Monday 21 July 2014, Gaucin, sunny, calm air-light SE wind, 30C

After a couple of days of mainly westerly winds, the more usual summery easterly levante is back. This morning at 0845hrs there were 3 Hawfinch in the gardens between Calle Convento and Calle del Pino. Swift numbers are reducing and a large proportion of the local House Martin population has already left for the wintering areas; groups of European Bee-eater, including one of 35 individuals, to-ing and fro-ing throughout the day.