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 [...]
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, [...]
We’re in first day of the new month and while the weather is still a bit patchy, the days are slowly getting longer and warmer. Migration has most definitely begun, and some winter species will soon be moving on… The Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla have started to thin out noticeably, heading for breeding grounds further north. [...]
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 [...]
It’s a sunny Monday morning and the birdwatchalpujarras crew are on an away day. The offer of a walk up the Rio Verde valley with a friend down in Otivar had got Kiersten, Richard and I on the road nice and early, and I was looking forward to a drive through what I had been [...]
Another Sunday comes around and it’s birdwatching as usual, and I’m off down to a friend’s patch of land below the village in a determined effort to photograph Golden Orioles. With tall Poplars and Fig trees bordering a mature, old Olive grove it’s perfect habitat and the suspicion is these spectacular summer migrants are nesting [...]
With Sunday free took a run down towards the coast scouting for possible birdwatching sites. Had heard stories of Hoopoe being a common sight on the golf course at Motril. Didn’t think it looked very promising so we travelled a short distance to Salobrena. Ended up searching allotments and waste ground and had good views [...]
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