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    Birding Andalucia 7 Days

    My husband and I planned a 7 day birding trip in March with a local bird guide. Unfortunately, he has to cancel due to health problems. I've included the itinerary we had planned below. We planned our trip accordingly and already have hotel and train reservations. I did reach out to other guides...
  2. Lesser Crested Tern

    Lesser Crested Tern

    A few on passage each year
  3. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

    Quite rare in these parts
  4. Black redstart

    Black redstart

    Black redstart waiting for the mealworms to arrive. Slow service this morning!
  5. Black-winged Stilt

    Black-winged Stilt

  6. Great Global Bird Count

    Great Global Bird Count

    This weekend is the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), a good chance to unite birdwatchers worldwide in the common cause of enjoying birds in the field, recording our observations, and using that information to understand and protect them. See more info on the following link...
  7. bedtime

    bedtime

    There's a big cattle egret roost on the banks of the river Guadalquivir (with a few jackdaws mixed in). Every evening they come flying in from the surrounding area. Its right in the middle of the city.
  8. Blue Rock Thrush

    Blue Rock Thrush

    Always a tricky bird to get in flight but even more so against a complicated background...
  9. Short-toed Eagle

    Short-toed Eagle

    Spring arrival on The Strait of Gibraltar
  10. Montagu's Harrier, adult male

    Montagu's Harrier, adult male

    Spring arrival on The Strait of Gibraltar
  11. Quedada Con Quedada Natural

    Quedada Con Quedada Natural

    Hola a todos, por distintos asuntos no pude subir nada de la Quedada Cordobesa, asique ahora que ya se han acabado los examenes, comenzar a estar ms activo por aqu. Por fn voy conociendo a todos los compaeros de http://www.QuedadaNatural.com. jeje Me lo pas genial en la Quedada. Si quereis ver...
  12. Long-eared Owl

    Long-eared Owl

    Wintering owls of Cadiz. This winter was an exceptional one with the number of Short-eared Owls roosting often with Long-earead Owls. I haven't seen this before or perhaps Long-eared were overlooked..Anyway, Long-eared and Short-eared are always lovely to see, especially in flight. More on my...
  13. Short-eared Owl

    Short-eared Owl

    Wintering owls Cadiz province, Andalucia, Spain
  14. Greater Flamingo

    Greater Flamingo

    Adult in breeding plumage
  15. Cream-coloured Courser

    Cream-coloured Courser

    Seen at Tarifa, Cadiz province (The Strait of Gibraltar) Spain on the 12th April. A rare bird for Spain and Europe
  16. Griffon Vultures

    Griffon Vultures

  17. Griffon Vulture soaring overhead

    Griffon Vulture soaring overhead

    I was at El Torcal in Andalucia, Spain where Griffon Vultures are often seen and managed to snap this photo as one flew just over head.
  18. Rufous Bush Robin

    Rufous Bush Robin

  19. Montagu's Harrier

    Montagu's Harrier

  20. Black winged kite

    Black winged kite

    Lovely long, effortless glides..... this superb little raptor, is now making a firm foothold in Europe and spreading steadily northwards!
  21. Gull-billed Tern

    Gull-billed Tern

    One of a few birds present this week at La Janda
  22. Red-rumped Swallow

    Red-rumped Swallow

    I was watching a pair of Red-rumped Swallows near where we live, cleaning out their nests and re-lining it with soft downy-thistle seed-heads. So house-proud but oh! so comfortable!
  23. Turtle Dove

    Turtle Dove

    This is another bird that's becoming quite scarce in the UK. I was pretty cheesed-off recently when I saw some of my Turtle Dove pics 'stolen' from my website and used on a Maltese Hunting forum with hunters scribbling and positively drooling with the possibility of claiming more kills of this...
  24. Spectacled Warbler

    Spectacled Warbler

  25. Collared Pratincole

    Collared Pratincole

    This was such a lovely pose and I have never taken a CP with wings 'in the glide' before. Such exquisite creatures!
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