SEASONAL BEHAVIOUR
Seen all year round.
DISTRIBUTION
Five breeding colonies in Huelva (four in Chanza vallehy and one at Aracena Reservoir), accounting for the bulk of the population (93 pairs in 2011), two in Seville (Melonares and José Torán reservoirs, adding up to 25 pairs) and one in Córdoba (River Guadalquivir at El Salto, with 8-10 pairs). Also spread around rivers, ponds, reservoirs and smaller areas of open water throughout the whole territory.
COMMENTS
Like many other water birds its numbers are increasing, favoured – among other factors – by the proliferation of reservoirs.
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