El Hondo – Joanne Partida
Must have been 200 White Stork heading south over El Hondo this afternoon. Lovely views of them.
Must have been 200 White Stork heading south over El Hondo this afternoon. Lovely views of them.
This morning along the river Segura between Rojales and Formentora there were a pair of Cirl Buntings.
Back up the Fuente De cable car today. Several Chamois along a distant ridge early morning. Also, 3 Wallcreeper were seen near their usual spot but were very frustrating to get any sort of photo. Alpine Accentor, Snowfinch, Black Redstart, … Continued
Stuck to the lowlands today, although I was still around the height of Ben Nevis! Plenty of woodland birds including Garden Warbler, Blackcap and Nuthatch. As the trees started to thin, I was rewarded with wonderful views across the valley … Continued
Bit of a red letter day for me in the end…Magical birding up in the high tops of Picos de Europa today. The star bird and one that was on the top of my list was Wallcreeper. Three were seen … Continued
Been a few years since I’ve visited Extremadura but I’m so happy to get reacquainted with this extraordinary birding area. For lovers of Birds of Prey like myself this is as good as it gets. Certainly in Europe anyway. And … Continued
A couple of Roller on wires around the monastery area, a Cuckoo and a lot of Bee-eaters down the bottom of monastery road on the tobacco trees. We had just started along the parallel track when we saw a Turtle … Continued
From a visit to Spain last week. Two visits to El Hondo where I found 2 Squacco, 2 Purple Herons, Woodchat Shrike, Great White Egret, Black-necked Grebe and Reed Warbler.
From a visit to Spain last week. A Little Owl on the pallet road. Rollers and the Bee-eater by the Old Monastrey, at one time there were 5 Rollers and a Bee-eater along a long wire. All taken out of … Continued
Within a few metres of arriving at pallet road there was four Little Owl perched on some fencing, as they were in very close vicinity of each other I assumed they were a family. They weren’t the only ones as … Continued