Montagu’s Harrier and Southern Grey Shrike at Padul marshlands 17th July 2009

It’s Friday morning and it’s a big day for Birdwatchalpujarras…my new colleague and birdwatching partner Kiersten and I have got Gerry and Chris out with us for the day, two widely travelled and very keen birdwatchers over from Manchester for a week of sunshine in Lanjaron. With a full day to work with we’re hoping [...]

 

With a major excursion cancelled today through illness on the team, all we’ve got time for is a quick afternoon run out to a favourite local mountain. An impressive rocky gorge before the climb uphill rarely disappoints and before long we had really good views of a Lesser Kestrel, patrolling the skies overhead. The craggy [...]

 

Saturday morning and it’s a day off to go walking above the white village of Capileira. Warned in advance about the cold… a very windy day and I suspected I’d be glad of all the extra clothing I was advised to bring along. Passed through the village and drove on up towards Hoya de Portillo [...]