eddy the eagle
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See you then Alan....Eddy
Hello Mike,yes La Janda is turning up good birds Lesser spotted eagle still overwintering a first for this area,also Spanish Imperial,golden and booted eagles together with pallid harriers male female and juvenile seen.The first swallows have been seen entering from Africa and the bulbuls are at the same location in the centre of Tarifa.Also further afield a delaware gull has been and remains on the coast at Rota Audouins gull and stone curlews at Barbate white storks everywhere and the cranes and marsh harriers are still in La Janda.Regards ...Eddy
Thanks for the info. With it being our first visit and only having a day and a half we only stuck to Gibraltar. Some nice views of what I understand to be regular overwintering birds (chiffchaff, black redstart, Sardinian warbler) but nothing else of note. A few gannets over the water, various gulls including 200+ black-headed at Europa Point and a few cormorants. To be honest this wasn't a hardcore birding adventure, just a chance to explore somewhere new I'd never been to before. I'll definitely be coming back in the future though with migration firmly in mind.
Good morning John,if entering Tarifa from the east N340,carry on down the hill past Lidl towards town centre.There is a junction on your left where you can see the old walls,turn here down a cobbled street and the car park is second on the left.Last time I was there it was free.I have found in the past that the bulbuls tend to be early risers so I would suggest first light as the best time to see them in the trees near and in the car park.Best of luck....Eddy
After spending eight or more hours on Sunday in an attempt to get one of the elusive Lesser spotted eagles on La Janda I took a days photographic course yesterday that took me to La Janda again and yes you have guessed it we disturbed a LSE in a tree top where the cattle egrets nest and got some good albeit distant views of this cracking bird.Just goes to show when you are more relaxed and not so intent things can happen for the better.
Also went into the car park in Tarifa for the bulbuls but some prat had blocked anothers car in and that driver just sat blaring his horn for 15 mins until the Police came.Not a bird in sight.Regards... Eddy.
After spending eight or more hours on Sunday in an attempt to get one of the elusive Lesser spotted eagles on La Janda I took a days photographic course yesterday that took me to La Janda again and yes you have guessed it we disturbed a LSE in a tree top where the cattle egrets nest and got some good albeit distant views of this cracking bird.Just goes to show when you are more relaxed and not so intent things can happen for the better.
Also went into the car park in Tarifa for the bulbuls but some prat had blocked anothers car in and that driver just sat blaring his horn for 15 mins until the Police came.Not a bird in sight.Regards... Eddy.
Wolfbirder Gibraltar is the nearest airport with flights from Manchester,Luton,Gatwick and Heathrow La Janda is only 1 hour west of Gib.I am not saying that the male pallid harrier always roosts here but it is the place where I normally see it.When you enter from the N340 opposite the Zahara turn go down the track until you get to the canal turn left along the track that runs alongside the canal and you will see some white buildings on the other side of the canal.The fields behind these buildings is where I have observed it the most since last October,there are some dark evergreen trees two fields back and this where I think it roosts.I hope this helps,regards ...Eddy
Hi I have searched for Retina on Googlemaps, I would love to try for the Pallid Harrier male at La Janda, but obviously best chance is when it leaves or arrives for roost.
Any further detail of where to watch the roost would be appreciated.
Is Seville the nearest airport or Malaga?