Trip Report: The Rio Guadalhorce, Malaga

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 [...]

 
Trip Report: the first days of spring at the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra

It’s the first day of March, and with a couple of birdwatching friends birdwatchalpujarras is off to visit the saltwater lagoon of Fuente de Piedra. This fascinating stretch of wetland habitat can be productive at almost any time of year, and with the spring passage upon us the first of the season’s migrants may just [...]

 

With a huge improvement in the weather after a week ago it’s birdwatching as usual this Wednesday. Decided to explore an area of flat land outside the town of Padul, following up a suggestion that there may be a wetland habitat that looked promising on the map. After a short drive from Lanjaron we parked [...]