A Short-toed Eagle hunts over the hillsides of Lanjaron 17th April 2010

With the season in full swing our wonderful summer migrants are continuing to return to the Alpujarras every day…and the birdwatching is just getting better and better. As always our birds of prey have centre stage. The Short-toed Eagle has been back in the region for a few weeks now…readers of our posts will know [...]

 
The first Short-toed Eagle of the year! Raptors over the Lecrin valley 10th March 2010

It’s a bright Wednesday morning, and the Spanishhighs crew are off to explore the hillsides and walking trails of the Lecrin valley. I’m coming along for the birdwatching of course…with migrant summer visitors arriving every day it was a nice chance to check out a new patch. We headed out into the hills and valleys [...]