The GR7 is a great walking path for viewing a variety of birds and enjoying some of the fantastic scenery of the Alpujarras. The GR7 is a long distance walking path which runs throughout Europe. There are many stages to it in our area of Andalucia, mostly 2hour stretches between villages. The section that we walk [...]
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 [...]
Bright, pristine plumage against the backdrop of a brilliant blue summer sky…the beautiful Woodchat Shrike is back from African wintering grounds, once again bringing an exotic splash of colour to the hillsides of Lanjaron. These fantastic shots from Richard at Spanish Highs Mountain Guides have captured this spectacular species perfectly, so let’s take a closer [...]
Another nice shot from Kiersten today. Our first Melodious Warbler of the year, snapped just outside the village. Warblers can be frustratingly elusive…that one really good view is often far too brief. Nice to get a decent look for a change! One of the Hippolais warblers, the Melodious Warbler replaces the confusingly similar Icterine Warbler in [...]
May in the Alpujarras…and the birdwatching just gets better and better! Our local birds of prey continue to put on a fantastic display, and today it was the turn of one of our passage visitors. After the wonderful arrival of Honey Buzzards on the 3rd of the month, Kiersten has once again snapped some terrific [...]
It’s the second week of May and our summer visitors are continuing to arrive…and Kiersten has taken some fantastic shots of another seasonal favourite. Our Spotted Flycatchers have returned once again, and it’s another first for the year! At first sight undoubtedly one of our more unassuming birds. Get the right view though, and there [...]
It’s a warm Wednesday evening in the first week of May, and I’m up on the hillside above village having dinner with friends. Not the most likely time for a spot of birdwatching, but “never say never”… It must have been around 10.30pm. Dark for over an hour, with the usual swarms of flies and [...]
It’s the first day of the new month, and the birdwatching down here in Andalucia continues to improve every day. A walk back down the track tonight brought the beautiful song of Nightingales, singing strongly from trees and bushes along the way as I dropped down into the valley…but tonight there was a new, familiar [...]
One of our most spectacular summer migrants…and also one of the most frustratingly elusive. The Golden Oriole has an extensive European range, breeding from Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean and east into Asia. It returns every year from southern African wintering grounds to nest in open woodland, poplar plantations, riverside thickets and wooded parks…always favouring [...]
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