The 16th February was the last day of our holiday so we had to sort the hire car out and pack our bags etc. We did manage a last visit to the Salinas de Janubio though.\u00a0 At first this seemed to be astonishingly empty, perhaps because of some recent heavy rain and a lot of tourists walking the surrounding paths. A bit more investigation did uncover some of the usual suspects, though, and another first for us in Lanzarote.<\/p>\n
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Once more, instead of working the landward edge of the lagoon, we walked along the seaward side. Eventually at the very far side of the lagoon we discovered a group of Black-winged Stilts and a pair of Common Sandpipers.\u00a0 There was also a single Ruddy Shelduck sitting on a rock and on the grass behind a Whimbrel was pacing about. Unfortunately they were quickly off when they detected us but they never go far and soon came near us again. There were also a couple of Redshank and another bird that caused us some identification headaches.\u00a0 At first we took it for a Whimbrel but closer examination from a better angle showed that it to be a Black-tailed Godwit.<\/p>\n
Strangely, we only saw a single Black-necked Grebe this time. You could say that this was a bit of a disappointing visit to the salt pans but we still got some good birds and a real id teaser.<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Scientific Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Ruddy Shelduck<\/td>\n | Tadorna ferruginea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whimbrel<\/td>\n | Numenius phaeopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Redshank<\/td>\n | Tringa totanus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-tailed Godwit<\/td>\n | Limosa limosa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-necked Grebe<\/td>\n | Podiceps nigricollis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Collared Dove<\/td>\n | Streptopelia decaocto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yellow-legged Gull<\/td>\n | Larus michahellis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-winged Stilt<\/td>\n | Himantopus himantopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Sandpiper<\/td>\n | Actitis hypoleucos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lanzarote : 16th February 2015 The 16th February was the last day of our holiday so we had to sort the hire car out and pack our bags etc. We did manage a last visit to the Salinas de Janubio though.\u00a0 At first this seemed to be astonishingly empty, perhaps because of some recent heavy … <\/p>\n |