The skies above the crags of the ridge below the village are busy once more. The number of House Martins and Barn Swallows floating over the house increases every day, and a pair of Ravens continue to occasionally drift by, much to the annoyance of our resident Kestrels. Everything as it should be as I [...]
Posted by Chirper at 12:00 am Tagged with: Alpine Swift, alpujarras, barn swallows, birdwatcher, house martins, kestrels, lanjaron, ravens
It’s the first day of the new month…and the weather seems to be holding, thank goodness. Decided to take advantage of the welcome break from the rain and joined up with our friend Martin from The Life of Riley for a trip out to one of the Birdwatchalpujarras team’s favourite local spots, the marshland reserve [...]
Posted by Chirper at 12:00 am Tagged with: africa, andalucia, barn swallows, birdwatch alpujarras, cettis warblers, Chiffchaff, crag martins, Crested Lark, europe, hirundines, house martins, marshland, padul, reddbeds, reed warblers, willow warblers
At last! The weather finally seems to be on the turn down here in the Alpujarras…spring is definitely in the air. Bats are emerging from hibernation and feeding in the afternoon sun, frogs are croaking, cicadas and crickets are singing in the evenings…and I’ve got my first insect bites of the year. Hurrah! It’s all [...]
Posted by Chirper at 12:00 am Tagged with: alpujarras, barn swallows, bats, cicadas, crag martins, crickets, europe, frogs, hibernation, house martins, kestrels, lanjaron, migrants, scandinavia
