Located just outside Malaga, the mouth of the Rio Guadalhorce may at first seem an unlikely site for birdwatching. However, the complex of ponds and scrubland that sits between the two arms of the river – widened and engineered to avoid flooding upstream – is a key stretch of wetland habitat within Andalucia, and with [...]
With Sunday free took a run down towards the coast scouting for possible birdwatching sites. Had heard stories of Hoopoe being a common sight on the golf course at Motril. Didn’t think it looked very promising so we travelled a short distance to Salobrena. Ended up searching allotments and waste ground and had good views [...]


