Mary’s Blog – Extremadura

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11th May Today we did one of my favourite trips and we weren’t disappointed. We set off from Torrejon el Rubio with the local White Stork being our first bird. Black Kite, Azure-winged Magpie, House Sparrow and Hoopoe were soon … Continued

Mary’s Blog – Extremadura

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10th May – Monfrague Today we headed into Monfrague National Park, first driving up to the castle viewpoint where Griffon Vultures were flying overhead and a male Blue Rock Thrush was perched on a branch as it usually is. On … Continued

Mary’s Blog – Extremadura

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8th May – After a somewhat bumpy flight from Edinburgh to Madrid (caused by crossing the jet stream) we got quickly through the airport to collect our hire car. Leaving the airport was surprisingly straightforward and we were soon on … Continued

A Tribute to Mark Etheridge

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Our birding friend Mark Etheridge sadly passed away last Friday after a battle with cancer. Mark was an excellent birder and contributed many reports to this website over the last ten years. If you type his name into the search … Continued