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Monday 03 September, Gaucin, partly cloudy, light-fresh E-SE wind, 25C: Another afternoon watching raptor migration from a great vantage point, see photo. Highlights were Red Kite, Montagu's Harrier and Egyptian Vulture. Sightings as follows:
1355hrs: 5 Honey Buzzard
1430hrs: 94 Honey Buzzard, 7 Black Kite
1520hrs: 4 Short-toed Eagle
1540hrs: 2 Common Buzzard
1545hrs: 2 Black Kite
1600hrs: 8 Honey Buzzard
1610hrs: 25 Honey Buzzard, 12 Black Kite, 2 Red Kite
1620hrs: 50 Honey Buzzard, 50 Black Kite, 4 Red Kite
1630hrs: 33 Honey Buzzard, 24 Black Kite, 1 male Montagu's Harrier
1640hrs: 28 Honey Buzzard, 17 Black Kite, 1 adult Egyptian Vulture
1650hrs: 24 Honey Buzzard
1700hrs: 20 Honey Buzzard
1830hrs: 20 Honey Buzzard, 4 Black Kite

Along the Camino de Avedin track at 1800hrs I logged Garden Warbler, 2x Pied Flycatcher, male Common Redstart and Red-rumped Swallow.


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