Wednesday 07 October 2015, Gaucin, mostly sunny, light W-NW wind, 26C

The rather warm start to October continues (30C in Malaga city Sunday/Monday - just a few Monk Parakeet to report from there!) albeit with a few very light showers on Monday/Tuesday, totalling just 2mm. A late afternoon walk along the top section of the Camino de Gibraltar was predictably quiet but did yield Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Jay, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Short-toed Treecreeper, Sardinian Warbler, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Serin. There were at least 50+ House Martin high above the village amongst which was a single Alpine Swift.