David Santamaría Urbano

Young birder based in the Basque Country.
Seawatch lover...
Local patch the Txingudi Bay (Gipuzkoa).

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Great first half of November in Txingudi!
3 Yelkouan shearwaters (1st for Gipuzkoa), a fly-by Redpoll, +50 Goldcrests, a day with 1.500 migrating ducks, Greylags, Rock pipit, Dunlin ssp arctica, Pallid swifts, Wilson's, Leach's and Eu storm petrels, Sabine's, LT skua...

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

October in the LP was great with an incredible seawatch the 23rd (last post) and some other good sightings such as juv Rosy starling, a pair of Whooper swans (one of them dead the next day, the other's still around), Siberian chiffchaff, Penduline tit...

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Unforgettable 2 days in Higer!
We had 2 fea's petrel, 1 South Polar (1st for Basque Country), 16 L-T, 52 arctic, 39 poms, 31 great skuas, 4 wilson's, 17 eu and 185 leach's, 293 sabine's, 184 Puffins, 130 gray phals, 1 pallid swift, record numbers of gannets and all Shearwaters...

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Quiet September in Txingudi, with a Fea's petrel the 1st as a highlight. Also a BW kite, a temminck's stint and 4 RC Pochard. Also an incredible record passage of 8 Montagu's harriers the 6th.
When It comes to passerines nothing rare but very good migrant fallouts.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Last week in Estaca de Bares was crazy!
Hundreds of Sabine's, Skuas of the 5 species, 7 species of Shearwaters, Roseate tern, tens of Wilson's, Pterodroma desertas and an unexpected White-chinned petrel!!!
As always, see you next year!❤️

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

I spent the last week with some friends in the mountain of León, birdwatching and enjoying the landscapes. The stars of the trip were 3 gray partridges, nests of wallcreepers, rufous-tailed r-t and white-winged snowfinches.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

The first 4 days of May I went with some friends of mine to the Ebro Delta. We experienced an arrival of scarce birds such as Icterine, W-Olivaceous & Wood Warblers, RT Pipits, RF Falcon, Pacific Golden Plover, WWB Terns and a Collared Fly. We also found a Shore Lark.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

In mid-April I went to the central region of Spain (Extremadura, Salamanca & Zamora) and I had a great time birding with some friends of mine with a Bonaparte's Gull as the highlight of the trip, the 1st record for Castilla y León. Also many other cool birds!

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

This April in the LP has been a bit crazy... I found many good birds such as Humei's Warbler, Middle-spotted Woodpecker, Pallid Harrier, W Subalpine Warbler, Alpestris race Ring Ouzel, Temminck's Stint, Little Bitterns, Tawny Pipit... Along with many other species and numbers.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

First Willow warblers, Tree Pipits, Yellow Wagtails, Greater whitethroats, Reed Warblers, Bluethroats, Swallows, Bank Swallows, House Martins, Booted Eagles and a lot more! These days should be great when it comes to migrant birds in Txingudi, after a crazy vismig week!

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

What a great start of the spring! Finding 2 1st for Gipuzkoa! Western Black-Eared Wheatear & Greater Short-Toed Lark! Also a Jackdaw which had no sightings in decades!
Alpine Swifts, Black-Winged Kites, Black Storks, Hen Harriers... 100s of Kites, 1.000s of Chaffinches, etc, etc!

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Incredible vismig journeys in Txingudi over the last days...
+2.300 Red and +300 Black kites, +200 Stock doves, Fieldfare, +11.000 Chaffinches, 2 Short-toed snake-eagles, 2 Black-winged kites, +180 Redwings... Also the first Bluethroats and the Greater scaup still present.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Great weekend in #FIO2025

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Calm days in Txingudi with the first migrants like Red kites and Stone-curlews.
Greater scaup and Bonaparte's gull still present. Also some interesting birds like Jack snipes, herring gull, Wigeon and a RT Diver.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Bonaparte's Gull and Greater Scaup still present in Txingudi...

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

This Thursday's rough weather forced some seabirds to refuge in the bays and rivers of the Basque Country.
In Hondarribia we had some 13 leach's and 2 european sp, 2 guillemots, at least 7 little gulls and 2 kittiwakes, among tens of mediterranean gulls.

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

The first-ever wintering 1st winter drake Greater scaup of Plaiaundi has moulted almost completely. What a beauty!

[Antonio Sandoval @ASandovalRey]

¡Ya a la venta!
TERRITORIOS PAJAREROS
Coordinado junto a Alfonso Rodrigo y editado por BichoMalo Libros.
Una colección de 37 textos de gente MUY pajarera, sobre los lugares que más frecuentamos para observar aves y cuanto en ellos vamos encontrando
+INFO: https://t.co/JgIeAafKMC

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Amazing weekend in Txingudi! Velvet scoter, 4 fulmars, caspian and bonaparte's gull were some good birds. Also good numbers of leachs, great skuas, puffins, sooty shears and some RT divers.
Also late summer seabirds like a juv LTS and 3 great shears.
https://t.co/CtrFu2cyir

[David Santamaría Urbano @DavidSU26]

Amazing weekend in Txingudi! Velvet scoter, 4 fulmars, caspian and bonaparte's gull were some good birds. Also good numbers of leachs, great skuas, puffins, sooty shears and some RT divers.
Also late summer seabirds like a juv LTS and 3 great shears.
https://t.co/CtrFu2cyir