Trabancos (river) Castile and León (with more than 200 mating pairs). It is also the winter season nesting ground of more than 1,500 red kites ("Milvus milvus"). There are also numerous birds of prey; the most abundant are Montagu's harriers ("Circus pygargus", 50 mating pairs) and lesser kestrels ("Falco naumanni"; almost 150 mating pairs), but there are also hawks, goshawks, falcons, owls, and others. The region is also host to numerous gamebirds, including the red-legged partridge ("Alectoris rufa"). Despite their importance, the population of little bustard ("Tetrax tetrax") in the region appear to be diminishing. Although not all the species protected in
Strange Little Birds "Empty" and "We Never Tell", which he characterized as "gratifying but superfluous detours into the well-trodden", "Strange Little Birds" "emerges as the band's most compelling, adventurous album in 15 years." Luke Winstanley of "Clash" praised the album as "a thrilling synthesis of the band's most endearing features; quasi metal riffing, with Shirley Manson's devilishly seductive croon and huge industrial pop hooks", concluding, "There are a few moments that feel oddly dated or too by-the-numbers, but otherwise, this is an engaging return from the gothic dance-rock four-piece." In a less enthusiastic review, Emily Mackay of "The Observer" called the album a