Taking a break from the long journey south…migrant Whinchats are passing through southern Spain on their way to African wintering grounds, and just like last year this seasonal traveller has made it onto the list for October. The Whinchat Saxicola rubetra nests across most of Europe above the Pyenees, but is absent from most of [...]
Today brought another great tick for the year-list, with the arrival of passage Whinchats on the hillsides above the village. Kiersten snapped this individual only yards from her house…and the shots soon had me back-tracking through last years posts for our last sighting. April 19th in fact…during the spring migration. Birds we saw then were [...]
With a huge improvement in the weather after a week ago it’s birdwatching as usual this Wednesday. Decided to explore an area of flat land outside the town of Padul, following up a suggestion that there may be a wetland habitat that looked promising on the map. After a short drive from Lanjaron we parked [...]
With bad weather through the week had to make the most of the weekend…headed off on Sunday up the hillside to the east of the village, hoping for the best. I have to say the day couldn’t have started any better. Before very long we found one of the region’s most spectacular summer visitors, our [...]
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