There’s been some great seasonal birdwatching around the village over the last few days, and we returned from our last foray up the mountain with one or two puzzling ID questions… …and none more familiar than today’s problem of course! The smaller warblers can be quite a challenge, but a combination of factors help narrow [...]
Large numbers of Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita have started to arrive around Lanjaron, as wintering birds pour into southern Spain from breeding grounds further north. Many will spend the rest of the season here, with only some European birds tackling the extra challenge of the crossing into north Africa. Positive identification of this lively little species [...]
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 [...]
Thursday morning, and as usual I’m “doing the rounds” and checking out what’s going on before I start work. It was the beautiful, bright song of a Blackcap that got me out of the flat today, I tracked its calls from tree to tree around to the back of the house as it stayed in [...]
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 [...]
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