Spain - Passerine (1 Viewer)

At Donana. Assuming thrush or warbler? Immature Stonechat maybe? No idea, really.

It's a female of one of the Flycatchers, Collared, Semi-collared or Pied......I think Pied.

Thanks Andy, yes that is much better. Collins shows Pied as the only local of the three.

crispycreme said:

Thanks Andy, yes that is much better. Collins shows Pied as the only local of the three.

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How are you enjoying this side of the pond, is it your first birding trip to Europe?

andyadcock said:

How are you enjoying this side of the pond, is it your first birding trip to Europe?

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Just got back home last weekend. It wasn't strictly a birding trip; we did a week in Madrid - with one day of birding Casa de Campo, and a week in Seville - including birding at Donana and a trip down to Vejer de la Frontera to see the Bald Ibis. It's our second trip to Europe but our first where we actually attempted birding (spent a week in Paris in 2016 and essentially saw pigeons). The weather was a bit inclement for the season, but we still had a fabulous time. Food is fantastic. People are wonderful. Got to see Picasso's Guernica and Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights - two of my all time favorite paintings. Spent a day each in Toledo and Cordoba working our way through one UNESCO World Heritage site after another. The strata of history in Spain is breathtaking.

But Spain as a birding location is excellent; seemly undermarketed as such. At least here in the states. I hope to get back again for a dedicated birding trip one of these days.

Sounds great, there are plenty of guides that would allow you to organise something quite easily and independantly, here are just two.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Watc...+birds+in+spain&qid=1556727894&s=books&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Watc...+birds+in+spain&qid=1556727930&s=books&sr=1-2