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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Muddeman" data-source="post: 2959995" data-attributes="member: 17707">Graham and MarkFYI, in Andújar, like in the rest of the Iberian Peninsula we 'now' have Western (Common) Toad Bufo spinosus. Also there are no green toads here, but you probably saw a well-marked natterjack.Regarding Ibe Lynx, the end of Feb and beginning of March was very poor for sightings, and only one French couple saw one, from near the buildings above the Jándula Dam, which came down the opposite slope well downstream and then eventually plucked up the courage to swim across the river! Otherwise, from the Thursday morning to Tues breakfast time no-one we met had seen one.Regarding when's the best time, in theory, fom around late November to perhaps mid-Feb, given that the females are on heat and males move around more, but there are sightings monthly and I suspect it depends as much or more on there being good rabbit numbers in the areas of the observations than anything else (plus more observers helps!). In the 2 full and two part days we were there, I think we saw possibly 6 rabbits in total :-(Here's to a recovery of the rabbit population in Andújar this spring, since there have been plenty virtually everywhere else I've been since, as it continues to recover in general...CheersJohn</blockquote>