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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xenospiza" data-source="post: 3360730" data-attributes="member: 23772">All the good birds can be seen in the north — the shortest route possible route (about two hours driving in total with a good navigation system) would probably be:From Tenerife Norte:30 minutes > Los Realejos, Las Grimonas Parking (28.392870, -16.608783) for Laurel Pigeon (look up towards the cliffs: should be easy)25 minutes >  Chanajiga (28.343789, -16.580426) for Bolle's Pigeon* (fly-over views in the native vegetation: likely to be difficult. Take your time and try for the common birds too!)30 minutes > Aguamansa, La Caldera (28.358104, -16.501931) for Blue Chaffinch (easy around the picknick tables).From there it's 40 minutes back to Tenerife NorteEasily picked up on the way: Canary Islands Goldcrest/Chaffinch/Chiffchaff, Tenerife Blue Tit/Robin, Canary, Plain Swift.Berthelot's Pipit will probably require driving to drier areas (peak of the Teide, Punta de Teno, or towards southern Tenerife): don't bother...* The easiest place for Bolle's Pigeon is the rather remote Anaga peninsula in the northeast (east of El Bailadero, which is 45 minutes from the airport on a narrow road), where you have a good chance of seeing all laurel forest birds except Laurel Pigeon. There is no Blue Chaffinch there. I would not risk that in only five hours.I would definitely not drive all the way to Las Lajas (the classic site for Blue Chaffinch) as you'll lose a lot of time in uninteresting habitat.</blockquote>

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