![]() ![]() ![]() On subsequent afternoons, I saw at least 3 birds feeding and more moving west with the Cory’s Shearwaters in the late evening. However, we were staying on the coast on the north of the island, overlooking the sea, and while seawatching from the balcony on our first afternoon, I was amazed to pick up a Barolo Shearwater feeding offshore. Historically best seen from the short ferry crossing over to the island of La Gomera, they are not seen with any regularity there any more (we tried without success). I had particularly wanted to see Barolo (Little) Shearwaters but the population has crashed over the last 10-15 years and they are now very hard to see (some commentators have even suggested they may be on course for extinction in the not too distant future). ![]() The real highlight of the trip for me was the seawatching. Great Spotted Woodpecker – the local race canariensis, only found on Tenerife, looks and sounds similar to ours Another subspecies which could be upgraded in the future, and already has by some Tenerife Goldcrest – the black band across the fore-crown distinguishes it from ours. Rather short-winged compared to our Chiffchaff, and vocally very different Easy enough to find, but hard to see well in the dense treesĬanary Islands Chiffchaff – this one has recently been given full species status by many authorities. Laurel Pigeons – the other key endemics to see are the two species of pigeon, Bolle’s and Laurel, both residents of the native laurel forest. It looks and sounds rather different to our birds so perhaps a future candidate for full species rank? Stunning birds!Ĭhaffinch – at lower altitudes in the laurel forest, the Blue Chaffinch is replaced by the local subspecies tintillon of Common Chaffinch. A chance to look at speciation in action!Ītlantic Canary – the name says it all, endemic to Canary Islands and Madeiraīlue Chaffinch – another endemic, breeding in pine forests at higher altitude. Several of these could even arguably be candidates for full species in their own right – where the dividing line lies is somewhat arbitrary. Even some of the birds more familiar to us have local subspecies, some of which are more distinct than others. The Atlantic islands are interesting because years of isolation have resulted in a number of species which are found nowhere else in the world. In early July, I travelled to Tenerife in the Canary Islands to look for some of the endemic birds on the island and to spend some time seawatching. 2880x1800px Tenerife, Atlantic Ocean, cliff, Canary Islands, coast, waves, Spain for with resolution.1920x1080px Time lapse of sunset over the Atlantic ocean and the rocky coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Stock Video Footage HD wallpaper.2048x1393px Canary Islands Atlantic Ocean coast buildings ocean landscape HD wallpaper.1920x1200px best bird ,bird,vertebrate,beak,finch,atlantic canary,canary,perching bird,organism,songbird,adaptation, small birds HD wallpaper.1920x1080px : ocean, sea, mountains, beach, clouds, strand, Canon, island, eos, Spain, meer, Raw, fuerteventura, kanaren, wolken, Atlantic, insel, berge, canary, EDI, spanien, schneider, atlantik, 50d, cofete, edispix 1920x1080 HD wallpaper.2560x1536px canary islands beach lava atlantic spain HD wallpaper.1920x1305px canary islands landscape coast atlantic ocean ocean tenerife, atlantic city HD wallpaper.1920x1200px wave, dawn, the beach, spain, atlantic ocean, canary islands with resolution 1920x1200.1920x1275px canary islands atlantic ocean sky clouds mountain rock town lights HD wallpaper.1877x1173px Atlantic by Canary Islands, Spain, rocks, wave, ocean, islands HD wallpaper. ![]()
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