Birdwatching Tours in the Alpujarras & Sierra Nevada of…
Birdwatching Tours in the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada of Andalucia…
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Bee Eaters over Lanjaron.photographs at last! 9th August 2009…
After last Wednesday's encounter with Bee Eaters on the hillside above the village, Birdwatchalpujarras are returning team-handed to see if we can improve on the photos so far. With Spanish Highs guide Mike at the wheel, Kiersten and I are free to concentrate on the main challenge of the day. We had… Read more
Birdwatching in the hills above Lanjaron.Kiersten snaps some…
With work commitments filling my time for a few days, it's been down to Kiersten to keep Birdwatchalpujarras out on patrol, making sure we're up to date with what's going on on our local patch. With the summer season drawing to a close, it's nice to see some familiar residents still showing well. Some… Read more
Birdlist June 2009 With 45 species listed this month brand new…
Golden Oriole Bee Eater Peregrine Falcon 0306 Golden Eagle 2406 Hoopoe Woodchat Shrike Kestrel Lesser Kestrel Spotless Starling Great Tit Booted Eagle Sardinian Warbler House Sparrow Blue Tit Goldfinch Spectacled Warbler 0306 Feral Pigeon Long-tailed Tit Serin Blackcap… Read more
Moorish Gecko
This little fellow lives in my bathroom and helps to keep the flys down. He is a Moorish Gecko. … Read more
Bird of Prey expert treks in the northern Sierra Nevada returning…
Ian Williams of Birdwatch Alpujarras went with Spanish Highs guide, Mike Elston, on a 2 day trek in the high and remote north eastern Sierra Nevada. The object was to see new areas and maybe spot eagles, vultures etc. In fact all he returned with was the solitary sighhting of a lone Kestrel and blistered… Read more
Short-toed Eagle, Bee Eaters and the first Firecrest of the…
Wednesday morning, and car trouble on the hillside above the village means we've got an hour to kill while the engine cools down. With the Lanjaron river below us a slow walk up the side of the valley was the perfect distraction. A pale-form Booted Eagle drifted lazily overhead as we set off, giving… Read more
Bee Eaters and Alpine Swifts gather before heading south.late…
As the last few weeks of summer unfold I've been working below the village for over a month now, and it's time to take a look back at birdwatching in August down here in the valley below Lanjaron. House Sparrows and Spotless Starlings provide the background chatter as always, with Serin, Goldfinch,… Read more
A drive to Otivar and the Rio Verde.daytripping with the birdwatchalpujarras…
It's a sunny Monday morning and the birdwatchalpujarras crew are on an away day. The offer of a walk up the Rio Verde valley with a friend down in Otivar had got Kiersten, Richard and I on the road nice and early, and I was looking forward to a drive through what I had been assured was some lovely scenery… Read more
Viperine in the Rio Verde
Recently on a walk up through the Rio Verde we came accross this Viperine snake in the water. They can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes. … Read more
Northern Wheatear in the high Sierra Nevada
The heat in Lanjaron (40+!) drove me up into the mountains today. Using the Sierra Nevada ski lift for access I quickly reached 2500m. Within 45 minutes I walked up to the Collado de Las Yeguas and reached the blue mountain lake of Las Yeguas. Patches of snow still lingered artound the lake and the… Read more
Brand new passage species! First Willow Warbler of the season…
Thursday morning, and as usual I'm "doing the rounds" and checking out what's going on before I start work. It was the beautiful, bright song of a Blackcap that got me out of the flat today, I tracked its calls from tree to tree around to the back of the house as it stayed in deep cover all… Read more
Birdlist August 2009. A quiet few weeks down here as the baking…
Pallid Swift 17/08 Short-toed Eagle Firecrest 05/08 Golden Oriole Alpine Swift Booted Eagle Short-toed Treecreeper Bee Eater Red-rumped Swallow Kestrel Great Tit Woodchat Shrike Crag Martin Lesser Kestrel Blue Tit House Martin Coal Tit Crested Lark House Sparrow Long-tailed Tit… Read more
Warblers appear in increasing numbers as the month rolls on.…
With the marauding Sparrowhawk having failed to reappear for a day or so and after a distinct improvement in the weather it would appear to be "business as usual" down here in the valley below Lanjaron. A walk back down the hill this morning brought the now familiar trills of Alpine Swifts… Read more
Turkish Gecko
Spotted this baby Turkish Gecko in our bathroom, how cute is that. There are 2 types of Gecko in Andalucia, Turkish and Moorish and we have both living in the house. They are good to have in the house as they help keep flys down. … Read more
Golden Eagle, Wild Boar and Eagle Owl March 8th 2009
Spent Sunday afternoon on a walk with friends. Walked up the side of the valley above the village with the Rio Lanjaron below us.Within only about ten minutes we had a really good view of a Golden Eagle, soaring slowly overhead. The bird was close enough to get a good look through binoculars. Juvenile… Read more
September Birdlist 2009. UPDATED 25/09. All change this month…
Booted Eagle Raven Alpine Swift Bee Eater Lesser Kestrel Jay Red-rumped Swallow Kestrel Magpie Crag Martin Sparrowhawk 18/09 House Martin Serin Goldfinch Sardinian Warbler Blackbird Greenfinch Great Tit Blackcap Blue Rock Thrush Chaffinch Blue Tit Cetti's Warbler… Read more
Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler and Blue Rock Thrush down in the…
After the relentless sunshine of summer the weather has finally broken.we're in the second day of thunder and lightening and pounding rain, got caught in it earlier and it was freezing. Not before I'd managed to get out on patrol again however, as I continue to check out the valley below Lanjaron for… Read more
Dragonfly - Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
A beautiful female Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) was flying around the swimming pool area ovipositing. … Read more
Birdlist October 2009. Some spectacular sightings this month…
Griffon Vulture 05/10, 30/10 Peregrine Falcon Sparrowhawk Kestrel Booted Eagle Golden Eagle Crested Lark Serin Blackcap House Martin Goldfinch Chiffchaff Swallow Feral Pigeon Chaffinch Sardinian Warbler Crag Martin Collared Dove Cetti's Warbler Blackbird House Sparrow Grey… Read more
Great start to the month.a Hoopoe on the road to Orgiva 3rd…
It's a clear, bright Tuesday morning and with the new month upon us I'm off to Orgiva with a mate chasing supplies for a spot of building work. As always I'm keeping an eye out as we follow the twists and turns in the road along the valley, and I can't help reflecting on the changing of the seasons.… Read more
Moth - Pale Shoulder (Acontia lucida)
I never knew that spotting moths is so popular, I had no idea, I take a picture of a moth and someone can identify it for me, amazing. So this one flew into the house and landed on the floor next to the Leonberger's paw, so I took a quick photo, then urged him away from the possible death by dogs paw… Read more
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