A check of the west slope of El Hacho from 08:15-10:00hrs produced few species but some good ones; Griffon Vulture, Common Kestrel,
Southern Grey Shrike, 5+ Song Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Redstart, Meadow Pipit, Sardinian Warbler, Blackcap, Common Chiffchaff, at least 2, possibly 3
Dartford Warbler, Corn Bunting, Cirl Bunting and
Rock Bunting.
An early afternoon trip to the coast at San Luis de Sabinillas gave me a chance to do some birding on the beach and in warm winter sun, very pleasant it was, too. The 'gull flock' consisted of just a single 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull, though there were more off-shore along with several Northern Gannet, a handful of Black-headed Gull and a couple of Great Cormorant. Along the shoreline there were 6
Sanderling and around the western breakwater there were between 4 and 6 Common Chiffchaff, a
Common Kingfisher, a female Black Redstart, a White Wagtail and a
Crested Lark. Where the small Arroyo de Pe
ñuela stream enters the sea there was a pair of Moorhen, a couple more Common Chiffchaff and a
Cetti's Warbler and flying around the promenade area the whole time were half-a-dozen noisy
Monk Parakeet.
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San Luis de Sabinillas beach scenes...... |
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Northern Gannet |
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Today's gull flock! Just one Yellow-legged Gull |
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Sanderling |
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Sanderling |
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Black-headed Gull |
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Black Redstart |
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Common Chiffchaff |
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Common Chiffchaff |