The Spanish Highs Mountain Guides team have been out and about above the snowline again, and Richard returned with some great snaps of a favourite species from our pine forest habitat. Crossbills are birds of spruce, larch and pine woodland, and use their specialized crossed beaks to prise the seeds from the cones of these [...]
It’s Friday morning and it’s a big day for Birdwatchalpujarras…my new colleague and birdwatching partner Kiersten and I have got Gerry and Chris out with us for the day, two widely travelled and very keen birdwatchers over from Manchester for a week of sunshine in Lanjaron. With a full day to work with we’re hoping [...]
With a major excursion cancelled today through illness on the team, all we’ve got time for is a quick afternoon run out to a favourite local mountain. An impressive rocky gorge before the climb uphill rarely disappoints and before long we had really good views of a Lesser Kestrel, patrolling the skies overhead. The craggy [...]
Saturday morning and it’s a day off to go walking above the white village of Capileira. Warned in advance about the cold… a very windy day and I suspected I’d be glad of all the extra clothing I was advised to bring along. Passed through the village and drove on up towards Hoya de Portillo [...]
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