Passage Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus soar into the valley above Lanjaron, as the autumn migration starts in earnest… It’s the first week of September and I’m working in the sunshine up on the hill above the village as usual. As ever, I’ve got one eye on the skies and this afternoon brought a special treat…Honey [...]
A Short-toed Eagle soars over Lanjaron as another wonderful month of birdwatching rolls on… We continue to focus on the highlights of our recent day trip today and it’s the turn of one of our most impressive seasonal visitors to take centre stage. The Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus is always a welcome addition to our [...]
Short-toed Eagles, Southern Grey Shrikes and dazzling Bee-eaters, another remarkable day of birdwatching as the Alpujarran summer rolls on! It’s Monday morning, and the Birdwatchalpujarras team are off out with a client today, exploring the hillsides around Lanjaron once again. Another great chance to share our fantastic range of local habitats with a birdwatcher new [...]
A Scops Owl calls from the garden giving the evening a real Mediterranean feel once more… It’s the first week of August and with the household out for the evening I’m grabbing the chance to catch up on my posts. With the patio doors open behind me dusk has brought the usual hum of crickets [...]
Few other birds could sum up the dry, arid summer months of southern Spain better than the magnificent Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus. The hot, parched valleys and remote, mountain peaks of Andalucia provide the perfect habitat for this impressive raptor, and Kiersten has been spending time with her camera in one of the species’ local [...]
After a fortnight back in the UK I have to say I’m more than a just little relieved to be back on the mountain above the village despite the unrelenting heat of the southern Spanish summer! The olive groves are strangely subdued currently after the all the activity of another breeding season but the birdwatching [...]
Booted Eagles continue to show well around the village as another hot summer unfolds…and Kiersten has been busy with her camera again. Regular readers of our reports will know the Booted Eagle Aquila pennatais one of our seasonal favourites down here in the Alpujarras, and it’s great to have some more shots of this striking [...]
Not all our raptors are summer visitors. The Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus is a year long resident across most of western Europe and occurs right across Spain. Kiersten has snapped this individual regularly over the last few days, as it patrols the hillside just outside the village…so let’s take a closer look at this familiar but [...]
We’re in the first days of June…and many of our wonderful seasonal visitors have already returned for the summer. As ever Kiersten has been busy with her camera, as we try to keep you up to date with all the new arrivals…and that includes our magnificent birds of prey. Over the last few weeks, Booted [...]
Thursday morning…and I’m off with a friend to El Torcal Nature Reserve. Located about 30km north of Malaga near the town of Antequera, the area boasts one of the most impressive limestone landscapes in Europe. Highly eroded, surreal rock formations provide a fascinating backdrop and with fantastic views out towards the coast and a unique [...]
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