3 Years Around the World

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Birds of the Canary Islands

Canaries were the stars of the show for me in the Canary Islands, but the islands are also home to a number of other birds. Of the 28 species I was able to photograph, 14 were lifers for me (birds I had not seen before)..

Eurasian Hoopoe
Lanzarote Island, Las Palmas
Eurasian Thick-knee (lifer)
Lanzarote Island, Tias
Island Canary (lifer)
Tenerife Island, San Cristobal de la Laguna
European Greenfinch (lifer)
Tenerife Island, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Canary Islands Chaffinch (lifer)
La Gomera Island, Garajonay National Park
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (lifer)
Tenerife Island, Las Lajas
Canary Islands Chiffchaff (lifer) Tenerife Island, Jungle Park
African Blue Tit (lifer)
Tnerife Island, Jungle Park
Spanish Sparrow (lifer)
Tenerife Island, Arona
Eurasian Blackbird
Tenerife Island, Botanical Garden
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Lanzarote Island, Las Palmas
Great Spotted Woodpecker (lifer)
Tenerife Island, Las Lajas
Eurasian Collared Dove
Tenerife Island, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Rock Pigeon
Tenerife Island, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Berthelot’s Pipit (lifer)
Tenerife Island, Palm Mar
Barbary Partridge (lifer)
Lanzarote Island, Tias
Whimbrel
Tenerife Island, Arona
Yellow-legged Gull
Tenerife Island, Arona
Black-crowned Night Heron
Tenerife Island
Gray Wagtail
Tenerife Island
Great Gray Shrike (lifer)
Lanzarote Island, Playa Famara
Ruddy Turnstone
Lanzarote Island, Arrecife
Little Egret
Lanzarote Island, Arrecife
Western Cattle Egret
Lanzarote Island, Las Palmas
Kentish Plover (lifer)
Lanzarote Island, Arrecife
Cory’s Shearwater (lifer)
Tenerife to La Gomera ferry
Eurasian Kestrel
Lanzarote Island, Tias
Eurasian Moorhen
Tenerife Island, Laguna
12 responses to “Birds of the Canary Islands”
  1. Margret Avatar
    Margret

    My sister and her husband spend winters on Lanzarote and I forwarded the link to her. We both loved your pictures!!

    1. Basia Avatar
      Basia

      Thanks for sharing the link, always happy to know I have more readers!

  2. shannon clubb Avatar
    shannon clubb

    Amazing that you find their names and also document where you find them . Your log must be incredible !!! I love the bird pictures .

    1. Basia Avatar
      Basia

      Us birders maintain our life lists online, and we have to provide an exact location for it to be accepted. So I’ve become meticulous about documenting it.

  3. Judy Avatar
    Judy

    The Eurasian Thick-Knee is a striking bird. I love its facial markings. All beautiful photos. The little plover does look weighed down with all those bands.

    1. Debbie S Wallace Avatar
      Debbie S Wallace

      Just spectacular. Such a beautiful variety. I so love birds!!!
      Thank you.

      1. Basia Avatar
        Basia

        They’re beauties, aren’t they.

    2. Basia Avatar
      Basia

      I love the “Thick-knee” name, it gave me a chuckle. There was a second plover along with this one, and it did not have any bands and looked smaller. I wondered if it was a juvenile that hadn’t gotten into the banding system yet.

  4. Elaine Smith Avatar
    Elaine Smith

    Lots of awesome finds! The Thick knee is a uniquely marked bird. Love the two Chaffinch’s, the Wagtail and the Blue Tit. The Plover looks like it’s been to the Eras tour, lots of Swiftie bracelets! 🙂 You have made my rainy day brighter!

    1. Basia Avatar
      Basia

      Lol lol, the Swiftie comment is the funniest thing I’ve heard all day! The Kentish is in decline on this island because of habitat loss and disturbance, so it looks like there is some serious tracking of it going on.

  5. Sharon Breitenfeld Avatar
    Sharon Breitenfeld

    So many birds! Wow!

  6. Sharon Breitenfeld Avatar
    Sharon Breitenfeld

    Great pictures!