We’ve waited a long time for photos like this…and I only wish I’d been there with my camera too! The male Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius is without doubt a spectacular sight, and it’s wonderful to have brand new images of this striking Mediterranean species to post for you today. This year-long resident can be [...]
We had guests on board today as we once again headed off up the mountain, to get a good, end-of-the-month look at what the local hillsides have to offer at this changeable, busy time of the year. We ended up having a thoroughly good time today, and managed to put some interesting local favourites on [...]
It’s the start of a new week, and the birdwatchalpujarras team are off on a day-trip to Sierra de Lugar. It’s been a while since we visited this productive local patch and with our friend Andreas on board for the day we’re hoping to add a few interesting species to his holiday tick-list! The secluded, [...]
It’s the first week of July, and with some new birdwatching friends all the way from Denmark the birdwatchalpujarras team are once again out on a day trip on the hillsides above Lanjaron. With a few of our local favourites on the wish-list for the day we headed for the first of some likely locations…and [...]
Kiersten’s out on the road once again, driving guides and clients into the mountains with the Spannishhighs team. With a spare couple of hours there was time for some birding too today, and she headed for the craggy gorge at the foot of Sierra de Lujar. A favourite birding location at any time of year, [...]
Great views of another local character today, as a male Blue Rock Thrush showed well on the boulder-strewn slopes just below the village… The Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius is a year-long resident across most of its European range, and breeds in Spain, Portugal and right round the Mediterranean region. It occurs in gorges and [...]
It’s late in the afternoon, and the Birdwatchalpujarras team have spent a distinctly breezy day out at the wetlands of Padul with a group of clients. With some daylight left, we had the chance to fit a final quick challenge into the day: could we possibly find our new friend Karen a Blue Rock Thrush? [...]
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 [...]
As we feared, the heavens have opened again, and heavy rain has brought our birdwatching to a temporary standstill once more. While we sit out the bad weather we thought we could take the chance to have a closer look at another of our local species, and today I’ve chosen a real personal favourite…the Blue [...]
Finally! On the very last day of what’s been a rather bleak January I find myself with a bit of time on my hands and it’s a leisurely stroll back to Lanjaron for me, a welcome chance to enjoy a bit of sunshine and catch up with what’s out and about as I follow the [...]
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