It’s another bright June morning down here in Andalucia, and with guests on board for the day we’re looking forward to some great birding on the hillsides above the village. With the season well under way there’s always plenty to look out for, and so we picked up our new friends Steve and Linda and [...]
A beautiful song from a rather dull looking bird can mean one thing only, the Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is back. It can be heard all over Lanjaron and the Alpujarras singing day and night. I thought I would share this short video with you, for those who have never heard it and for those who [...]
Summer migrants have continued to reoccupy their breeding territories around the village – and there’s no mistaking the beautiful song of the species we have for you today! Universally recognized as probably the finest songster in Europe, the Nightingale Luscinia megarhyncos has once again returned to Andalucia from wintering grounds in southern Africa, and Kiersten [...]
Another sunny Wednesday morning on the last day of June…and I’m gardening in the sunshine again. A nice chance to keep my eyes and ears open of course, and check up on what’s passing through the gardens and orchards in the valley below the village. The usual tits and finches provided much of the background [...]
It’s the first week of June and with many of our seasonal migrants back for the summer, its time for me to take a walk down into the valley below Lanjaron to see what’s going on “in the backyard”. Even this close to the village the birdwatching can be spectacular, and there is always something [...]
Last weekend I went to visit a friend who lives in the Sierra Tentudia north of Seville, just over the border of Andalucia and into Extremadora. He invited us to stay at the Sierra Morena Mountain Refuge, a refuge that he is transforming to ensure it stays at one with nature and the environment. We [...]
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 [...]
Working in the garden today as the weather continues to hold…and with the rich song of the Nightingale now suddenly part of the daily background chorus, there are worse places I could be! Nightingales are without doubt beautifully talented songsters, but for a splash of spring colour you have to look elsewhere. For me, you [...]
It’s a slow stroll home for me down in to the valley after a few drinks in Lanjaron. Not the most likely time to be thinking about birdwatching…it’s gone midnight, and apart from the distant barking of dogs the track home is usually pretty quiet. Not tonight however…because the valley floor was ringing out with [...]
The first week of April has brought us a welcome patch of nice weather, and a chance to catch up with all those jobs on the land. The local birds have got their work cut out too and male Blackbirds, Serin, Great Tits and Spotless Starlings were all singing strongly today. One burst of birdsong [...]
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