Birdwatch Gaucin

The aim of this blog is to record bird sightings in and around Gaucin. We have a fantastic variety of birds that live in and visit the area and it would be great to have somewhere where we can publish observations for others to see. If you'd like to contribute on a regular basis please ask and I can add you as an author or send me your sightings or other observations by email pmconvento@gmail.com (the usual stuff...date, bird, location, etc.) and I'll add them to the blog. Happy birding! Paul

Saturday 02 April 2016, Gaucin, sunny am, cloudy pm, calm air-light S-SE wind, 17C

A morning check of the west slope of El Hacho produced a good list of species:
It started well as a male Montagu's Harrier flew over whilst I was at the petrol station! Later, at El Hacho: 30+ Griffon Vulture, very low, there may have been some carrion around as one or two landed and squabbled with each other, 3 pale morph Booted Eagle, Short-toed Eagle, Black Kite, lovely pale Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 6 Common Raven, Eurasian Jay, two groups of 30 and 21 European Bee-eater, a couple of Crag Martin, male Common Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, female Black Redstart, at least 4 pairs of Stonechat, Blackbird, Great Tit, several Sardinian Warbler (at least a couple singing), male Dartford Warbler, Linnet, Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Cirl Bunting; Red-legged Partridge and Common Cuckoo were heard.