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Bluethroats Extremadura Spain (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Irvo52
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When I was in extremadura a few aprils back people suggested you needed to go the gredos mountains for bluethroat (not especially far but don’t know exactly how true it was)
Didn’t see gsc in 5 days there but I’m sure they’re there.
I think that there aren't high mountains in Ciudad Rodrigo. In the same province of Salamanca, there are Bluethroats in the sierra of Béjar-Candelario, occupying broom patches at high altitude, better from the second half of april.
In Extremadura, Greater Spotted Cuckoo is posible anywhere. It's a good idea to learn the call.
In Extremadura, Greater Spotted Cuckoo is posible anywhere. It's a good idea to learn the call.
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I had some incredible Bluethroat views, maybe 4 or 5 birds in late May last year. I parked at Plataforma de Gredos and then walked on the path up to lagunas (easy walking, signposted). Birds were at about ~2100m elevation and very active in the morning.
Picture attached from the same trip
It's a really special place. Do feel free to ask any more Qs. Can't help with the GSC, but think they generally can pop up anywhere.
We did look pretty extensively in Extremadura in a few spots but bluethroats were only in Gredos for us.
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Beautiful photo. Thanks for the information, much appreciated.
