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 [...]
September has arrived, bringing a welcome break in the weather and the daunting prospect of migration for many of our summer visitors. With the new month upon us a trip out with my binoculars was well overdue, so I jumped at the chance to go walking with a friend in the mountains around Trevelez, a [...]
Aug 212009
It’s a sunny Monday morning and the birdwatchalpujarras crew are on an away day. The offer of a walk up the Rio Verde valley with a friend down in Otivar had got Kiersten, Richard and I on the road nice and early, and I was looking forward to a drive through what I had been [...]
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 the first Monday of the new month. A hot August lunchtime and we’re taking a break sat outside a bar at the top of the village, having once again dropped the car off at the garage. A nice spot for birdwatching as it happens…overlooking a stream running down into the park over the road, [...]
It’s a hot Wednesday afternoon in the village and my new employer’s car is headed for the garage. With the park just opposite I need no pursuading to tag along…our birdwatching clients of last Friday had picked up good views of Golden Oriole there and I was sure there was a slim chance of a [...]
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 [...]
Another Sunday comes around and it’s birdwatching as usual, and I’m off down to a friend’s patch of land below the village in a determined effort to photograph Golden Orioles. With tall Poplars and Fig trees bordering a mature, old Olive grove it’s perfect habitat and the suspicion is these spectacular summer migrants are nesting [...]
