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 [...]
We round the month off today with a look at another of the species Kiersten encountered on her recent trip to the wetlands of Fuente de Piedra. The Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula is one of the reserve’s more striking waders, and there a few key points to look for when it comes to ID… Note [...]
Friday afternoon, and I’m off walking with a mate, exploring the local patch again. A run up the outskirts of Granada proved to be a bit of a disappointment…we’d hoped for a stretch of mixed woodland, but found little more than a pine plantation that had about as much life in it as the commercial [...]
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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