Unusually amongst the doves and pigeons, the Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur is a summer visitor to Andalucia, returning each spring from wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa. Absent only from Iceland, Ireland and Scandinavia, the Turtle Dove breeds across most of Europe…occupying lowland, broadleaved woodland, farmland and copses with rich undergrowth. The species is not without [...]
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 [...]
With a huge improvement in the weather after a week ago it’s birdwatching as usual this Wednesday. Decided to explore an area of flat land outside the town of Padul, following up a suggestion that there may be a wetland habitat that looked promising on the map. After a short drive from Lanjaron we parked [...]
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