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Thursday 21 June, sunny, light NW wind, 27C but feeling hotter in the strong sun! A morning visit to the Rio Guadiaro at 'Estacion Cortes' was rewarded with a sighting of the elusive, and rather rare, White-rumped Swift. It took twenty or so minutes of scanning the Common/Pallid Swift flocks but a single individual eventually showed itself at quite close quarters for half a minute. Just to prove how hard it is to find this species I couldn't relocate it during the next hour. Other birds seen included Griffon Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Common Kestrel, Little-ringed Plover, Turtle Dove (heard), Alpine Swift, Woodchat Shrike (including juveniles), Kingfisher (see photo), Spotless Starling, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail. Great-spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nightingale, Cetti's Warbler and Cirl Bunting (all heard), Sardinian Warbler, Linnet, Greenfinch (see photo) and Goldfinch.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qoM64qCj-Fxgo4ELMeVbD3kmzqImNH3Dck_8aQHqyVGSLaWvmtgGyVsmQ5zYw_PQDpgef1_vdyxcGNi0B67DyDEXWuZnrcS1Frh23Wgt0rCMRepAWcFQACnVJKQobcnrFVq4SRTY9noK/s320/Kingfisher+crop.jpg)
It's always nice to see the Sweet Chestnut trees in full bloom...see photo.
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