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  1. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    In addition to other peoples thoughts i had a couple of good days as far as Vultures were concerned including 30+ Egyptian and parties of Griffons but i only noted the Gypo’s actually crossing to Tangier...
  2. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Spent 7/days around Tarifa this year (3 & 4) with walks to Trafico and when breezy down on some rocks in the lowerr valley at La Dovellas. Whether it was the combination of both Westerly, Levanter and still days it produced the lowest numbers of passage raptors, for me, in 5 years of viewing...
  3. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Migrant movement I cannot see any posts re this Autumns movements around Tarifa? Is nobody posting or is it a glitch with birdforum? I am in Tarifa again for a few days, away for a couple then back again - ystda was a very windy Levanter but calm today. There is usually stuff posted so i am a...
  4. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    cwpbirder - are you stopping in Tarifa? If so until when? Laurie:t:
  5. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I have been on the nearby hill, not Cazella, and had reasonable numbers and variety the last couple of days but not today:t: Laurie:t:
  6. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I am suprised there is no recent information on migration? Laurie:t:
  7. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I look forward to bumping into you, this year, Eddie! And anybody else that is about. I do tend to stick around the areas i mentioned as there is lots of scrub etc to look for birds and a creek that runs back into Tarifa that has some drinking-type pools. I am surprised at the sparce postings...
  8. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I am arriving at Tarifa on Wednesday lunchtime and look forward to bumping into anybody either down on the coastal boardwalks or around Tarifa. I am on foot so will tend to stick around the unopened migration centre and the lookouts on the adjacent hills. I might manage to get to some of the...
  9. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I'll certainly keep an eye out for that 'bust' stop John;) Am trawling for cheapo fares 2/3 week or 3/4 of Sep for 5 days @ Tarifa, 3 @Cadiz (never visited, just passed thru on a coach) and a return to Tarifa for 5 days finishing with a night in old Malaga. Looking forward to a 2nd consecutive...
  10. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I've a birding mate with a Gluten intolerance and he's also a Coeliac but no Olive Oil in Spain:eek!: You have my sympathies John;) Laurie:t:
  11. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    There's some shots of that Harris Hawk chasing Spotless Starlings - the jesses are very long and could end up entangling a roosting bird. Laurie:t:
  12. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I put in a final 3+ hours ystda morning from a small hill adjacent to the castille walls @ Tarifa and had an estimated 600+ Booted Eagles, a couple of dozen Short-Toeds, a couple of Red Kites in with a small party of Blacks , half a dozen Honey Buzzards and about 20 Griffons. Wheatears, Yellow...
  13. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Stayed around the port today but had some excellent, close, views of stuff from a small 'hill' outside somebodys house - they even bought me out a cup of coffee 'con leche'..... 1130 - 1430 produced ca 75 Booted, probably twice that of STE, a couple of Black Kites, Honey Buzzards just about...
  14. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Today passage was light, to say the least from the little watchpoint nr the 'new' Migres centre. 1030-1345 produced, certainly from where i was standing, the following :- Booted Eagle ca150 virtually all 'Pale' morph. Short Toed Eagle, proportionatley more, ca75 birds. Honey Buzzard - only 1...
  15. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I remember watching a documentary yonks ago about Goldies in Colorado where the utility company was re-spacing the wires (at huge cost) in order to stop the wings 'shorting' the birds and frying them. Just needs the wind-farms to highlight the edges of the blades like on aircraft or something...
  16. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Interesting reading - I, personally, will stick with the little observation shelter rather than the higher and crowded facitilies elsewhere. I would rather have fewer and closer birds than distant silhouettes or specks but we are all different in our requirements;) I'm told that the migration...
  17. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Ystda @ Tarifa. Laurie:t:
  18. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Spent from 0945-1245 up at the little shelter by the new (but not opened) Migres building with views to Cazella this morning. A good mix of the 3 main spp, Black Kite, Booties and ST's. Estimate ca300/250/200 respectively. Excellent close views of lots of the birds. Sparrowhawk into double...
  19. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    The RNPhal's sound good but i am on foot so it's a few Klicks from Tarifa for me..... Much better today 400+ Booties, 150+ Black Kites, a few Reds, 75+ Short Toeds, 10+ Griffons, 6+ Gyppos and what looked like a very raggedy./moulting SpanishImp. Passerines apart from Swallows and Bee Eaters...
  20. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    That's interesting, Alf, Algaborro is 'over the hill' so to speak and thus out of sight from Tarifa..........I can assure you there was nothing like that today in the Tarifa area. The skies were clear, Blue and uncluttered by large birds, Oh i wish it was otherwise........;) Laurie:t:
  21. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Mate - there's a lot of accommodation in Tarifa, to suit all budgets. I arrived ystda, paying about 30 quid a nite. Tarifa is nice and relaxing imo, there's all the surfies and kiters:C but hey i was young once;) Birdwise it's very, very, very quiet! I was out on Los Lances this morning and...
  22. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Eddy - what's the local and next weeks wevver around that area, from the Horses mouth so to speak.....? Laurie:t:
  23. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Rather unkindly it's an 'unkindness'! - I must admit i've have never found this Victorian throwback aspect to birding/birds of much use. Anthropromorphism at its' worst but that's just me;) Leave some stuff for us non-residents Eddy..... Laurie:t:
  24. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Hope to bump into you and anybody else that is around.....I shall be on foot or pushbike at about the same time, on and off for a couple of weeks altho i shall be also visiting the El Roccio area and Seville. Laurie:t:
  25. rollingthunder

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Or too busy counting his building development bribery money?;) If that sort of thing still goes on, allegedly, he added hastily..... Laurie:t:
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