The hills of Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche have been my temporary home for a couple of days now, and the patchwork of mixed oak woodland and sunny, open meadows have brought some great birdwatching. Today we’ll take a look at some of the birds of prey of the region…and where better to [...]
I’ve been looking forward to this for some time. Birdwatchalpujarras are heading west to explore Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, a hilly, forested region in the Sierra de Morena range north of Seville. A wonderful opportunity to take a closer look at the Cork Oak habitat on the Extremeduran border…and a terrific chance [...]
Jun 292009
The following short video (53 secs) was sent in by Kiersten Rowland who lives in Lanjaron. She filmed some red kites on a recent visit back to the UK. OK, so not strictly “Alpujarras”, but nevertheless interesting to all fellow twitchers!


