Saturday 27 April, Gaucin, mostly cloudy, light SW wind, 14C: A morning walk along the Casares-Secadero track down to the river Genal produced the following: 10+ Griffon Vulture, 4 Booted Eagle, 1 Short-toed Eagle, 2 Common Buzzard, 6 Black Kite, 5 Lesser Kestrel, 2
White Stork, 4 Little-ringed Plover, Grey Heron, 20+ European Bee-eater, 2 Woodchat Shrike, a cracking Tawny Pipit, Crested Lark, Common Swift, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Stonechat, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Zitting Cisticola, Sardinian Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Cirl Bunting and Corn Bunting; 2
Turtle Dove, 3 Common Nightingale and Cetti's Warbler were heard.
The wildflowers were stunning, including wild Gladioli, see photo, and this one that I can't identify - anyone know what it is?
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Little-ringed Plover |
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Little-ringed Plover mid-wash |
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A stunning Tawny Pipit |
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Tawny Pipit |
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Field Gladiolus Gladiolus communis |
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