Coquet Island
This Sunday morning found us in need of a few quiet hours so that we could catch up with ourselves. An enjoyable breakfast and then a few emails and to bring the blog up to date. We had booked a … Continued
The Farne Islands, Northumberland
The purpose of the trip was to see the Puffins. Madam was not disappointed for how could she be with thousands in the sea, flying over it, flying over us and underneath our feet. We left the harbour at Seahouses … Continued
The wind was blowing hard when we awoke just like the previous evening. It was therefore a quick breakfast , then head north to see what we could see on our way to Bilbao. We travelled through more corn fields … Continued
Tudela and the Ebro Delta
Our destination is Tudela in the valley of The Ebro in Navarra. Research, with the help of, ‘Where to Watch Birds’ in Northern & Eastern Spain by Michael and Earnest Garcia means that where to look is made easy. On … Continued
Playing with Wolves – Riopar, Castilla la Mancha
This is a great place to visit. I am sure that we will go again as we have more than one good reason to return there. The old village of Riopar sits on a rocky outcrop with some outstanding views. … Continued
Friends from Summers Past
Recently we’ve strayed away from our nearby patches of bamboo and visited the low ground below the dam at Embalse de la Pedrera . Here, there were Melodious Warblers flitting around and the harsh sound of Reed Warblers. They were … Continued
Clot de Galvany
After a very tedious morning we came back from Alicante via Clot de Galvany where our afternoon just got better. There was no water at all in the shallow ‘pools’ but the main pool still had a quantity in it … Continued
Birds in Frame
I am now doing what I said that I would do. That is to concentrate on an area and see what’s there. It has dense pockets of bamboo which are close to the irrigation canal on the outskirts of San … Continued
An old walk revisited
I used to walk our dogs just outside the town amongst a varied habitat where I could see wildlife. Recently I have walked that way again, but more slowly this time to pay attention to everything that is around me. … Continued
CBBC Field Trip
On Wednesday we went to the area south of Totana (Murcia), a large flat area with cultivated fields and, fortunately areas that have been left fallow. These lie on the north side of Autovia Totana-Mazarron, the RM3. Here, there is … Continued