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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Luis Alberto BIRDAYTRIP" data-source="post: 3224042" data-attributes="member: 122738">Birdwatching around Ronda (2015.05.26)Llanos de Libar, Cueva del Gato, Genal Valley... Fantastic birding day with 62 species identified!Our day started at the cliffs of Montejaque, where we got the first views of Griffon Vultures, Rock Sparrows, Blue Rock Thrushes  and Rock Buntings, and could enjoy watching the first flights of a couple of Peregrine Falcons and how they shortly came back bringing a prey to their nest.We also placed our telescopes in front of the Cueva del Gato, over the Guadiaro river, with hundreds of Alpine Swifts coming in and out of its mouth though no White-rumped ones spotted. Golden Orioles and Nightingales sang from the poplars in the river.The travel along the track to the Llanos de Libar was amazing with great views of Black and Black-eared Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike, Melodious Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Short-toed Eagle (with the tail of its prey just showing out of its bill!), Honey Buzzard (+10 individuals on passage over the site), Rock Thrush, Woodlark, Bonelli’s Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Booted Eagle and a couple of very elusive Orphean Warblers.Driving through the Genal Valley gave us Bonelli’s Eagle, Black Kite, more Short-toed Eagles (one of them sitting on a pretty close pylon), Golden Eagle, Cuckoo, Kestrel and beautiful views of very active male Dartford Warbler.Nice Birdaytrip!!</blockquote>