White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)


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  1. 3 spp together, amazing, well done!.....

    Laurie -

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  2. There are observations of Gyps africanus already in Spain over the past years and even one collided with a wind turbine in Cadiz province.

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    1. Thanks for your comment. Yes, as others commented, there are 3 accepted records from southern Spain. There is also an earlier record (October 206) from Portugal but was classed in Category D (means they had doubts about its natural occurrence at the time). These are the only Western Palearctic records so far.

      Wind turbines are fatal also for our native birds, and this unlucky bird came from sub-Sahara Africa to collide with them. Unfortunately for birds, there are many of these wind turbines on both shores of the Strait of Gibraltar.

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