It’s another bright June morning down here in Andalucia, and with guests on board for the day we’re looking forward to some great birding on the hillsides above the village. With the season well under way there’s always plenty to look out for, and so we picked up our new friends Steve and Linda and [...]
It’s Friday morning, and the Birdwatchalpujarras team are off out with a client for the day. We’re meeting our new friend Val in the village of Canar, with plans to take the mountain track up to Puente Palo, a favourite drive that will take us through a number of different habitats and hopefully bring some [...]
We’re in first day of the new month and while the weather is still a bit patchy, the days are slowly getting longer and warmer. Migration has most definitely begun, and some winter species will soon be moving on… The Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla have started to thin out noticeably, heading for breeding grounds further north. [...]
It’s the first day of February down here in Andalucia, and Kiersten and I are off to visit our local wetlands at Padul. The extensive reedbeds and the flat patchwork of cultivated plots and rough grassland make this reserve a productive birding patch at any time of the year, and it could well be the [...]
It’s a bright, crisp December morning and I’m working on the hillside above the village. A good chance to catch up with some seasonal birdwatching of course…the Alpujarran winter has a lot to offer, and today belonged to our local raptors. The olive groves and orchards are a little quieter now, but familiar local favourites [...]
We’re in the third week of October, and I thought, at least until today, that the last Golden Orioles had left for their wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa. Not so, apparently…the instantly recognizable “we-weeeooo” call was a pleasant surprise as I worked on the hillside above the village today, and added this flamboyant, tropical bird [...]
Another sunny Wednesday morning on the last day of June…and I’m gardening in the sunshine again. A nice chance to keep my eyes and ears open of course, and check up on what’s passing through the gardens and orchards in the valley below the village. The usual tits and finches provided much of the background [...]
It’s the first week of June and with many of our seasonal migrants back for the summer, its time for me to take a walk down into the valley below Lanjaron to see what’s going on “in the backyard”. Even this close to the village the birdwatching can be spectacular, and there is always something [...]
Thursday morning…and I’m off with a friend to El Torcal Nature Reserve. Located about 30km north of Malaga near the town of Antequera, the area boasts one of the most impressive limestone landscapes in Europe. Highly eroded, surreal rock formations provide a fascinating backdrop and with fantastic views out towards the coast and a unique [...]
Working in the sunshine again today, and I’m up on the hillside just outside the village of Lanjaron. Chaffinches , Blackbirds and Great Tits provided most of the background chatter, but some old favourites still managed to give the day a Mediterranean twist… We crossed a small stream on the track this morning, and a [...]
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