Day Seven – Sunday We left Torrejon el Rubio on Sunday and travelled to Daimiel for an overnight stay. We didn’t really do any birding on the way but these were the highlights seen from the car. The first bird was … Continued
Saturday – Monfrague National Park Today with much improved weather, we made a return visit to Monfrague. As we drove towards the park we could see 50+ Griffon Vultures in the air and we passed numerous Woodchat Shrikes, more than … Continued
Day Five – Friday – Torrejon el Rubio – Talavan – Santiago del Campo – Monroy – Jaraceijo Today when we set off it was raining quite badly so we had low expectations of seeing many birds. Having said that … Continued
Day Four – Thursday – Torrejon el Rubio – Monroy – Santa Marta – Trujillo – Torrejon el Rubio Despite a cloudy sky with rain threatening, we set off on a round trip across the countryside to see what we could … Continued
Day Three – Wednesday – Monfrague and Arrocampo Today we set off into Monfrague National Park where our first stop was at the Salto del Gitano viewpoint. On arrival we found plenty of other birders of various nationalities. As usual there … Continued
Day One – Monday – Home to Ruidera Today we set off for a few days in Extremadura, passing through the Petrola area before having an overnight stop in Ruidera. Most of our birding was done from the car and … Continued
After finishing the painting in the spare room we had a short trip out into the countryside. I was hoping to see three particular species and we soon saw the first of these in the road alongside the old monastery … Continued
A short trip to the Sierra Espuna on Tuesday and Wednesday was enjoyable with a few new species for the year being sighted. On the way round the mountain from Alhama de Murcia to Totana we saw Griffon Vulture, Red … Continued
We decided to have a drive up to Crevillente to see the Bonelli’s Eagles that nest up there. Our first birds on the way up the canyon were two Mistle Thrush on a wire near a house that is for … Continued
