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 [...]
Last weekend I went to visit a friend who lives in the Sierra Tentudia north of Seville, just over the border of Andalucia and into Extremadora. He invited us to stay at the Sierra Morena Mountain Refuge, a refuge that he is transforming to ensure it stays at one with nature and the environment. We [...]
With migrants returning every day now, people are starting to see and hear new things. Had a great text today from our friend Martin of LifeofRiley, with a great first of the year report. While out walking with friends above the village of Lanjaron at around 1300m, he heard an unmistakable sound…the first Cuckoo of [...]
Saturday, and it’s gardening for me in the morning sun. Not much chance to stop and watch but had to take a moment to listen to the unmistakable call of a Cuckoo, in fact my very first outside the UK, singing loudly in the olive trees a short distance down the hill. Quite possibly a [...]


