The skies above the crags of the ridge below the village are busy once more. The number of House Martins and Barn Swallows floating over the house increases every day, and a pair of Ravens continue to occasionally drift by, much to the annoyance of our resident Kestrels. Everything as it should be as I [...]
Oct 162009
With the month rolling on it’s time to catch up with all the comings and goings “on the doorstep” as I take another look at birdwatching down in the valley below the village. All those House Martins that hung on through the tail-end of summmer have finally really thinned out now…with just the last one [...]
With the marauding Sparrowhawk having failed to reappear for a day or so and after a distinct improvement in the weather it would appear to be “business as usual” down here in the valley below Lanjaron. A walk back down the hill this morning brought the now familiar trills of Alpine Swifts over the cliff-face [...]
Sunday morning, and it’s all change down in the valley below Lanjaron. The weather reports are promising storms and with the month already well under way I made the decision to “get back to basics” and have a good look at exactly what’s moved on and what’s arrived on the doorstep as the autumn migration [...]
As the last few weeks of summer unfold I’ve been working below the village for over a month now, and it’s time to take a look back at birdwatching in August down here in the valley below Lanjaron. House Sparrows and Spotless Starlings provide the background chatter as always, with Serin, Goldfinch, Spotted Flycatchers and [...]
It’s Sunday morning and I’m a week into my new job in the bowl of the valley below Lanjaron…and I thought it was hot up on the hill! My new place of work sits beneath an imposing ridge, an impressive rockface that curves round to the south of the village. The cries of Lesser Kestrels [...]
Monday afternoon, and with work finished for the day it’s a short walk up the mountain along a now very familiar local track to keep my eye in and check out what’s happening “up the road”. I’ve been watching a pair of Blue Rock Thrush up here for some time now. As ever I had [...]
A Golden Oriole mobs a Golden Eagle and a Nuthatch makes an appearance above Lanjaron 24th June 2009
Jun 282009
Wednesday comes around and I’m on birdwatching detail again, and I’m braving the heat of the day to take a walk down the mountain to a recreational area I’ve yet to check out. With a couple of new species added to the list in the last couple of days I’m armed with my camera and [...]
Tuesday, and it’s a working day as usual up above Lanjaron. With my shift over however I grabbed the chance to check out the flocks of Swifts swarming over the hillside above the house. I had heard but didn’t see Bee Eaters up there somewhere and was hoping for a glimpse of one of our [...]
