps i per tant vaig poder fer fotos
més bones va ser a Fort An Ping (Tainan), una fortalesa destinada a
la vigilància del mar al segle XVII. Allà vaig poder veure i
observar durant molta estona i de molt a prop l’<b>estornell de cap
cendrós (<i>Sturnia malabarica</i>)</b> i la <b>garsa blava asiàtica (<i>Cyanopica cyanus</i>)</b>,
a més del <b>Himalayan black bulbul (<i>Hyspietes leucocephalus</i>)</b>.</div>
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<i>Bubulcus coromandus</i></div>
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Al
parc nacional de Kenting havíem de fer ruta per el Walami trail,
però una cria d’ós s’havia perdut a la zona i l’havien tancat
per evitar el seu contacte amb els humans. Tot i això, dins el parc
nacional vaig poder veure altres varietats de minà, com el <b>Javan
myna (<i>Acridotheres javanicus</i>)</b> i el <b>minà crestat (<i>Acridotheres
cristatellus</i>)</b>, el <b>maniquí puntejat (<i>Lonchura punctulata</i>)</b>, el <b>bulbul
de collar blanc (<i>Spizixos semitorques</i>)</b> i el <b>xatrac de Sumatra (<i>Sterna
sumatrana</i>)</b>, potser el xatrac més bonic que he vist fins ara. A les
costes de Taiwan no és comú trobar-hi gaire espècies de gavines,
però sí que hi ha una gran varietat de xatracs. A més a més, als penya-segats al costat del mar vaig poder veure un <b>serpentari comú
(<i>Spilornis cheela</i>)</b>, que en viu és impressionant per les seves bandes
alars marcades a les plomes de vol. Kenting és una de les millors
localitats per a la observació d’ocells de tota l’illa,
especialment marins, i uns quants dies allà poden valer molt la
pena, així que espero poder-ho fer en un futur.</div>
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El
parc de Taroko va ser el meu preferit, per la diversitat de
localitats que ofereix, totes precioses. Allà vaig poder veure una
altra endèmica, el <b>Taiwan whistling thrush (<i>Myophonus insularis</i>)</b>. De
lluny pot semblar molt negre, però veient-lo de més a prop es pot
distingir el plomatge amb reflexos blaus preciosos característic.
Allà també vaig poder veure el <b>Grey throated martin (<i>Riparia
chinensis</i>) </b>a prop de les roques al costat del riu.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taroko National Park</td></tr>
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Durant
la resta de dies vaig visitar les localitats de Yingge (famosa per la
seva ceràmica), Taichung (amb un parc temàtic aborigen i vistes
sobre el Sun Moon Lake), Hualien (zona destacada per l’antiga
història del poble de Lintienshan i els seus boscos), Luodong (on es
troba el centre nacional de les arts tradicionals) i finalment Pingxi
(on vam deixar anar llanternes de paper i a prop del qual vam poder
fer surf en una de les millors platges del món per a aquest
esport!), entre altres. Vam poder fer activitats com el ràfting i el
barranquisme, a més de ser guiats a cada lloc per gent local, cosa
que ens va donar una visió molt més autèntica de la zona. Durant
la ruta al voltant de l’illa també cal destacar les observacions
del <b>zostèrops japonès (<i>Zosterops japonicus</i>)</b>, espècie que tenia
moltes ganes de veure, la subespècie regional de la <b>cuereta blanca <i>Motacilla
alba leucopsis</i> </b>(que després de la meva recerca al voltant de la
taxonomia i genètica de la cuereta va ser un moment molt especial) i
la subespècie endèmica del <b>faisà comú <i>Phasianus colchicus
formosanus</i></b>.</div>
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<i>Pycnonotus sinensis</i></div>
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A
l’illa tenen moltes espècies de columbiformes, algunes amb
plomatges molt llampants i exòtics. Jo vaig poder veure, a més de
la <i>Spilopelia chinensis</i>, la <b>tórtora capgrisa (Streptopelia
tranquebarica)</b> i la <b>tórtora rogenca (Streptopelia orientalis)</b>. Només
aterrar el primer dia vaig poder veure el <b>milà negre d’àsia
(<i>Milvus migrans lineatus</i>)</b>, també de taxonomia poc clara respecte el
nostre.<br />
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Dues
endèmiques més que vaig poder observar van ser el <b>bulbul de Taiwan
(<span lang="en-US"><i>Pycnonotus taivanus</i></span>)</b>, que és freqüent en
algunes zones de l’illa (encara que per la seva hibridació amb el
xinès la seva població es troba en estat vulnerable), i la <b>prínia
senzilla</b>, que té una subespècie (<i><b>Prinia inorata flavirostris</b></i>)
endèmica de l’illa.<br />
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M’hagués
agradat molt veure el <b>faisà mikado (<i>Syrmaticus mikado</i>)</b>, la <b>Taiwan
blue magpie (<i>Urocissa caerulea</i>) </b>i el <b>bruel de Taiwan (<i>Regulus
googfellowi</i>)</b>, a més de moltes altres espècies, però la veritat és
que el viatge ja va ser genial i una oportunitat única per la qual
estic molt agraïda. Em vaig enamorar de Taiwan tant per la seva
natura i fauna com pel seu xoc d’estils, l’hospitalitat de la
seva gent, la cultura tan rica que vaig tenir la sort de compartir
amb ells, i per la presència de l’estètica japonesa en alguns
llocs de l’illa. Espero poder tornar en un futur per bimbar totes
les endèmiques que em van faltar i visitar els parcs nacionals amb
més detall. Moltes gràcies al Rotary Club Banyoles i als de Taipei
i New Taipei, a la meva família d’acollida, als guies i a tothom
que va fer possible el viatge. Taiwanesos, teniu un país preciós.</div>
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<i>Psilopogon nuchalis</i></div>
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<i>Dendrocitta formosae</i></div>
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<i>Pycnonotus taivanus</i></div>
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<i>Dicrurus macrocercus</i><br />
<i>Spilopelia chinensis</i><br />
<i>Dicrurus macrocercus</i></div>
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<i>Spilornis cheela</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Thanks to a local youth recognition prize for good academic
performance and involvement in extracurricular activities held by the
Rotary Club from Banyoles, this summer I was given the chance to
visit Taiwan. I was part of an international touristic camp together
with other students and could enjoy a 20 day trip to the island
thanks to the effort of the organizers and the passion of our guides.
During the first and last days, we stayed with a host family to whom
I’ll always be thankful for their hospitality, and for the rest of
the trip we had a round-the-island tour. I have to stay Taiwan has
good infrastructures and a high tourism rate, so it is easy to move
around. This makes the country a great option for first time
travelers to Asia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Even though it wasn’t a bird-watching trip, I was happy to see that
observing birds wouldn’t be that hard since Asia offers a great
variety of habitats and species, and Taiwan is no less. From
north-east China’s semi-desert to the arctic tundra of north-east
Russia and the subtropical climates of Taiwan, Japan the Chinese
south, the diversity is obvious. Taiwan in particular is
characterized by its high temperatures and humidity, as well as for
its frequent rainfall. Even though their environmental polices still
have a long way to go, the island has a lot of potential, with its
wild shores and tropical and subtropical forests. Taiwan has nine
national parks, and we could visit two of the biggest and most
relevant ones: Kenting and Taroko.</span>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Even though it is difficult to set exact numbers due to ongoing
taxonomic discussion, the last report from the Chinese Wild Bird
Federation gives Taiwan’s bird checklist 601 species, 24 to 27 of
which are endemics, and 59 endemic subspecies. During my stay, I
could see some of them, and I was also blown away by the impressive
variety of butterflies, plants and by the rest of the island’s
unique wildlife. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">For the trip I used Mark Brazil’s “Birds of East
Asia” field guide, which is very functional and detailed, with
exhaustive descriptions and clear plates. Before leaving, I learned
every species I could see to be as ready as possible. I love
preparing for birding in other countries!</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">During my visit to Taipei, we could see the most emblematic places of
the city, which combines traditional style Taoist and Buddhist
temples with modern shopping streets and skyscrapers giving the
capital a characteristic Asian atmosphere. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The spectacular sky view
from Taipei 101 (which was the world’s highest building until 2008
but is still the highest green building to date), the city of Jiufen
(which inspired the Japanese film “Spirited away”) and the
variety of traditional food to try where some of the things I enjoyed
the most. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">In the city seeing birds that are not the most common urban
ones is rather difficult, but we could still get great views of the
</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Asian glossy starling (<i>Aplonis panayensis</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Common myna
(<i>Acridotheres tristis</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Spotted dove (<i>Spilopelia chinensis</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> and
the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Pacific swallow (<i>Hirundo tahitica</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inside the city of Taipei,
I’d say one of the most remarkable places for birding is Elephant
mountain, where it is easy to catch sight of endemics like the <b>Grey
treppie (<i>Dendrocitta formosae</i>) </b>or the awesome (and personal favorite)
<b>Taiwan barbet (<i>Psilopogon nuchalis</i>)</b>. The best advice I can give is to
know their song, which is easy to hear around the island, and wait
for them to fly from one tree to the other, because their hiding
ability is incredible. Another good spot is the Taipei Botanical
Garden, but I didn’t have enough time to go. Moreover, I’d say
the Yehliu Geopark definitely has some potential too, so I am glad I
could take a drive from the city and spend an afternoon there. They
have a birding destined area where the <b>Chinese bulbul (<i>Pycnonotus
sinensis</i>)</b> is extremely easy to see and photograph. Finally, taking a
stroll down the Tamsui, Taipei’s river is absolutely worth it, both
for the views and because it is easy to see species like the <b>Sacred
ibis </b>(</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Threskiornis aethiopicus</i></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, they are well established in
Taiwan), the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Spot-billed duck (<i>Anas poecilorhvncha</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the
<b>Black-crowned night heron (<i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>)</b> and the <b>Malayan
night heron (<i>Gorsachius melanolophus</i>)</b>.</span></div>
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<i>Gorsachius melanolophus</i></div>
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<i>Bublucus ibis coromandus</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yehliu Geopark</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Our next stop was the Sun Moon Lake, well-known for its aboriginal
tribe and biking trail, which is recognized as one of the most
beautiful cycling routes in the world. There are many </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Eurasian cattle
egret </b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">(</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Bublucus ibis coromandus</i></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, sometimes classified as an
independent species and sometimes considered a subspecies of the
</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Bubulcus ibis</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) roosting spots. It is also a good place for species
like the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Pacific swift (<i>Apus pacificus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Black drongo </b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">(</span><i style="color: #3d85c6; font-weight: bold;">Dicrurus
macrocercus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, very common around the island) and the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Bronzed drongo
(<i>D. aeneus</i></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, not as common but still frequent and told apart from the
Black one thanks to its less forked tail and a metallic blue-ish
plumage tonality). I had more time for looking around and taking
photos in Fort An Ping (Tainan), a fortress destined to the wacth of
the sea during the 17</span><sup style="color: #3d85c6;">th</sup><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> century. There I could get great
views of the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Chestnut-tailed starling (<i>Sturnia malabarica</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Asian Azure
winged Magpie (<i>Cyanopica cyanus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> and the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Himalayan black bulbul
(<i>Hyspietes leucocephalus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span></div>
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<i>Cyanopica cyanus</i></div>
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<i>Sturnia malabarica</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">At the Kenting national park we were planing on having a hike at the
Walami forest trail, but a bear cub had gotten lost somewhere near
and the whole area had been closed to prevent it from establishing
contact with humans. Even though, in the park I could still see
different varieties of myna, such as the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Javan (<i>Acridotheres
javanicus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> or </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Crested (<i>Acridotheres cristatellus</i>) myna</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, but also the
</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Scaly breasted munia (<i>Lonchura punctulata</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Collared finchbill
(<i>Spizixos semitorques</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> and the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Sumatra tern (<i>Sterna sumatrana</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">,
possibly the most beautiful tern I have seen to date. In Taiwan it is
not common to find many species of gulls, but they do have a wide
range of terns. Around the cliffs in the coast of the park I could
also see a </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Crested serpent eagle (<i>Spilornis cheela</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, with its
impressive barred flight feathers. Kenting is one of the best birding
locations in the island, especially for pelagic birds, and spending
some days there could be really worth it, so I hope I can do that in
the future.</span></div>
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<i>Acridotheres javanicus / Spizixos semitorques / Motacilla alba leucopsis</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Taroko national park was definitely my favorite, for the
diversity of locations that it offers, all of them breathtaking.
There I could see another endemic, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Taiwan whistling thrush
(<i>Myophonus insularis</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">. From a distance it can seem it’s solid
black, but when you get a closer look you can see the characteristic
blue tinge of its plumage. I could also get views of the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Grey
throated martin (<i>Riparia chinensis</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> next to the rocks in the river
bed.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Prinia inorata flavirostris</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Japalura swinhonis</i></td></tr>
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<i>Myophonus insularis</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">During the rest of days I could visit, as examples, the localities of
Yingge (famous for its ceramics), Taichung (with an aboriginal theme
park and great views of the Sun Moon Lake), Hualien (home of the
Lintienshan people, a community with rich history), Luodong (where
their national centre for traditional arts is) and Pingxi (where we
had a paper lantern release experience and, after a short drive,
could surf in one of the best spots in the world!). We could enjoy
activities such as rafting and river tracking, and were guided by
local people at each place, making the whole experience much more
authentic and detailed. During the tour around the island I could
bird-watch too, and I would like to highlight the sightings of the
</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Japanese white-eye (<i>Zosterops japonicus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, which I was really hyped to
see, the regional subspecies of the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">White wagtail</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Motacilla alba
leucopsis</b></i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, after my research on the wagtail and its genetics and
taxonomy it was a very special moment) and the endemic subspecies of
the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Ring-necked pheasant (<i>Phasianus colchicus formosanus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">
In the island they have many columbiformes, some of them with exotic
and colorful plumage. Apart from the <i>Spilopelia chinensis</i> I could see
the <b>Oriental turtle dove (<i>Streptopelia orientalis</i>)</b> and the <b>red turtle
dove (<i>Streptopelia tranquebarica</i>)</b>. I think the sighting of a
<b>Black-eared kite (<i>Milvus migrans lineatus</i>)</b> is worth highlighting
since it is the subspecies present in some parts of Asia (also of not
clear taxonomic status). </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Two more endemics I was lucky enough to see were the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Taiwan bulbul
(<i>Pycnonotus taivanus</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, which is frequent in some areas of the island
(even though its hybridization with the Chinese bulbul is
endangering the species) and the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Plain prinia (<i>Prinia inorata
flavirostris</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the subspecies of which is endemic in the island.</span></div>
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<i>Euploea mulciber barsine / Byasa polyeuctes termessus / Lissachatina fulica / Callosciurus erythraeus</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> would have enjoyed seeing endemics like the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Mikado pheasant
(<i>Syrmaticus mikado</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Taiwan blue magpie (<i>Urocissa caerulea</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> and
the </span><b style="color: #3d85c6;">Flamecrest (<i>Regulus googfellowi</i>)</b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, as examples, but the trip was
already fantastic and a unique opportunity I am very grateful for. I
fell in love with Taiwan’s nature and wildlife, its contrasts and
the hospitality of its people, as well as with their rich culture but
also the Japanese influence in the aesthetic of some parts of the
island. I wish to come back sometime in the future to get even more
lifers and visit the national parks in more detail. A big sincere
thank you to the Rotary Club that sent me there and the Taipei and
New Taipei ones, to my amazing host family and guides, and everyone
who made the trip possible. Taiwanese people, you have a beautiful
coutry.</span></div>
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El bruel de Taiwan, endèmic de l'illa, és comú en zones boscoses de muntanya durant l'època de cria, i pot arribar a elevacions més baixes durant la resta de l'any. Taiwan té diferents zones protegides, i una gran varietat d'espècies endèmiques degut a l'aïllament que li representa no ser continental.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Flamecrest is an endemic Taiwanese bird. It is commonly found in the mountains of the island, in upper ranges during breeding season while it can stray closer to lowland during the rest of the year. Taiwan has many natural protected areas, and a rich variety of endemic species due to the isolation that being an island provides.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">As a second part for the "twitching during spring break" chronicles, a Les</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ser yellowlegs (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Tringa flavipes</b></i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) was seen near where I live, in a village called Pals (which is in the north-east of Catalonia). It is an american species with a quite impressive migratory behaviour, since it winters in South America and breeds around the north of Canada and Alaska. It is frequent vagrant to some European countries, and definitely very rare here in the Iberian peninsula. Long story short, I had to see it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The area where the bird has been being seen these days is a kinda big wetland, where other waders can be seen too. Just when we arrived, we could see a Purple heron (<i><b>Ardea purpurea</b></i>) and a Subalpine warbler (<i><b>Sylvia cantillans</b></i>) even though they're species that are usually seen during summer here, and also a Wood sandpiper (<i><b>Tringa glareola</b></i>) and small group of three Garganeys (<i><b>Anas querquedula</b></i>). Other highlights were a Black-tailed godwit (<i><b>Limosa limosa</b></i>), a group of Glossy ibis (<i><b>Plegadis falcinellus</b></i>), Common ringed plovers (<i><b>Charadrius hiaticula</b></i>), Little stints (<i><b>Calidris minuta</b></i>) and Ruffs (<i><b>Philomachus pugnax</b></i>). After searching for some time, and right before sunset, we could locate the Lesser yellowlegs eating with a group of Common redshanks (<i><b>Tringa totanus</b></i>) and Black-winged stilts (<i><b>Himantopus himantopus</b></i>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In conclusion, another satisfactory day in the field which not only provided great views of the rare flavipes but also a fantastic list of observed species.</span></div>
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Només d'arribar hem pogut veure el botxí de lluny, però ha desaparegut de seguida i no l'hem pogut re-localitzar fins una bona estona després. L'ocell, molt confiat, havia caçat i estava alimentant-se en una branca alta. La projecció primària, el pit rosat i el blanc extens en les primàries es veien clarament, així com el bec lleugerament més gros que en el botxí meridional. Potser degut a la llum del dia, però, semblava més fosc, especialment del ventre, fet que m'ha fet dubtar amb la identificació, ja que el <i>pallidirostris</i> té un aspecte general pàl·lid. A més a més del botxí, hem vist limícoles i una gran quantitat de passeriformes a la zona, com el passarell (<i>Linaria cannabina</i>) o el gratapalles (<i>Emberiza cirlus</i>).</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This month, a Steppe grey shrike (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Lanius m. pallidirostris</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) was reported in the north of Catalonia, being a very rare sighting for the country. Thanks to the break from college this week, there was a twitch opportunity and I took it. This morning, we headed to the area where the bird has been being reported during this week.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The taxonomical situation of the Steppe grey shrike is complicated, being in some cases classified as a species and in some others as a subspecies of the Southern grey shrike (<i>Lanius meridionalis</i>). Both are characteristic of open dry habitats with high perches where to stay and look for their prey. Here in Catalonia, the individual that is being observed is staying in an area with different apple tree plantations, which are ideal of it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We could catch a glimpse of the bird just when arriving, but it quickly disappeared and we couldn't see it again until much later. The bird was really reliant on people and even if a car or a bike passed by, didn't seem to be too bothered while feeding on a high branch. The large primary projection and the amount of white on its primary feathers, as well as the rose-coloured patch on its chest and relatively larger beak than the Southern grey shrike were clear. Still, perhaps due to the weather and light, the bird seemed darker than it should, making me hesitate on whether I was getting the identification right. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Apart from the shrike, we saw a few waders and a bunch of passeriformes around the area, such as the Common linnet (Linaria cannabina) or the Cirl bunting (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Emberiza cirlus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">).</span><br />
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Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-19922319807308002122018-02-06T22:36:00.000+01:002018-02-06T22:40:49.169+01:00Sylvia Banyoles<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Amb l'última sessió el dia 6 de febrer, a Banyoles queda tancat el projecte Sylvia d'hivern d'anellament d'ocells d'aquest any. El Sylvia és un programa de l'Institut Català d'Ornitologia que té des de fa 18 anys una estació a la Font de la Puda (Banyoles) gràcies al grup <a href="http://www.limnos.org/" target="_blank">Limnos</a> i la seva dedicació.</div>
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Aquest hivern hi ha hagut algunes captures destacables, incloent el pinsà mec (<i>Fringilla montifringilla</i>), el tord ala-roig (<i>Turdus iliacus</i>), el pinsà borroner (<i>Pyrrhula pyrrhula</i>) i el pica-soques blau (<i>Sitta europaea</i>). D'aquest darrer sembla que se n'han establert uns comptats individus a la zona.<br />
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Vaig poder assistir a l'última sessió de l'hivern, on vàrem agafar, com a més destacats, tres bruels (<i>Regulus ignicapilla</i>) i un pinsà mec. Moltes gràcies a l'equip, desitjo poder prendre part de l'anellament en més ocasions durant les sessions de primavera!<br />
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<b>Fotos: <i>Regulus ignicapilla </i>i <i>Fringilla coelebs</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9K99J_35ob_IS6WQfBy_Xz2W3p5Akt0-Q3iPAMSzD3XMYLH_CHFShOqegZPgK2hFA75Zay5iMCCpnWoZbh4d-Pw4SDSqvDKovMp_wDsQnZzMRP3AFGoivGsNOvuhUMVQQJseASglwEU/s1600/P_20180203_105722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9K99J_35ob_IS6WQfBy_Xz2W3p5Akt0-Q3iPAMSzD3XMYLH_CHFShOqegZPgK2hFA75Zay5iMCCpnWoZbh4d-Pw4SDSqvDKovMp_wDsQnZzMRP3AFGoivGsNOvuhUMVQQJseASglwEU/s320/P_20180203_105722.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">L</span>ast Saturday, the local environmentalist group in my town (they're called Limnos, check them out <a href="http://www.limnos.org/" target="_blank">here</a>) finished the last of this year's winter ringing sessions for a project which has been being developed here for 18 years now. The Sylvia ringing project aims to keep count of the bird populations all across Catalonia and is supported by the <a href="https://euring.org/" target="_blank">EURING</a> organization, which organizes ringing throughout Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This winter some remarkable species have been ringed, including the Brambling (<i>Fringilla montifringilla</i>), the Redwing (<i>Turdus iliacus</i>), the Eurasian bullfinch (<i>Pyrrhula pyrrhula</i>) and the Eurasian Nuthatch (<i>Sitta europaea</i>). A small group of Nuthatches now seems to have established near the ringing spot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I could take part in the last session for the winter and the highlights were three Common firecrests (<i>Regulus ignicapilla</i>) and a Brambling. I'm very thankful to the team, and I look forward to being able to go to more sessions when the spring round starts!</span><br />
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<b>Photos: <i>Regulus ignicapilla </i>and <i>Fringilla coelebs</i></b></div>
Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-19527595794979420672018-02-05T14:10:00.000+01:002018-02-07T08:47:20.264+01:00Delta de l'Ebre<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Durant les vacances de Nadal vaig passar uns dies al Delta de l'Ebre juntament amb uns companys. Feia molt de temps que no hi anava i va ser una molt bona experiència poder ensenyar part del que sabia a amics amb ganes d'aprendre. Tot i que l'última vegada que hi vaig anar era petita, en tinc el record molt clar. Penso que en aquesta segona visita vam trobar un Delta que, tot i les adversitats a les què s'enfronta actualment i la situació desastrosa de plaga de cargol poma que va destacar sobretot el passat estiu, segueix fort i acollint una gran varietat d'espècies.<br />
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Així doncs, el parc està generalment en bones condicions i molt actiu a nivell d'ocells. Al ser molt extens, però, apareix una dificultat en moure's d'un punt d'interès a l'altre. Tot i això, com que és una zona d'observació popular, els millors llocs i estanys estan perfectament identificats, fet que facilita les coses.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Nosaltres vàrem visitar la zona de la Tancada i l'Encanyissada, al cor del parc. Ens hagués agradat poder recórrer la Banya i arribar </span>també a l'Ampolla, però el poc temps de què disposàvem no ho va permetre. Tot i això, van ser uns dies destacables i m'encantaria tornar al Delta aviat. El paisatge característic i la quantitat d'ocells que s'hi troben el fan un indret del que mai em cansaria. Vam tenir la sort de veure un arc de Sant Martí sobre els aiguamolls, i les fotos son increïbles.</div>
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Vam poder observar totes les espècies hivernants més recurrents, i també algunes que aquí al Gironès són una mica més escasses però que allà vam veure diferents cops durant el dia, com el teixidor (<i>Remiz pendulinus</i>) o el cabussó collnegre (<i>Podiceps nigricollis</i>). Ens va sorprendre positivament l'elevadíssim nombre de capó reial (<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i>), arpella comuna (<i>Circus aeruginosus</i>) i martinet blanc (<i>Egretta garzetta</i>) present a la zona, així com la varietat de limícoles.</div>
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Estols de desenes de capons ens van sobrevolar tot el dia i tampoc no van faltar els roquerols (<i>Ptyonoprogne rupestris</i>), blauets (<i>Alcedo attis</i>) flamencs (<i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i>), cabussons emplomallats (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>), agrons blancs (<i>Ardea alba</i>) i territs menuts (<i>Calidris minuta</i>) i variants (<i>Calidris alpina</i>), entre altres.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">During the winter break from uni I was able to visit the <i>Delta de l'Ebre </i>natural park </span>in Catalonia <span style="color: #3d85c6;">with som</span>e friends. It had been a long while since I last was there, so it was great to be back and also able to teach my friends, who were all willing to learn, more about birding. Last time I visited the park I was really young, but I still have a clear memory of it. I think it's fair to say that despite all the difficulties that it's facing and the extreme plague of Pomacea which was particularly disastrous last summer, a birds still block there for the winter, which makes me proud to say. As said, the area is in good shape and is definitely a fantastic birding spot. The only problem we encountered was related to transport, since the park is big and moving around can be difficult. Even though, since it's a popular place for bird-watching, the best spots are well-known, which makes everything much easier.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We visited two of the most relevant sports in the</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">south of the park (called la Tancada and l'Encanyissada, in Catalan) . We would have enjoyed being able to go further and see more places, but we didn't have a lot of time so had to choose. Still, it was an incredible experience and I am looking forward to visiting the area again soon. The characteristic scenery and the huge number of birds present make the park a place I could never get tired of. We were lucky enough to see a rainbow form over the wetlands, which made the perfect photo.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We were able to see all of the most present wintering species, and also some others which are not as common where I live but appeared more than once there. Examples are the Eurasian penduline tit (<i>Remiz pendulinus</i>) and the Black-necked grebe (<i>Podiceps nigricollis</i>). We were </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">positively surprised by the amount of Glossy ibis (<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i>)</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Western marsh harrier (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Circus aeruginosus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and Little egret (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Egretta garzetta</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) individuals present. We also encountered a large variety of waders, and even though most of them were far from the sighting hides identification was possible with the right equipement.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Flocks of tenths of ibis flew around all day, and we could also see Eurasian crag martins (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Ptyonoprogne rupestris</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), Common kingfishers (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Alcedo attis</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) Greater flamingos (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Phoenicopterus roseus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), Great crested grebes (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Podiceps cristatus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), Great egrets (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Ardea alba</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), Little stints (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Calidris minuta</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and Dunlins (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Calidris alpina</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), to name some.</span></div>
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El <b>repicatalons </b>(<i>Emberiza schoeniclus</i>), espècie lleugerament en declinació respecte els altres anys, també era present, com l'<b>agró blanc</b> (<i>Casmerodius albus</i>) i el <b>flamenc</b> (<i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i>).</div>
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Al Matà, eren presents límicoles típiques dels mesos freds com el <b>territ variant</b> (<i>Calidris alpina</i>), el <b>becadell comú </b>(<i>Gallinago gallinago</i>) i la <b>fredeluga</b> (<i>Vanellus vanellus</i>).</div>
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A més a més, hem vist una <b>àguila calçada</b> (<i>Hieeraetus pennatus</i>) en fase clara just al moment de sortir del parc, una bona manera d'acabar la jornada!</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Since I've had a few free days from college this week, I've been able to have a quick visit to the nearest natural park today (Aiguamolls de l'Empordà - Catalonia). Despite the low temperatures, it was definitely worthwhile. Starting bright and early, we followed the route being able to see all types of wintering species, from the fairly common <b>Meadow pipit</b> (<i>Anthus pratensis</i>) to the beautiful <b>Hawfinch</b> (<i>Coccothraustes coccothraustes</i>), which I was so waiting for this year.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn0VFvKimYsEYTNsF-6LH31B_WLXPY8LWLOhd_vS-4Qoiha_F1APxkMFP9wfgQPnTHTgwfRSkpn7YEIoEBw1saVdnYJZoQIXm-SSPfr9lSckjY7RWFjmyvj5pyHI14XVUdSS3fSs0dwg/s1600/P1530530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn0VFvKimYsEYTNsF-6LH31B_WLXPY8LWLOhd_vS-4Qoiha_F1APxkMFP9wfgQPnTHTgwfRSkpn7YEIoEBw1saVdnYJZoQIXm-SSPfr9lSckjY7RWFjmyvj5pyHI14XVUdSS3fSs0dwg/s200/P1530530.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">After having to wait some time for it to come out, we could take a photo of one between without branches in between.</span></div>
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Durant les dues últimes setmanes de Juliol vaig tenir la oportunitat de participar al Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute a Geneva (Nova York) gràcies al programa Joves i Ciència, finançat per la Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera. Voldria donar les gràcies a tots els responsables tant del JiC com de l’ESSYI, ja que, any rere any, fan possibles experiències com aquesta.</div>
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L’objectiu del programa és presentar el concepte de conservació a estudiants joves des de diferents perspectives. És per això que incloïa classes d’economia, filosofia i política, totes orientades a la preservació del planeta, els problemes associats a ella i les seves possibles solucions. El projecte es duu a terme als Finger Lakes, a l’estat de Nova York. La segona setmana, però, consistia en una acampada al parc natural dels Adirondacks, d’història i ecosistema tant increïbles com complexos. Es tracta, de fet, del parc natural més gran d’Estats Units, amb 46 cimes i 32000 metres de rius i corrents. La seva biodiversitat és extremadament rica. Les espècies més representatives d’ocells són la calàbria grossa (<i>Gavia immer</i>) i el pigarg americà (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>). La calàbria és, en realitat, la principal espècie marcadora de la qualitat de l’aigua al parc, ja que els nivells de mercuri en la sang de l’ocell són també una mostra dels nivells en l’aigua. Altres espècies rellevants són l’ós rentador (<i>Procyon lotor</i>), el cérvol de Virgínia (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>), el porc espí nord-americà (<i>Erethizon dorsatum</i>) i l’ós negre americà (<i>Ursus americanus</i>). S’estan duent a terme programes de reintroducció per l’ant (<i>Alces alces</i>), el llop (<i>Canis lupus</i>) i el linx canadenc (<i>Lynx canadensis</i>) per a intentar salvar les poblacions amenaçades d’aquestes espècies autòctones.</div>
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Durant el viatge, vaig tirar un total de 2044 fotos, fer al voltant de 40 bimbos, visitar un munt de localitzacions úniques i conèixer 35 persones increïbles. Vaig començar a observar ocells el primer dia només d’arribar a través de la finestra de l’habitació a la universitat, ja que el jet-lag no em deixava dormir. Llavors vaig poder veure ja algunes de les espècies més típiques en jardins, com el picot escapulari (<i>Colaptes auratus</i>), la mallerenga capnegrea americana (<i>Poecile atricapillus</i>) i la bosquerola groga (<i>Setophaga petechia</i>) –aquesta última va ser difícil d’identificar d’entre tots els mosquiters d’Amèrica, dels quals no n’havia vist mai cap (i després d’un vol de 8 hores i no dormir). Com que el campus era al costat d’un gran llac (Seneca Lake), ocells com el bernat americà (<i>Ardea Herodias</i>) o la gavina de Delaware (<i>Larus delawarensis</i>) eren sempre presents. Vaig quedar positivament sorpresa per la població estesa d’àliga pescadora (<i>Pandion haliaetus</i>) i per com de freqüent era! </div>
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Espècies constantment presents incloïen la griva americana (<i>Turdus migratorius</i>), la merla ala-roja (<i>Agelaius phoeniceus</i>), l'<i>Spizella passerina </i>i l’ocell sedós (<i>Bombycilla garrulus</i>). Així doncs, abans de marxar cap als Adirondacks, ja vaig poder veure i identificar un munt d’espècies al voltant del campus i durant les excursions. D’entre totes les observacions, les meves preferides van ser el tirà de l'est (<i>Tyrannus tyrannus</i>), el viri d'ull vermell (<i>Vireo olivaceus</i>), i el siàlid de l'est (<i>Sialia sialis</i>). La població d’aquest últim està actualment amenaçada bàsicament per culpa de la competència pels espais de cria que ofereix l’expansió del pardal comú (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), espècie invasora d’Europa. La observació més destacada va ser un martinet verd (<i>Butorides virescens</i>).</div>
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Durant l’acampada als Adirondacks, vam visitar el Lake Harris, el Horseshoe Lake i el Lake Hudson, on també vam dur a terme un estudi de l’aigua, la biodiversitat i el paisatge. A més a més, vam fer una ruta en canoa a través de les muntanyes, cosa que va proporcionar-nos no només la oportunitat de veure paisatges fantàstics sinó també una gran quantitat d’ocells. Entre ells, el meu preferit de tot el viatge: l’alció gegant nord-americà (<i>Megaceryle alcyon</i>). Va ser una llàstima no poder fer fotos mentre anàvem en canoa! Durant tot el viatge vaig anar veient les espècies americanes més característiques, com el pigarg americà (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>), l'aligot d'espatlles roges (<i>Buteo lineatus</i>), el zopilot capvermell (<i>Cathartes aura</i>) o el xoriguer americà (<i>Falco sparverius</i>), com a exemples de rapinyaires.<br />
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D’altra banda, també es va apreciar la presència del gall d’indi salvatge <i>(Meleagris gallopavo</i>), la calàbria grossa (<i>Gavia immer</i>), el corriol semipalmat (<i>Charadrius semipalmatus</i>) o el bec de serra mitjà (<i>Mergus serrator</i>). Tot i això, l’ocell que més ganes de veure tenia era el colibrí gorja-robí (<i>Archilochus colubris</i>). Mai no havia vist cap espècie de colibrí en estat salvatge i aquesta era comuna a la zona. Vaig passar els dies intentant veure’n, fins que finalment vaig aconseguir fins i tot fotografiar-los.</div>
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Altres espècies destacables van ser el papamosques fibi gris (<i>Sayornis phoebe</i>), la griveta bruna (<i>Catharus fuscescens</i>) i el jonc fosc (<i>Junco hyemalis</i>), en addició a un grup de bosquetes zebrades (Mniotilta varia). Els últims dies encara vaig poder afegir algunes espècies més a la llista, incloent el durbec de pit roig (<i>Pheucticus ludovicianus</i>), el pardal melòdic (<i>Melospiza melodia</i>) i l’oca de les neus (<i>Chen caerulescens</i>). Per acabar, no vaig poder veure una gralla blava americana (<i>Cianocitta cristata</i>) fins els últims dies, però al final va sortir!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">During the last two weeks of July, I had the chance to attend the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute in Geneva (NY) thanks to the Joves i Ciència program, funded by La Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera. I would like to thank all the JiC and ESSYI staff who make projects like this one possible every year. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The aim of the program is to present the concept of conservation from different perspectives to young students. As an example, we were given economical, philosophical & political oriented lectures, all in relationship with the environment, the problems that concern it and their respective possible solutions.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The whole project is developed in the unique location of The Finger Lakes, in Geneva (NY). The second week, though, consisted on a camping trip to the natural park of the Adirondacks, the history and ecosystem of which are as breath-taking as they are complex. The Adirondacks are, in fact, the largest natural park in the US, counting with 46 peaks and 32000 meters of streams and rivers. Its biodiversity is extremely rich, the most iconic bird species being the Common Loon (<i>Gavia immer</i>) and the Bald Eagle (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>). The Loon is the principal water quality marker species, as the level of mercury in its blood can be representative of the levels in the water of the lakes. Other relevant species include the Racoon (<i>Procyon lotor</i>), the White-tailed Deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>), the North American Porcupine (<i>Erethizon dorsatum</i>) and the Black Bear (Ursa americana). Reintroduction programs for the Moose (<i>Alces alces</i>), the Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) and the Canada Lynx (<i>Lynx canadensis</i>) are currently under process, to try save the population of these threatened species found in declining population numbers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I am truly grateful for the experience I could be a part of thanks to this program, in which I was challenged on a social, psychological and physical level. Living and working close to nature in an amazing environment, so far from home, made me see life from a different perspective. Also, I was lucky enough to be in a group of naturalists and students interested in nature, so I could spend a lot of time bird-watching and got help from an expert identifying the trickiest species (huge thank you to Professor Mark Deutschlander from the Howarth William Smith College!). It was such an awesome experience because nearly all of the species were different from the ones in Europe and therefore completely new to me. This is why I studied the whole Sibley’s guide before the trip (so I could be ready)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For the trip, I took a total of 2044 photos, got around 40 ticks for my life-list, visited a hundred beautiful locations and met the most wonderful 35 people ever. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I started looking for birds through the college’s room window the day I arrived as jet-lag wouldn’t let me sleep, and already saw some of the typical backyard birds, including the Northern Flicker (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Colaptes auratus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), the Black-capped Chickadee (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Poecile atricapillus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and the Yellow Warbler (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Setophaga petechia</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) –the last one got me puzzled trying to ID: America has a lot of warblers and I had never seen any of them (plus I was just off from an 8 hour plane ride).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">As the HWS College (our residence for the stays) was next to the Seneca Lake, birds like the Great Blue Heron (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Ardea Herodias</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and the Ring-billed Gull (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Larus delawarensis</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) where always around. I was also positively surprised by the large population of Osprey (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Pandion haliaetus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and its widespread, common range!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Constantly present species included the American Robin (<i>Turdus migratorius</i>), the Red-winged Blackbird (<i>Agelaius phoeniceus</i>), the Chipping Sparrow (<i>Spizella passerina</i>) and the Cedar Waxwing (<i>Bombycilla garrulus</i>). Before leaving for the Adirondacks trip, I could already see and identify a bunch of new species around campus and during the different forest hikes we had, my favourites being the Eastern Kingbird (<i>Tyrannus tyrannus</i>), the Red-eyed Vireo (<i>Vireo olivaceus</i>), and the Eastern Bluebird (<i>Sialia sialis</i>). Its declining population has started a protection campaign which includes habitat preservation and bird-house setting projects. The cause of the threat is the competence the House Sparrow (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), an invasive species from Europe, offers, taking up most of the Bluebird’s nesting spaces. One highlight was the sight of an adult Green Heron (<i>Butorides virescens</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For the Adirondacks trip, I birded around the sites of Lake Harris, Horseshoe Lake and Lake Hudson, where we undertook a study of water, biodiversity and landscape. We also had a canoe trip across the mountains, which provided the sights of not only magnificent scenery but also some pretty rad birds, including my favourite one out of the whole trip: a Belted Kingfisher (<i>Megaceryle alcyon</i>). It was a shame not being able to use the camera while paddling on the canoe! During the trip I could get the perfect moments to birdwatch some of the characteristic American birds. Examples of raptors would be the Bald Eagle (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>), the Red-shouldered Hawk (<i>Buteo lineatus</i>), the Turkey Vulture (<i>Cathartes aura</i>) or the American Kestrel (<i>Falco sparverius</i>). I also appreciated the presence of the Wild Turkey (<i>Meleagris gallopavo</i>), the Common Loon (<i>Gavia immer</i>), the Semipalmated plover (<i>Charadrius semipalmatus</i>) and the Red-breasted Merganser (<i>Mergus serrator</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Even though, the bird I was most excited about was the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Archilochus colubris</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), as I had never seen any species of hummingbird in the wild. I spent the days looking out for them until I could finally see and photograph a few individuals. Other remarkable species were the Eastern Phoebe (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Sayornis phoebe</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), the Veery (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Catharus fuscescens</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and the Dark-eyed junco (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Junco hyemalis</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), all along with a group of awesome Black and White Warblers (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Mniotilta varia</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">). During the last days of the trip I could still add a few more species to the list, including Rose-breasted Grosbeak (</span><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Pheucticus ludovicianus</span></i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), Song Sparrow (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Melospiza melodia</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and Snow Goose (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Chen caerulescens</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">). In addition, I didn’t see a Blue Jay (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Cianocitta cristata</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) until the very end!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">All in all, my first time in America was such a memorable experience that I will never forget. I am forever thankful for everyone in the ESSYI that made it possible; any of this wouldn’t have been possible without their passion and effort, and I really hope the program can continue being held for many more years.</span></div>
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Recentment he acabat el treball de recerca, el qual ja havia començat com a article científic per al programa Joves i Ciència. Es tracta d'una feina llarga, però els resultats han estat positius, i el fet de treballar en un projecte d'aquesta profunditat m'ha fet aprendre moltíssim.</div>
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Com era d'esperar, he dedicat el TdR als ocells, concretament a la cuereta blanca (<i>Motacilla alba</i>) i les seves subespècies. Es tracta d'un tàxon fortament politípic, especialment en morfologia i distribució. L'article es centra en les diferències entre la cuereta blanca endolada (<i>Motacilla alba yarrellii</i>) i la subespècie europea continental, la <i>Motacilla alba alba</i>. Com que la cuereta endolada sempre ha estat un objecte de controvèrsia, vaig analitzar les diferències entre les dues subespècies, amb l'objectiu de buscar possible suport per a reorganitzar-les taxonòmicament. Concretament, per a determinar si la cuereta endolada es podria considerar una espècie independent. Per a fer-ho, a més de revisar morfologia, ecologia, cant, hàbitat i comportament de les cueretes, vaig estudiar-ne les zones d'hibridació i les migracions. Finalment, vaig analitzar la regió del genoma que serveix com a control a partir de l'ADN mitocondrial, el COI-5P. Es tracta de la regió del genoma utilitzada en els <i>barcodes</i>. Aquesta combinació de taxonomia tradicional i genètica s'anomena taxonomia integrativa, i és el que aporta els millors resultats actualment en taxonomia, ja que combina diversos camps i suma els coneixements.</div>
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Després de diversos dies al laboratori de genètica molecular de la Universitat de Barcelona, i finalment d'anàlisi informàtica, vam detectar canvis en algunes posicions concretes del gen, però en estudiar-les, ens vam adonar que es trobaven en la tercera basa del codó, una posició que no els dona valor evolucionari, però que dona suport a la teoria inicial que tenia. Aquesta descriu una situació en què trobem dues espècies diferents però que han sofert especiació simpàtrica recent i per a tant no mostren encara divergències genètiques importants. També hi ha una altra hipòtesis que podria ser recolzada pels resultats, i és la de que les cueretes han estat sempre espècies iguals que mostren diferències polimòrfiques. Aquesta situació també la trobem en els passarells golanegres <i>Carduelis flammea cabaret</i> i <i>Carduelis flammea flammea</i>.</div>
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El que vaig trobar d'interessant, també, va ser que el gen COI-5P no mostra prou índex de variació per a treballar entre subespècies i fins i tot espècies, ja que només distingeix entre espècies en fer servir la seqüència de bases nitrogenades. La seqüència de proteïnes, en canvi, no mostra canvis gairebé ni entre la mateixa família d'organismes. Això s'explica perquè la variació que es troba sempre apareix en la tercera posició del triplet, que justament és la que no codifica de la seqüència de bases a proteïnes. Aquesta variació la vaig trobar en les Motacilla, però encara amb més intensitat en comparar amb altres passeriformes propers a la cuereta com les Anthus i els Emberiza.</div>
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Finalment, com que el COI-5P no sembla mostrar canvis entre subespècies, el que proposaria per a seguir investigant en aquest camp seria trobar gens més concrets que representin les característiques que varien en cada cas d'uns individus que vulguem analitzar a uns altres.</div>
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En el cas de la cuereta endolada i la blanca (<i>Motacilla alba yarrellii</i> i <i>Motacilla alba alba</i>), el millor gen a analitzar per a trobar el màxim índex de diferències seria potser un gen relacionat amb la pigmentació.</div>
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Tot i això, considero que la genètica no ha de ser la única base la taxonomia, i les dues cueretes clarament ofereixen diferències, sobretot en taxonomia i distribució. Potser el que cal és esperar a que el temps faci aparèixer aquestes possibles divergències al genoma que acabaran de donar suport a una nova taxonomia.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">I</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">'ve just finished my research project, in which I had been working for quite a long time now in concordance with the </span><i style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">Joves i Ciència </i><span style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: justify;">program. It has been a demanding work, but the results have been positive and being able to work on such an interesting project in depth has made me learn much.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">As everyone was expecting, I based the paper around birds, more precisely, I worked on the White wagtail (<i>Motacilla alba</i>). The taxon shows polytypic characters, especially in morphology and distribution. This article focuses on the differences between two of the eleven Motacilla alba subspecies: the White wagtail (<i>Motacilla alba alba</i>), which breeds in most of the European continental countries, and the Pied wagtail (<i>Motacilla alba yarrellii</i>), the only breeding <i>M. alba.</i> in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As the Pied wagtail has been object of controversy, causing people to consider it a subspecies of the wider taxon and others to talk about it as an independent species, the aim was to find support for possible taxonomical reorganization of both subspecies. To do so, not only I reviewed data about morphology, ecology, song, habitat and behaviour of both wagtails, but I also considered migratory movements and hybridization areas. Finally, I </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">analysed the mtDNA control region of the COI-5P, and compares sequences from <i>Mot. alb. alba</i> and <i>Mot. alb. yarrellii </i>in order to detect possible differences. This study of both traditional taxonomy target fields such as morphological differences and genetics is called integrative taxonomy, and is what I think offers most reliable results by combining various fields.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">After various tests at the </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">molecular genetics l</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">aboratory at the Univeristy of Barcelona and finally a lot of informatic analysis, </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">changes could be detected at some base positions, but by studying them we found out that they were found at the third base of the codon. This gives no evolutionary meaning to the differences, while s</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">upporting the following initial theory I had, which describes two initial gene pools (or two different species), which have suffered recent sympatric speciation that has not given enough time for genetic differences to appear. The results also point to another hypothesis, which proposes one single gene pool with polymorphic characters. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This situation has also been found in other bird species, such as Lesser (<i>Carduelis flammea cabaret</i>) and Common (<i>Carduelis flammea flammea</i>) redpolls.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">What I found which was interesting too was that the COI-5P gene in taxonomy doesn’t show enough variation for working among subspecies, and appears to only be able to recognize species from the nucleotide sequence. In contrast, the protein sequence doesn’t show any or few changes among family. This can be explained by the fact that variation in between populations appears in the third base of the codon, which doesn’t codify for a protein but still represents a change in the nucleotide sequence. This type of variation was found in the <i>Motacilla</i> taxon among the <i>Motacilla alba alba</i> vouchers and in major frequency when comparing between close passerines of the White wagtail such as Anthus and Emberiza.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finally, as the COI-5P clearly isn’t variable enough to work among subspecies, one future study in the field I propose would be analysing more concrete genes associated with particular characteristics for the targeted subspecies. In the case of the Pied wagtail (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Motacilla alba yarrellii</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and the White wagtail (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Motacilla alba alba</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), a pigmentation related gene could be studied in order to find possible genetic differences that have been missed here.</span></div>
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Bones! Després d'una prou llarga absència, a veure si aquestes aquarel·les ajuden a tornar a arrencar el blog. No només són ocells, ja que la idea era fer diferents textures (plomes, pell...) i colors com el gris i el blanc, que són més complicats, utilitzant només aquarel·la per al color. Aquests són els resultats de les proves!</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Heya! I haven't posted for a while, so I'm hoping these sketches will help to make the blog active again. It's not only birds, as the idea was to try different textures (like feathers, skin...) and some tricky colours like white and grey using only watercolours. These are the results!</span></div>
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(Alguns detalls del Mascarell els vaig acabar amb bolis Copic //<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Copic brush pens were also used for some detail on the Gannet</span>)</div>
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Aquest 2015 he viscut milers d'experiències noves, moltes de les quals van relacionades amb el birding. I és que com més lluny ho portes, més ganes tens de més.</div>
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Aquests últims mesos he estat ocupadíssima redactant un article pel programa <i>Joves i Ciència</i>, però això no ha volgut dir que hagi deixat de banda els ocells. Han començat els anellaments d'hivern, i una bona suma de sortides als Aiguamolls i al Llobregat, a més de a altres punts perduts del mapa, m'han permès afegir a la meva llista espècies que els meus ulls no havien vist mai. Diria que un resum de l'última fotografia, anellament i observació és la millor combinació per tancar aquest any. Aquí us deixo unes quantes de les últimes fotos, que esbossen les meves darreres aventures ornitològiques.</div>
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Per aquest 2016 que estrenem i que he començat amb molt bon peu, espero noves sortides amb gent genial, nous indrets on viure aquesta passió i molts, moltíssims ocells. Avui comença de nou el repte d'ampliar la <i>life list</i> i, com sempre, de superar l'any anterior amb una treballada llista de l'any. Les especulacions sobre quines rareses cauran començen ja!</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I lived thousands of new experiences this year, many of which were related to birding. I guess that the further you take birding, the more you need.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I've been in a rush writing an article for the program <i>Joves i Ciència</i> these last months, but I haven't forgotten birds at any moment. Winter ringings have started and a good amount of birding days in the PNAE and the Llobregat (in addition to other points lost map) have allowed me to tick some species my eyes had never seen. I think that a summary of some ringing, photography and, mostly, birding is the best combination to end this year. Here you have some of the latest photos!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For 2016, which has started in a fantastic way for me, I hope to meet more amazing birders, to visit new places and to see many, many birds. A new challenge begins today: to extend even more my life list, and, as always, making a good year list. Speculation on what rarities we will get this year start now!</span></div>
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Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-41121326890415303742015-08-24T14:04:00.001+02:002015-08-25T18:09:20.883+02:00Resérve Ornithologique du Teich<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Aquest agost he tingut la sort de poder anar a la reserva ornitològica du Teich, a França. Es tracta d’una zona d’aiguamolls prop de Bordeus, que acull una gran diversitat d’espècies fins i tot fora l’època de migració. El parc ornitològic era increïblement gran, i contenia una gran diversitat d’hàbitats, cosa que feia que es poguessin veure espècies molt diferents. Els itineraris estaven ben senyalitzats, i hi havia nombrosos aguaits. Em va agradar moltíssim, i vaig veure una bona quantitat d’espècies.</div>
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Vam seguir el recorregut marcat, els primers aguaits del qual estaven dedicats a aiguamolls. Em va sorprendre l’enorme quantitat de tètols cuanegres (Limosa limosa) i gambes, tant rojes (Tringa totanus), pintades (T. erythropus) i verdes (T. nebularia). La proximitat dels ocells em va permetre fer bones fotos, i fins i tot algun dibuix de camp. Durant les primeres hores, vam disfrutar de la presència de tots aquests ocells, a més de valones (Tringa glareola) , morells de plomall (Aythya fuligula), corriols petits (Charadrius dubius), pigres grisos (Pluvialis squatarola) i martinets blancs (Egretta garzetta), com a més representatius. Molts d’ells mostraven els seus preciosos plomatges estivals. </div>
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Al anar avançant al recorregut, torbes els aguaits a llacunes salades, des d’on vaig observar xatracs becllargs (Sterna sanvicensis), corriols camanegres (Charadrius alexandrinus)...a més dels esperats becs d’alena (Recurvirostra avosetta), que no van trigar a aparèixer. Puc dir sense cap dubte que són un dels millors ocells que he vist, i si hi sumes que n’hi havia moltíssims en un paisatge extraordinari a la costa de l’Atlàntic, no cal dir que van ser la meva observació preferida.</div>
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Seguint amb el recorregut, vam trobar estols de desenes de becuts (Numenius arqueta) i becplaners (Platalea leucorodia) i terrrits variants (Calidris alpina) just abans d’entrar a la zona més boscosa, on vam veure xivitones (Actitis hypoleucos), picots i passeriformes diversos.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">All in all, it was just an incredible visit to the reserve! It had been a while since I had seen such a large number of species and individuals. I hope I can go back there soon!</span><br />
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Vaig arribar al matí a Barcelona, per agafar l'autobús que ens havia de portar al MónNatura Pirineus, a les Planes de Son. Després de 5 hores de viatge, vam arribar al lloc que havia de ser casa nostra per quinze dies. Ens vam presentar, i de seguida ens vam sentir com una gran família. Durant tot el temps que van durar les estades, va ser com allunyar-nos de la resta del món per endinsar-nos a una dimensió diferent, amb un entorn fantàstic, una companyia immillorable i, sobretot, un projecte apassionant.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCFRTfN7HuZDojS0WNjt1KqHqBZ6savdjrbS4pDkFipUmTFislm5hsLZu7Ci60JrJDenRmZ-W0qwmKL2nbqtdBiZsp4BKr6RPMRviLbT0X3wdJX_C-GFUG6kdpzULrJTHw6ZVSDF_mnU/s1600/P1370185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCFRTfN7HuZDojS0WNjt1KqHqBZ6savdjrbS4pDkFipUmTFislm5hsLZu7Ci60JrJDenRmZ-W0qwmKL2nbqtdBiZsp4BKr6RPMRviLbT0X3wdJX_C-GFUG6kdpzULrJTHw6ZVSDF_mnU/s200/P1370185.JPG" width="200" /></a>Dels cinc projectes, jo pertanyia al d'ADN, evolució i biodiversitat. El primer dia ens van presentar els nostres investigadors del CRG, vam preparar el laboratori amb maquinària que encara no coneixíem, i ens vam endinsar en els conceptes bàsics de genètica. Durant la resta de la primera setmana de treball, vam aprendre tot el necessari per poder dur a terme satisfactòriament el projecte de la segona setmana. Ens van parlar de conceptes nous que no havíem sentit mai, i vam discutir temes com les teories d'evolució, la bioètica o els beneficis i problemes que ens porten els organismes genèticament modificats (GMOs). </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMWOPttSHPbxNKO7lPvslS1Ntbr8x19ox7YKLYNXKmrWG-6ye8X5Ny5P_AjTmuEjttqsPUJerLrs9LV20F1QuBkSApNBQtZXsPozS1_2KpBcupktWrBgw4RalMxznYnWTgdT8t3fi2U0/s1600/P1360676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMWOPttSHPbxNKO7lPvslS1Ntbr8x19ox7YKLYNXKmrWG-6ye8X5Ny5P_AjTmuEjttqsPUJerLrs9LV20F1QuBkSApNBQtZXsPozS1_2KpBcupktWrBgw4RalMxznYnWTgdT8t3fi2U0/s200/P1360676.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>Un cop vam tenir après el que calia, vam poder començar la segona etapa del projecte, participar a l'<a href="http://eol.org/" target="_blank">Encyclopedia of Life</a> (EOL). Es tracta d'un projecte internacional que vol recollir el màxim d'informació possible sobre les espècies existents, abans no sigui massa tard. Què vol dir massa tard? Doncs, fins ara, uns 2 milions d'espècies han estat descrites formalment per la ciència. Bé, oi? Doncs no, perquè s'estima que poden existir fins a 50 milions d'espècies. Tot i que cada any es descobreixen unes 10000 espècies noves, també se n'extingeixen moltíssimes. Tantes, que a finals de segle, n'haurem perdut més de mig milió, moltes de les quals mai haurem descobert. Al pujar la nostra investigació a l'EOL, ajudem a la base de dades a abastar més espècies.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWjlZVG7I8lhdMZigGsB4tARFqgr3SoaDJpZSuasKozl1tuAUXKbSQlF_p3zvYYaFxLsZDzSSt7uB_1fl0vktXRpRCt1zzOoW4WOVhVLlz2csQi4UdJdBc1wkxoFGCLKzXZIvjaoREoE/s1600/P1370529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWjlZVG7I8lhdMZigGsB4tARFqgr3SoaDJpZSuasKozl1tuAUXKbSQlF_p3zvYYaFxLsZDzSSt7uB_1fl0vktXRpRCt1zzOoW4WOVhVLlz2csQi4UdJdBc1wkxoFGCLKzXZIvjaoREoE/s200/P1370529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Vam contribuir mitjançant el barcoding. Es tracta d'una tècnica en la qual s’analitza l'ADN mitocondrial (mtDNA) dels organismes per crear un codi de barres a partir de la seqüència de bases
nitrogenades en el gen COX1. Aquest gen es troba a tots els organismes
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Cada any es porta a terme el Joves i Ciència, una iniciativa de la Fundació La Pedrera, que vol acostar a 50 joves a la recerca científica i acompanyar-los durant els tres estius que dura el projecte. Estic orgullosa de poder dir que vaig passar el procés de selecció i que formaré part de la Generació 2015!!</div>
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Ja fa setmanes que sé la notícia, però el passat dissabte vaig començar a viure el que ser del JiC significa. Es va fer l'acte de presentació al Món Sant Benet, on vaig assistir emocionada i amb moltíssimes ganes de començar. Allà, ens van presentar el projecte i ens van parlar sobre una increïble recerca científica relacionada amb les cèl·lules de càncer, a més de donar els diplomes als joves de tercer any. Un d'ells, del grup d'astronomia, va fer una explicació de com havia viscut el projecte, i ens va mencionar que en la seva entrevista personal durant el seu procés de selecció li van fer la següent pregunta: "Perquè t'agrada l'astronomia?". Ens va explicar què va respondre, i ho va fer amb tanta emoció i força que em va fer reviure el meu propi procés de selecció. Els nervis extrems, però també l'esperança i la il·lusió. Però sobretot, em va recordar que a mi també em van fer una pregunta semblant: "Perquè t'agrada la ciència?". Una pregunta tan senzilla, amb una resposta tan difícil. "Que perquè m'agrada la ciència?". Sí, aquesta va ser la meva brillant resposta. No sabia què dir. Però, igual que el noi de tercer any, vaig repensar-m'ho per respondre sincerament. I és que la ciència m'ensenya com funciona el món, la natura més enllà de com l'home l'ha modificat, i la vida. El meu interès ve d'anys enrere, i és una cosa que va més lluny del que ens ensenyen a classe. La ciència és una passió, i hi ha coses que no es poden descriure. Aquesta n'és una.</div>
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Però, pensant-hi de nou, el més important de dissabte va ser que vaig conèixer 50 persones a qui també els interessa i apassiona la ciència, i amb qui compartiré aquesta experiència tan especial. Conversar amb els dels altres anys també va ser molt motivador, la seva força és admirable i no vaig poder parar de somriure mentre parlàvem. Tot i que no vaig poder parlar amb absolutament tothom en menys d'una hora que va durar "l'acte de socialització" (tal com en dèiem), des del primer moment vaig connectar amb tots, i sé que les estades que es fan el primer any a Les Planes de Son seran inoblidables. I sí, ara mateix tinc por, por de no estar a l'altura, por de no arribar al tercer any, por de no completar el projecte. Però la il·lusió i les ganes incontrolables de començar són més fortes, i veig tot això com una boníssima oportunitat.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Every year, a catalan fundation called "Fundació la Pedrera" holds a science program called "Joves i Ciència", which means literally "Youth and Science". This project has a lenght for three years, and the fifty lucky young scientists of every generation are introduced in the world of scientific research. I'm proud to say I passed the selection process and I'm part of the 2015 Generation!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">It's been a while since I knew that I had been selected, but last saturday I finally started to know personally what being part of the JiC means. The presentation event was hold, and I was extremely thrilled and illusionated. To start the event, we were told how the project works in the first year, and then a fantastic scientific gave us a speech about cancer cells. The students who were chosen in 2013 were given a certificate, and one of them, who was part of the astronomy group, gave a talk about his experience during the program. He told us that, during his personal interview (in the selection process), he was asked why he liked astronomy. He told us what his answer was, and he did it with such strong and deep words that I couldn't help to remember my own interview. The extreme nerves, but also the illusion and motivation it brought to me. But, mostly, I remembered that I was also asked something similar. I was asked why I liked science. Such a simple question, with such a difficult answer. "What?." Yes, that was my brilliant answer. At that moment, I obiously didn't know what to say. But, just like the third-year-boy, I thought about it again, and I decided to be honest. I explained the interviewers that it was something stronger than me, that science teaches me how tha whole world works, how nature works and, basically, how life works. I told them that I had liked science for as long as I could remember, and that it's more like a passion. Some things can't be described. And that's just one of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">But, thinking about it again, the most important thing that happened last saturday was that I met the rest of my project mates. 50 young and enthusiastic scientists, 50 boys and girls who like the same things I like, who think the way I think. And it was brilliant. I alked with the guys from the 2013/14 generations, and they were such passionate people, that I couldn't stop smiling while talking to them. So although I couldn't meet everyone with less than an hour, I got on really well with all my program mates and I just can't wait to start with the experience. And yes, right now I'm afraid. I'm afraid of not living up to the expectative, I'm afraid of not being able to finish the project. But I'm also incredibly enthusistic and thrilled about this project, which I think is a fantastic opportunity.</span></div>
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Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-38476415026710643992015-06-07T19:40:00.000+02:002015-06-07T19:40:13.529+02:00Time for ART. -Accipiter gentilisAl cap de mesos de feina (dramatisme aplicat) he acabat aquest dibuix. Per fi! Sí, és un astor. I sí, sé que té un aire a esparver brutal, perquè ha quedat així d'estilitzat, però al cap i a la fi, m'agrada el resultat. -Al camp també costen de separar, les dues espècies...<br />
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<br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">After months of hard work (kind of) I have finally finished this drawing. Yes, it's a goshawk. And yes, I know it could be mistaken as a sparrowhawk as it would need to be far bulkier to be the perfect goshwk... However, I really like the result and I'm fairly proud of it! -Both species are hard to separate even when drawing...<br /><br />I have done it with different pencil types, and I have basically used the 2H, the 1H and the 3B. (And of course the HB, as always). People tend to believe art and science can't go together, but naturalistic illustration has shown once again they are actually really close, and can complement each other.<br /><br />Enjoy!!</span><div>
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En aquests moments i fa dues setmanes era a Burano. Hi havia pardals italians, hi havia molts, molts turistes i tothom parlava italià...ara ja he tornat a la realitat, però m'he emportat un munt d'experiències inoblidables del meu viatge, que ha sigut un dels millors que he fet mai (fins ara)!</div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Well, at this hour I was in Burano two weeks ago. There were Italian sparrows, people speaking italian and lots, lots of tourists. Now I'm back to reality and all this is gone, but I brought some truly epic experiencies with me. It's safe to say it has been the greatest trip I've ever done (up to date)!</span></div>
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Però começem pel principi: del 22 al 28 del mes passat vaig fer el viatge de fi de curs, que es fa l'últim any d'ESO. Al meu institut, és gairebé una tradició anar a Itàlia. Això vol dir bàsicament una setmana de riure, viatjar i compartir experiències. Érem moltíssims (4 classes), cosa que encara feia millor el viatge. Durant aquesta setmana, vaig visitar els millors llocs del nord d'Itàlia, vaig jugar al "veritat o risc" tota la nit, vaig veure la posta del sol des del Duomo de Florència i l'alba des d'un vaixell al mig del Mediterrani. Vaig menjar tanta pizza com vaig poder, vaig anar en gòndola pels canals de Venècia, vaig conèixer gent de llocs molt diferents i, evidentment, vaig disfrutar dels ocells italians. I per això faig un post d'aquest viatge. Vam anar a moltes ciutats diferents i ens van deixar temps lliure en gairebé cada una d'elles, però no era fàcil veure ocells al mig de la ciutat i tampoc vaig abusar de la paciència dels meus amics. Tot i això, vaig arreglar-me-les per fer dos bimbos (el pardal italià -tot i que no és ben bé una espècie l'hi consideraré- i el cabussó collnegre) a més d'unes quantes incorporacions a la llista 2015!</div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">But let's start for the beggining: from the 22nd to the 28th last month I went on a school trip. I'm studying the last year of obligatory education, so it was the time for final trip, and in my high-school it's a tradition to go to Italy. And that means, basically, a week of complete fun with all my class mates. And there are 4 classes. So there were a lot of us, which made the trip even better. On this trip, I visited the greatest places of Northern-Italy, I played the "truth or dare" game all night long, I watched the sunset from the top of the Florence Cathedral and the sunrise from a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean. I ate so much pizza as I could, I went on a gondola through the canals in Venice, I made friends with people from many different places and, of course, I enjoyed the italian birds. And here's the reason why I'm blogging this trip. We went to many different cities and I got some free hours on each one of them, but it wasn't easy to see many birds in the middle of the city, and as all my friends are non-birders I tried to not abuse of their patience and enjoy every moment of the trip. Even with that, I managed many year ticks, and also 2 lifers! - the Italian sparrow (I'll count it as a species, call me a stringer if you want) and the Black-necked grebe.</span></div>
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Faré un resum del viatge a partir dels ocells que vaig veure: tant el pardal italià com el cabussó van ser a Sirmione, el primer lloc que vaig visitar. Fins i tot vaig donar de menjar al pardal a la mà! (Adorable.) Tot seguit, vaig veure flamencs i un faisà anant cap a Verona, la segona destinació. Després de Verona, vam anar dos dies Venècia, on vaig veure una parella de xibecs (mascle i femella) i un munt de coloms molt confiats, als quals vam donar menjar amb la mà, el braç, i fins i tot van pujar al cap d'un amic, cosa que va tenir la seva gràcia. A més, vaig veure per primera vegada aquest any la cornella emmantellada (n'havia vist a Berlín l'any passat). N'hi havia pertot arreu i en vam veure durant tot el viatge, però sobretot a Florència i a Pisa, els dos punts finals del viatge. Finalment, vam tornar en barca a Barcelona. No vaig veure gaire res durant el camí de tornada, bàsicament perquè érem al mig del mar i perquè després de passar tota la nit de festa no em vaig aixecar fins el migdia, però quan ho vaig fer vaig convèncer alguns amics de pujar a coberta i observar una estona el mar a veure si hi havia ocells. Però sincerament, l'únic que vam veure van ser onades i més onades, i cap a les últimes hores de navegar, ja més a prop de Bcn, va passar pel costat del vaixell un grup de baldrigues, possiblement mediterrànies. En fi, que el viatge em va encantar encara que no fos per observar aus, I friso per poder tornar a la Bella Italia!<br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So here's my trip in birds: both lifers were in Sirmione, the first place where I went. I fed the Italian sparrow in the hand there too, which was great and incredibly cute! Next, I saw flamingos and a pheasant in our way to Verona, the second city. A pair of Red-crested pochards, a lot of confident pigeons I fed in the hand, arms (and my friend's head) and more and more BNGs in Venice. Also, I could yeartick Hooded crow (I had seen them in Berlin last summer), and I saw lots of them mainly in Florence and Pisa, the last point of our trip. Finally, we returned by boat to Barcelona. I did not saw a lot of birds there, basically because we were in the middle of the sea and because I could't get up until midday after a pretty decent disco night, but when I managed to get out of bed, I convinced my friends to go up to the deck of the boat and behave as complete geeks doing some seawatching. And yeah, that's what we did literally: watching the sea. Nothing showed, but I saw some shearwaters when we were close to land, possiblly Yelkouan shearwaters. All in all, I loved this trip, although it was not a birding one, and I'm looking forward to return to la bella Italia!</span></div>
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El dijous vaig veure la primera oreneta cuablanca de l'any! I què passa? Doncs que l'hivern ja s'ha acabat. El temps segueix igual, però ja es nota que arriba la migració (i la feina)! Per mi, el que marca l'inici d'aquesta estació són l'arribada de la primera oreneta, el primer còlit i el primer milà. Ja fa dies que els tords no paren de cantar, les gavines han començat a mudar i les cogullades també comencen a buscar parella. M'encanta aquesta època, quan ningú nota la primavera a part dels ocells, i tothom qui els sap observar.<br />
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Tot això fa venir ganes de sortir a veure la situació, però he passat unes setmanes ocupadíssimes...per sort, entre ahir i avui he aconseguit trobar unes hores per sortir a veure què es movia. Les últimes titelles, els darrers pardals de bardissa...i les primeres rapinyaires migradores! A les fotos podeu veure un resum d'espècies!</div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: justify;">I saw my first Sand Martin of the year two days ago! That means winter is over (yay)! The weather is still quite cold here, but I can feel migration (and I can feel the work it means too). For me, the first sighting of Sand martin, Black kite and Northern wheatear mark the beginning of spring. During the last weeks, songies haven't stopped singing, gulls have started to change their plumage, and Crested larks have been looking for a partner. I love this time of the year, when no one feels the spring apart from birds and birders. I've spent some weeks without even patch birding, due to the exams, birthdays and various other stuff, and that can be really stressful, so I managed to get out yesterday's evening. I chaught up with the last Meadow pipits and Dunnocks...and the first migrant raptors! Here's some of my photos.</span></div>
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L'arribada de la primavera també vol dir treure la menjadora, que aquest any ha tingut més èxit que l'any passat. Majoritàriament hem tingut caderneres, pardals, pit-roigs i mallerengues, i de vegades es barallaven pel menjar, i la veritat és que era força graciós...En fi, durant l'hivern he estat censant les caderneres i la resta d'ocells a certes hores, i ara he fet aquesta gràfica, per veure una mica en quines hores hi ha més activitat a les menjadores. Sincerament, creia que els matins triomfarien, però els resultats diuen que com més avança el dia, més ocells. El que és segur és que les menjadores atreuen els ocells fins molt a prop, i les fotos surten brutals!</div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The beginning of spring also means taking off the feeders, which, btw, have had much more success than last year. I've had tons of European goldfinches, some Robins and also few Tits and House Sparrows. Goldfinches have been fighting for the food all winter, and that was ridiculously hilarious tbh. Anyway, I've been counting the number of birds at different hours (nearly) every day this winter, and I've made a fancy-looking (or not so fancy) chart which shows the hours with more activity. Tbf, I thought that the highlight would be at the early morning, but it looks like the hours after midday are the best ones for feeders. To have at least one brings the birds close to you, and the photos just look so good!</span></div>
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Per acabar, d'aquí a molt poc (just quan jo vaig a Itàlia!) hi ha la competició "Champions of the Flyway", i un equip de Next Generation Birders participarà per recollir diners per la conservació de les aus a Xipre. Espero que l'esforç recompensi i que sigueu els guanyadors, molta sort! També he vist que hi ha un equip català, així que també els desitjo sort!</div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">FYI, The Champions of the Flyway is a cometition that will run in a few weeks (Yay I'll be in Italy by then), and its aim is to raise money for bird conservation in Cyprus. A team of four Next Generation Birders is taking part, so I wish them a lot of luck and I really hope they win! I've seen there's a catalan team too, so I wish them a lot of luck too!</span></div>
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Com que tots semblen habitar entre els aguaits del Bruel i la Massona, m'hi he volgut arribar ràpid, no fos cas que perdés les rareses. I gairebé corrent, sense tant sols entrar a cap altre aguait, ja era a la porta del Bruel. Sense poder esperar més he entrat, i ja hi havia un munt de gent molt ben equipada buscant els ocells. Tothom buscava atrafegadament, i jo he fet el mateix. Només han calgut esperar uns minuts, i a una punta de l'aguait algú ha cridat "El carolinensis! L'he trobat!". Com es pot imaginar, tot l'aguait ha estat envaït pel caos, tothom girava els telescopis, i preguntava on era el xarxet rar. Després d'uns 30 segons de pànic i de seguir les vagues indicacions que m'arribaven, a l'estil de "darrere els cullerots!" (tot estava ple de cullerots), o "al fons!", l'he localitzat: xarxet americà, <i>Anas carolinensis</i>, directe des d'Amèrica. El xarxet americà és inconfusible, i <i>e</i><i>ufòria</i> seria la paraula per descriure el que he sentit.<br />
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La tramuntana, els nervis del moment i la dificultat de trobar espai han dificultat fer bones fotografies, però tampoc estan tant malament, no?<br />
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L'ànec s'ha deixat veure durant 1 o 2 minuts, potser no tant, i després ha nedat cap al darrere l'encanyissada, en un punt que només es veu des de la Massona. Sí, tocava anar cap allà. He sortit corrent de l'aguait, després de donar gràcies a la noia que havia localitzat la raresa, i, després he fet camí fins a la Massona. Us prometo que mai m'havia semblat tant llarg...He entrat a l'aguait, que estava buit. Des d'allà, i amb una visió millorada però una tramuntana fortíssima, no he pogut re-localitzar el xarxet. Ja l'havíem vist prou. En canvi, repassant tots els ànecs, he localitzat el també tant buscat morell de collar (<i>Aythya collaris</i>), entre les canyes, i en un punt impossible de detectar des del Bruel. M'he sentit molt bé per localitzar-lo sense absolutament cap ajuda! S'ha deixat veure molt bé durant més de 20 minuts, i és un dels ànec més increïbles que he vist!<br />
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El morell tenia plomatge impecable, i era humanament impossible deixar de mirar. Al cap d'una estona bastant llarga, la resta d'observadors han arribat, i després d'explicar on era l'increïble morell americà, he intentat localitzar el pigmeu, tant des de la Massona mateix com durant molta estona al Bruel, però no s'ha deixat veure. Tot i això, els dos ànecs americans han valgut la pena, i no puc estar més satisfeta!<br />
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A més, hi ha hagut altres observacions, ja de camí de tornada (més tranquil·lament). Destacaré 6 oques egípcies (<i>Alopochen aegyptiaca</i>), 4 ànecs cuallargs (<i>Anas acuta</i>), uns quantes morells de plomall (<i>Aythya fuligula</i>) i 2 repicatalons (<i>Emberiza schoeniclus</i>), mascle i femella, que han volat just per davant meu al sortir del Bruel.<br />
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En resum, dos bimbos raríssims. Només de pensar en tots els quilòmetres que han volat per arribar aquí, l'únic que puc dir que m'encanten les espècies americanes!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I've been birding today, or maybe twitching would be a more appropiated word. Twitching is like a risk activity sometimes, at least for my camera! It was so windy today it nearly flew away...Anyway, I went to the PNAE natural protected area today, to twitch a pair of rare yanks that have been seen during the last days. The two megas are the Green winged-teal (<i>Anas carolinensis</i>) and the Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris). I also tried to get pygmy corm another time. You have to walk quite a lot to get where the rarities have been seen, so I hurried because I didn't want to miss them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nearly running, I went to the correct hide and with less than an hour I was there, prepared to enter and face the yanks (and the pygmy). There were a lot of birders already, all them with great scopes and fancy cameras, and I made place between them. I started looking for any of the rarities, as everyone else. I didn't even have to wait a minute when someone shouted "The carolinensis! I've found it!". As you can imagine, the chaos appeared, and everyone turned their scopes to the same direction at the same time. During 30 seconds of panic I tried to follow the vague directions the other twitchers gave me, just like "behind the Shovelers!" (there were Northern shovelers everywhere) or "over there!". Then, I could see that beast clearly: Green winged-teal, <i>Anas carolinensis</i>, coming directly from America. Its ID is unmistakable, and I felt incredibly euphoric!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The strong wind, the hand-shake and the difficulty of finding space didn't allow me to get reeeally good photos, but I'm still happy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The duck showed during 1 or 2 minutes, or even less, and then it swam behind some reeds, and it was impossible to follow from the hide I was. So yep, time to move. I went out of the hide running, after thanking the woman who found the teal, and I headed to the next hide. I promise it has been the time I've found the way so long. When I finally got there, I had a far better vision, but the wind was even stronger. I couldn't re-locate the yank teal, but I spotted the Ring-necked duck between the reeds. It was impossible to see it from the other hide, and it felt so good to spot it without any help! It was incredibly amazing, one of the most awesome ducks I've ever seen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Its plumage was perfect, and it showed so well it was humanly impossible to stop looking. After a loong time, the rest of birders came, and I showed them where the duck was. Then I tried to spot the pygmy corm, from both hides during a long time, but it didn't show. However, the two yank ducks have been worth the moring, and I can't be happier!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In addition, I saw other stuff too while I came back, more quietly. I'll highlight 6 Egyptian geese (<i>Alopochen aegyptiaca</i>), 4 Northern pintails (<i>Anas acuta</i>), some Tufted ducks (<i>Aythya fuligula</i>) and 2 Reed buntings (<i>Emberiza schoeniclus</i>), male and female, that flew over me just when I got out of the hide where I saw the teal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">To sum up: two mega lifers. When I think of all the miles they have flown to get here, all I can say is that I love yanks!</span><br />
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Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-55132174052381740982015-01-04T19:30:00.000+01:002015-01-04T19:30:01.131+01:00Començant la llista de l'any! -starting the year list!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La prova que per fi l'he vist! <br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The record shot that proves I've seen one!</span><br />(<i>Rallus aquaticus</i>)</td></tr>
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El dia 1 de gener vaig fer una passada pels Aiguamolls, a veure si tenia sort i veia el corb marí pigmeu, però aquest no va aparèixer. Pel que em van dir, s'havia deixat veure durant les primeres hores de llum del matí al dormidor del Bruel, però llavors jo encara dormia. Sempre es pot intentar un altre dia. Tot i això, per haver sortit de casa amb la llista de l'any a 0 (o gairebé), la cosa va anar bastant bé. Cal dir que només entrar al parc vaig veure un rascló (<i>Rallus aquaticus</i>), espècie que tenia a la llista que vaig fer la passada entrada (la d'ocells que haig de veure sí o sí i aviat)!<br />
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També cal destacar un grup d'unes 20 grues (<i>Grus grus</i>) -que va passar volant i cantant per sobre nostre per la zona dels primers aguaits, deixant-se fer molt bones fotos-, un cabussó emplomallat (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>), una arpella (<i>Circus aeruginosus</i>) i uns quants ànecs blancs (<i>Tadorna tadorna</i>).<br />
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En resum, la llista de l'any ja té 54 espècies, un bon començament, tot i l'omissió del meu objectiu principal, el pigmeu. El primer ocell de l'any va ser l'estornell vulgar (<i>Sturnus vulgaris</i>), per cert, i el primer que vaig fotografiar l'oca vulgar (<i>Anser anser</i>)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Grus grus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El grup sencer <span style="color: #3d85c6;">-the whole group</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">On the 1st I went to the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà nature park, to try to twitch a pygmy cormorant, but it did not appear. Another birder told me he had seen it during the early hours of the morning, but I was still sleeping then (dissapointed at myself). Well, I guess I can always try another day. However, when I left home my year list was at 0 (or almost), and things went pretty well. I need to say that just when I was entering the park I saw a Water rail (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Rallus aquaticus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), a species that I had wrote down on the list I made at the last post (the species I have to see this year or go home)!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The other highlights were a group of about 20 cranes (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Grus grus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) -which we saw flying over us and singing near to the first hides, allowing me to take quite great photos-, a Great crested grebe (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Podiceps cristatus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">), a Marsh Harrier (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Circus aeruginosus</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">) and a few Common Shelducks (</span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Tadorna tadorna</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">So kicking the yearlist off with 54 species, I think it's a good start despite not seeing my principal objective, the pygmy corm. Btw, the first bird I saw this year was the Common starling (<i>Sturnus vulgaris</i>), and the first one I photographed was the Greylag goose (<i>Anser anser)</i>!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No he pogut evitar penjar-la -és adorable! <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sorry, couldn't resist posting it -so cute!</span><br />(<i>Erithacus rubecula</i>)</td></tr>
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<br />Irene Barnosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349006327899118912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419114445518981253.post-67289852708631353062014-12-31T20:07:00.000+01:002015-05-18T21:43:21.558+02:00Resum 2014! -2014 summary!<div style="text-align: left;">
Acabant l'any observant mascarells i xatracs des del passeig de l'Escala, portats per la mala mar, he fet un resum de tot el que he pogut veure aquest 2014. He fet tres llistes. En les llistes de les millors espècies, he pensat que estaria bé deixar una mica (no gaire) de banda el meu instint natural de posar per davant les rares i contar els ocells que, realment, m'han fet disfrutar més veient-los, ja sigui pel seu plomatge increïble, el seu comportament o simplement per un alt nombre d'individus. Això mateix he fet en la llista dels ocells que no he pogut veure, tot i haver-ho intentat molt. En aquesta hi he afegit les fallades més "èpiques" de l'any. Allò de fer una hora de viatge i arribar a lloc i que et diguin que ja ha marxat... A l'altra llista, hi he posat les espècies que més vull veure el 2015, agrupades en dos grups: les que són tant vergonyosament comunes que si segueixo un altre any sense veure m'hauré de tornar a plantejar la manera com intento veure ocells, i les que són bastant o molt rares però tampoc impossibles.</div>
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Bon Any Nou i bones observacions per aquest 2015!!<br />
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Llistes finals:<br />
Llista total: 219<br />
Llista de l'any: 198<br />
Llista del <i>patch </i>de l'any: 117 (una mica millor que l'any passat!)<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finishing the year with the shighting of two gannets and some terns in l'Escala, brought by the storm, I've made a summary of what I have been able to see this 2014. I've done three lists. To make the "greatest birds" list, I thought it would be cool to forget for a moment (just for a moment) my natural instinct of writing the rarest birds first, and count the species that made me enjoy a lot, either for their incredible plumage, behavior or simply a high number of individuals. I have done the same with the "most epic dips" list. In this one, I've included the birds that I couldn't see, even trying really hard. You know, dipping is one of the hardest things of the birding world... At the last list, I've wrote the species I really want to see next year, in two groups: the ones that are so shamefully common that if I spend another year without twitching I'll have to find another way of birding, and the ones that are quite or really rare, but still not impossible to see.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy New Year and good birding to all!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Final lists:</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Life list: 219</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Year list: 198</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Patch year list: 117 (pretty better than last year!)</span><br />
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