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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Turner" data-source="post: 1387863" data-attributes="member: 64932"><p><strong>Monday 12th January</strong></p><p>Went back up to Montejaque again today with Nigel, and we stare at cliffs until it becomes obvious that the <strong>Wallcreeper</strong> (if it’s here) isn’t going to be seen. All the dew ponds are frozen and the frost is quite heavy. Can’t find <strong>Alpine Accentor</strong> either. 7 <strong>Rock Buntings</strong>, plenty of <strong>Black Redstarts</strong>. Lots of <strong>Griffons</strong> and 2 <strong>Bonelli’s Eagles</strong> seen. A few <strong>Rock Doves</strong>. One <strong>Southern Grey Shrike</strong>. We head on out to the Ronda road and left to Zahara and a long winding drive up to the viewpoint above Grazalema. Sadly, there are no <strong>Alpine Accentors</strong> here either! A large, noisy flock of <strong>Choughs</strong> flies high overhead, and a few <strong>Griffons</strong> also vapour about. We drive back out to the Ronda road, and checkout the cliffs for <strong>Eagle Owl</strong>, but it's not there. 2 <strong>Ibex</strong> at the top of the cliff. It's a long drive home. At Sambana, a <strong>Hen Harrier</strong> again.</p><p><strong>Tuesday 13th January</strong></p><p>Up at 5.30 nice day for ringing but frosty. Glad to have scarf hat & gloves! Arrive 6.45, and help Richard (tchagra) put up 6 nets. First round is 3 retrap <strong>Blackbirds</strong> and a couple of <strong>Blackcaps</strong> and retrap <strong>Blackcaps</strong>, <strong>Cetti’s</strong> and <strong>Sardinian Warbler</strong>. However it gets much better - loads of <strong>Blackcaps</strong> and a handsome male <strong>Spanish Sparrow</strong> then it drizzles so we close some nets at 11.30, then after a last round take all down by 1.30. Just before the rain arrives. One <strong>Griffon</strong> over, <strong>Sparrowhawk</strong> through early on. Up to a dozen <strong>Crag Martins</strong> hawking insects over the river. <strong>Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Cormorants</strong> and <strong>Yellow-legged Gulls</strong> generally about. On the way home <strong>Corn Bunting</strong> an excellent male <strong>Hen Harrier</strong>. <strong>Kestrel</strong> 1 <strong>Buzzard</strong> 1. But, it’s raining in earnest now, so that’s about it. </p><p>Ringed 43 <strong>Blackcaps</strong>, 2 <strong>Sardinian Warblers</strong>, 2 <strong>Robins</strong>, and one each of <strong>Blackbird</strong>, <strong>Goldfinch </strong>and <strong>Spanish Sparrow</strong>. (I have some close-up pictures of it, but I'm not sure about posting pics of birds in the hand??)</p><p>Only one addition to the list - <strong>Cetti's Warbler</strong> so the list ends at 108.</p><p>We're now booked to go out again from the 1st - 18th Feb, so expect some more in due course.</p><p></p><p>Jon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Turner, post: 1387863, member: 64932"] [B]Monday 12th January[/B] Went back up to Montejaque again today with Nigel, and we stare at cliffs until it becomes obvious that the [B]Wallcreeper[/B] (if it’s here) isn’t going to be seen. All the dew ponds are frozen and the frost is quite heavy. Can’t find [B]Alpine Accentor[/B] either. 7 [B]Rock Buntings[/B], plenty of [B]Black Redstarts[/B]. Lots of [B]Griffons[/B] and 2 [B]Bonelli’s Eagles[/B] seen. A few [B]Rock Doves[/B]. One [B]Southern Grey Shrike[/B]. We head on out to the Ronda road and left to Zahara and a long winding drive up to the viewpoint above Grazalema. Sadly, there are no [B]Alpine Accentors[/B] here either! A large, noisy flock of [B]Choughs[/B] flies high overhead, and a few [B]Griffons[/B] also vapour about. We drive back out to the Ronda road, and checkout the cliffs for [B]Eagle Owl[/B], but it's not there. 2 [B]Ibex[/B] at the top of the cliff. It's a long drive home. At Sambana, a [B]Hen Harrier[/B] again. [B]Tuesday 13th January[/B] Up at 5.30 nice day for ringing but frosty. Glad to have scarf hat & gloves! Arrive 6.45, and help Richard (tchagra) put up 6 nets. First round is 3 retrap [B]Blackbirds[/B] and a couple of [B]Blackcaps[/B] and retrap [B]Blackcaps[/B], [B]Cetti’s[/B] and [B]Sardinian Warbler[/B]. However it gets much better - loads of [B]Blackcaps[/B] and a handsome male [B]Spanish Sparrow[/B] then it drizzles so we close some nets at 11.30, then after a last round take all down by 1.30. Just before the rain arrives. One [B]Griffon[/B] over, [B]Sparrowhawk[/B] through early on. Up to a dozen [B]Crag Martins[/B] hawking insects over the river. [B]Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Cormorants[/B] and [B]Yellow-legged Gulls[/B] generally about. On the way home [B]Corn Bunting[/B] an excellent male [B]Hen Harrier[/B]. [B]Kestrel[/B] 1 [B]Buzzard[/B] 1. But, it’s raining in earnest now, so that’s about it. Ringed 43 [B]Blackcaps[/B], 2 [B]Sardinian Warblers[/B], 2 [B]Robins[/B], and one each of [B]Blackbird[/B], [B]Goldfinch [/B]and [B]Spanish Sparrow[/B]. (I have some close-up pictures of it, but I'm not sure about posting pics of birds in the hand??) Only one addition to the list - [B]Cetti's Warbler[/B] so the list ends at 108. We're now booked to go out again from the 1st - 18th Feb, so expect some more in due course. Jon [/QUOTE]
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