Hi we returned from Las Americas last Tuesday, it was quite cool down there most abnormal. I got a few pictures of birds that were feeding on the rocks and in the rock pools.
Dunlin, Ring necked plover, Whimbrel, Turnstone, Reef Egret, Sandwich Tern and Sanderlings, 1 Yellow wagtail plus a Kestrel and many local green parakeets. I was most surprised to see the same species of wader that we see on the forshore locally in Lincolnshire..Wonder if they migrate with our birds to Greenland/Iceland ?. I only saw two Swallows in the two weeks I guess it was too cold for them...no flies to eat. I could hear the Chiffchaff and Whitethroats as usual in the trees singing. We did not take the trip to La Gomera but they said its good for birding.
Beware of the raw sewage coming back onto the beach in La Americas, you could see this on the rocks...thought you people would like to know that. I was shocked to see surfers and people walking about in the water un-aware of this. Our people would have closed the beach..discusting situation.
It should have warmed up by April, the locals were saying this has been their coldest winter on record.
Regards, Roy.