For birdwatchers new to the hobby, the warblers can sometimes be quite a daunting challenge. Small, wary, and often – but by no means always – muted and rather nondescript in colour, there’s no doubt that correctly identifying many species can be a frustrating excercise. The rich habitat of the marshlands at Padul are a [...]
I chased back through October’s blogs when I saw these shots, and it looks like we didn’t see any through the whole of last month…but a pale-form Booted Eagle has made it onto the list for November! A few overwinter in SW Spain every year, and we’ve picked up “out-of-season” sightings before. Regular readers of [...]
The summer season may be over…but some of our local birds of prey are continuing to put on a wonderful display. Let’s take another look at one of southern Spain’s most spectacular species, with Kiersten’s latest images from the rocky peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains… With a wingspan of over seven feet – around [...]
Birdwatch Alpujarras is pleased to announce the release of a free app for your Android mobile. This will enable you to keep up to date with the bird life in our part of Andalucia by receiving our birdwatching reports direct to your phone. Simple to install :- just click on the photo and you will be taken [...]
The chance of a lift up the mountain was too good to miss this morning, and gave me a great chance to get another look at some favourite spots on the hillside above the village. The drive uphill is a familiar route, and the usual suspects showed well along the way. Woodchat Shrikes of course, [...]
We’ve waited patiently for this striking little species to make an appearance…but finally, we’ve got our first ever images of a Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus to share with you today! This colourful, streaky bunting is a real rarity in the UK…up at the extreme northern edge of its European range, it’s confined to the south-east [...]
Instantly familiar to birdwatchers back in the UK, the Nuthatch Sitta europaea has proved to be something of a rarity down here in Andalucia. Our sighting during our trip on the 18th of this month had me tracking back to the last time we’d seen one, and I had to go back to June 2009… [...]
A long way up it may be..but our local Golden Eagles continue to patrol the hillsides above the village. At a distance birds of prey can be a tough ID challenge but there are always clues to look out for. Let’s take a closer look at Kiersten’s latest shot of this magnificent raptor… Note the [...]
While we wait for the arrival of our summer migrant species, many of our year-long residents continue to show well – and today Kiersten snapped this local favourite on the hillside above the village… Several species from the Sylvia genus of warblers can be found across the Mediterranean region, and the Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata [...]
With the weather improving every day, we’re out and about re-visiting all our favourite birding locations and Kiersten rounded off the month with another quick trip to Sierra de Lujar. A short drive out to the south of the village brings you to the foot of the mountain, and the rocky gorge at the start [...]
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