It’s the first week of January, and what better way to kick off another birdwatching year than to catch up on our winter raptors. Fantastic views of Golden Eagles again this week, as they continue to show well over the higher slopes above the village. Kiersten as ever was on hand to grab some photos…so [...]
The Spanish Highs Mountain Guides team have been out and about above the snowline again, and Richard returned with some great snaps of a favourite species from our pine forest habitat. Crossbills are birds of spruce, larch and pine woodland, and use their specialized crossed beaks to prise the seeds from the cones of these [...]
December continues to bring us the best in winter birdwatching, and today it’s the turn of another of our wonderful Alpujarran raptors. Sadly Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata is scarce and localized over much of its range, and with maybe only around 1000 pairs left in Europe this strong and potent predator is a key local [...]
More fantastic winter birdwatching down here in the Alpujarras this week, as our local birds of prey continue to take centre stage. Kiersten has returned with some fabulous new shots, giving us a chance to take a closer look at some of our most spectacular species. With a two metre wingspan the Golden Eagle Aquila [...]
It’s a bright, crisp December morning and I’m working on the hillside above the village. A good chance to catch up with some seasonal birdwatching of course…the Alpujarran winter has a lot to offer, and today belonged to our local raptors. The olive groves and orchards are a little quieter now, but familiar local favourites [...]
Ive recently returned from an expedition to the Patagonian Icefield. The reason for the trip was to traverse the Fitzroy and Cerro Torre masiffs taking between 5 and 7 days which you can read more of here. Whilst in El Calafate and El Charlten I managed to get myself and the others out for a [...]
We travel further afield today with a remarkable new shot from the east of Spain. Our birdwatching friend Michael Watts took this photo recently at the El Hondo Natural Park, near Crevillent in Alicante province…and we’re thrilled to be able to post it for you today! The (Greater) Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga breeds in northern [...]
At the start of last month we reported on the arrival of large numbers of wintering Chiffchaff, and this familiar little species is continuing to show well in the orchards, gardens and olive groves around the village… As Kiersten’s latest images show, the Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita can be unobtrusive and hard to spot in amongst [...]
It’s the first day of December, and what better way to start the new month than with the latest images of one of our favourite seasonal visitors, the Black Redstart… Regular readers of our birding reports will recognize this species straight away. Definitely one of our more striking winter characters, and Kiersten captured all the [...]
It’s late in the afternoon, and the Birdwatchalpujarras team have spent a distinctly breezy day out at the wetlands of Padul with a group of clients. With some daylight left, we had the chance to fit a final quick challenge into the day: could we possibly find our new friend Karen a Blue Rock Thrush? [...]
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