Our first Subalpine Warbler! A trip report from Sierra de Lugar

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, [...]

 
Southern Grey Shrike and our second Roller of the month!

The chance of a lift up the mountain was too good to miss this morning, and gave me a great chance to get another look at some favourite spots on the hillside above the village. The drive uphill is a familiar route, and the usual suspects showed well along the way. Woodchat Shrikes of course, [...]

 

It’s a bright sunny day in the first week of April, and the hirundine community, soaring and swirling over the house and out across the valley, is growing by the day. House Martins into double figures have joined their resident Crag Martins cousins as they float overhead, and beautiful Barn Swallows have joined the throng, [...]

 

It’s the start of a new week, and I’m gardening for the day for a friend above the village. It ‘s a nice sunny spring morning, and Chaffinches, Spotless Starlings, Great Tits and Blackbirds all added to the House Sparrow chatter to provide a familiar background buzz. No surprises there… This time, no mistake. I [...]

 

It’s the first day of the new month…and the weather seems to be holding, thank goodness. Decided to take advantage of the welcome break from the rain and joined up with our friend Martin from The Life of Riley for a trip out to one of the Birdwatchalpujarras team’s favourite local spots, the marshland reserve [...]