We’ve waited a long time for photos like this…and I only wish I’d been there with my camera too! The male Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius is without doubt a spectacular sight, and it’s wonderful to have brand new images of this striking Mediterranean species to post for you today. This year-long resident can be [...]
We had guests on board today as we once again headed off up the mountain, to get a good, end-of-the-month look at what the local hillsides have to offer at this changeable, busy time of the year. We ended up having a thoroughly good time today, and managed to put some interesting local favourites on [...]
It’s the start of a new week, and the birdwatchalpujarras team are off on a day-trip to Sierra de Lugar. It’s been a while since we visited this productive local patch and with our friend Andreas on board for the day we’re hoping to add a few interesting species to his holiday tick-list! The secluded, [...]
It’s the first week of July, and with some new birdwatching friends all the way from Denmark the birdwatchalpujarras team are once again out on a day trip on the hillsides above Lanjaron. With a few of our local favourites on the wish-list for the day we headed for the first of some likely locations…and [...]
Kiersten’s out on the road once again, driving guides and clients into the mountains with the Spannishhighs team. With a spare couple of hours there was time for some birding too today, and she headed for the craggy gorge at the foot of Sierra de Lujar. A favourite birding location at any time of year, [...]
Great views of another local character today, as a male Blue Rock Thrush showed well on the boulder-strewn slopes just below the village… The Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius is a year-long resident across most of its European range, and breeds in Spain, Portugal and right round the Mediterranean region. It occurs in gorges and [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
Working in the sunshine again today, and I’m up on the hillside just outside the village of Lanjaron. Chaffinches , Blackbirds and Great Tits provided most of the background chatter, but some old favourites still managed to give the day a Mediterranean twist… We crossed a small stream on the track this morning, and a [...]
As we feared, the heavens have opened again, and heavy rain has brought our birdwatching to a temporary standstill once more. While we sit out the bad weather we thought we could take the chance to have a closer look at another of our local species, and today I’ve chosen a real personal favourite…the Blue [...]
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