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<blockquote data-quote="Vipers" data-source="post: 899688" data-attributes="member: 18710"><p>The 4th & 5th May were spent relaxing at Finca Bonelli’s Eagle. It was nice just to sit around after a busy five days birding. After seeing the seven Honey Buzzards the night before, I kept watching the sky hoping for more. Whilst sitting on a lounger, I looked up and saw a large bird overhead. Seeing a pale body and dark wings I thought it was one of the Bonelli’s Eagles, but when I got my binoculars on it, I could see a long black neck and legs sticking out past it’s tail, it was a <strong>Black Stork</strong>. As it headed straight down the valley towards El Hondo, it was stooped on by both adult <strong>Bonelli’s Eagles</strong>. You wouldn’t think a bird the size of a Black Stork could twist and turn like a swift, but believe me they can when they have Bonelli’s Eagle on their tail. I did eventually see four more <strong>Honey Buzzards </strong>moving through and all viewed from a sun lounger. Other birds seen around the Finca were <strong>Woodchat</strong> and <strong>Southern Grey Shrike</strong>, <strong>House Sparrow, Serin, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Wheatear, Thekla Lark, Barn</strong> and <strong>Red-Rumped Swallow, Common</strong> and <strong>Alpine Swift, Crag </strong>and <strong>House Martin, Sardinian Warbler</strong> and all with the backing of at least two Scops Owls calling night and day. Here as everywhere we had been during the week, was the constant movement of <strong>Bee-Eater</strong> heading North in small groups. On 5th May Gwen and I had a walk up onto the top of the canyon. There is very little cover up there and being exposed to the full force of the sun, we didn’t get as far as we would have liked. An hour and a half walking in that heat is long enough before we had to turn back. Though we did see <strong>Bonelli’s</strong> and <strong>Spectacled Warblers</strong>, <strong>Kestrel</strong> and had some close views of <strong>Alpine Swift</strong> as they flew around us. The rest of the day was spent sitting around the Finca with a cold San Miguel watching the <strong>Bonelli’s Eagles</strong> bringing Red-Legged Partridges into the nest. It doesn’t get much better than this! </p><p></p><p>I can’t recommend Oliva Rama Tours and Finca Bonelli’s Eagle enough. Jules is a great guy, a great birder and a great guide, both Jules and his wife Amanda really make you welcome. Colin and Jane really look after you and treat you like a member of the family. Two or three nights at Finca Bonelli’s Eagle on the end of a Oliva Rama short break, makes for an excellent weeks holiday. We had a superb time in Spain and our total for the week was 145 species, including 13 lifers for me and 14 species of raptor.</p><p></p><p>You can contact Jules on here or at <a href="http://www.olivaramatours.com" target="_blank">www.olivaramatours.com</a>. If you want infomation on Finca Bonelli's Eagle please contact either me or Jules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipers, post: 899688, member: 18710"] The 4th & 5th May were spent relaxing at Finca Bonelli’s Eagle. It was nice just to sit around after a busy five days birding. After seeing the seven Honey Buzzards the night before, I kept watching the sky hoping for more. Whilst sitting on a lounger, I looked up and saw a large bird overhead. Seeing a pale body and dark wings I thought it was one of the Bonelli’s Eagles, but when I got my binoculars on it, I could see a long black neck and legs sticking out past it’s tail, it was a [B]Black Stork[/B]. As it headed straight down the valley towards El Hondo, it was stooped on by both adult [B]Bonelli’s Eagles[/B]. You wouldn’t think a bird the size of a Black Stork could twist and turn like a swift, but believe me they can when they have Bonelli’s Eagle on their tail. I did eventually see four more [B]Honey Buzzards [/B]moving through and all viewed from a sun lounger. Other birds seen around the Finca were [B]Woodchat[/B] and [B]Southern Grey Shrike[/B], [B]House Sparrow, Serin, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Wheatear, Thekla Lark, Barn[/B] and [B]Red-Rumped Swallow, Common[/B] and [B]Alpine Swift, Crag [/B]and [B]House Martin, Sardinian Warbler[/B] and all with the backing of at least two Scops Owls calling night and day. Here as everywhere we had been during the week, was the constant movement of [B]Bee-Eater[/B] heading North in small groups. On 5th May Gwen and I had a walk up onto the top of the canyon. There is very little cover up there and being exposed to the full force of the sun, we didn’t get as far as we would have liked. An hour and a half walking in that heat is long enough before we had to turn back. Though we did see [B]Bonelli’s[/B] and [B]Spectacled Warblers[/B], [B]Kestrel[/B] and had some close views of [B]Alpine Swift[/B] as they flew around us. The rest of the day was spent sitting around the Finca with a cold San Miguel watching the [B]Bonelli’s Eagles[/B] bringing Red-Legged Partridges into the nest. It doesn’t get much better than this! I can’t recommend Oliva Rama Tours and Finca Bonelli’s Eagle enough. Jules is a great guy, a great birder and a great guide, both Jules and his wife Amanda really make you welcome. Colin and Jane really look after you and treat you like a member of the family. Two or three nights at Finca Bonelli’s Eagle on the end of a Oliva Rama short break, makes for an excellent weeks holiday. We had a superb time in Spain and our total for the week was 145 species, including 13 lifers for me and 14 species of raptor. You can contact Jules on here or at [url]www.olivaramatours.com[/url]. If you want infomation on Finca Bonelli's Eagle please contact either me or Jules. [/QUOTE]
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