Not too much to go on with today’s shots, she’d be the first to admit – But Kiersten saw enough of this Bonelli’s Eagle to clinche the ID, and it’s another great addition to the list for the month. With our migrant Short-toed and almost all of our Booted Eagles sunning themselves on African wintering [...]
With another fabulous summer season almost upon us our thoughts are very much with our returning migrant species. Regular readers will know however we have some spectacular birds of prey that are with us all year round, and we’ve got some fantastic new shots of a real Andalucian “A-lister”! Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata is a [...]
It’s Friday morning, and the Birdwatchalpujarras team are off out with a client for the day. We’re meeting our new friend Val in the village of Canar, with plans to take the mountain track up to Puente Palo, a favourite drive that will take us through a number of different habitats and hopefully bring some [...]
Our resident raptors have continued to put on an impressive display throughout the month. Bonelli’s Eagles have shown well above the village over the last few days, and Kiersten has been on-hand with her camera to record all the action. Let’s take a closer look at our latest shots of one of our most spectacular [...]
It’s the first day of February down here in Andalucia, and Kiersten and I are off to visit our local wetlands at Padul. The extensive reedbeds and the flat patchwork of cultivated plots and rough grassland make this reserve a productive birding patch at any time of the year, and it could well be the [...]
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 [...]
The GR7 is a great walking path for viewing a variety of birds and enjoying some of the fantastic scenery of the Alpujarras. The GR7 is a long distance walking path which runs throughout Europe. There are many stages to it in our area of Andalucia, mostly 2hour stretches between villages. The section that we walk [...]
It’s the first Monday of the new month, and Kiersten has snapped yet another first for the year! Our very first Honey Buzzards, floating over the hillside just outside the village of Lanjaron, back from Africa and on passage to breeding grounds further north. Kiersten counted at least thirty, and I was lucky enough to [...]
With March nearly over the birdwatching is improving every day…as summer migrants continue to return from African wintering grounds. This includes of course some of our birds of prey, and Kiersten took these terrific shots over her house earlier today. Our first Booted Eagle of the year! Fantastic photos and a great year first for [...]
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